, 1879-01-27
An Important Decision in the Matter
Of Dasertion as a Plea for
Divorce.
Still Another Lcgn1 Twist In tho Tan-
glcd Joliet Iron 4 Steel
Company.
The Chandler Case Once Mora---Ee
Refuses to Pay Alimony to
His Wife.
The Supreme Court Renders au Important
Decision on the Power Of a
Testator.
New Suits, Judgments, Confess
sions, Divorces, Etc.



sjone. Divorcee. Etc.
.
-, ,<,r,,%. -. ,,,roucn r,,..,ox
AN ,hront"Hf "isohch ihcas'pH'
In the dssorcc eaao o! Mary Z. stoddaFt vs.
.Arn1at Sto1'lart, Judge Moore Saturday rcnJcr.
eli a dcrstou OF considerable Importance on the
Ian of ,,,vnrcc fn, ,,c,crtIon. ia loi1. int
~" % "l'"'.o ~ ueh'.1'o'' ne no'ue t''al
where INC sepa'at'oh Is ~ conseat' OF At least
not without tono intention Of returning. 1t is
M. ss,c1 tlcscrtfon within tho ,ucanine OF the
st.tuto n. entities tin marty deserted 10 a n.
ssas"o ~ nr e pa.'' asee''s. " vi.
% V'tc' t"e op''''oa I'se" e,'!. "so'.so'''e
tostfhet1on on she aucstton' AMI inc stfct POSI-
Chicago from the stigma unsler which, /. sttll
,~1s.t .s1S so "e''oo VI o.soss.ecsSs,s'
Judges, by several rultngs and decisions,
have narrowed the opportunities Of getting tl-
rorrr, herr. nntl bv ins,.tinu On .,rict nroof
~, ,,,,,,r',,tun ,,or t-i.,s ,si III, .,..s,
a'hl eo"'pc''''e ope" Ht'als u!' Au'1 holcs ol
evidence. have 'cs'ened thc chances Of fraud
AMI perjury in very marked degree. Tie fol-
lowing il substantially the whole of t,,c ,1c-
e!.ion, emitting only some rcpet,ttors and quo
tntlons: ......
Tic bill In this case In not words charges that
"thc defendant, Ar1nat Stoddast, has willfu1Iy
deserted or absented htntctf from tho con-
,
p'a'nant' Mars =. stoddart' "'thoht any rca.
eonab1c cause, fnr the space Of tWo years.
This charge, It sustained by tho evidence, en-
titlo. tn. complainant ia dccsec. Notw;th-
s1ana'n1 u'o laet t'sat .ne1s IL oe.aa1t oo t"e
part 0l tic dofcntsant, The statute 1urthcr
provides " that III no case shall tho Cunrt
erant divorce. unless the
c.u.. NJ ,1frcrro 1,,a bccn fn,,v nrovao hv ,a1,a
s1uso u u'sois' l4'n ue.I 4aJ ~ .e.,a-
bio Witnesses" In thls case the testimony OF the
complainant Is fully corrobosaca BY other rcl'a-
bio 50 that tue m sa'9 nay S BE- consider
oa,a.nca sn, .o~s 49, .ha o,,a ,ha ,ofan,.n,
csiochec. o1o s"sS ~ "ae n'lu .ns "s'e"aaht
"sepafatea 1ah' Il lo"'' anu inns nc !clt her;
that hs went to seek cmplo,%en. IN rs'ladel- III,
,,t -, NJ. ,rtf, ,rf t,,.,r throo chl,ircr,. ~,
po'' ~ ",' VIZ anu s" ."'.o ~. soe"' '.'as
enc, a'aeo oy nes mo.ner ans' inc uae!c OF her
husband, had supported the family; TINT sho
corresront,cd with her l.,tsbund ami expressed
willingness. II, ro bnrk tn him n he world cjyc
H.. ~ nmr ,,.,,,,, means ~ ..nna-t f,r hsrso,t s
ncL @ an asiH'u 4a '.sima ,a y. nmppas ~. te1ss. TELL
neF IVY "tsn MN, n.! a. tue taa'e Eme PROM ~
sea tN.t ~ Huu'u .ahe s,. eato ~ nes nlea tile
et.t!uIen, oht at"mys .aaaea 1ouo so M'o enoso
tst ~ 1ne nai1y ro, mt tr,. s b, nn
could 1 not :!evend On what hs sa1: Il was The
sane ~ atoEI 1s"s ni'nE JHae' ttat 1ngIo was
no set ling Wien w sao"!1 l., retnrn' 5s Tnen 20
~ ~ uss. - N"uHo .I!"a = nv %ua "tiiuh ~
taka case q hrT an'i nes cni'dfen sue would DC
"t1snE WIFE W ,iis IVY @ WIN Iaa!'. .,,..,
~. THIS 10 NC cnsc presented ior considcFatton.
lhe Mora "GSsest. Me@ts 'to paft irnGa," 10
cna eohncctlon N!th. 10 aoataoot, 70 !os-
Eakc' "t9 ssaVo W1tiont pefnlifsioil." "to Tor
sake n violation Of tluty: hui tl't word "asp- m
aTate means no paFt IRON carn oiMer." Tho
very iaea Of aesertion Il 20 leave Without con-
sent " tic otlff ari III vfnlotioh q oitsy' nat
separation 1fipI1ee ttic consent OF ooth part!cs
to ~ Affected thsrohy. Our statute innkcs m .'e-
scrtton eause ot atvotre. ~ Other states = 10
provided that living apart Without cohabltatlon
u. perod o! ysass Is en,tse mr.. oi dvoree. I's
Is thc raso in Kentucky: bllt abandonment BY
"t'e narty Of the other ts tt1era mnde Gauss Of
dlV0rcs 10 tic Party oot III Iaalt. IAus 1t is
| seen that ths statutes N thHt state nuke
brond nnd clear distinction between "ltgiuE
npart" aFl!l "abnnhonincnt." "DceoEtloHH
nnd abandonment" " Are different worls 70 et-
prcss the fnnc thing. From l!leao cDnxfdera-
| tons It IL readily seen that "dcstrtion," In d.