, 1876-01-24
Business Done fn tho Chicago
Courts Saturday.
Mrs.. Shaw Finds Herself Put In an
Awkward Position.
bankruptcy proceedlngs-Alimony Want.
ed-Ju1gmenls md New Suits.
Yesterdays Record Of tho Illinois Supreme
Court at Springfield.
CHICAGO.
L WIFE ANN MOE 4 Ell

hocu regarded ~ paradise for mlsinnted coup
1os who can come hern and cast OF the hated
matrimonial yoko. And tts Ia true 10 great
degreo, for The Law Is Tery la1, and al!ows fua
divorce for humorous ressons. thor being
eIght different canses assigned In Chapter 40 oi
slo 1iovisod Statutes. Up to 1874 ntso large dts.
crctlon was vestad in Judges Ia CLancsty Ia
graut doctocs for other sufficient roasous. The
Practice Of tho Judgoa OF Cook County, however,,
to their credit ho II said, has boom to diminish ~
much ~ possible tho applications fur DIVORCE to
make tho requisite caunca A. fow and difficult and
10 require very full and satisfactory proof Thny
have aboIisAed the practice of reference 10 4
Master In Chsncsry. Which opeuod tho door ia
an indefinite amount of perjury, they h.vo re-
Gnirod corfo0oratlvo ovideuco to tho COMPLAIN
ants statemsnts, evcn iu cases Of default, aud
thev havo liberalty exercised tho privilege OF
themselves intorfogatlng tire parties OF Wit
neaaea Wlere there nhs my slaplclon Of fraud
OF coilnsion. or any indication Tint the evidence
wns thin. Ons Of the Judeaa oven requires that
all evidence should be reported iu shorthand
and q cory furnished him. that ha may try
cAao. ns It 7Tcrs, twice befoFe giving decree. AZ
far as can be, therefore, undor the existing law,
tho evils Of aaBy divorces kro obyiated.
Tho cnscH which ordinarily ara begun, or como
up for trial from week to week IL tie courts,
possess lttio interest collectively. and w.a5y tbs
]lstenor with tic of-tropeased stories OF cruelty,
AAAHA1klA9bQf VI Aii14t AQg0s AA6Iu Afb HtkGn
instances told whota women hRvo boeu drivon
nut on 4 winters mtdntght 10 find shelter wlero
thoy could; Of othors who havD beeu maimed
for llfo BY tho cruelty Of their huaiands. or have
sas'sa ~. sny sEsfy'1s o but ss sA re Utmost a:s,
srgumonss To provo eonolustvsly that
men arc monsters, can hnd them IN
abundance In tho annals OF divorce dccroeB. Tho
principal cause, aud that oftonost alleged By
wife who wauta ! decroc, Ia cruelty, ns1t deser-
tion, thon drunkenness or adultery. Tbs cause
oftencst put forth by nar against hls wlfo ia
daacrtion, thon profanity adultery, Drunkenness,
aud cruelty. in tho aboyo order. Tho number,
howovori Of tho stolnot se1 WHO arc willing 10
acknowledge that tho7 aro 20 cruoliy troatad by
shetF wives ~ small.
a docrch Was gfantal Saturday III tho Superior
Court In ctsa which posseBass uuusual in-
rs OF Anus ,ia;od ~ sha. w. pGso,
iu Decombar, 1872 in canada, and that in
JRnuary following thoy moved to this city, whore
They havo alnco reatded. Boon After their
aud ofson was 30 Mitch under tho iuiluence OF
liquor a. to bo tLaeuslolo and at different tilnes
loHt watch aud several largo sunla Of money
Hhiio so drunk. And sho therefore Askod fur .
dlyorca on tho ground Of habitual drunkenness.
On tho othos hand alr. Bhaw fioa croHs.bl|t
asserting that his wife had another husband
living wien sho married him. Thai sue was In
1888. whEo undcr age, Married IN CAuada to ono
Petern, Wllo HaB m.nor, aud th1t no la still
living aud that no divorce hai bsan granted.
to poison him, that hllo Ind into
iucea mosher-sn-l4r Into tho house,
tho result OF which had boon tho sudden do
p.rsuso soon after Of w.'c. moIhorln-aw, and
all tho household furnitlro.
Tho ctso wAs triod few weeks ago and
occupied = week bofore Judge Moore. Il
appeared thon by a1rs. bnAwH own tastl-
n,ony that ano was u,arrfod tn clnadA WHOM both
kxnz EkuttA -.
tho marriage vas made s9ainss hor paronts' con-
ssut. Aftot tue marriage they ~aut aud lived
With tha fatheE Of tue husband and thon moved
And sottled noAr hor parents. Hero hor father
but did nos command il, and from trno to ..mo
continued to visit hor. separation subse.
quontly took placs before sae came Of
sso,. and sho has toon =. living With
her first husband since. Sho thou went back
uoms aud slsyod. WAeu sho married, hoiug 10
law an infant. hcr fashar aud mother wore otltt-
tlad 10 Aer segvlcod. They, however, mover
sought to compel her TO loayo her husband, nor
sought 10 recover hgainat tile person who had &C.
ducoI her Away from home, though tney alvisod
bar to loayo him, but without using forca to
compel her. Bhe clslnod. therefore. IN tho
present trtat. that the marriage was void, having
uaen tnado against the consshs OF hor parouts
woen hho WAS al iuiant, aceufd,ng 10 TITO LAWS
not be said 70 have aay husband.
Judge Moore, ho'eycr, had that the
former marriage "as valid, because
bor patents llad not attempted to
live with them or by bringing aunt Asainat tho
poraons who tuoK 1er away mud also bscAuaa 1t
waa found TINT !icanBo for thu celebration OF
the marriage had beon IABued, aud by tia law
Of cansda that could not be given to minor
without conHeut Of tho parsuts. Although
therefore. Mrs. sha IN haa IN gool faith supposed
the former marriage was yold, and 10 alleged on
tho tr.al, yok In law Il wad good. A dooroo VAS
therefore, rendered AgA!nsL her. and In favor Of
nor husband. and her bill WAS dstniosed.
4 Bc1uoLB0y untSos 4 SLIT.
Judge Wood raa engaged Saturday In ho.rtng
tho caAs OF WHltor 4.aasbrooke W, II. D. Bry-
ant, which raa tried beturo hlnl by agreomsut OF
tho parties. dlaAcbroo3o, It aooms. ownad >
(" general scholarship" oertl1csle III Bsyant'a
Connerclat College, for which ho paid US.
For t1!a he waA to 10 allowed to 60 through tho
college. taking tho usual studies, aud ulso to be
cuslIloi Ut any time to raylaw h.s stldlos WITH
in :Lo ''co!!ogs " for souao ttne, Bryant unIar-
took to take up hia certificate OIL the ground that
Gu Was goux TO mA1o naw arrange
alent, Ind wAnto4 to call In tin certificates
made by which GlaaobEooke agreod 10 give up
tho certificate for ths confederation Of 6siug al
loWad to pursue extfh Htudlod. 9laAeUsooke
however. dcuius this and brings sult TO tecossr
d4rnagos for boing deprived Ut his certificate.
alleging tlht Bsyaut has refused 10 allow him u
tia atuiies, ~ ho agreed. or to royiew
them. Tho case occupied al day, and Was giyou
20 tho Jury WITH Instructions to seal thoir vor-
dlce. hessfa. Hunter L Page appeared for the
p!Aln!I1, anu Moutoo. biaoco & Ball for she Do.
fsLdaus.
sErARATE AAtArEHlHcR.
Elizabeth Mououkll tll4a o hill Saturday
R3aluht let AuabAAd, Audraw Mcdonald, aaklus
for ssparAte matnssnsnco. sne says tina. shs
bosuo him s!ght children, ssx ot whom Aro now
living. For four or 1ys yeara they liyol