The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-07
THE DIVORCE MILL.
Marital Infelicities Exposed in
Open Court.
FOUR SEPARATIONS GRANTED.
A Steamboat Captains Wife Complains
of Cruelty--Suit on a Note
New Cases-BIotter.

Friday having been consumed in Judge
Lichtenberg's court in the hearing OF the
city's Injunction case. the divorce calendar
was postponed until yesterday. Eight
divorce cases were called, but only four
were disposed of. Among the divorces
granted was one to Max Kringel, of the
Eur Quelle saloon, who sought legal sep
aration from his wife Antonio because she
eloped with his barkeeper, Fritz Schubert,
who had alienated the wife's affection from
her husband. and so completely won her
heart that she would steal away from
home to meet him at her husbands ranch
in the country. These things did not meet
with the husbands appreciation, and when
he began tightening the reins of home gov
eminent the enamored couple boarded
steamer and fled to parts unknown, taking
with them the only child of the deserted
and abandoned husband.
Max Kringel got a divorce on the
grounds that his wife had committed
adultery with Fritz Schubert, and the
court also awarded him the custody OF the
child, but as The Whereabouts of the little
one is unknown, the decree of court will
not benefit him just at present
The three other divorce suits we're for de-
sertion, neglect and failure to support, and
were granted on these grounds.
SAYS HER HUSBAND Is CRUEL
Mary Jean Wood, wife of Captain Wood,
of the steamer City of Quincy. applied for
s25 alimony and s25 for attorneys fee yes
terday in Judge Lichtenberg's court, and
an order was issued requiring Captain
Wood to pay over that amount of money
on or before January 4. Mrs. Wood is
suing for divorce on the grounds OF cru
city and personal indignities. She says
that her husband has treated her in a very
inhuman manner, and has choked and
abused her, and on November Is he
would have shot her had she not effected
her escape. She also charges him with
using very violent and abusive language
and with having made her life very un-
happy. The hearing on the application for
divorce will come up in a few days.
SUING ON NOTE.
suit was brought yesterday by J. B.
Metcalfe against the Rietze-Stetson Com
pany. National Bank OF Commerce and the
Seattle Board of Trade to recover S.. LOG on
promissary note given the Rietze-Stetson
company to plaintiff on July 90 and Sc
cured by a mortgage on real estate. The
bank holds some claims against the prop
erty mortgaged, but plaintiff claims that its
right was subsequent and subordinate to
his, and asks that the bank and Board of
Trade be foreclosed and barred of all
equity of redemption in or to the property
and that he be declared to possess prior
right to the property, and that it be sold to
satisfy his claims.
INSURANCE AGENTS AT WAR
The entire time OF Judge Humes' court
yesterday was taken up with the case of
Brown, Craig & Co. against J. III. Peter,
and when the jury retired to make its
verdict at 8 O'Clock last evening it was in
structed to return the verdict sealed.
Brown, Craig & Co. are general agents
for several insurance companies, and Peter
was their special agent for Washington
They claim that he would not turn over
SITS % which he collected for them. Peter
put in counter claim for 81 100 and says
that he was to receive 500 a month for his
services, but during six months of work he
only received 500. He also claims 81 900
as his commission OF per cent. on $40, 600
paid to plaintiffs for insurance premiums,
and in his counter claim asks judgment
for the difference between what he owes
them and they owe him.
OTHER NEW SUITS.
Puget Sound Savings bank of Tacoma ys.
r. q. kelogg-Suit on note for 500.
William Gokesbit VS.. Milo Summers
Suit for $l65 for labor performed.
Ella w. Petersen VS.. L. Arthur Whitta-
ker--Suit on promissory note for $105
Joseph Simon, receiver of Oregon I'm
provement Company VS.. Bellingham Bay
Fuel Company-Suit to enforce payment OF
check for 500.
John Cronholm VS.. Fred Fields-Sui for
S236.9o balance due on promissory note.
Horatio N. Pike vs.. J. w. Coffin-Suit on
promissory note and for money paid on
tour causes of action aggregating $780,
Whittier, Fuller & Co. VS.. IL. l.. Wyatt
Suit on promissory note Tor Sl7l.96