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

by Tue HUSBAND.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., January 27.-ln the
Office OF the Clerk OF the Supreme Court
+ Washington county to-day William
Sprague filed a petition praying for a
divorce from his wife, Katherine Chase.
Sprague.
The petition recites the facts of the
marriage aud says that "he has ever
since on his part kept or performed all
his marriage covenants, tut that the
said Katherine Chase.Sprague, unmind
tul oil her marriage vows and disregard.
ing her marriage covenants, hath vio-
lated the same in this: That she has
wilfully and without cause deserted the
bed aud board OF your petitioner, which
deseTtion, although not Tor continued
term of five years, yet was under such
circumstances as TO entltle hIm to de
cree for divorce; that she has commit.
ted the crime of adultery and has been
guilty of other gross misbehavior and
wick edness, reppgnant 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 and after great public
scandal had been occasioned thereby,
kept company OF and been on terms OF
close and improper intimacy with other
men aud 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 and his household the
cares and duties incumbent upon her
as 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 squsndered his
property and means by engaging in
lavish, extravagant and foolish expend.
iture of money; that since the imam
cial embarrassment OF your petitioner,
| in 1878, 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,
vet the said respondent, notwithstand.
ing all the same. has still persisted, so
far as possible, in the same reckless.
extrayagant, lavish and foolish expendi
lure OF money and style of living, thus
further las explained and pointed out
to her in the manner aforesaid) embar.
RAISING and defeating your petitioner
| in his effort to extrIcate himself and
auy remnant of his estate (comming.
ling with the estates of others) from
said financial difficulties and embarrass.
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
rioda of time, living abroad and at ho-
tells. thereby suhjecting 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 wilIully persisted in q
course of slanderous and abusive Ian.
euage and publications OF and concern.
ing your petitioner, with the view and
purpose of harassing, vexing and an.
noy ing him, and 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 a de
cree dissolving the bond of matrimony
subsisting between him and the said
Katherine ChaseSprague. and for such
other and further relief as to your Hon.
ors may seem meet, and he as in duty
bound will ever pray"