St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-15
THE DIVORCE BURRs.
Pulverizing the Marital Relations
in the District Court.

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in the District Court.
Florence Cyphers, young woman
formerly of MankatO, asked that she be
divorced from Alcanzar Cyphers, though
it was not on account of the name he
bore. She is rather beautiful woman
about twenty-one years OF age. She
told Judge Rea that Alcanzar had failed
to support her, and at times threatened
to kill himself. She was afraid he
would kill her. She said he
would come home drunk and abuse
her, and that on one occasion
he threw her across the room. After
making some inquiries himself, and
hearing the testimony Of Samuel Robin
son as to Mr.. Cyphers' cruelty to his
wife, the divorce was granted.
Caroline E. Soredson told Judge
Hooker that her husband, Hans Peter
Soredson, had treated her in cruel and
inhuman manner and that he had taken
their child away from her and refused
to give it up. After hearing the testi-
mony of several Scandinavian witnesses
she was granted the possession of the
child, a divorce and s175 alimony.
Mrs. KaGie Seder, a sensible-appear-
ing and tastefully dressed lady, ap-
peared with her attorney before the
court and asked for divorce from her
husband, James K. Seder, on the
grounds of desertion. She told the
Judge her husband had gone away five
years ago, leaving her and her two
children, one six and one eight years
old, and that she had not heard from
him since. Judge Rea requested fur
Their testimony, and the case was con-
tinued one week.
Kate S. Cole was granted divorce
from Fred r. Cole by Judge Smith. She
is young woman, twenty-three years
old, and her husband is alleged to be
twenty-eight. She stated that he failed
to support her and her children, called
her bad names and at times treated her
very cruelty.
Demise E. Gonzolus is an engineer of
Steamer'No. 5, Minneapolis fire depart
ment. He claims a divorce from his
wife on the ground that some five years
ago she deserted him and has not lived
with him since. Mrs. Gonzolus claims
that she was legally divorced from her
spouse in the northern part of the state
some time ago. This seems to be a
complicated matter. Nellie M. Scott,
who, it is said, Is the same per-
son, is applying for divorce from
A. L. Scott, superintendent of the city
railway of st. Paul, a lively and popular
fellow. This is the statement set up by
Husband No. l in his affidavits in the
case. He also says she married Mr..
Scott about year after she left him.
The woman in the case is suing Hus-
band No. 2 for divorce also. 1t is re-
ported that Scott will claim he was
roped into marrying the woman
against his inclination. Mrs. Con
Zolus-Scott's attorney wants S2S,
fees in addition to the alimony asked,
for his services in the case. Gonzolus
claims that his wife failed to serve any
papers upon him in her divorce case
against him, and for that reason such
divorce, if there is any, is illegal. The
courts will be engaged for some time in
trying to ascertain whose wife the
woman is.
Mrs. E. K. Head applied to the court
for alimony, and Mr.. Head claimed that
he was unable to support his wife and
that he should not be compelled to do
so, inasmuch as she deserted him. He
says that his wife and mother-in-law
have appropriated his clothes, includ-
ing even his winter OvercOat, and that
he was compelled to sue to recover them.
He also showed to the court that he was
badly in debt, exhibiting the names of
a long list of creditors about the city.
The court made an order that Head
should pay his wife IS week alimony,
and her attorney $50. There was no
good reason, Judge Hooker said, why an
able-bodied man should not support his
wife