St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-20

ase open, so you can bring in new tes-
timony.
Mrs. Staples left the room looking
sadly disappointed.
A BEAUTY'S SUIT.
"Fannie l.. Snyder against John c.
SNYDER" read the clerk.
In response to the call Mrs. Snyder, a
daZZlingly handsome woman, with a
forward She charged her husband
with adultery, and said she wanted an
absolute divorce and the custody of her
little girl. She took the stand and
turned a pale face toward the judge
and nervOuSly twisted the fingers of her
small hands.
1--WE were married in 1882" she said,
"at Minneapolis. | was born in this
city and have lived here all my life.
Ny father used to keep the Falls hotel.
| am twenty-five Yeas of age and my
husband tWenty-eight. 1t was about
four months ago that left him. 1t was
then that learned that he was keeping
company with other women. | asked
him If such was tie case and he said it
was. He told me he had been with
women in the Warner block several
times. He now lives in Minneapolis
and is employed at the Union club
rooms, on Sixth street. My maiden
name was Fannie Bader."
Richard Jackson, coIored man, was
Mrs. Snyder'S main witness. He had
frequently seen Mr.. Snyder in the
Warner block with different women.
IL am the janitOr there" he con-
/
Snyder with women, and | knew he
was not married to them either, for he
told me he was not"
a decree was granted and Mrs. SnY-
der was given the custody of the child.
A PECULIAR CASE.
Mrs. Louise Eastman came into court
accompanied by her decidedly pretty
daughter, by former marriage, seek
ing divorce from William II. East
man, who deserted her in September,
1885, after two years of not particularly
happy welded life.
''rell the court about your case"
said Judge Hicks, as the witness took
the stand. ~.
ave were living at 1916 Eighth street
south at the time of the deSertiOn," was
the reply, land just before he went
away lie told some of the neighbors that
he was going to leave me and never
come back. He told me the same thing
just before he went away. While we
were living together my husband did
nothing to support me. and my son by a
former marriage took care of me-"
Miss Gertie Bowlby, Mrs. Eastman's
daughter, attracted considerable atten-
ton by her glorious eyes as she took the
stand. She SWOre to the deSertiOn of
her mother, and said that her step
father had never been back since he
first went away.
An order of divorce, granting Mrs.
Eastman the right to resume her former
name. was Ordt red drawn.
TOOK IT FOR GRANTED.
Zina Patterson secured divorce from
W. ID. Patterson on the ground of deser-
ton and nOn-SuppOrt. Mrs. Patterson, a
small, tidgity woman with black hair, a
thin face and dark eyes, dropped into
the witness chair with a ''kerchug." ..
1--WE were married about fifteen years
ago." said she. land have TWO children.
| don't remember just when we were
married, but guess that does not make
much difference. For the last seven
years my husband has been drunkard
and he deserted me three years ago.
How do you know that he was a
drunkard?"
well, you see, he never used to come
home until long after midnight"
PLAIN DISCRETION.
Louis J. Phleo, fine-looking travel
ing man of tllirty-eight, wanted di-
vorce from Ella c. Phileo, thirty-four
years of age, because she deserted him
at Parton, o., III 1883, and went to live
in another city, after telling him that
she could not live with him, as she did
not love him. His petition was granted
after numerous affidavitS had been read
showing that Mrs. Phileo had never
been good wife to her husband.
THIS THE SAME. $40.
Mrs. Josephine Waite, pale. haggard
woman, with big black eyes and mel
anchoiy look, wanted divorce from
John II. Waite for deSertion. She and
John were married in 1869, when she
was sixteen years old and he twenty.
Three children were born to them.
When the youngest, now eleven, was
five years old, her husband left her, and
since then his whereabouts have been a
dark secret. A divorce was granted.
DIVORCE NOTES.
The following divorce cases were con-
tinued. there not being time to hear
them: Olive L. Weldon VS.. John A.
Weldon, Charles Finks VS.. Alice M.
Finks, S. K. Manning VS.. Hattie l.. Man
ming. Several of the cases set for trial
were not reached, and will he heard next
week.