St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-02
DIVORCE IN HIGH LIFE.
James N. Granger, the Well
Known Lawyer, Is Called
Upon
To Answer a Suit for Divorce,
Brought by. His
Wife.
Charges Of Cruel and In
human Treatment Made
Against Him,
With Other Complaints of a
With Other Complaints of a
Serious and Distressing
Nature.

st. PauPs upper tendon will be
shocked, if not surprised, to hear that
James w. Granger, the well known and
able lawyer, is the defendant in di
Vorce suit instituted in the district
court yesterday. That unhappineSS
reigned in the household of the Grang
eTs is fact well known in society cir
Giles for over a year. But yesterday
Sarah l.. Grnnger, the wife. disclosed to
the public the cause for this unhappi
ness by filing bill for divorce. Her
complaint is substantially as follows:
She married Mr.. Granger at Chicago,
Feb. 6, 1878. Immediately after the
marriage the couple came to st. Paul
and have resided here ever since. In
July last Mr.. Granger went to PrOvi-
dence, r. l., where he remained. Since
Aug. 81 he has refused and neglected to
contribute to the support of his wife
and son. He is habitual drunkard,
having been partially or wholly intOXi-
Gated almost daily for the three years
last past. During that time he has been
guilty of cruel and inhuman treatment
of his wife, having repeatedly struck
cation. Sometimes he beat her so yio-
lently that marks of the blows were
left upon her person for several days.
He has repeatedly threatened her, and
has often applied violent, abusive and
low names and epithetS to her. 1t is
further alleged that Mr.. Granger circu-
lated among his wife's friends and rela-
tiYeS, numerous false, ScandalOuS and
derOgatOry statements concerning her.
The only issue of the marriage is a son.
named Launcelot, who is now nine
years of age. About a year ago the
boy became afflicted with spinal
curvature. and it became necessary
to remove him to Boston for medical
treatment. Mrs. Granger, with the con-
sent of her husband, took the boy to
Boston in December, 1883, and placed
him in charge of competent physicians,
who are now treating him. On three
different occasions in July and August
last, Mr. Granger, while intoxicated,
went to Boston and endeavored to re-
move his son from his present custody.
On one of the trips he was accompanied
by detective. Mrs. Granger believes
that the condition of her son has been
greatly injured by the attempts made
to remove him. The wife asserts that
she believes that Mr.. Granger will en-
deavor to remove the boy by force and
violence, unless restrained by the
courts. She states that her husband is
not fit person to have the custody of
the child. Lot17, block "A. Dayton and
Irvine's addition, is the home of the
Changers. They purchased the property
in November. 1886, and its present value
is about $1,000. Mrs.. Granger asserts
that last January her husband prevailed
upon her to sign deed transferring the
homestead to l.. ID. Hodge. MFR. Granger
represented that she should sign the
deed to aid him in securing loan. Mr..
Hodge paid no consideration for the
property, but forthwith retranSferred it
to Mr.. Granger exclusively. 1t is fur
ther asserted that Mr.. Granger owns
considerable property in Buffalo, n. Y.
Mrs. Granger states that she is without
means to support herself and child.
She prayS the court to grant her a di-
yorce or a limited divorce. She also
wants the court to direct that the title
to the homestead be vested exclusively
in her. As finishing touch she asks
for alimOny and funds to defray the ex
penSeS of the suit.