National Republican., 1883-10-02
THE COURTS.
Four Divorces Granted and Two More
Applied For-Other suits Filled and Ac-
lion Taken.
FOUR DIVORCES GRANTED.


tion Taken.
FOUR DIVORCES GRANTED.
In tho equity court yesterday Judge james
mado DEGREES of divorce in four cases. Rosa
y. Steele Vincent was granted divorce from
Charles Vincent. This case has been running
in tho courts for some time and humorous
cross bills have been filed. After noting that
the original charge was drunkenness, and
that he permitted tho filing of cross bill,
charging adultery, Judge James discussed the
evidence sustaining the first charge. lie de-
fined the torn habitual drunkenness rs tho
habit of getting intoxicated. 1t may not be
oftener than three or four times year. II
periods of drunkenness recur from to time
say on Saturday nights-thcn those nights be-
come nights of apprehension. -Four or live
times per year of such drunkenness VIII do-
strOy tho happiness of wife, llo then
referred to tho proof in the case
on that point and said 1t was clear to him
that the charge had been made out In
the crossbill of defendant the charge ofdrnnk-
cnness ia made against tine wife, but 1t is proved
that the husband SGT the example. The
charge of adultery is also made, party
named Kirk who the defendant had trusted
TO bring pair of horses here, being the man
concerned. lie appears to have been visitor
to the house here, till the husband, on ac-
count of something he saw, forbade his visits,
and he then appears to have continued his
visits, going into tho basement and getting
his meals there. 1t was difficult to deter
mine what sort of n creature this man was.
The charge of adultery was not proven, but
his conduct seems to have been improper and
indelicate, and he would say vulgar; but
there is no proof that she took the last step
TO make the charge true. lie referred to the
charge rs to adultery in Philadelphia, when
Kirk topk u room adjoining that of the COM
plainnnt, and said she went there to give
birth to o child, and he could not assume that
adultery was then committed. lie could not
decree u divorce for such conduct. He would
therefore direct u decree of divorce for the
wife on the ground ofdrunkcnness. Mr.. Earle,
the attorney for the defense, gave notice of an
appeal,
were married in 1866, and lived together un-
til 1875, when she dissolved the partnership
by dcserting him. The charge was sustained
and n decree was entered divorcing the un-
happy pair.
Rev. Hc2elSiah johnson married James
Quiller and Charlotte Quiller ON Nov. IL, 1o6S,
and the pair lived rs good married people
should until 1876, when the wife deserted her
husband, and yesterday decree was made
granting him u divorce.
The link binding Margaret King to James
l. King was also severed yesterday. They
were married ut St. Aoysius' church in 1860
and lived happily for short time, when
james began to drink, and has continued to
do SO since that time, refusing to support his
wife and children.
TWO MORE DIVORCES ASKED FOR.
James H. Smith, as attorney for George w.
Ashton, filed a bill for divorce from Sarah
Jane Ashton. They were married by the
Rev. John Brooks Oh juno ., 1873. He
charges that she deserted him in 1880 and
has continued to live apart since. He charges
that she is living with man named Boyd,
and prays n divorce.
Armory II. Shattuck sues for divorce from
his wife, Mary s., charging incompatibility.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
Judge Cartier issued writ of habeas cor
pus yesterday, returnable to-day at = O'clock in
the case Of the man Lee, who was summoned to
appear in the charge Of keeping an unlicensed
bar against Charles A. Hammer. Lee failed
to appear and was brought in ON an attach
ment and fined so or thirty days for contempt
of court by Judge Smell.
Messrs. Eugene +. Arnold and X. Q. Hall
were yesterday admitted to the bar.
The October term of the court in banc
opened yesterday morning, with Chief JUS
tice Cartier and Justices Hagner and Cox on
the bench. Tho calendar was called and n
number of cases set for hearing. Three pat
Cnt cases have been placed OH the assignment
for to-day. Each justice was presented with
n handsome bouquet of flowers by the marshal
yesterday.
Benjamin w. Keyser yesterday filed n Pc
titon in equity as receiver of the German
American savings bank to compound certain
Indebtedness of Louis LeClerc. Judge James,
in the equity court, granted the petition.
Tho will of the late Emily +. Sullivan was
filed yesterday. She leaves all property to
her sister, Harriet M. Sullivan, and names
her as executriX.
THE RECORD.
EQUITY CotTt-Jtdoe Jdmes.-Kolb VS.. Kolb
Minnie Ko b appointed guardian ad litem. Muir
dUch vs. Fletcher; pOr!iOu of order OF July IL
voked. Dugan VS.. Clark; motion for substitution
of trustee ovvrruled. same VS.. same; trustee di-
rccted TO receive purchase money Ridenour VS..
MCClelland w. Pierce Bell appointed trustee to
sell CUTLER VI. Quiller; divorce u vim mat.
granted. Washington Beneficial Endowment as
socialon VIZ. Wood j. j. Knox, commissioner, f..
S. and T. Co. allowed to intervene; Galley VS..
Green restraining order returnable oct. 8,
granted. Hudson vs. Hudson; Il divorce II vim.
mat granted. Rice VS.. Rice; further proof
allowed TO be taken. King VS.. King;
divorce a vim mat. granted. Green vs. FOrsbeIg;
sale ordered and Fillmore Beall appointed trustee
tn sell. In re b. w. Kcyser receiver; move TO
compound indebtedness OF Louis Leclerc, granted
Vincent VS., Vincent: divorce win. mat. granted
to complainant. BOrher VS.. Gilmore. pro cOnesso
VS.. defendants, Gilmore, Baker and Darling; sci
aside. Hampton vs. Hampton; leave TO proceed
under writ Of attachment granted. Adjourned until
to-day.