Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-02-03
CROSS BILLS FOR DIvoRCE-PErITIoS FILED
BY TUE HUSBAND.

CROSS BILLS FOR DIyogcE-PErITIoS FILED
BY Tue HUSBAND,
PROVIDENCE, X. l., January 27.-ln the
office OF the Clerk OF the Supreme Court
4 Washington county to day William
Sprague flied petition praying for "A
divorce from his wife, Katherine Chase.
Sprague.
The petition recites the facts of the
marriage and says that "he has ever
since on his part kept or performed all
hs marriage covenants, but that the
said Katherine Chase.Sprague, unmind.
ful OF her marriage vows and disregard.
ing her marriage covenants, hath VIC.
lated the same in this: That she has
wiliully and without cause deserted the
bed and board OF your petitioner, which
desertion, although not for continued
term OF five years, yet was under such
circumstances as TO entitle him to de
cree Tor divorce that she has commit.
ted the crime OF adultery and has been
guilty oil other gross mlsbehsvIor and
wickedness, repugnant TO and in viola.
ton OF her marriage covenants IN this:
That she has persistently, and against
the express wishes and commands OF
your petitioner aud after great public
scandal had been occasioned thereby,
kept comIa any OF and been on terms OF
close and improper intimacy with other
men and of the same men whose names
had been associated with hers in the
public scandals aforementioned; that
she has repeatedly declared without
cause that she would never live with
your petitioner again; that she has
denied TO him aud his household the
cares and duties incumbent upon her
~ a wife and mother to fulfil; that she
has, without cause, turned and driven
her oldest child and son out doors; that
she has persistently and against the
wish OF your petitioner squandered his
property and means by engaging in
lavish, extrayagant and foolish exprnd.
iture Of money: that since the fnan.
cial embarrassment OF your petitioner,
in 1873, and after repeated entreaty.
request, demand and command TO the
contrary by your petitioner. and after
full explanation to her by him Of his
financial situation and the inevitable
effect of such proceedings on her part,
yet the sald respondent, notwithstsnd.
ing all the same. has still persisted. 80
far as possible. in the same reckless.
extravagant, lavish and foolish expendi
ture OF money and style OF living, thus
further las explained and pointed out
to her in the manner aioresaidl embsr.
rassing aud defeating your petitioner
in his effort to extricate himself and
any remnant of his estate tcomming.
ling with the estates of othersl from
said financial difficulties and embafrAss.
ments that she has many times since
her marriage with your petitioner and
against his wishes absented herself from
his home and household for long pc
riod- Of time, living abroad and ut no.
tells, thereby sutjecting your petitioner
to further great expense and deprivinR
him of her society and assistance. to
which, as her husband. he was entitled !;
that she has wiliully persisted in a
course Of slanderous and abusive Ian.
guage and publications OF and concern.
ing your petitioner, with the view and
purpose of harassing, vexiup and an.
noying him, aud with such effect, thus
rendering his life miserable and thus
destroying his domestic peace and all
the happiness incidental to the mar.
rage relation. Wherefore your peti
toner prays your Honors to pass de.
cree dissoIving the bond Of matrimony
subsisling between him and the said
Katherine Chase-Sprsgue, and for such
other and further relief as to your Hon.
ors may seem meet, and he as in duty
bound will ever pray"