The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-10-13
A LOADED REVOLVER
PLAYS THE LEADING ROLE IN A
STARK COUNTY DIVORCE SUIT.
The Sensational Petition Filed by Amelia
Kynett Against Joseph II. Kynett,
of Alliance, Ohio.

Jrled at the approaching term OF Com
mon Pleas Csurt, is that of Amelia KY
nett VS.. Joseph r. Kynett, asking for di-
yOrce on the plea of extreme cruelty.
Kynett is a locomotive engineer who
lives at Alliance. The particulars of
the case are quite sensational, and since
the matter has been given publicity by
being filed in court, we give it space as
a matter of news. The following is
Mrs. Kynett's petition verbatim, which
reads more like dime novel romance
than an actual occurrence in Stark
county in the year of our Lord 1881.
MRS, KYNETT'S PETITION.
and for the county of Stark and State
of Ohio.
Your petitioner, Amelia Kynett repre-
sents that she has been for the year last
past and more, resident of the State of
Ohio and that the cause of action arose
in said Stark county. That on OF about
the 7th day of July, 1880, at Pittsburgh,
in the county of fAlIegheny, and State of
Pennsylvania, she was married to one
Joseph Kynett, whom she prays may be
made party defendant to this action,
and that she had, while living with the
said Joseph r. Kynett, one child which
is now living, named Jesse Louis KY
nett; born August 7th, 1881. Your pc
titiOner further represents that she has,
ever since her said marriage conducted
arIu faff fr,T nd
Obedient wife. Yet the said Joseph r.
Kynett, disregarded his martial duties
towards the petitioner, was on or about
the 7th day of September, 1881, gull
ty of the most extreme cruelty to-
wards her in this, to wit: That
under the pretence, that he had
or was about to lease property in
Alliance, Ohio, to be occupied by him
self and your petitioner as home, she
was induced to come from Pittsburgh,
Penn Wania, to Alliance, Ohio, where
she was met by the defendant who
invited her to get into his buggy and
ride to see said premises; whereupOn
the defendant, after assisting your
petitioner in getting into his buggy,
drove to the country several miles from
town, and as night came on, drove into
a dark piece of woods and then drew
from his pocket LOADED REVOLVER
and pointing it at and near the head of
your petitioner, threatened to blow her
brains out if she refused to obey his
demands, and thereupOn, he, the de-
fendant, produced paper and pencil and
debating the language to be written,
and with lighted lantern in one hand
and loaded revolver in the other,
compelled her, under threats of
instant death, to write down charges of
criminal intimacy and adultery be-
tween herself and certain men named
by him, and thereupOn the defendant
called two men, who had been secreted
by him for that purpose, to sign said
papers as witnesses, and then took
charge of, and still holds the same. She
AYERS that said charges were false, and
that she was compelled to make them as
aforesaid, believing at the time that he
would take her life if she refused. She
further says that for many months the
defendant has compelled her to submit
to false and slanderOus charges made
both publicly and privately against her,
which he knows and at the time of
making knew to be false and untrue.
She AYERS that his threats and condnct
towards her is such that she has been
compelled to abandon home and seek
projection elsewhere, and that he has
several months past been guilty of gross
neglect of duty in failing to provide for
her and said child. .... .I......,.
The above petition was filed Tuesday,
September goth and on the same day,
only several hours later, Mr., Kynett filed
his petition for divorce, charging adul-
terry on the part of his wife. 1t reads
as follows: -... ......,..,.. ....t.