The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-20
SOME BOSTON DIVORCES,
The Mother of Jesse Pomcroy. tho Roy Mur-
derer. among the Petitioners.


Hulda Zeigler appeared asking divorce
from Gattfriod Zeiglcr. on the ground Of muir
der committed by him at the Highlands in 1877
Zeigler committed the deed in a dye house. the
victim being German who was on the eve OF
departing for his own country. Ieigler was
sent to the State prison for life. The records OF
his arrest, conviction and Incarceration were
presented. and the divorce was granted. Tho
wifo was allowed to resume her maiden name,
Huda Koonig.
Ruth A. Pomeroy. mother Of Jesse Pomeroy
took the stand. claiming divorce from Thomas
]. Pomeroy. for drunkenness. She testified
that she was married In September 1857. and
that she lived with him until August. 1871. Tho
last year she lived with him he contributed
nothing toward the support Of either herself or
her two children. She earned by sewing
enough TO paw expenses. She left him on no.
count 81 his habits OF intemperance. Tho
Court did not consider the allegations sustain
cd and dismissed the petition without preju-
Marion. A. White demanded a divorce from
Otis Z. White. on the ground Of non-support
and desertion and cruelty. According to her
story, White was II police officer, and she was
married TO him in this city May 80. 1870. and
she was married she worked in a bakers store
in the Charlcstown District. He came home
very seldom. and soon after marriage he failed
to provide for her. even going so far as not to
health had been ruined. When she quit him
IN her; that he had done for her as well as he
should. and threatened that. should she com.
70 swing f or For this reason nT the wife had
not gone to the Chief OF Police or the city au-
thorties TO acguaint them of tho case. Judge
have on the police force II came out that Otis
4, White Is nj present connected with Station g.
The divorce was granted. and the woman was
given permission to resume her maiden name;
Lizzie A. Tappan, plump and rosy appeared
T. mourning and asked for divorce 0 from IN
New York city, when sho was 16 years of age,
her husband being about 81 She wanted q
divorce on the ground OF desertion. her husband
abandoning her some three years ago for the
| West, at a time. too. when he was well situated
Mary A. Roscnficld sought divorce from
Louis Rosenneld on the ground OF descrtOn.
She Is of lsraelitish faith. and knew her hus-
! In 1874. The couple. after the ceremony, went
70 the house Of the brides aunt. He lived with
man. or said he was. and the morning after his
marriage he went away. and has not been seen
decree nsi and instructed her that she must
! not marry again for at least six months. She
said that She did not care If the court made the
Lillian Patrick. about 45 yenrs Of age claimed
| divorce from Duncan Duncan. on the ground
Of adultery and dcscrtion; Duncan was mar
| ricd many years ago. and has grown up chill
! drcn. but. In 1873. he made love TO Elite Bart
| lett, who lived in the house 81 an aunt, and was
He and Elite cloped in September. 1873. Tho
| runaways arc in Chicago. 4 divorce nisi WIS
| granted, the paintin not being allowed TO re-
| marry until at the expiration Of six months.
| George II Weston asked for u divorce from
! Anna l.. Weston for gross intONi cation. He
was married Sept. 10, last year, after an ac-
quaintancc Of only threc months; he never
know his wife to drink liquor before marriage.
| He keeps variety store in Essex street. and
| first met her ut his place. where he sold her
nothing stronger than tonic beer. Five days
! after he married her she was grossly intoXi-
Gated, and had delirium trcmens. Her maiden
name WINS Queen. and after marriage she said
! As she now had u husband she could drink M
Meeks testified to finding the wife drunk on sew
! era occasions. This settled it. and George went
/ of free and happy man.
Frances Downs demanded n divorce from
| George +. Downs on the ground of cruelty and
| dcsertion. She was married in September
| 1855. IN Augusta. and lived with her husband
until 1863 and had one child. son. now 30
! years OF a.sc. Whom married she did not know
! that her husband drank but soon he came
! home drunk and knocked her down. On an
other occasion he placed a lighted irecrackcr
| 10 her neck and the same exploding burned
| her. leaving a scar which she still carries. Al
| another time he turned her out of his house
late at night. She then quit him; but he. soon
finding where she was with her child who thcT
| WIS only ~ years Of agcl. went 10 hcr and triet
to persuade her to como back. While he Wn,
talking with her. and without provocation. he
| struck her on the side Of the head with sucl
| t1r'o ns io tear n ring out of her enr. He after
| wnri took the child. but deserted II in Boston
| The boy was soon aiterward found and pro
| Nldcd Tor by the mother. divorce was grunt"i