St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-24
as retur'uU Recount.
THE DISTRICT COURT.
EX.Sergt. SeatOn Arraigned--Di.
VOrces and Minor matters.

Ex.Sergt. SeatOn Arraigued--Di-
vOrces and Minor Matters.
George r. SeatOn, eX-sergeant of the
municipal court, walked into the district
court yesterday morning with weary look
on his face. Il understand there is an in
dictment against me-" said he. turning to
the clerk and giving his long blonde mus
tache a savage tug. The clerk hunted
around in his desk. tished out paper after
paper. and finally struck the right one
which he spread out on the desk and pro-
ceeded to lead. The indictment charged
him with cutting down and carrying away
the flags from Republican headquarters
about week before the recent election.
Grand larceny in the second degree was
the otfense charged. and when the clerk
had finished reading theex-sergeant looked
up and murmured: Not guilty." The
case was set for hearing Dec. so, and the
bond under which Mr.. SeatOn may remain
at liberty at $500. As soon as these for
maliteS were over a bond was prepared
with NJ W. Glenn and A. C. Heinrich on
it as SuretieS.
CRUEL TO HIM.
In the district court yesterday afternoon
Joseph Aubrecht filed papers commencing
divorce proceedings against Caroline Au-
brecht The parties were married in
March, 1872, and have three children, aged
respectively II, Is and IA years. Mr.. Au-
brecht is 80 years of age. and his wife 81.
In his complaint Mr.. Aubrecht alleges that
never since his marriage has his wife been
true to him, but that during all their mar
ried life she has practiced a system of clu-
city toward him that rendered it impossible
10 live with her. She possesses he claims,
yoloni ann hfo
and in December, 1888, at jamestown,
Oak, conSpiled with other parties to drive
him from his home. Fearing that he would
be killed if he remained he left and re-
manned away until April, 1854. He then
induced his wife to come to Minneapolis
and live. Since then she has refused, he
declares, to perform her marital duties. and
frequently told him to get younger wife.
On September 4. 1856. he returned home
and was surprised to find that his wife had
left, taking with her the three children
This. he alleges. she did frequently, but
until this time he had always induced her
to return.
DIVORCE GRANTED.
Judge Lochren filed decision Yesterday
in the case of Alice NJ. Steader against
. Adam Steader, granting the plaintiff CON-
plete divorce and allowing her to resume
her maiden name, Alice NJ. Davenport.
Proceedings in the case were commenced
last August. The parties were married at
Faribault Sept. 5. 1881. Soon after the
marriage Mr.. Steader commenced drinking
heavily, and when under the influence of
liouor would treat his wife in most brutal
manner. On one occasion he knocked her
mother down in his wife's presence. and
called her vile names. 1t is also charged
that when Mrs. Steader was sick he re-
fused to allow physician to see her.
ON THE GROUND OF INFIDELITY.
Before Judge Rea yesterday morning
was heard the suit for divorce brought by
Anna NJ. johnson against David Johnson,
a local politician OF some note, and who
during the recent campaign received the
title OF the ''silver-tongued orator of the
Northwest" Mrs. johnson, a handsome
woman of possibly % years, charged
adultery. and to clinch her argument offered
proof that her husband had been untrue to
her. T. D. ComstOck. employed by Mr..