St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-10
The MERRY DIVORCE.
Judge Hooker Takes a Hand and Helms
to Grind.
SCENES AND INCIDENTS.
A Failure in at Least Two In
stances, and Possibly Two
More.

Judge Hooker was initiated yesterday
In the duties of judgeship in the divorce
court. His first case was that Edwin r.
Moeller against Nellie Moeller, who has
been so prominent in the municipal
court during the past week under the
charge of adultery, and who has been
turned over to the tender mercies of the
House of the Good Shepherds. The
Judge was not long i'll granting his de-
cision for the divorce.
Louisa Weber was another Of Judge
HOoker's customers yesterday at the
f'divOrce mill" Her husband is an old
soldier, one Of the kind that disgrace
the boys who wore the blue, who
fought for their country, or claim
that they did, and now are taking out
their account by giving the municipal
authorities work to do. and who, to keep
up their record, fight their wives for
lack of something better. Louisa was
very much affected while on the stand
and wept vigorously. Her husband had al
various times beaten her with his
crutch, and drank, and brought his
reyeling comrades to their home, and
struck her with is fist and called her
bad names. They had not lived to.
gether for three years, and the words OF
the poet:
I'VE never speak as we pass by
Although tear bedims each eye"
came to the minds Of some present, as
the lady said: II never recognize him
ony more, though l see HIM about every
week."
a mind reader might have read in the
sedate face OF the judge something Of
wonder as he looked at the robust
woman, who would tip the scales near
two hundred, and said:
so your husband was a cripple, was
hep
Bruno Shuler, relative with whom
the forsaken one now lives, was also a
witness, and testified that John Weber
was an inmate of the soldiers home.
but got out and got drunk nearly every
week. The case was taken under ad-
ViSement.
Louise NJ. Lowering was also before
Judge Hooker for the purpose of gain
ing divorce from her husband. John
Lowering. The lady presented alto
gether a different appearance from the
common run of those who pray for this
antidOte of marriage as she took the
witness stand. She was good-looking
and quite young in appearance, so much
so that it was with surprise that the
spectators i'll the court room heard she
IoA OCCll dlltl lldO Il
little daughter of five years.
How long has it been since your hus-
band left yOu?"
Three years and half"
sin what condition were you at the
timer"
Very sick-sick in bed"
HAS your husband contributed to
your support since he left you?''
mo, nor before. | had my money
and he his: in fact, supported him part
of the time.''
The case was finished with dispatch.
After the mother had testified they left
the court room. Judge Hooker granted
the divorce and gave the custody of the
child to the young mother. She asked
no alimony. They are residents of
Minneapolis.
f. w. Spaulding laid his reasons for
wanting divorce of his wife, Nellie j.
Spaulding, before Judge Hicks yester-
day morning. She left him while they
were residents of Winona three years
ago, and he claims to have known moth
ing of her since. The case was taken
under advisement by the judge, as he
considered that the evidence went to
show that they parted by mutual con-
sent