The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-14
WIVES NO LONGER.
Three Abused Women Secure
Legal Separation.
MRS. FoxTELLs HER SAD STORY.
A Bare Back for . Husbands Lash
Faro the Cause OF Marital Troubles
New suits-Blotter.

The divorce mill was furnished plenty of
grist yesterday when Judge Lchtenberg granted
three separations and continued two cases.
The first case called WAS that OF Lillian 4. FOX
against J. 81. Fox. With considerable mani
festation OF feeling in the matter the young vile
rccitcd the atory of her trials and infeiicitiss,
and told of the most outrageous acts OF cruelty
which she charged her husband with having
committed. She says his abuse began within
week after marriage, and the grosscst indignities
were praeticed by her husband until she left
him few weeks ago. She charges him with
beating her with his fists, and kicking ana
cursing her. On the night of December 81 she
says he compelled her to strip naked, ana
knotted rope with which he intended to beat
her, but she fell upon her knees before him ana
prevailed upon him to spare her.
When the unhappy woman finished her tcsti-
mony she seemed almost heartbroken ana
wept bitterly, but the cause of her sorrow ala
not put in any appearance, and did not even de-
fend the case against him.
Mrs. Foxs maiden name was Lillian T.. Os-
born. She WAS married to DIR. J. NJ Fox against
the wishes OF her parents, on June OF last year,
at Oakland, California. She was so devoted 10
her husband that she not only deserted her
home and parents for him, but even embraced
the Jewish faith to please him.
No alimony was asked in the case, but the at
torneys of Dr. and Mrs. Fox are arranging set
supposed that she will receive about 5000 in
lieu Of alimony.
Another sensational divorce case, this one de-
plotting a wife's devotion and a husbands ras-
cality, was that of Jennie II. Marer against
Jacob Marer
Their marriage took place in 1856 at Victoria,
but Mr.. and Mrs. Marer soon thereafter removed
to Butte, Montana Marer was furrier by
trade, but a faro bank fend by adoption, and
according to the testimony of his wife, was un-
able to overcome his mania for gambling. For
awhile he would work at his trade and as soon
al he got little money would gamble it away.
They removed to Helena, bat the faro table
was more fascinating than home, and not con-
tent with spending all his Own earnings there he
took what money his wife earned by painting
and what she got from her father, and would go
and 'try to make stake" He would lose the
money and get angry aud abusive, and when
his wife could not furnish him with more he
would curse her and sometimes choke and beat
her. And she told how on one occasion, when
she received $50 from her father and wanted
to use 1t to pay some little bills incurred for
household expenses, he seized her by the hair
and brutally dragged her across the floor, and
then took the money from her.
Two years ago they came to Seattle. and
Marer started restaurant, but she says he was
such slave 10 gambling that he could not at
tend to business He borrowed money from
various persons, and finally went up TO Fair
haven, where she had some valuable property,
and he was Entrusted with some money with
which ne was to pay off some debts against the
property, but he used the money in gambling.
She says she was informed that he was TO be
sent to the pententiary so she sacrificed all of
her property to settle up his shortage and save
him. Soon aftes that che says Marer borrowed
all the money he could and absconded in Sep
TENDER, 1880, and his whereabouts are still I'M
known.
Plaintiffs father, }. 1saacs, said that Marer
would rather spend 800 in gambling than 81 for
bread for his wife and child. He would often
demonstrate with Marer, who would promise to
quit gambling and dissipation and lead a differ
ent life, but after few days OF reform Marer
would fall back into his old habits again.
1t Is said thnt Marer forged Isaacs name to a
check upon which he obtained large sum of
money, before leaving for parts unknown, and
that he got 81 900 from one of the banks OF Seat
tie. Judge Lichtenberg granted a divorce to
Mrs. Marer on the grounds of cruelty, neglect,
failure to support and abandonment, and gave
her the care and custody of her child. He stated
that If ever Marcr came within the jurisdiction
of his court he would make him pay all OF the
costs in this case or send him to jail
MaryiE. Clifton was one OF the numerous petit
TONERS for divorce in Judge Lichtenberg's
court. She was married to C. NJ. Clifton four
teen years ago and has two children. Cruel
treatment, neglect and abandonment were
charged to her husband, and she also stated
that he is now in the California state prison at
San Quentin serving three years sentence for
assaulting her mother, uncle and herself with
intent to commit murder. She says that he
treated her SO cruelty while residing in Seattle
that she lett him in September, 1890, and went
to her mother In California. Her husband fol-
lowed and tried 10 kill her and her relatives for
which he was convicted in November.
Mrs. Clifton was given the care and custody of
her two children, but the court continued the
case until g transcript OF the record OF Chfton's
conviction can be obtained.
n. o. Wennerhom, Swede scarcely able TO
speak English, obtained divorce in the superior
court yesterday. He charged his wife Marie
with committing adultery i'll sweden and aban-
doniug him while he was coaehman there.
The erring wife is said TO be still in her native
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