, 1874-03-25
THE COURTS.
Tho Divorce Case Of Bruce vs.. Bruce.
A Strong Effort to Keep The Matter
Quiet.
The Mcckor VIII Sl.it---tlho Che
ney Case Continued.
Judgments, New suits, Etc.

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S"oe1aon's' HSe" 0uA''' @1'0'
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4 worry quiet proceeding for divorce haa Just
been nearly coneludel boforo JudRa Tarwoll, in
.h;o,, no,,9.r,t, 1,,7,,o ~ ia tl,o oomn1anant
sna Ma,., n',,,,ov 1,r,,co ,,aucbtor Of tlo woll-
anu 'Hiary e'laley ofucc, ss'usAtot VI ',u w..
known Judge Gridley, OF bloomington, H., tho
defendant, Tho bill, which waB fled In July,
1879, eo,. ont that Tho partios woro married III
n,aa.,.,,,s.s., ~, tho 1nlh ~ .,anunrv, 1871
o"n''4o|o4 - y" "u -, ~ nn.. - 7
Ihey camo nero una hVeo naa'' .a,o gun .. oano
Of tho namc ycar, whoa AlrR. bruco auddon'y
deserted him and returned to her home, where
heI she haa sineo m re- ronanod. complaluant charges
tha' he mas "tl'.en LUZ no'oln. 1.1ne' aaN'n nos
to como back to him, anu ohorfnE hor homo,
but s1le has refused, and Bruce claims to be on.
titlod to divorce OIL tho ground Of toaertion
nroudav ,fj ernoon nhout l,n1f-noat X o'o1ock
...s a.. ,.,s.,s ot,n,,, to, ,oft H., o,.n,,o,v'
mt and Lila :Attornoys, anu Judge j. y, Norton,
Corporation Counsel, who entered Ills appoar-
nocn Rcn,;-o of1,cin,lv for Mrs. Druce. nsaombloil
T., c.a-,t ,onn,,, l., +t,o ,,,-i-ro,r, ana ,,r,.
eo.aos eeeb.on =, wv ooua' "a. ~, pt
aucco' atter 'aoo1'ous oilo'e' ono paSo u 1es'i
mony. that OF tho complainant, WHO corrobor-
aocroo. vr,rv neatly written, wos drawn
sn1 IroroEt H. "a I'm Indrn for I,ia
,rn,+rro rcatnrdsv nnon et t;nn
wban hmcry rnortals. including .oportors,
unr Tin /, ,rmni nnrs atntos Tint It nnpon,inr.
rrn5, In nicsd,a an s;I1 IN this cn,,e n,,l iii
scstimon,t ai1ilucod in or,cn court. Tint tic
aid con1o1ainant hns sustained tic allegations
ronton o1 l., iia 1I NJ comnoi,,t IN ffln IN aaId
Gourt. therefore It ia hercly ortIolod and de-
ernoa 4f,at ti,o 1n,rrinoe herotoforn existing he.
twnan Tia naid Heniam,n Ttrce. IT.. md lin
mid Mary firtiley Br1co L. and tho sau1o IL
ha, atr, I;.anIvol and tha eaii nar,ins nro eaol,
raato1;ef, to tI,er reta an thoueh Nc Baid muy-
rinco Ind uorcr ham nntorcd ,,1to.
e II ;n alan ,ccrcnd khnt Tho Maid hfnrv Grfdlcr
Bruce be- normttod to resume hur mnidon
t'Aa '.Snd finally. Tint this looroe bo irrovoca-
b,o i A''
Judoo Forve,t, hoyayor wantnf to have II
ahnwn for What cs,1re lis diyorco was granted.
WAN cntirev too tsenoral to % nny lint M M e ale
cattonn Of the bill wo. proven. ihe facts should
bo at.tcd'
" 1n ~ ia ,noant,mo Judra Norton and a vounp
the y yrapaindor M 81 tho scussion was c cnrrio on.
Tha ~" vnnnr man m snsnnntcd IN a vn,y mia tnnc
n yuag tona%t a% Il wml h ho sciant aHs a that
a ta M Of desert;on % ba been mentioned @
n e n na ass inn II t hq aa Il without
d;fferent nnjnion. Tho younr man wos orjdo1t.
- overac " having to s,,hicet ron ronrhiy M hauiIa
- nonro Jim w},;sne1aii. Jndra Nnrtom viii
! ~
hlu Usual bland amlte aud take~it-for-g,anted.
way, Bauntored around the room, but "ia6 many
zcat on with no visible occupation cScopG oc"
casionally mating q 1917 MARKS with pencil.
Tho next objection tho Jnage made vas to the
pHragA Aaph IN tho decree allowing the oeiGndant
'fo resume her maiden namo. ana 10 mildly ILL
einuatod thcro WAS no statute Tor IT. The Coz
porat'on Counsel thonght certainly there was,
bat IN examination OF tue Statute showed That
where tho wife vas complnlnane eho might bo
allowed II desired to take hor maiden name lilo
provision Tor hes, whom defendant. IN Wow Of
tho fact that tho Two main paragraphs OF tho de-
csco Noro altered, the Judge mado no objection to
final line, but fcmarkod .hat Nc. would change
aud It may be remarked that when that decieo
IL altered the beautiful Writing aud Vag.o state-
ments will bo thing Of tho pnst. 4 ! few m!n-
ntos after when the Judge Aan JUST lolt Tor unch,
the young man again ontoTcu the couft-roon and