The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-16
BROKEN OFF.
That's What Mrs. T. F. NJ. Curry, Of
Davenport, Wants Done with
Her Marriage Ties.

| 1t Is the same old story of mans inhu~
manity to woman which is now attracting
the attention of the people of Davenport
Yesterday Mrs. T. F. NJ. Curry, one of
the Oldest lady teachers in the public
schools, filed petition of divorce from
her husband on the charge Of cruelty and
inhuman treatment at his hands.
She was married to her husband on
April 80, 1914, at Beaver county, Pa,
and has lived with him ever since as his
wife; six children have been bora to them
only four of whom are now living, Wis.
Mary j Curry, Albert H, Triphena T.
and Morton NJ; the youngest being 25
years old. The couple moved To Scott
county in 1852, locating a few miles from
Davenport and have since resided there.
The plaintiff alleges that her husband has
been guilty of the most iahuman treats
mont, such as to eDdanger her life; that
he has violent temper, and during tie
whole of their married life he has been
guilty of flying info fits of passion, when
excited and within the last five years, il
has become confirmed habit The de
PENDANT is accused of flying into extreme
paroXysms' of i'll temper and passion
within the past year or two, and during
the prevalence of these fits he is accused
of violently assajling his wife with the
toulest abuse; calling her the most scur>
nlous and insulting names, gesticulating
wildly with his hands, pounding the tai
bles with his fists, and throwing chairs or
anything he can lay hands on about him.
Numerous cases are cited wherein the
defendant is shown to be nothing better
than brute, and in short has made the
| life of his wife "a hell on earth" The
only wonder is that the plaintiff has sub
mitted to his brutality so long.
| Besides the great burden of woe
which has been heaped upon her, she
has been the support of the household.
The husband is 6S years old while she is
G2, She has earned about 1000 per
annum for the last nineteen years. She
has paid for and bought all the clothing
and expenses of the children. Soon after
the purchase of their farm in 1866, she
paid off q mortgage of $500 with interest
of 10 per cent. In 1870 she paid off an
other mortgage of $500. Also $500 for a
double carriage. All that she has re
naming is 81, 200, beside other personal
property. The rest Of her salary went to
defray the expenses of the family am. to
| improve the farm. After describing the
personal property which consists of
household property, she claims one half
Of the real estate, which her husband
values at,S10,000. Wherefore she prays
for divorce and that the defendant may
be ordered 10 pay the cherk proper sum
of money for the separate support Of
herself and the payment Of attorneys
fees, and that on final hearing she may be
absolutely divorced from him and decrecd
to be the absolute owner of one half of
the real estate, and allowed to resume her
maiden name,
The case has caused considerable cons
mcnt as the parties are both well known.
Mrs. Curry has been employed in the pub
lie schools of Davenport for the past
nineteen years, and for the last thirteen
years as assistant principal in the High
school, during which time she has lived
at home on the farm with her husband,
driving to school in the morning and back
nome IN the evening. The life of a school
teacher is not the rleasantcst in the
world, hut when the cares and worry of the
school room are followed by the antics Of
a brutal and tyrannical husband, we only
wonder that Mrs. Curry still retains full
possession of her senses.