Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-20
THEIR TALES OF WOE.
Deserted Wives Relate Their Griev-
anceS to the Court.
SEVERAL DIVORCE SUITS FILED.
Decision Reserved in the Philadelphia Gas
Deposit Case.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNTY COURTS

Some benedicts found in the Quarter Ses-
sions Court yesterday that a wife when she
is sticker is more adhesive than Aunt
.Jemina's famous plaster, about which old
time minStrels sang. Some acted as though
thev felt that when a man enters the mar
ria-e relation he leaves hope behind.
Among The first desertion cases called was
that in which a lady named Smith,
from Whisky Hollow, near Mansfield, was
plaintiff When her name was called
vision of beauty burst on the court that
overcame the most world-wearied members
Of the bar. 1t was Venus in ebony. She
said that she could live pleasantly with her
husband if she could get rid of father-in-
law, mother-in-law, brothers-in-law and
other relatives on that side Of the house.
Assistant District Attorney Goehring in
vestiCated the case, and it ended in kiss
and makeup, fguratively speaking.
Not the Man, but the Money.
Mrs. Schuck wanted her husband, Louis,
made 10 support her children. She was will
ing 10 dispense with his companionship.
She keers boarding house. and said if
Louis would clothe the two children she
I.
he had ALWAYS been willing to do his
part, hut his wife didn't like his
company. He waved, not the hloodv,
hu- ragged shirt that he
said he had bought for his boy two weeks
ago. and exhibited as proof of the manner
in which his efforts were appreciated. 1t
was an exhibition of dirty linen. The
Court sentenced him to pay IS month
70 supply the children's wardrobe.
Maggie Green had her husband, William,
arraigned for non-support, and this was one
n the most stubbornly contested cases that
has been in court for many day. Mrs.
Green said she washed for living in
Williamsburg rather than live with
her husband, though she said she
tolerated him as long as he kept
within the bonds of the old English law,
which allowed a man to administer to his
wife reasonable personal chastisement,"
hut she drew the line when he proposed to
add a revolver 10 other weapons. In de-
Tense. Mr. Green said he had never refused
to support Mrs Green, and even con-
1Tibuted thereto after she refused to live
with him.
a Man in the House.
He represented that he had exhausted all
peaceful remedies, and finally abandoned
his wife when he came home one dav and
found a man in the house and overheard
Mrs Green tell him TO get out before her
husband saw him. as he might do him harm,
having a revolver in his possession. 1t
seemed, according to Mr.. Green's story,
;bar he really thought bv that time
that Mrs. Green would not object to a sew
eraace. He also produced evidence with
intent to show that he had been prosecuted,
and also evidence that she had said she in
tended TO ges her living out of the Green
family. He also said he had given her the
household goods and SIS and had further
arranged with his own family for the sup
port Of one Of the children.
Or. Green testified that Mrs Green told
him that she wished to drive her husband
arav. The Court decided that William
Green must support Maggie or get divorce
j he agreed 20 furnish house and support
her she must accept it, but until that was
done he must pay her 81 a week, or take
the consequence, and he decided to take the
larter, refusing to renew his bond, placidiy
walking away in company with deputy
sheriff.