St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10
Mrs. Carelton Also Relieved
From the Heavy Yoke Of
Matrimony.
Two Candidates for Legal
Separation Leave the Court
Room Disappointed.
All the News Gathered at the
Court House Put in Inter-
esting Shape.

CduuO up yCOtCIudy oAtCAuoOH3 WAoh
Mrs. Lydia NJ. Ingram secured a di-
vorce from Manville u. Ingram, for
merly member of the big dry goods
firm of Ingram & Olson. 1t will be re-
membered that a number of months
ago there was a rupture between the
two members of the firm, which ended
in Ingram's selling out to Mr.. Olson.
Just at this time it was learned that
MIR. Ingram, while under the influence
of liquor at club house On Hennepin
avenue, had lost large sum OF money.
1t was given out that the loose business
| methods were the grounds upon which
the dissolution of partnership was
based. Mr.. Ingram was present when
the case was tried yesterday. but made
no effort to fight it. Mrs. Ingram was
placed on the stand first. She was
dressed in black, and wore handsome
sealskin sacque and diamonds. Her
face was drawn, and more than once, as
she proceeded with her story, her chin
quivered and her eyes filled with tears.
Her young daughter sat in a chair just
father once during the trial. During
the trying ordeal Mr.. Ingram gazed at
his wife, but made no sign of any kind.
"Mr. Ingram and l." said Mrs. In
gram, ''Were married Sept. z, 1878, and
have lived in Minneapolis about eleven
years. Ten years age he became adj
dicted to drinking, and began coming
home drunk. He has been the worst
during the past six years. He would
get drunk three or four times week,
and sometimes he would remain drunk
for several days at a time. During these
Sprees he would remain away from
home. When he came home he was al
ways cross and ugly. and did nothing
but find fault and ScOld me. He would
swear at me and break up the furniture
if things did not SUIT him. The coach
man always put him to bed when he
came home drunk, and then would go
to his room and nurse him."
cat one time my husband owned con-
siderable property here, and had All in
terest in the firm of Ingram & Olson.
But he gambled all the time, and lost
all he had. | left him in September
last, because he did not take care of his
family and because was afraid OF him.
For the past fourteen months have
supported myself and my daughter"
Newton Morgan, the cOlored coachf
man, corroborated Mrs. 1ngram'S story
of Mr.. Ingram's drinking, and divorce
was granted. !
HE PUNCHED THE KIDS.
Isabella NJ. Carleton. a timid little
woman dressed in black, wanted a di-2
vOrce from w. j. Carleton, to whom
she was married in Canda in 1869. She
alleged habitual drunkenness and cruel
and inhuman treatment. On one Oc-
casion he had taken iack-knife and
cut her night dress off, and at another
time he had made her get up in the
middle of the night and go out and lie
down in the snow with only her night
dress on. According to the testimony
of all the witnesses Mr.. Carleton was
man who would steal his own clothes
and pawn them in order to get whisky.
''He would come home drunk" said
Mrs. Carleton, when telling her story,
''and after punching the heads of the
children he would make me stand up
in the corner, and then punch me, just
to show Inc how it was done"
A decree of divorce was ordered.
THE WRONG COMPLAINT.
The divorce suit of Elizabeth Morri-
son against John d. Morrison was
called and tried before Judge Hicks.
The parties resided at Lake City, and
six years ago came to Minneapolis to be
married. John secured work here and
finally had his wife come here to live.
When they had been married three
years he left her, after she had nursed
him through a long sickness. Before
leaving he threatened to strike her with
chair. 1t was Oh the ground OF cruel
| and inhuman treatment that Mrs. Nor
risOn endeavored to obtain divorce.
Judge Hicks declined to grant her
decree, holding that the ground should
have been desertiOn.
1T WAS CONTINUED.
The suit of Carrie B. Fairbanks
against Lewis A. Fairbanks, to secure
divorce Oh the grounds of cruel and in
human treatment, drunkenness and
nOn-suppOrt, was partially tried and
continued for two weeks. Several other
cases were continued for one week,
owing to the non-appearance of the
parties.
A COMPLICATED CASE.
Some days ago Mrs. Mary Brank Oh
tanned a divorce from Andrew Brank
Oh the grounds of cruel and inhuman
treatment, and secured judgment of
the court giving her an interest In the
property owned by her husband, and
valued at some $500. c.. A. Ebert
acted as her attorney when the divorce
was secured. Yesterday afternoon At
torney E. N. Donaldson, of Brainerd,
representing Mr.. Brank, came into
| court and demanded that the divorce he
set aside on the ground that fraud had
| been used in securing it. Mr.. Donald
son alleged that when the summons and
| complaint in the divorce proceedings
| were served on his client it was done in
such way that he did not know what
| it was; and that he was never informed
| in any way THAT his wife was about to
| commence divorce proceedings against
him. He further charges that when,
| Mrs. Brank deserted her husband she
| took with Der nearly all his money.
The court made an order vacating the
! Judgment of divorce and permitting the
| defendant to 6le an answer. a
| GENERAL COURT NEWS. a.
| Sometime ago Fred E. Hardenburgh
| obtained verdict of some $500 against
| the ST. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitaba.
| Railway company as damages for being
! elected from a train. Yesterday after
noon Judge Lochren rendered decis-
| ion in the case in which he held that
| the verdict was excessive. and ordering
| a new trial unless Hardenburgh should
return to the company all the money.
| but S400.
| Mrs. Ingeborg Nelson. who began di-
vorce proceedings against William
Nelson day before yesterday, has now
begun an action against him to recover.
certain property he took from the house
when she was sick. An injunction has
! been issued restraining Nelson from,
in any way. annoying his wife while
the divorce action is pending.
An order was made yesterday, dis
charging the assignee of the firm of
Moren & Lundberg.
The damage suit of August LindVall
all day yesterday. The attorneys were
arguing law points and the jurymen
had vacation.
The jury in the case of the state