St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-24
THE DIVORCE MILL.
A Grist of New Suits---Some De-
cisions Ground Out.

ciSiOns Ground Out.
Walter Babcock has begun divorce
proceedings against Lavinia. his wife,
who he claims has abused him beyond
bearing. They were married over
twenty years ago and have brought six
children into the world, who are not the
inmates of the home which in the
words Of the complaint the wife has
brought to be place of torment and
disgrace. The husband states that for
the eight months past his wife has exer-
cised such violent, ungovernable and
destructive temper, and been guilty of
such cruel and inhuman treatment, as TO
render it impossible and unsafe for him
to continue to live with her. That she
has charged him of having committed
adultery with women, many of whom
are ladies in high standing, and with
her own mother, these charges he says
she made before their children, calling
him the vilest names, and that one day
the last of December, when he was re-
proving their little girl, she attacked
him with spider" being deprived Of
this implement of warfare. she turned
on him with redoubled vengeance with
her slipper, and did administer several
severe blows on different parts of the
plaintiffs body. Being once more de-
prived of such weapon. she seized a
chair and made an attack. threatening to
''smash his ID brains out" Once
more disarmed. she advanced to the
affray with the stove-poker, and, finally,
when she could fight no more, she de-
stroyed the bric-a-bIac and jewely
which. in their PALMER days. he had
endowed her. So the poor man asks
for divorce and the custody Of his
| children.
Mathew Won Triebe, police officer
| of the city, has brought action for d.
vorce from his wife, Rosa Won Treble,
and from the complaint filed and the
answer thereto 1t would appear that it
was another case where marriage was
! failure. The husband brings the action
on the ground of cruel and inhuman
treatment and desertion. The hero of
the romance is thirty-nine, while the
| heroine is tWenty-SiX, and they were
married five years ago at CenterviIle.
| Mathew claims that in October of IS
| Rosa slashed him with butcher knife
and at times since has tried to poison
| him, and has. on various occasions,
threatened his life. Besides all this, he
says she is in the habit of selling pro-
! visions and household furniture and
walking off with the proceeds. They
| have not lived together since last De
cembeI. 1t is also claimed that the wife
| abused their little girl. threatening to
drown her and calling her vile names.
In answer. the wife claims the hus-l
| band beats her, drives her from home,-
| gets beaStly drunk, carouses with evil
| companions and does all manner of evil
| things. She says she left because he.
drove her away, and that she dare not
go back, and that she is now pregnant
! with the plaintiffs child. She claims
| hot no ic ralian nffiapr
| per month, and asks that the divorce be-
not granted. The husband denies these
| charges, except that he is an officer.
| Anna Mastad began action i'll divorce,
| proceedings against her husband, Lud-
| wig Mastad. Her complaint states that
| they were married in August of 1877:
that they have two children; that dur
| ing nearly all of their life together her
| husband has treated her in a cruel and
inhuman manner; that at one time she
| had to raise S19 to release her husband
from Jail, where he was confined for
| theft. She says that her husband
leaves her for months at a time without
any aid, and in fact makes out that he
| is far from being an ideal husband.
IN THE HOPPER.
Divorce was granted YESTERDAY by
| Judge hooker to Alfred f. Woollett.
freeing HIM from his wife, Mama c.,
who freed herself of him by deserdng
him at Chicago in July of 'S5. They
were married at st. Louis about seven
years ago. Mr.. WoOllett has been citi-
| zen of Minneapolis for the last year.
| Pauline Mashke received a divorce
from her husband, Carl Mashke.
Judge Hooker granted the divorce
brought by o. A. Gooe against Edmund
Gooe.
| The case of Marie Stockman against
Frederick stockman was also tried be-
fore Judge Hooker, and was taken ul-
| der adviSement.
Alpha NJ. Mayo was granted a divorce
yesterday from George II. Mayo. The
| complaint was br@ght on the ground
| of adultery at Carver year ago. They
were married twelve years ago, and
| have four children, the custody of whom
| goes to the wife.
The divorce suit of Ida F. Harris
| against Arial c. Harris for divorce came
up before Judge Hooker. was partially
| heard and was continued for further
hearing in the chamber of the judge.