Evening journal., 1890-12-22
eonaERAY DIVORCE sun.
MRS. Fougoray Gets $500 for rounssI
and $50 q Week AIimony.


and s15 Week AIlmony.
Court reconvened at II o'clock this
morning, all the judges being upon the
bench.
George A. Elliott opened by presenting
the petition of Ella S. Fougeray for conn
sci fees and alimony from her husband,
r. j Fougeray. from whom she Is Apply
ing for divorce. He asked that Fongeray
be placed on the stand and TESTIFY as TO
his ability to pay counsel ices a.
alimony. He asked for $l5 per week
alimony and 800 for counsel fees and
expenses Walter Hayes represented
the defendant The grounds upon which
Mrs Fougeray petitions for divorce are
infiGelitY and neglect
The first wisness called was Officer
George p Raymond. He said he had
been at Fougeray's house, and that he
lived in good style. The house was
handsomely furnished. Fougeray had
two very fine horses. He said they cost
81, 600 apiece. He did not know of any
ore in the city who had better turn
out. He said he was reputed to be rich
and good business man.
Officer John A. Solomon and James D,
German testified that from the way in
which Fougeray lives, it would indicate
that he Is a man of means.
The hostler at Fcugeray's stable said
! FougeraY keeps three horses and two
carriages. One Of the horses is II X l. =
William @. Martin wss called to the
stand and said L X u, won a $500 purse
at the last Wilmington fair.
Mr.. Elliott submitted as evidence the
writ of replevin of II y t." from
James D. Green, in which the horse was
| stated to be valued at 81 900; read q
letter from Colonel Wendell ?. Bowen, Of
Philadelphia.
Mr.. Hayes, said that Fougeray
was under order from the Court of Com.
mon Pleas No. /, ia Philadelphia, to sup
| port his wife. The order was nigde at the
December term, 1885.
Fougeray was ordered by the court to
pay $500 counsel fees ana SIS per week
] alimony.
This is the second divorce case in
which Fougeray has been concerned. He
was divorced from his FIRST wife by the
Delaware Legislature six years ago The
brothers of the divorced woman met him
at the Wilmington depot and whipped hin
| on his return from Dover. His wife
went to philadelphia and appealed to th'
! courts for alimony The Philadelphia
courts refused to recognize tbs
divorce granted by the Delaware
Legislature, and in 1885 Court of Common
Pleas, No l, at it's Decem Der term, ordered
Fougeray to pay her alimony. Fougersl
held that tho divorce was legal and sub
sequently married the present petitionei
for divorce He had only been married
about six months when his second wifi
wanted 20 get a divorce on the ground o
infidelity. She brought suit at thi
session Of court and the case is now pend
ing.
After decision of allmony in tn
Fougeray divorce case was decided tn
judges retired to the parlor until l. 2
o'clock this afternoon, considering tn
licenses and divorce cases.
The HTcComb's Case.
No decision was handed down in th
McCoombs divorce case, and 1t viii prot
ably lay over until next term before any
thing more is done with it.
The Dougherty Case.
The Dougherty divorce case stand
where it did few days ago when it wa
handed back to the commissioner to TAX
additional testimony in regard to Dough
erty's first marriage.
Burke-Roch Divorce Granted
Mrs. Burke Roche gets her divorcI
Levi G. Bird. attorney, was seen and
said there was no doubt whatever abol
] 1t, but that he did not care to say any
thing for day or two
The November term Of court adjourned