The Tipton advertiser., 1876-05-18
MARITAL. INEELICEEY.
six Couples Apply to the District
Court 10 Put Asunder what
God Joined Together.
The Wives in each Instance the Pc
titioners, and Desertion, Abuse
or Adultery the General
Cause of Complaint.

SdttoiISu WIFI OiiIiS
Honeymoon and
A Somewhat Prominent Political
"Reformer" Thought More of
The Hogs in the Pen than He
Did of His Wife"
Six applications for divorce were
made to the District Court just
closed. As this is not, perhaps, more
than the average number OF such
cases in each Of the four terms ot
court held annually in Cedar county,
one naturally wonders as to the reason
for so much domestic infelici,y.
Therefore, while noting from the
court records the disposition Of the
eases at this term, we also made a
minute Of the alleged causes for the
decrees asked, rs set forth in The
several petitions:
Mary Walton as. Charles Ijalto''
In this cause, after the usual for.
mula about age, residence, &c., the
petition states that Mary and Charles
were joined in marriage by Justice
Tuthill, July Sd, 1873; that in less
than a year the affection Of the latter
so cooled that he disregarded the
duties Of husband and with threats
drove Mary from their home and will
not take her back, though she has
asked him SO to do. 1t further
charges the said Charles with viola
tion Of his marriage VOW to "c'cavc
to her onlyo at divers times and
places which are named. The case
was continued to next term of court.
.1alic l.. Wise also asked di
vorce from G. Il. Wise upon the
ground that ever since their marriage
at Iowa City in 1872, she had con-
Quoted herself as became a true and
faithful wife, while defendant mis-
used and abused her and finally in
1871, deserted her. The evidence
submitted substantiated the petition,
and the decree was granted as
prayed. ]. Y. Nciman, atty for pif,
Sarah Il. PigoH Us. Jesse Pi1ott-
This petition sets forth that the par
ties were married in this county in
1888; that ever since plaintiff has
lived and cohapited with defendant,
conducting herself in every way as
became faithful wife-fye children,
aged respectively l5, 1t, Il, 10 and
! years having been the fruit of the
union. The petition further states, to
use its precise language, that:
Defendant, in disregard of plain
tf1's rights and in violation of his
duty mas been guilty Of such inhuman
conduct as to endanger the life of
your petitioner. That in spring of
1873 dcft. persisted in keeping in the
house another woman whose conduct
toward pl'ff was obnoxious and in
sulting; that III Feb, 1874, pl'f be-
ing insulted by said ether woman
kept by deft. in the house, ordered
her to leave, when deft. insisted that
she should remain, well knowing that
her presence III the family was OBJ
noxiouS to p'ff and injurious to the
morals Of said children; and that
deft. in great anger and with violence
seized p'H and thrust her against the
bed severely injuring her; and that
when said woman attacked p'ff the
deft. was present looking on and re-
fused TO protect p'ft, telling her with
an oath to go. That afterward, when
said vile woman had left, the dcft. in
great passion grabbed p'f by the
har, calling her slammed b of
hell, and used such violence that
she was compelled to call for help,
and left the house at IL o'clock at
night, 50 late she was compelled to
return-irom which abuse and vo-
lence she became sick and weak and
suffered great mental anguish and
physical pain and loss of health.
That deft. continued to abuse p'f for
sending said woman away and to
urge her to consent to her return;
that p'l refused TO consent, when
deit. again seized p'if and violently
shook her, saying, damn your soul
g to hell, You must let her (meaning
. said woman) come back-I will
:" devil you till hell freezes over un-
e less she comes That alterward,
in March 1874, the deft. again brought
said woman to the house and for
while was more kind to p'h, until
about June, when p'tf discovered deft.
then and there committing adultery
with said woman y and de-
that she should Immediately
leave the house; that deft. threat
ened pf with violence if she turned
said woman out and p'f was afraid
he would carry his threats into execu-
tion and suffered said woman to re-
main against plaintiffs protest and
will, though she (p'f) did everything
IN her power to drive said woman
away after she knew of her charac-
ter.
The petition goes on to specify
more Of this sort of thing than we
can, or should wish to repeat, includ-
ing such little pleasantries on the
part of defendant, addressed to plain
tiff, as, "What is the use of you stick
/" ing to some one that don't want
:" you? | think more of one of them
!" damned CID hogs in the pen than l
9 do o. you.' 1t further sets forth