Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-08
DIVORCE BUSINESS.
Another Professional Exposed-A San
Francisco Reporter Tries Him On and
Takes Him In.

Indiana, Chicago and Salt Lake City until
the names of those places became synony-
nous with all that is illegal, unfair and
loose. There would-be Divorce has been
speedily granted freedom upon the slightest
and most frivolous pretexts, and very often
without proofs of any kind being asked for
or deslr ed. Now, the extreme remoteness |
OF the places where such things are done
from this city has made it very inconvenient |
for the dissatisfied here, and their inconsoa-
bic grief at that fact has induced numbers of
tne worst OF San Francisco's pettifogging !
lawyers to establish "divorce bureaus and
to insert newspaper cards calling attention
to the fact that they will procure divorces
without publicity and with the utmost des-
patch. With these unscrupulouf shysters at
hand, there seems to be no further need of
emigrating to Utah to sever connubial ties
In order that his unfortunately married
brethren might be instructed how to procure
divorce Post reporter undertook to find
out where and how these ''bureaus'' did
business. Picking up copy of certain
journal his eye fell upon personal which
read as follows:
DIVORCES OBTAINED BY UNITED STATES
~ DIVORCE BUREAU.-Legal everywhere; qnick
time; no publicity; confidential, advice tree decree
guaranteed. P. o. Box 1921.
The reporter noted this carefully and writ
ing note to the address given, in which he
stated that he wanted to procure divorce
IN as quiet manner as possible and without
delay, awaited reply. The answer was d.
rected to be sent to James G. Browne, No.
433 Montgomery avenue. The name was an
assumed one, but at the number mentioned
two friends of the reporter are engaged in
business. Upon the same day tall, angu-
larlooking individual, clad in rusty suit of
black and wearing scrubby looking stove
pipe. stepped into the placed named and in
qulred for Mr.. Browne. He was told that
he was not in, but a note left there would
reach him. Accordingly the slab-sided in
dlvldual left note, which read as follows :
James G. Brown, Esq,-Dear Sir: Should
this note reach your hand this P. M. call and
see me from to 9 O'Clock tonight, or at IL
to A. M. tomorrow, and oblige, ETC., ETC.,
| respectfully yours, John j. Wendell, 72O
Market street, rooms 4, 5 and 6.
At about O'Clock on the same evening
the reporter sought out the place. Here the
spider was at home awaiting the fly, who had
| just reached his threshold. knock at the
| door and it was opened, and the reporter
| stood in the presence of John j. Wendell
Yhere was nothing unusual or strange in the
| appearance of the Office, unless it was in the
utter lack of library, a volume or two only
being observable upon the ink-stained table.
The chief instrument in the separation of
discontinued hearts smiled in sickly man
ner as the reporter introduced himself, and
with affected cordiality and peculiar dry
washing of the hands asked him to "be
| seated
81 suppose you know why have called,''
said the reporter. II am in search of
divorce, to be procured in the easiest, most
quiet and expeditions manner"
Chow long have you been married?''
"About four years.
'sAny children?''
"Two.''
"What is the trouble? Have you any
cause of complaint?''
"Well, no." answered the reporter in q
hesitating sort of way, ssto tell the truth,
none."
ooh, your wife does not suit you; is that
it?''
"Wel, yes, partially; but to tell the truth
of the NATTER and here the reporter
ooughed as he thought of the lie he was
about to utter-''I have got good wife and
good home, but do not love her and do
love another woman. That's why want a
divorce. Do you understands
The other villain thought that he did,
'lt would be difficult case to get through.
but have you nothing to complain of?''
"No, have not. We have always lived
happily, never had a cross word and there
lies the trouble If we had ever uuarreled
T why there might be some chance to get an
application through
"Has she never called you any names or
hurt your feelings in any manner?''
"No, she has not.''
"But has she never called you anything
in even joking manner?''
"Well, yes. On one or two occasions she
has said: ooh, you rascal -
"Ah, alb! Called you rascal. That's
| good. Has she ever been cold or Indifferent
| to you! Now, you must think of some time
when she has,
"Well, there may Lave been times when
she was too engrossed in something else to
be over-affectionate.'
"That's the talk. Now you are getting at
something tangible
eyes, but my wife will come into court and
swear That there has never been any difficulty
between US, and besides we are living toeeth-
still.''
''That's so. You will have to leave her
her out of town and then we can apply for
the bill and publish the summons in some
obscure weekly that she will never see. and
in that case you can take Judgment by de-
FAULT
'What paper do you generally advertise
your summons in?''
"ln the Golden Era. See, here is notice
(showing the paper) that will wager any
thing will never be seen by the defendant -
but the nodus operandi of procuring
these divorces-are not the courts very
strict?''
Some of them are, but you know that
the case is never tried in court The evil
dence IS taken before a commissioner an
pointed for that purpose by the Judge. He |
submits it and his opinion of the case to the
court, who reviews the evidence and de- |
cides the case. Now, have particular |
friend who is generally appointed at nv re.
quest by the--District Court-that is the
one practice in-and he will be very leni
ent in the matter He will do ANYTHING to
oblige me.''
every well. Now, have an idea. Can
not the summons be served at my house ?'
Certainly; but then your wife will know
all about it,
eyes; but can not see to it that she is
absent and that the summons is served on
another who will personate her ?''
"That's capital idea; the sheriff or his
deputy will then make an affidavit that the
summons has been served, and the case will
60 by default
eyes; but when she discovers the fraud %,
swell, that would not be for some time,
ana tnen 1t would not do her particle of
good. We could prove that the summons
had been served nv the sbar;f xvho ,,.I.s
De our best witness. He would be unable.
through lapse of time, to tell whether she
was woman or not and he would naturally
swear that she was the party who had re-
celved the summons. Az soon as you get
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