Daily globe., 1879-05-25
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!. Judge Vanderburg has had before him
during the last, three days a divorce case
which has not been equalled for many year
for the amount of filth and disgusting nasti-
ness that surrounded it. The parties con-
,erned are we'll known and we'll connected.
Geneviye Louise Bicknell is the daughter of
Mrs. Button and related to the Nimocks,
while the husband and petitioner is connect
ed by marriage to the Morrison family, his
sister being Mrs. George Morrison. George
s. Bicknell was married to Genevive Louise
Button in this city in 1874. About
year ago he alleges he discovered
that his wife had been guilty
of criminal relations with James II. Miller,
in her own house, at the Clark house and
other places. He states that he did not con-
done the oHense. He further alleges that
respondent stole from the Morrison farm
last year his (and herr child, and that she is
now residing with the child somewhere out
of the State. The wife appeared by her at
torneys, Benton i, Benton, and denied the
allegation, and further stated that George S.
Bicknell was shiftless, worthless, indolent
man, and an habitual drunkard; that he
never did and never was able to maintain
either herself or her child. Several wit
nesses testified on both sides-the mothers
in-law being important witnesses. The evil
dence given on both sides, especially
the testimony against the husband, was
totally unfit for publication, and was as
nasty as anything often heard even in such
cases. One of the principal witnesses for
petitioner was j. G. Penniman, former
clerk in the post Office. The case was tried,
argued and submitted. 1a ut ra7
The Working Men,
The mass meeting at Bridge Square, last
evening, was attended by some 800 persons.
Mr.. John Henressy called the meeting to
order and stated its object. He spoke Wig
orously of the injustice of capitalists cutting
down wages to the starving point. He al
luded to G. G. Washburn donating $4,000
to establish chair for astronomy at
the university of Wisconsin, and then
coming back to Minneapolis and cutting
down the wages of his men from sS1.5O to
$1.3715 a day. These men had to work
Sundays and week dsys-Sundays standing
up to their waists in mud and water. He
urged the necessity of union and co-opera-
ton. There is now movement to reduce
wages and to retain the low rates to which
they were reduced during the winter. The
cutting down teachers salaries was only step
in this direction, giving employerssa chance
of comparing working mans earnings to
the pay given to teachers. He was followed
by I. G. Clark: Ed. Cramsie, and several
others. Ed. Cramsie spoke in favor Of
organizing, and alluded to the order OBJ
served, there being no interruption except
from a "hired purp' for Bill Kings paper"
One speaker remarked that it would be use
less for "Chevy Slime to try and misrepre-
sent them, the working man was
bound to get justice, and y get it
legally and peacefully. The following
resolution was carried by acclamation:
Resolyed, that next Monday morning we go
peacefully and orderly to our work, and de-
mand $l.5O per day, and that we meet here
next Monday evening to report progress
The meeting then adjourned till Monday.