Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1890-12-06
Divorce while You Walt.
Exceedingly Quick Time Made In Several
Gases In an Omaha Court.

There was whole houseful of
women and any number of anxious
looking men in Judge Walkey's
courtroom Thursday afternoon.
Old women, young women, colored
women and bleached blonde women,
all were there, and there was like
wise crew Of lawyers, the pockets
Of every one of which latter were
bullying with declarations Of the vii
lany Of humanity. It was divorce
day.
While the attorneys haranged the
women talked. They exchanged
semi-audible histories of their do
nestle troubles and told how "their
men" had deceived them. By and
by the discussions grew to warm.
"This talk must stopln called
Judge Wakely, sternly. "This is
no whispering gallery. Go on Mr..
Switzler, with Your motion" Mr..
Switzler went on, and then the stor-
les began.
Julia jackson was called to an
swer first, but she did not, and Spen.
Ger Jackson came to tell his story.
Spencer is colored man, and was
married in Afchison in 1882. In
1888 Julia went with another color
ed man to Kansas City, and he has
heard nothing of her since. Hamil
ton Evans another colored man,
told the tale of Julia's infidelity and
Jackson's good behavior as an old
friend Of the family.
"Take your writ, said the Judge.
Time four minutes.
The next case was that Of Lottie
Kinney against VIM. L. Kinney.
Mrs. Kinney came forward with her
witness, young woman with baby
in her arms. The two were married
in Council Blcffs in 1887. Kinney
formed a habit of coming home full
of liquids and building bruises on
her person because her mother NOV
ed in on the floor above them. He
said he would not live under the
same roof with his mother-in-law.
William likewise choked her and
broke furniture with her. He then
deserted her, but came back at in.
tervals to beat her. Rosa Hall,
sister of Mrs. Kinney, told story of
the same kind. Kinney, foreman
at the smelling works, did not
defend.
Granted" said the Judge. Time
five minutes and twcnty-eight Sec
onds.
Paul Thomson against Maren
L uOtucCu ChHlc uCAbs hc was 1udA-
ried in Chicago in 1869. He always
made from 81 to 81 day, but this
was not enough to satisfy her, and
she didn't give him enough to eat
although he was possessed Of pro-
fuse appetite. She likewise dubbed
him. Possessed of great patience
Mr.. Thomson hoped as she grew
older she would get over this, but
she has not. An agreement was
signed whereby he transferred all
his personal property. farm imple-
ments and the like to her in lieu Of
alimony. Mr.. Thomson was allowed
his carpenter tools and $25 as his
share of the wreck, Mrs. Thomson
agreeing to keep the children. This
was at Whiting, Kan. It was q
case of "Betsy and I are out" and
when Thomson went to kiss his
children good-by she called upon
the children to spit upon him. The
attorney, in questioning the younger
witness, asked if the women was a
good wife, and was interrupted by
the Judge:
"That is something The witness
may not be an expert in-the man.
agement of wife. Leave that to
the court.
The question arose as to whether
the agreement did not separate the
two, and when Thomson came back
to settle up matters finally did he
not become tresspasser?
"Why not leave them there?" the
Judge inquired of space And he
declined to give the divorce imtnedi
ately, but will call again.
Lucinda Freeman against George
A. Freeman was the next case. Mr..
Freeman did not come in. Five
years ago they separated, and since
then he has contributed nothing to
her support. Mr.. Freeman's sister,
Mrs. Parker, corroborated the tale
and so did . second young woman
who acted as witness. Mrs. Free
man caught her divorce in s minutes.
A minute later Mrs. Freeman
having been SO thoroughly divorced,
appeared In neighborly way to help
out a friend, Mrs. Hattie Henderson.
Orville a. Henderson did not caret to
defend his case. Mrs. Henderson
said her husban d had left her to live
with another woman. Her divorce
was granted in seven minutes, as
one of Hendeison's former compan-
ions testified point-blank to the tru-
ant husband living with another wo-
man.