The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1875-03-04
Amount found due. 1886. Sc.

Amount found due, $436.56.
Margaret A. Davis VS.. Martin V. Davis
This was a petition for divorce, charging
extreme cruelty. Umpleby, sister oi
plaintiff, testified that she staid all night
at the house of defendant on the I'd ot
July last, and that plaintiff slept with
witness. Defendant came into the room
cursing, and threw an ak, which struck
the door near the head of the bed.
Margaret Thorn. was neighbor of the
parties Was at their house the day they
separated Plaintiff wanted to go to her
fathers house, and defendant swore she
should not go. He was splitting wood,
and he swore he would split her brains
out. He went to town, and she left.
Charles Umpleby. Uncle of plaintiff
Plaintiff and defendant were at house of
witness one night, when defendant be-
came enraged. caught his child by the
arm, swung it over the fire, and swore
that he could burn it up. He then threw
large hard apple and struck her in the
breast and knocked her down. There
was large lump on her breast where he
stuck her. Witness saw defendant at
one time with two butcher knives in his
hands, and he said he had run his wife off
A little brother of plaintiff saw defend
ant at one knock plaintiff down with
piece of sled he was making.
The mother of plaintiff testified that
defendant came to her house several
times after plaintiff came home, and
tried to persuade her to live with him.
He admitted his bad treatment of her,
but he said he would never do so again.
Plaintiff refused to live with him, claim
ing that she was afraid
Decree of divorce granted, custody of
child given to plaintiff, alimony $780,
and plaintiff restored to her maiden
name, of Margaret A. Umpleby Trip
for plaintiff.
Cassander Westlake VS.. Joseph West |
lake and yelling Westlake Plaintiff |
claims in her petition that she is the |
wife of yelling Westlake, and that
Thomas Westlake is father of yelling
Westlake; that she and her husband
were married in the year 1867, and that
in the fall of 1873 her husband removed
her to house some miles distant, and
abandoned her; that Thomas Westlake
was the cause of her husband thus aban-
doning her.
The evidence showed that yelling
Westlake in 1867, was widower with
three children. Cassander Weaver was
a widow with three children When
they were married they went to the farm
of Joseph Westlake to reside, and they
resided there for some three years, when
a difficulty arose between plaintiff and
her father-in-law because she whipped
her step-children, and they had a very
dirty quarrel. yelling Westlake then
removed to Scioto township and remain
ed there some three months, when he
removed to Ross county, where he re-
mained some eighteen months, when he
back to his fathers farm, and ,
remained there until the separation.
There were some strange transactions i,
developed in the testimony. Joseph
Westlake,. defendant, testified that he
was SO years of age. He said he believed
there were witches. He is firm believ-
er in the Bible, and does not Moses in
,he law expressly say that no witch shall
De permitted to live? Did not tell his
on yelling that his wife was witch,
md that no man ought to live with a
witch, or that no witch should BE per-
nitted to live. Did not know whether
Wellings wife was witch or not. Had
heard that she claimed to be able to tell :.
ortunes, and had a book which instruct
I'd her how to tell fortunes. He denied
hat he ever advised his son to separate
rom his wife, or that he threatened to
lisinherit his son if he did not separate
rom her. He admitted that he said one
)f her boys must leave his farm, and that :
he said she had promised her former
husband that she would never abandon
lis children, and if the boy were driven
'f she must go too.
There was good deal of testimony
hat Yelling had told sundry persons
hat he must separate from his wife, or
nis father would disinherit him, but on
The witness stand he denied ever having
old this to the witnesses.
The case occupied several days, and a !;
arge number OF with esses were exam
ned. On Saturday, during the examina-
lion of Yelling Westlake, Judge Hast
ngs, principal counsel for defense, was
taken ill, and the case was ad-
ourned over until l03 o'clock on Men d.
day.
The case was taken up on Monday, :
and was managed on the part of the de.
Tense by J. L. Jones and T. I. Hughes jr.
Mr.. Tripp made the opening argument
on Monday night, and was followed by
Nj. Hughes. Tuesday forenoon was oc-
cupied by Mr.. Jones, and as we make up
our paper, Tuesday afternoon, Mr.. Dun
gan is making the closing argument,
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