National Republican., 1877-04-15
HASTY MARRIAGES.
UNHAPPY COUPLEs SEEKING RE-
LEASE FROM MlTRIMONY


Tho Divorce Markst Glutted and More Ap-
plicants on tho Way-Trials and Tribula-
lions In tho Domestic Circie--Abanden-
ment, Adultery. Cruelty, and Intoxication
Runs Riot Thore.
Another week piles up tte business in the
divorce market, and weighs down the Equity
docket with domestic tales Of grief AID woe.
More miserable families have come to light,
and couples pour In their petitions praying for
judicial Intervention In their household affairs
10 the extent Of seyeripg the nuptial ties ex.
isting between the heads of these Institutions.
II the chancellor can grant happiness AMI
eontentment to oil those persons applying for
his assistance he possesses magical power,
and one that WIN endow him with the blcss.
ings OF mankind for years to come. II cut
ting the wedding knot and allowing the parties
thereto release win do Il, then he has tho
ability. But II Is q disputed question whether
or not this action is coequal with Joy and
peace, Some doubt II. Nevertheless many
now ebaired by marriage obligations are will.
ing 10 take the chances, provided he will cut
tie links that hold them In bondage.
Mrs. navens vs.. Mr.. Havens.
The week closed out with the same activity
In the market as was noticeable In the begin
ming, and this, the last case filed, showed
many of the reasons that had been previously
toner based her application for divorce.
Theodore r. Havens and Ruth @. Dowd wore
married by Rev. A. j. Galluss, at the parson-
age in Madison, Conn, on February Q, 1869,
and there has been one child born TO them.
They came here to reside shortly after their
marriage, but In July, 1874, he went to West
MerideD, Conn, where be has remained up
to the present time. She asserts that he wa.
poor provider, and never did render any regu-
lar support 70 the family except in the winter
Of 1873 and 1874, and since July, 1874, that be
has furnished nothing at all for herself and
child. He made repeated promises Of assist
aDce and agreed that when he secured work
that she should draw the pay, but this pro.
gramme was never carried out. After he left
home he loet all interest In the family, AMI
for all the helphe gave them they might have
starved to death.
She accuses him Of being an habitual drunk
ard, and known to be intoxicated for months
at time, sud gives as an example spree
that be took In 1879. - He started on drunk
IN the midele Of August, and did not sober up
until December. In that time he bad the De.
iiriam tren,ens, and was an inmate both of the
Providence and Freedmen's hospitals. 30
strong did the appetite for liquor become that
he not only pawned his own but her clothing
10 obtain money with which to purchase
whisky. When under its influence he was of
. very -quarrelsome, dangerous disposition,
and made grave assaults upon her. On one
knife, and the dissecting process was lmmi-
nent, when she was fortunate enough to es-
cape hts wrath.
At another time he carried loaded pistol
to bed with him, placed II on the pillow, and
the frightened wife had no desire to sleep
that night. That sort OF persuasion would
not quiet her nerves, but had the opposite
effect. These acts Of cruelty could be further
enumerated, aud many more brutal motive
shown, but the above are sufficient to exhibit
the habits OF the man and his dangerous
inclinations. What his side Of the story will
be remains to be seen. She now pleads the
court 10 grant her . divorce, custody Of her
child, and such other relief ss his Honor may
Judge her entitled to receive. r.. =
rr .c' Mrs. Roy vs.. Mr.. Roy.
The complainant In this instance has been q
resident of the city since her childhood days,
but the same cannot be said Of her husband.
bill Of complaint, II Is exceedingly doubtful II
| he enjoys any particular place Of abode, or
there is any spot to which he gives the desik-
nation Of home. She says that three years
have passed since he appeared ip these parts,
and from what little Information she has sue.
ceeded In obtaining she believes him to be in
the city Of PhiladelPhia at the present time.
In December, 1868, Charles A. Roy and Mary
| Q. Torrens were married by Rev. Father
Stonestreet, 8. j., and since then their mar
ried life has been spent either In this city or
Baltimore, Nd, until three years ago, when
she alone ca me back to this place, her former
home, to take up her residence. During the
time that she has been welded she charges
that her husband has neglected his obliga-
| lions, and failed to furnish that support he
vowed to give her, and she has been compelled
to rely upon her individual efforts to secure
food and shelter. He appears to have been of
a rowing disposition, wandering simlessly over
the earth, free Hom care and regardless of
the responsibilities that the married state ea-
| tailed upon him.
Within one year after his marriage, ere the
pewness of the connubial state had time to
vanish, and while he was enjoying comfort
and ease at the expense Of his wife and her
parents, he suddenly disappeared. No cause
was assigned for the quick departure or men,
tion made Of the time he would probably re-
turn, but after lengthy absence he as
abruptly came back. He did not condescend
TO make his wife the wiser for the excursion
that he had taken, but after 0 short stay at
home packed traps and went again. This sort
of business was repeated at divers times, not
withstandng the efforts Of Mrs. Roy to Induce
him 10 remain with her. All the arts and
charms that woman possesses she brought In
play TO make the precincts Of home SO attrac.
tive that he would have no desire TO ever
again wander therefrom. But her labor was
IN vain, and in May, 1874, he disappeared for
the last time. The wife worked on, hoping
for more settled state Of domestic affairs,
but 1t came not, and now she has resolved
upon another resort, hoping that peace will
grow out ofit. She has asked the court for {
divorce, with permission to resume her maiden
name. u
| Mrs. Handy vs.. Mr.. Handy.
Solicitor Edward A. Newman has filed bill
for divorce In the name of Mary 4. Handy
against Theodore N. Handy, and IL the allega.
tion in the bill can be sustained by proofs
then no one will deny the justice of her cause
and that she 10 entitled to have her application
granted. She was Maggie e. Mcdaniel up tc
September /, 1874, when Rev. Father Bokei
Of St. Dominic's church, united her In the
bonds Of matrimony with Theodore N Handy
She was Of the same opinion as her friends at
that time, and believed that she had made q
fine choice In selecting life partner, one
suitable to her In every respect, and one that
would prove faithful companion, no matter
what trouble might bcset their path. Ere the
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