St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-16
DIVORCE MADE EASY.
Summons Mailed to the General
Postoffices When Exact Address
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Summons Mailed to the General
Postoffices When Exact Address
Is Known.
San Francisco Examiner.
The old story which is told in the
East, that all man has to do ia Call
fornia to get divorce is to send his
wife East on visit to the old folks,
have summons published in an OBJ
scure weekly paper for few weeks and
obtain the decree, had fair eXemplifi-
cation in Judge LAWYERS court yester-
day. only not in so aggravated form
as the story.
The case in question was the suit
brought by n. S. Sanford, an insurance
solicitor, to obtain a divorce fIOm his
wife Hattie, on the ground of deSertion
and cruelty. The suit was brought
some time ago. The summons was pub
lished and copy mailed to the defend
ant, Mrs. Sanford, in New York city.
SO far everything was all regular and III
strict conformity to the letter of the
law, and there was fair prospect of
MIR. Sanford getting his decree until he
made slip in telling the story of his
wrongs.
Sanford told the Judge that it was i'm
possible for him TO longer live with his
wife, that she had already driven him
couple of times to the doors of the in
sane asylum and caused him to go under
course of treatment with some of the
leading physicians of the country and
Europe.
He said further that he was willing
to provide for his wife if she would let
him alone, and would also guarantee to
always provide for his children. San
ford said he was so anxious to have his
bonds severed that he would be willing
to do ANYTHING.
Il had a letter from my wife the
other day." said Sanford, trying TO
prove that his wife was willing to have
the divorce granted, land she did not
refer to the case in any way, and only
wrote to acknowledge the receipt OF
some money which | had sent her."
you say that she did not refer to
the divorce?" asked Judge LAWYER;
'.does she know anything about it,"
'.She has been served in the regular
way and according to law, yeur honor"
said Mr.. Baum, attorney for Sanford.
1--WE published the summons and mailed
a copy to her address"
what is the address of your wife?"
asked Judge LAWYER of Sanford.
mo. 240 West Fifty-first street, New
York city, replied the witness.
'.Well, but this copy of the summons
has been mailed to New York city. If
YOU know the address of the defendant
why did you not send the summons adj
dressed to that place? New York is a
large city and has a general delivery,
and letter might lie in the postoffice
long time before it would reach the per-
son to whom it is addressed"
Mrs. Sanford was in the country
when the divorce suit was brought"
said Alr. Baum, land we did not know
her address, so we obeyed the letter of
the law and sent the summons in ac-
coraance with the provisions of the
code. Besides. we have a deposition
here taken in New York before an au-
thorized officer
WAS there any person present to rep
resent the defendant when that deposit
ton was taken?" asked the judge.
Not TO my knowledge, . replied Mr..
Baum.
Whose deposition is it?'
"Mrs. Sanford's, the mother of the
plaintiff
WELL" replied Judge Lawler, 81 be-
lieve in having the defendant always
represented in case, and | insist on
personal service when you know the
residence of defendant. 1t is unneceS-
sary 10 read the deposition at present.
but let the case be submitted and | will
look into it. The defendant is willing
to have his wife retain the custody of
the children, observe, still lie waits
divorce on the ground of cruelty"