Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-03
YaE sPis4G0H SCANDAL.
Gross Sill for Bivorcs-PetIti0nE Eiied
by the HHusband.

PROVIDENCE, X. L., Jan. 27.-In the
office of she clerk of tbs Supreme Court
of Washington county to-day William
Sprsgue filed L petition praying for a
divorce frcm his wife, Katherine Chase
Spragus.
The petition rscites the facts of the
marriage aud says that 'he has ever since
On his part kept or performed sl! his mar
riage covenants, but that the said Kath-
eriIe Uhase-Sprsgue, unuirdtul of her
marriage VOWS and disreg egasdipg her mar
riage covenants, hsth violated the same in
thi,: That she has wiifu'iy aud without
Cause deserted the bed ard beard OF your
petitioner, which desertion, although not
for continued t, rm Of ige years, yet was
under such circumstances as to enti,le
MIN 10 decree for divorce; that
shn has committed the crime of
adultery aud has been guilty of
o'her goose miabehayipr and wickedness,
repuguant 10 alo III yi1lntion Of the ular
riags eOytlsais in aims That abe has
persis'anily, and against The express
wishes and eammauds of your petitioner
and af er g.vnt pubic scandal had bee n
occasloned thereby, kept company of and
been on terms of close and improper inti-
macy with other msn aud of the same men
whose ,,euies had been assooisted with
hers IL tb- public scandals aforementioned;
that she has repeatedly declared without
cause that she would never live with your
petitioner again that she has de-
MED to him and his household
the cares and duties Incumbent
upon her as u wife and mother,
to fulfil; that ehe has, without cause,
turned and driven her oldest child aud son
ont doors; that she has persistently and
against ihe wish of your petitioner,
equaDdered bis property ard means by
engaging in most lavish, extravagant and
foolish expenditure of money that since
the financial embarrassment of your
petitioner, in 1873, and after repeated en-.
treaty, request, demand aud command 10
the contrary by your petitioner, and alter
full explanation 10 her by him of his
bnaEeiei situation aud the ineyita-
ole eject Of such proceedings on
her part, yet the same respondent,
notwithstanding ali the same,
has still persisted, 30 far 90 possible, in the
same reckless, ,xtravagant, lavish and
foolish expenditure Of money and style of
living, thus further (,s explained and
pointed out to her in the manner afore-
said embarrassing and defeating your
petitioner in his effort to exiricate him-
self and aby remnant OF bis estate (com-
mingled with the estates of Others from
said financial difficulties and embarrass-
men's; tnst she has many times since her
marriage with your petitioner and against
bis wishes absenitd herself from his home
and household for long periods Of time,
living abroad and at hotels, thereby sub
jecting your petitioner to further great
expense and depriving him OF
her society and assistance, to
which, as her husband, he was entitled
that she has wilfully persisted in course
OF slanderous and abusive language and
publications OF and CONCERNING your peii
TONER, with the view and purpose Of
haressing, vezine and annoying him, and
with such effect, thus rendering his life
miserable ard thus destroying his domestic
peace md all the happiness incidental tc
ihs marriage relation. Wherefore your
petitioner preys your Honors TO pass 6
decree dissolvirg the bond of matrimcny
subsistipg between him aud the sale
Katherine Chase Sprsgue, and for sucf
other ard further relief as to your Honori
may seem meet and he es in duty bount
will ever pray"