St. Paul daily globe., 1888-05-04
An Aged Wife Sues for a Di-
Vorce From Her Life
Long Partner.
Professors Chosen by the Re-
gents for the State Med
zeal College.
a BIT Of Romance in Which
People OF Two Races
Figured.
Summary Of the Doings of
One Day Gathered From
All Sources.
AGED AND UNHAPPY.
6ane NJ. Gregg Wants a Divorce
From Her Husband, With Whom
She Has lived Many Years.

She Has Lived Many Years.
Jane Melissa Gregg has brought suit
for divorce against John Washington
Gregg. The parties are respectively
fifty-four and siXty-one years of age,
and were married in Appleton, Wis,
Oct 23, 1858. Mrs. Gregg charges that
the defendant has been guilty of adult
terry with various women since 1888, and
that she has not lived with him since
she became cogniZant of such illicit in
tercOurSe. She alleges further that. by
their united eXer ions they (the parties
to this SuiO have acquired prop
erty valued at S25. 600. She
IeWd women large sums of money
and that he executed ana delivered to
one Leo Beetsch and A. l.. Hanson
bond for deed Of One-half interest of
the real estate above referred to. Also
TO his son, George, q warranty deed of
all this property, without her knowledge
or consent. As a second cause of action.
the plaintiff says that the defendant has
frequently maltreated and abused her,
knocking her down and dragging her
about the house by the hair of the head
in the presence Of her children. The
Issue OF the marriage has been seven
VI WHICH 1OuI dTb 1liiDg. TWO
daughters aged thirty-four and twenty
nine, and two sons aged twenty-five and
twenty. The plaintiff further alleges
a cOnnivance between the defendant
and his son. George. to dispose of the
property SO that she will be unable to
enforce her rights. Mrs. Gregg asks
that tie bonds Of matrimony be dis
solved, and that the custody of the
minor child be awarded her. She also
asks that such portion of the common
property be allowed her as is equitable
and just, and that the defendant and
his son be restrained from disposing of.
or III any way eIcumbering the property
referred to.
HEAVY DAMAGES WANTED.
The North St. Paul Land company
mas brought suit against Ernest f.
Ptiueger to recover S35. 5.47O. IA for failure
to perform an agreement on the Dur-
chase and Improvement of some real
estate in North St. Paul. and for goods
sold and delivered. 1t is alleged that
the plaintiff and defendant entered into
negotiations with view to the location
and establishment by the defendant
on the plaintitf's lands of a manufact0ry
engaged III tie manufacture and selling
at wholesale Of fishing tackle and SUP
plies OF similar character. The com
plsihI Says tilat tnG defendant wholly
failed to carry out the terms of the
agreement, and that by reason of this
failure to erect certain buildings and
carry on business the plaintiff was
greatly damaged and the land depreci-
ated greatly in value.
MINOR COURT DoINGs.
Elizabeth Schaefer ct al. has brought
suit against Mary S. Seltzer ct al, ask
ing Judgment for sale of the west one
half of lot 10, block II, Winslow's addi-
ton, and division of the proceeds ac-
cording to the respective rights of the
parties 10 this suit.
Jacob Lewis has brought suit against
Benjamin Bank to recover Judgment
for SS1 for goods sold
In the case OF NJ. II. Williamson eft
al. against }. IL. Burns, the plaintiff has
been allowed an order for the payment
of S11.70 and the other relief sought i'm
the motion.
Iii the case of Joseph Merfeld against
Emanuel Prochazka, Judge Brill has
granted the plaintiffs motion for judg-
ment.
George w. Judson, the assistant post
master at Muscado. who was fined S1GO
for tampering with the mails, paid his
line yesterday and was released.
The case Of Charleston. the colored
man, accused OF forgery, has been con
tlnued until to-day.