Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-04-27
MUCH TOO AGED.
HERE IS A DIVORCE SUIT THAT IS OSE OF A
PATTERN,
And After the Mould Was Fashioned Il Was Broken
The Husband Advised the Absent Wife TO Catch
On"-Sbs Deceived Der Lord and Master
and Was-Lsft Badly.

BosToN, April 26.-The present di-
vorce term in the Suffolk County Court,
at 30 Pemberton square, seems TO be one
OF peculiarities. The records Of the
court show cases innumerable OF deser-
tion, unfaithfulness, cruelty, unwilling
ness to provide, and such like, but not
till yesterday morning was an entry
made OF desertIon because OF deception
In age, real or presumed, at time OF
marriage. Such was the reason assigned
by Mrs. Drusella Gemnel for the alb
Sence OF Mr.. John Adam.
The case has been on the docket for
several days, but not until yesterday
afternoon did lawyer Z. L. Grover sue
ceed in having il heard. Mrs Gemmel,
who is not dangerously good looking,
and of Nova Scotia origin, said on
taking the stand, that she was married
to John Adams July 90, 1882, and was
deserted May l3, 1885, shortly after her
child had been born.
1t happened in this way she said:
She had occasion To visit her folks in
Halifax a short time before the deser-
tion, and while there was first informed
that her presence in Boston was not
desirable.
A letter came Unexpectedly to hand
under date of September -, 1855, in
which the libellee asserted 81 have
found by consulting the records at
Daddy Walkers church, that your age
at the time OF marriage was 81, not 2s,
as you told me. How is that for high ~
After lengthy TRADE on the decep-
tion practsed, he counselS her not TO
show her face again In Boston, as he
had a police officer stationed upon the
wharf OF the Halifax steamer ready to
arrest her just rs soon as she landed.
He further adds, in language more
forcibe than eloquent:
Now | have experienced religion
since you left and am perfectly happy
in it and don't want you TO destroy my
peace. | have no doubt with the help
OF God | will get along. You will
never sleep on the same bed as am on
again.
$50, If you can get anybody to take a
fancy to you up there, catch on, for
your own sake, and will give you di-
vorce, right away. have had eXpe-
rience and paid damn dear for II"
"A rather poor way to experience re-
ligion," remarked the court.
A very few weeks after he sent her
another letter, in which he threatened
to have her arrested for felony should
cha cona m Raston
From that epiSte the following eX-
tract is taken:
81 can put you now at defiance, as the
court has granted me full separation,
and the best thing you can do is to stay
where you are, and perhaps by next
summer / might send you little money
out Of charity sake, but to live with you
is out OF the question, so never expect
that.
"You say you are not forty years old
Well YOU will not be till November 20,
1855. have letter from Halifax to
that effect, and have other proof, and
what Is more, when you do come To BoS-
ton YOU will be arrested for making a
false statement to Daddy Walker as to
your age.
That is deceit, and the punishment
for that offense Is eighteen months; but
am told this is rule in your family.
to deceive the wife or the husband"
The witneSsat this point stated that
their child was sick, and she wrote him
accordingly.
The following unfeeling reply was re-
ceived, signed. You know who from
81 don't want to know anything about
your child; let it die.
~ see you are on your charity begging
cheme again.u As you have made your
bed, lie on it. Chickens come home to
roost."
III another letter he says:
Remember. ] don't care whether !
get divorce or not, as probably ! Will
never marry again, but | am going TO
put you through to the full extent OF
the law for felony for signing a false
marriage certificate, saying you were 2s
years cd, when you were IS or nearly
So"
Several other letters were also read.
Witnesses were introduced who teStl-
fed to the irreproachable character OF
the libellant, whereupon the court with
out hesitation granted decree nisi Tor
desertion.