St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-06
KEEPING UP THE RECORD.
The Divorce Mill Ground Steadily Yes
terday.
BROKEN HEARTS.
Women Who We're Deserted---Wives
Cruel and Husbands Arrant
Drunkards.

The divorce mill ran merrily all day
yesterday. The special term calendar
was called, and authorities on di-
vorce were piled on every desk and
table at the district court. The air was
redolent of domestic infelicity, and
green with grass widows and widowers.
Laura B. Chaves, young mulatto
woman, wanted divorce from Allen
ChaveS, to whom she was married at
Creston, To-, on the Sd of April, 1884.
She testified that he had always treated
her in cruel manner, and that about
year ago he had deserted her and gone
off with woman named Ellen Champ.
The court took the case under advise
ment until further evidence could be
introduced.
Mary J. Walker, large. feshy
woman, who gave her age as forty-four
years, wanted a divorce from James
Walker for desertion. She stated that
she married Walker at Auburn, Me-, in
1868, and that fifteen years ago he de-
serted her. She understood he had
since married again, and had several
children by his present wife. The oil
vOrce was granted.
Charles III. French. middle-aged
man with sallow complexion and weak
eyes, asked for divorce Oh the ground
OF cruelty. He said he was married to
Anna B. French IN October, 1879, and
that of late years she had been accus-
toned to speak roughly to him and to
call him hard names. He said that on
one occasion, when he had been having
an argument with her over some trivial
matter, she became so angry that
she seized a broom and struck him with
it. He spent nearly whole minute in
deep thought before he was able to
answer how many children he had, and
finally he answered six, but afterWard
corrected himself and said five. He
had large number Of witness who tes-
titled that his wife was unkind to him,
and SO the court answered his prayer by
granting him the relief asked for.
Ellen M. Parke. middle-aged woman
of rather prepossessing appearance,
wanted divorce from Samuel Parke, to
whom she was married at Washington,
Kan, Dec. 9, 1885. She stated that she
was widow with two children when
she married Parke, and that within
week after her marriage he COM
menced to treat her and her children
in such a cruel and inhuman manner
that life became burden to them. Ac-
cording to the history she gave of the
trials and tribulations which were VS.
tied Oh her by Parke, person would
get the impression that he must have
been demented. The divorce was
granted.
Mary Drank, an old Polish lady aged
fifty, asked for divorce from Andrew
Drank on the ground of cruelty. She
averred she was married at Milwaukee,
Wis, Oh the LIST of February, 1860, and
that the issue of the marriage were ten
children, eight of whom are living. She
accused her aged spouse of cruelty, and
told how he had on number of Occa-
siOns beaten her severely with his fists,
although she had never given him any
cause or provOcation for doing so. Her
testimony was fully corrobOrated by
her children. The divorce was granted.
Helena Schenck asked for divorce
from John Schenck. to whom she was
married ON the 2Sth of March, 1871. at
Burlington, Iowa, and also for an order
OF the court giving her the care and
custody of the two children aged ten
and sixteen years respectively. She re-
lated her sad experience witha husband
who was an habitual drunkard, and
stated that owing to his violent conduct
when under the influence of intoXicat-
ing liquor, it was unsafe for either her
self or children to live With him. The
divorce was granted.
Henry Wedin asked for and obtained
a divorce from Betsy Wedin, to whom
he was married in this city on the 18th
of September, 1888, on the ground of
adultery. He testified that on the 18th
of last November she committed adul-
terry with one William Anderson, and
at divers and sundry times since she
had been guilty OF the same offense.
His testimony was cOrroborated by a
couple of witnesses, one of whom was
Sergt. Krumweide, of the city police
force.
Sophia NJ. Landauer, good looking
young German woman, obtained a di-
vorce on the ground of desertlon from
Henry Landauer, to whom she was
married at Malmersbach, Germany, Oh
the 27th of November, 1877. She stated
that two years after their marriage
Landauer deserted her and that she
had neither seen him or heard of him
since.