The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-12
THE COURTS.
COMMON PLEAS.

COMMON Pleas
Barbara Phomm against August Phomm.
A suit for divorce on the ground of habitual
intoxication and neglect to support family.
fhe marriage took place in Cincinnati, Oc-
tober %, 1873.
The plaintiff was widow at the time she
married defendant, and had daughter,
now about sixteen years of age. The testi-
mony showed the parties went to Evans
vile, Ind, to live The defendant was a
baker by trade, but did not support Ills fam
lily, but depended on his wife. One witness
testified that lie said he had another woman
III Louisville. Case not decided.
Tillman against Tillman. In this case, a
suit for divorce brought by a colored man
against his wife on the ground of adultery,
the Court held the charge was not proved,
and dismissed the case.
Catherine Schuck against George Schuck.
A suit for divorce on the grounds of cruel
ty and gross neglect. The parties were
married in December, 1852, in Saratoga
County, N. Y, and have four children, be.
tween the ages of eighteen andInine years.
The testimony was TO the effect that
the plaintiff is a lady of good character,
who by washing and house cleaning in sew
years entirely supported her family, in
Guiding her husband.
| He was cabinetmaker by trade, but
when wages were reduced from So to 50 a
day he refused to work. He used to drink,
| abuse his wife.
On one occasion she had him sent to the
Work-house for thirty days. He conf
plained OF rheumatism and went to the
soldiers Home four years ago and remained
there from spring to winter.
Mrs. Elizabeth Springer testified that the
defendant is her half brother; the plaintiff
mad been supporting the family almost
ever since the MARI age; whenever the
defendant got money lie would go on a
spree and not come back until every
cent was gone; he likes to dress well, and
his wife always kept him clean.
The plaintiff testified she had been work
ing out for the last eight years.
A decree was granted on the ground of
gross neglect.
Drunk - Charles Pierce, So; Charles
Leidke, $40; N. Overback, Jacob Jackson,
80 days; John Collins. Betsey Caffre , con-
tinued; Ed. Welk, 20 days. Mollie Cook, 10
davs; Mary Moore, 5000.
Disorderly Conduct - Henry Menken,
Frank Homer, Thomas Larkin, dismissed
Lewis Homer John c. King, Elizabeth
Lawrence, George Burnsman, continued
James Ryan, Nellie Ryan. So.
Assault and Battery-Eliza Robinson,
Ed. jenkins, continued; VIM. Sullivan,
John Fies, dismissed; Michael Ennis, IS.
Miscellaneous A. Riley. joseph De
Pugh, Charles Davis, NJ. Quinlan, exhibit
ing gaming devices continued; B. Gately,
Frank Hall, petit larceny, continued; JOS
Heggeman, same dismissed; Michael
Brady, grand larceny, continued; Andy
Baum, cutting &C., dismissed; John Clare
Rosa Miller, vagrancy. dismissed; Clarance
Maskey, same, 5000; Mary Baby, same,
80 days; Mollie Foster, Stella Brooks, Alice
Knox, same, continued; William Gibbs
same, House of Refuge; William Meara,
assault, &c., continued; James Cooper,
Dan. Coflield, James Bowen, burglary, con-
tinued; +. w. Bliss, street begging, 80 days;
Charles Free, shooting, &C., continued;
Minnie Wolf, keeping house of ill-fame
continued.