Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-02-23
AsSC-iNDAL.
Il Brief History of the Case Ventilated IN
Justice Court.


Justice Court.
A social scandal of decidedly fragrant
and odoriferous nature was ventilated be-
fore Justice Hutchins last week, and while
we would prefer not to record cases OF this
description, yet as faithful chronicler of
local happenings we have unfortunately
no choice but to report the occurrence,
divestifying of it of all disgusting details
which are not absolutely necessary here,
and condensing the facts to the smallest
space consistent with clearness.
On Tuesday last a warrant was sworn
out by T. W. Shields, of Hancock, for the
arrest of one ]. Sanders, of that place,
charged with the crime of adultery COM
mitted with Mrs. Josie Shields, tho de-
serted wife of the complaining witness
The woman in the case, Mrs. Shields. nee
Miss Josie Dickinson, has, it appears,
been living with Sanders as his mistress
for couple of years past; has born him
one child, now dead; and is at present
enciente. For so young woman she has
had an eventful life; but it is necessary, in
order to explain matters, to go back sew
eral years to the time of her marriage with
Shields.
In August, 1877, Josie Dickinson, then
in her teens,
ELoPED
with T. W.Shields, a hand employed on the
farm on which her father, NJ. l.. Dicken-
son, was foreman, and came from Hancock
to Morris, where they were married by
Justice Baldwin. After marriage the
couple returned home, and lived together
for couple of years. Matters, however,
were anything but pleasant, as the Wife's
parents, who disapproved. of the match,
made it decidedly unpleasant for Shields,
until finally he determined TO stand it no
longer, and forthwith left for parts un
known,
DISSENTING
his young wife and babe, and leaving her
to provide for herself and child rs best
she might. A short time after Shields left
his wife went to live with Sanders, and as
the evidence conclusi 'ely proved at the
examination, has continued, contrary to
statutes in such cases made and provided,
to shareShis bed and board up to the pres.
ent time About year or so ago Mrs.
Shields sued for
DIVORCE,
and in due time q decree was granted, but
this order from the court was not made of
record, as her attorney, Mr.. G. L. Brown
| of this place, refused to let the papers go
on file until such time as his bill for costs,
fees, etc., was paid. The decree was
granted last April, but for the reasons
stated, Mrs. Shields, although the prayer
of her petition was granted, had no docu.
ments to prove herself free woman. Right
here we may say that there is difference
of opinion as to whether she is or is not a
granting of the decree set her free, while
on the other hand it is asserted that it is OF
no effect until the order is made matter
of record. The fact of her attorney refus
ing to file the order seems to us to sustain
the latter opinion as if there was 10 object
in having the papers pass through the
regular process, why would he hold them
until such time as lis claims were paid
But to resume-on Wednesday last the
husband suddenly returned, from where
nobody knows, and finding how matters
ctN cyt-r,r IF n1h oH
SANDERS ARRESTED.
His object evidently being, some say
for revenge or spite; but we are inclined
to tn ink it was part of a scheme to ge
Sanders and Mrs. S. away from home, anC
afford him an opportunity to obtain pos
session of the child At the examination
a number of witnesses, among whom wa
Mrs. Shields, gave testimony as to tilt
guilt of the parties; and in fact the princi
pals themselves admitted that they wer'
living together as man and wife. although
of course not married. The prisoner wa
held for trial at the spring term Of the dis
trict court, and furnishing bail for his ap
pearance in the sum of $4,000, G. G. En-
ersom and O. L. Brevig, of Hancock, act
ing as bondsmen. If reports are true, tn
case promises to be further complicatet
by that time, as it is claimed the divOrc
papers will have been filed, and Mrs
Shields, or Miss Dickinson and tn
prisoner duly married according to law.
Saturday evening Shields left for Han
cock, and we learn it was his intention t
get his child and carry it away with him
He got the child in his possession, bu
delayed leaving for some reason or Other
and before he knew where he was tn
sheriff had returned the child to its mother
To Be Repeated Later.
The peri given week bcfor
last under the auspices of the board c
) trade were so creditably presented and we
| received that general desire WAS e.