The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-08-08
WOES OF WEDLOCK.
Some Cases Of Married Misery
in Sedalia as Shown by the
Records Of the Cir
cult Court.
Fourteen Applications for Divorce
VIII be Considered at the
September Term.

Business in the divorce line seems to be
very good at present, and there are more
unfortunates praying for relief from wha,
they consider the calling and slavish bonds
OF wedlOck, than there are candidates fol
the matrimonial moose, or rather for what
the aesthetic young man and the romantic
young lady In their roseate view of matri.
mony are pleased to term the silken bands
Of connubial bliss.
In number of the cases mentioned be
low, it will be observed that those who
swore to love, honor and cherish each 9th.
er until death did them part, found, after a
few months trial, that the hand they had
fondly supposed would never be raised ex-
cept In loving caress, too often contained
the poker or the broomstick, as the case
might be, and that If they waited until
death parted them, there would not be
enough left of the abused husband or wife to
make a respectable looking corpse. Hence
the strong arm of the law is invoked to
sever the unwise and unhappy union.
A BAzOO reporter, upon examining the
docket of the circuit court for the Sep
TENDER term, yesterday, found the follow
what seemed to be good and sufficient rea-
sons for divorce according to the petition
filed in each case.
WILLIAM MOON vs. HATTIE MOON.
Plaintiff states that he was married to
defendant in January. 1879; that they
lived together until March 20, 1879, and
during that time plaintiff at all times de-
meaned himself as a faithful husband,
and in kind and afectionate manner to-
wards defendant; that defendant, forget
ting her marriage obligations, absented
herself, without cause or reasonable ex-
cuse, from the home of plaintiff for one
whole year previous to the Cling of this
application for divorce, wherefore plain
tiff prays that the marriage relation ex-
listing between plaintiff and defendant be
dissolved.
SARAH A. HARRISON VS.. OWEN HARRISON.
Plaintiff, after the usual statement of
faithful, kind and affectionate demeanor,
ETC., asks to be divorced from de-
fendant for the following reasons /:
That defendant, about tho month of JAN
uary, 1881, became addicted to the use of
intoxicating liquor, and continued said
habit for one whole year prior to the filing
OF this application for a divorce; that
defendant came home drunk on the night
OF the 10th of March, 1882, and without
any excuse or provocation choked
plaintiff, compelling her to leave her
room; that on the night of the 18th Of
March, 1882, plaintiff went to a party, and
on her return home found her husband
drunk and in an i'll humor; that he COM
menced to curse and abuse her and to ap-
ply to her all manner of vile epithets,
finally ordering her to leave the house
that since the 18th of March the defendant
has loafed about saloons, with no occupa-
tion, and has so conducted himself as to
be considered a vagrant within the mean.
ing of the law.
KATE HICKMAN vs.. JNO. @. HICKMAN.
Plaintiff asks to be released from the
bonds of wedlock contracted with defend
ant for the reason that he has absented
himself for more than nine years and
failed to provide for plaintiffs support.
E. L. PHIPPs vs. HELEN PHIPPs.
Plaintiff, E. L. Phipps, says
that his wife, Helen Phipps, the defendant,
renders his life intolerable by her violent
and unreasonable conduct and asks to be
relieved from the bonds of wedlock con-
tracted with her.
ADDAH HAYES vs.. JAS. H HAYES.
Plaintiff and defendant were married in
Montgomery county in 1866 and lived to-
gether until December, 1873. Plaintiff
asks for divorce from the bonds of mat
rimony existing between herself and de.
fendant for the reason that while at all
times she has demeaned herself as q
faithful and afiectionate wife, de-
fendant has been guilty of such cruel
treatment towards her as to endanger her
life. Plaintiff further states that in 1878,
at Windsor, Mo-, defendant failed to pro-
vide for her support, Notwithstanding that
he was perfectly able to do so. That in
the months of November and December
defendant failed to provide q house for
plaintiff and that she was exposed to the
cold and storms; that defendant at various
times treated plaintiff in manner so bru-
tai as to make her sick that in December
1878, defendant assaulted plaintiff while
she was in delicate condition and endan-
gered her life. Plaintiff also asks for the
custody of the child born in this wedlock
now six years OF age.
JNO. +. SHIT VS.. EMMA sMIT.
Plaintiff asks for severance OF the mar
riage relation existing between himself and
defendant, for the reason that defendant
without any just cause, absented herself
from the bed and board of plaintiff fol-
one whole year prior to the filing of thi:
application for divorce.
IsADORE C. sTERNB VS.. VIM. T. STERNE.
Plaintiff states that she was married to
defendant on the 9TH of February, 1869
and had lived with him until September
18th, 1875. That defendant, without any
just cause, absented himself from his home
for one year prior to the above mentioned
date, wherefore plaintiff asks that thu
bonds of wedlock existing between herself
and defendant be dissolved, and that sh,
be given the custody of Eve children, tn,
fruits of this union, and q reasonable sun
for their support. Plaintiff also states tina,