St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-01
MINNEAPOLIS.
THE ROLLERS IN COURT.
Beginning of the Famous Divorce
Cases.

beginning Oh the FaunouS DNoICC
Cases.
The famous Roller divorce suits were
put on before Judge Lochren late yes
terday afternoon. 1t was thought at
one time yesterday that settlement
would be effected. but hours of parley-
ing with the attorneys of both clients
failed to result in keeping the matter out
of the courts. The pair were married
in October, 1856. For the past two years,
Mrs. Roller says, her husband has
treated her in a most cruel and in
human manner. Net only did he treat
her cruelty. said she. out at divers times
and in the presence of friends he has
used indecent and abusive language to
her. In her complaint she also alleges
that at certain time when her husband
came home, his occupation being trav-
cling man. he told her that be was at
fected with a lOathSOme disease. In
his answer Mr.. Roller denies generally
all of these charges, and says that she
herself has used indecent language to
him in the presence of friends. lie
says also that the disease with which he
was at that time affected was received
from her.
There are two of the divorce suits.
One is brought by Mr.. Roller against
his wife, and the one against him which
was put on for trial yesterday. When
Mrs. Lula Roller walked up the stand
yesterday. she wore a determined look
and answered the questions put to her
III an excited and nervous manner. She
told the history of her married life. and
said that she had one child five years
old, by marriage with Mr.. Brown.
After the direct examination, pointed
IF Observation-Disclosures hogan
SAID the opposing attorney: "MrS.Ral-
lier, when you went to live at the Lake
view house, at Lake Calhoun. wholly
against your husbands wishes, did you
not know that that place was house
of ill-fame?"
81 did not think it was such house
as you say it is" she hesitatingly Ie-
piled.
objected to and objection sustained.
After she came from the house at
Lake Calhoun Mrs. Roller said that she
lived at number OF places; hrst IN
North Minneapolis, and then she moved
to 1.-The Linden" on First evenue north
and Seventh street. The opposing at
tOrney tried to show here that she left
s'The Linden" at the solicitation of the
landlady, but the witness did not so adj
nit. From there she went to house
kept by a Mrs. Davis, on Ninth street.
Shortly after that Mrs. Roller left for st.
Paul.
Ibid you and your husband live hap
PLY together at The Linden?'" came
the question.
"Oh, yes! Mr.. Roller was away most
of the time on the road"
''Our first trouble began" continued
Mrs. Roller. when my husband
abused me because put powder on my
face and wore large hustle. l re-
fused to wipe it off, as he had asked me
to, and then the trouble began. One
afternoon, while l was sitting in our
room. he commenced TRADE of abuse
against me. 1 threw pack of cards at
him, and told him to go to HI. Atthis
he struck three times so rapidly that |
did not get an opportunity to defend
myself and strike him back. He struck
ME SO hard that became unconscious"
The rest of the cross-eXaminatiOn was
devoted to Mr.. Rollers state of health.
After court had adjourned Mrs. Roller
left the witness stand, and with a hys-
terical rush fell upon the shoulder of
her sister with cries of distress. She
had to be taken home in a carriage.