The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-07-11
DIVORCED.
Judge Davis Decides in Favor Of
Rev. Carmichael

Cross Examination Oh the Unhappy Woraaa
Questionable Male visitOrs-why the
Soy was whlPped-Testinaony
For the PlaIntfR.
CuLTIcoTHE, No. Julys.-Rsv. James
L. Carmichael, pastor of the Lathrop
Baptist Church, was granted divorce
from his wife yesterday afternoon, the
judge deciding the case quickly.
When court met the cross-examina-
ton of Mrs Carmichael was continued
She said: 81 wrote two letters to Cap
tain Alley. of Princeton, about three
years ago making appointments to meet
him in Kansas City. One appointments
I kept; the other I did not 1t was on
business. w w. Reed and wife quarreled
and separated. believe they are living
together happily now. / never wrote
TO Cook, of Princeton, until after the
separation from my husband. wrote
him because I was told he was my friend.
1 requested my mail and correspondence
to be sent TO w. w. Reed because my
husband opened all my correspondence.
My letter was addressed: MIR. Alley:
My dear. dear friend When / said If
he accepts q call at Odessa l will make
his home a holI for him. it was written
in letter TO friend. Ii he had ac-
cepted our home would have been hell.
lie had already made our home hell
for him and the too"
George Carmichael. son of the I'M
happy couple, testified: AZ am ten years
old. Father whipped me for telling q
lie. ] saw black marks on mothers
throat at Princeton"
On being cross examined the boy said:
Father whipped me not long before
the separation Mother told me to tell
father tho falschood. Mother whipped
mo at Princeton because told her she
went to Mr.. Alleys too often. She went
there through hole in the back fence.
Mr.. Ware came to tho house at Lathrop
and gave me and another boy quarter
to go up town and get candy. We were
gone fifteen minutes. Mr.. Ware was
there when we returned"
w N. Ware testified: olive in Ham
ilton; formerly at I.athrop. My wife
and are members OF the Baptist
Church" lie said that Mrs. Carmichael
mover made any improper advances to
him aud no improper act had occurred
between either of thcm. lie heard Mr..
Carmichael speak cross 70 his wife. Mr..
Carmichael first became jealons Of him
last fall Reed and Mrs Carmichael
were good friends after he joined the
church. lie never walked tho street
with Mrs Carmichael after night.
Willis Croning. who lives at Lathrop,
was at Carmichaels house in January.
Several others were there. Mr. Carnich-
ael remarked that he was glad he was
at homo; that his wife kept too much
male company. lilo said he had promised
to quit chewing tobacco if his wife would
quit keeping male company in his
absence. lie said Reed. Ware and others
came too often, and wanted to know
which of the young men came to take
his wife to church.
w. w. Reed was then put on the
stand. lie said that he had visited Mrs.
Carmichael's house several times at his
and her request. lie associated con-
siderably with Mrs. Carmichael lie
visited them again, when Mr.. Car
michael and he talked about fishing and
fast horses. He was asked not to go to
the hotel any more. lie went home and
found his wife and mother in tears.
They had found letter in his pocket
from Mrs Carmichael
On cross examination Reed said he
thought some parts of the letter i'm
proper. He got a letter addressed to
Mrs. Carmichael from Alley in an en-
velope to him which he gave to her.
After he separated from his wife he was
there two or three times day.
f. q. Kinney testified: II was at
church when Mr.. Carmichael stopped
preaching and said he could not talk
longer; that there were two persons in
the audience he could not preach to. one
~as his wife. He said he ought to re-
sign"
Mrs. e. G. Kinney was with Mrs.
Carmichael in all Christian work; she
was highly respected by all her Christian
associates A number of witnesses were
examined, the burden Of which testi-
mony was in regard to Mrs. CarmichaeI's
good character and jealous disposition
of her husband
Mr.. Lowery. of Odessa had known Mr..
Carmichael ell his life and his character
was irreproachable. lie was a Chris
tian gentleman.
DIR. Robinson. of Lathrop. Mr.. Car
michaers family physician and a mem
Der of his church, considered him a
moral and upright man. lie never saw
any thing wrong in his domestic rela-
tions- He was at the particular meet
ing when Mr.. Carmicha Ell left the pull pit
and spoke of resigning.
Mr.. Collins testified that he was clerk
in Mr.. Carmichael's church and knew
him as a moral, upright man. whose
character was irreproachable.
Dispositions from parties at Princeton
figured as throwing light on the reIa-
6iOns exfstinp betyyefsn- Mrs Caruoi s.h aad
and Captain Alley, about whom thera
was great deal of unfavorabie gossip
At the conclusion OF the testimony
Judge Davis said 10 was not necessary
to argue the case, as his mind was clear
that the plaintiff should have a divorce;
that his character as man and husband
was mistaken; that enough wrong
doing had been brought home to the
wife to prove her unworthy of such re-
lation.