Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-21
sTEINBECK VS.. srEINBECK.
Judge wakeley Has Some Views as TO
Marrfau ore and Divorce

Judge wakely gave very characteristic
and somewhat humorous decision in the di-
vorce case of Steinbeck VS. Steinbeck, show
ing that the suit had been very much ex-
aggerated and mixed affair. Mrs. Steinbeck
based her claims for divorce on the grounds
of extreme and inhuman cruelty, but the
testimony Of both herself and the husband
appeared to either overshoot or under-esti-
mate the real truth. Said the court: Here
was man sixty and odd years old, who had
been married, raised family and was di-
yOTcod' OVER Here, ftv also who was had SSS wS
the same experience, lived in domestic mis-
cry, raised son and got divorced. She
meets this man, who has nice home IN
Nance county, 6nds that he is lonely and
wants to take unto himself wife. She Is
anxious to secure good home for herself
and boy. At their second meeting, marriage,
purely as q business transaction was pro-
posed and agreed on. Two months after
their wedding, an eruption occurred that
separated them. Two weeks afterwards,
however, both discovered that great mis-
take had been made and they commenced to
quarrel. He began beating, abusing and
swearing at her. She sulked, cried and talked
back in a saucy manner. Finally, one. evening,
while sitting in corner of the dining-room,
ho entered, carrying some crooks, and ang-
rily asked her 10 get out of that She
failed to move, whereupon he flung her
violently across the room and hurled the
chair after her. 1t struck and bruised her
ankle badly. Then she left his house, and
in due time instituted the proceedings for
divoce Stinebock, of course, told the story
very differently, but the Judge could not be-
lieve that his version was the true one. Both
made extravagant statements, but there
were other witnesses whose testimony had
weight, and they were sufficient to convince
his honor that legal separation was
good thing for both parties.
He therefore granted the divorce and gave
the woman $500, to be paid in three INSTALL
ments as her dover in the real estate. She
ing, Stinebeck's attorney asked for time to
file bill OF exceptions, land l would sug-
gest,n said he, that your honor make an
entry in the decree that marriage is a fail
ure.'" 81 think" replied the court 'these
parties will agree to that without any diff
Guilty"
The Van Etten-Butts litigation was con-
cluded, for time at least, before Judge
Croft Tuesday. afternoon. The case was
given to jury for deliberation. The amount
involved is 500 for attorneys fees. and has
occupied the court, u jury aud the time of a
dozen lawyers for the past three or four days.
The jury returned verdict, finding for
Butts and assessing his damages ats6l.s4.
A decision was given in the Earle Curry
controversy, ana the court held that not
a single atom of testimony had been offered
to show that plaintiffs are the lawful heirs
Of Curry. That may have been an oversight,
he thought but unless such showing can
be made, and the attorneys were given an
opportunity to make it, the case viii be dis
missed
Hon. Baily p. Wagner, attorney for the
Missouri Pacific road, Atchison, was in
court yesterday looking after the case of
Coughbow VS.. the Belt Line road. He had
plaintiffs enter motion making the Missouri
Pacific railway company a party to the suit
and twenty days given to file an amended
answer.
The case of Sarah b. Elliott against John
+. Paulson, suit brought to recover Sl50on
a plumbing contract, was appealed to the
district court yesterday from Justice Ander-
sons court where Judgment was rendered
for the plaintiff.
Emile w. b. Jacobson, administratrix of
the estate of Jacob c. Jacobson, maze appli-
cation to the district court yesterday for au-
thority to sell a lot in Kountze aud Ruth's
addition. The husband left no will and the
wife now wants a license to dispose of the
property for the purpose of paying debts
against the estate.
Thomas f. Hall was sued for 81, .33 by
George E. Barker and John l.. Miles, who
allege that the amount is due on promis-
sorry note.
Joseph Kirner began proceedings against
M. V. and Mary e. Benson and others 20
foreclose a mortgage on lot in Mayfield al
dition. The amount due on the mortgage is
$500.