The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-10
MRS. DITTEMORE'S CHARGES
Evidence Upon Which She Expects to
Obtain Divorce from Her Husband.
mony in the Case-0ther Complaints of
Domestic Infelicity-The Record.

Many well-knosvn citizens were in Superior
Court room No. 2 yesterday morning when the
suit Of Mary A. Dittemors against John w.
Diftemo-e for divorce and $12, 900 aimony was
called. In the Audience were number of the
members Of the Central and Third Christian
Churches, who desired to hear the testimony, on
account Of charges Mrs. Dittemore made in her
supplemental complaint affecting member of
their denomination. Evidence was submitted
in support of the charge Mrs. Dittemore made
in her amended complaint that Mr. Dittemore
had had improper relations with Mrs. G. w.
Martz. The principal witness in support of the
charge was DR.. J. j. Cole. He testified
that one day last summer Mr.. Dittemore
called at Mrs. Martz's residence There was
also an attempt made to show by DIR. Cole that
Mrs. Martz had gone out riding with Mr.. Ditto
more. but all be could testify to was that she
had gone with man who drove white horse,
and as the animal resembled the one driven by
Ar. Dittemore it was supposed that he was the
man.
After the examination of DR.. Cole the plant
ifs attorney introduced evidence to show that
Mrs. Martz was not woman of good character.
On that point there some very damaging
testimony by MIR. Senour, Mr.. Canary and wife
and number of ladies who reside in her imms-
date neigh borhood.
Johnnie Dittemore. twslve-year-old of
Mr. and Mrs. Dittemore, testified that his father
had often treated his mother very badly that he
had frequently called her pug nosed dog and
whistled at her as If calling a dog His mother, be
said, would not allow his half-sister, Mabel Dit
temore. TO stay at home, because she had been
the means OF causing separation between Mr..
and Mrs. Dittemore several years ago. A few
days before last Christmas Mrs. Dittemore got
mad because her husband gave his daughter $50.
on account of which she went to the New York
store and bought $3.50 worth Of goods on Mr..
Dittemore's credit
Mary J. Dorand testified that she had lived
for some time with the Dittemore family, and
had always found Mrs. Dittemore y pleasant
and agreeable person, although she was at times
high tempered.
Mrs. Ditter1cre was examined at length. She
said that she married Mr.. Dittsmore the second
time at his solicitation, and upon the promise
that he would give to her certain property and
make soon after marriage. Before the mar
rage they met in Captain Rit-
ter,s office. and marriage contract
settiug forth what Mr. Dittemore should do was
written out and signed After the marriage he
refused TO carry out the contract, and told her
she would have to paddle her own canoe" One
was that the daughter Of Mr. Dittsmore should
never enter their house. because she had caused
the former separation, but Mr.. Dlttamore in
sisted that the daughter should visit them, and
told Mrs Dittemore if she didn't want to have
her there she could go herself. He was in the
habit of talking unkindly about her. and on one
occasion told that she had, early in life. ran Off
to New Orleans with a preacher. After she
had fled a suit for divorce he had
tods her that he would procure
the decree matter how much his witnesses
cost him, and said he had already spent $500.
Mrs. Dttemore said that her husband owns real
estate valued at 80 600; bad notes and personal
property valued at $4,000. and had recently
inherited $4,000 from relative in Illinois.
She herself owned four pieces of real estate, and
held notes and household furniture valued at
several hundred dollars.
On cross-sxamination Mrs. Dittemore
asked if she did not say to Mrs. Rogers, pro-
pretor of hotel in Gosport, that she intended
to procure another divorce from her
husband, and would get more money
this time than before, because Judge
Walker said she did not get as much as she de-
served. She denied the story, except that she
said to Mrs. Rogers that she need not DO sur
prised to hear Of her doing anything.
The first witness for the defense Mrs.
Rogers, of Gosport She testified that last sum-
mer Mr. and Mrs. Distemore stopped at her
nonse, and that Mrs. Dittemors got mad b.
cause her husbadd spit in the fire. After Mr.s
Dittemore left the room, Mrs. Dittemore said to
her that she need not be surprised to hear of
something happening, she could get another
divorce and more money than she got before,
because Judge Walker said she did not get
enough. More testimony will be heard to-day.