Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-01-09
RING DOWN THE CURTAIN
The Huddles.on Divorce Suit Ended--The
Divorce Granted--Mrs HuddIeston Has
the Children, Home and 5000.

The Huddleston Divorce Suit Ended--The
Divorce Granted--Mrs. HuddIeston Has
the Children, Home and 5000.
The closing act or finale in the Huddleston
divorce case transpired yesterday forenoon,
when decree was signed by Judge Simors,
granting full and absolute divorce.
The custody of the children ia given to the
plaintiff, together with the homestead property
situated on Franklin street, and the sum of
$500, this portion Of the decree being exclu-
sivelv published in Wednesdays issue of the
GLOBE The conditions of the decree are quite
interesting, and the document is herewith
given in full:
This cause came on to be heard before the
court at general term, Jan. 9th, 1850, with con-
sent of parties, and upon que notice 20 !ne oe-
PENDANT and the plaintiff appeared at such
hearing in person and by her attorney, and the
defendant appeared at such hearing by Messrs.
AlIis & Allis and W. P. Clough. Esq, his at
torneys; and the court having heard the evil
dence adduced by the plaintiff no evidence
having been adduced by the defendant and
having fully advised itself in the premises;
Now, therefore, the court doth adjudge and
decree, and it is hereby adjudged and decreed,
that the defendant Thomas Il. Huddleston, and
the plaintiff, Helen M. Huddleston, were mar
ried as in the complaint alleged; that they have
since been husband and wife; that there is issue
of said marriage, to-wit, three children now
living, Harmon Huddleston, Mary Huddleston,
and Thomas Harry Huddleston, aged respec-
tiyely eight FIVE and two years; that the de-
PENDANT Thomas r. Huddleston, has been guilty
of cruel and inhuman treatment of the plain
tiff Helen NJ. Huddleston as in the complaint
ALLEGED; that in consequence thereof the mar
riage of the said plaintiff and the said defend
ant be and the same hereby is dissolved. and
the parties are hereby restored to all the rights
of unmarried persons as fully as if said mar
rage had never taken place: that the defendant.
Thomas r. Huddleston shall, within i've days
after the signing of this decree, pay to the
plaintiff, Helen NJ. Huddleston, or to her law
fully authorized agent or attorney for her, for
the expenses of this suit, and for the support
and maintenance of herself and OF the said
children, the sum of six hundred dollars, in
cash; that, as further provision for the sup
port and maintenance of the plaintiff and of
her said children. the defendant and the plain
tiff are directed to convey, by such instrument
or instruments as shall be approved by the
court, or by any of the judges thereof, to such
trustee or trustees as the court or one of the
Judges thereof shall designate or approve, the
house and lot lately occupied by the plaintiff
and defendant as their homestead, situated in
the city of st. Paul, in said county, known
as 254 Exchange street, together with all the
furniture of the parties in said house. save that
in the bedroom thereof lately occupied by the
defendant upon the following trusts and fol-
lowing uses, that is to say: the said trustee or
trustees shall maintain and preserve the said
property out of the income therefrom, and
keep the buildings thereon insured, and shall
nav all taxes and assessments thereon and
protect and defend the title thereto. The
plaintiff may if she choose SO to do, occupy the
said property herself with the said children,
upon condition of paying to said trustee or
trustees sufficient sums of money from time to
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such property, and for the insurance of the
same, and for the necessary preservation of the
same. In case the plaintiff shall. at any time,
fail to perform the said conditions, the said
trustee or trustees shall rent said property to
the best advantage, and shall pay over to the
plaintiff for the support and maintenance OF
herself and her faid children, the net income
of said property subject to the following condl-
lions: In case of the marriage of the plaintiff,
or her refusal or neglect to maintain the said
children during their minority, then the one
half part and no more of the rents,
incomes and profits of said property
shall be enjoyed by the plaintiff and the re-
mainder shall be paid to the guardian or
guardians of the said children. In case the
plaintiff, after her marriage or after her re-
fusal or neglect to maintain the said children,
shall choose to occupy the said property her
self, in such case, in addition to payment of
taxes assessments and insurance, she shall pay
from month to month, equal to nehalf the
fair rental value, after deducting taxes, assess
ments and insurance. On plalntiffs death,
the said property shall pass, in fee simple, to
the said children, or to the survivor or survl-
vors of them or to their heirs, in equal shares,
the heirs of either of them who may have de-
ceased being entitled to the share of such de-
ceased child.
The plaintiff shall have the custody of the
children, subject to the right of the defendant
to visit the same, on all reasonable occasions,
up to the arrival of the same at the age of nine
wears respectively. After that age, the plain
tiff and defendant to have the joint right of
directing the education and training of the
children, provided, that the sole custody of
said children shall not be taken from the plain
tiff after they reach nine years of age, by the
defendant, without the consent of the plain
tiff, except the same shall be ordered by the
court, as hereinafter provided. In case tie
parties disagree in respect to the custody. edu-
cation or training of either of said children,
after he or she shall have arrived at the age of
nine years, then such disagreement in respect
to such child may be submitted to the court
upon the application of either party.
In case the parties shall hereafter mutually
desire to make any change in the disposition OF
the hereinbefore described property. or to en-
tirely rescind the said disposition thereof they
may do so by their joint deed.
The furniture in the house hereinbefore
| mentioned shall be under the exclusive use and
control of the plaintiff, and may be disposed OF
by her in case she thinks best for the interests
of herself and children.
The foregoing allowances to, and provisions
for. the plaintiff, out of the property OF the
defendant, are in full of all rights of. dover.
and other rights of the plaintiff in the property
of the defendant and in full of all demands of
the plaintiff against him or his estate.