The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-05
DUSKY DIVORCE SEEKERS.

John jackson Would Not Live With n
Woman Who Would Not Work.
There was a suspicion of the Dark Con-
tinent, both physically and morally, yes
terday, in Vice Chancellor Van Fleets
court. Two of the highly seasoned scan
dals which are now agitating select Pull
man circles were given a judicial airing.
The first case was that of Jennie Lseke, a
dusky belle who seeks release from the
matrimonial chains which bind her TO
Henry +. Leeke. Jennie's reason
for wanting to slip the yoke IS
that Henry has never supported her, and
has wilfully and continually deserted her
according to the method set out IN the
statute in such case a n provided.
TOO MUCH MoTHER-IN-LAw.
The matter came up Yesterday morning
upou an application by her counsel Mr..
Bissell for alimony and counsel fee. Mr..
Norman Rowe opposed the application,
and showed pretty c~onclnslvely
that the reason Leeke did not
provide q home for his wife
was because she was a young thing and
could not leave her mother. 1t also ap'
peared that Henry was employed at the
Abattoir restaurant at the imminent
salary of $50 per month and his board.
Mr.. Rowe said that he had letters written
by the dark petitioner in which she had
Acknowledged the receipt of money
within the time she claimed to have been
deserted. The Vice Chancellor said that
a man could not provide a home Tor his
wife II she would not leave her mother.
ana refused the alimony, but ordered a
counsel fee of $50 to be paid to
Mr.. Bissell, if after examining the
letters in Mr.. Rowe's hands Mr.. Bissell
should still think he had a case. IL Will
he hard work 10 convinca Mr. Bissell he
has no case.
When this case was disposed Of the
Vice Chancellor toe up the matter OF
John p. Jackson's petition for a divorce
from his wife Martha. John is a swell
Pullman porter. He is a blonde
dresses well, and is generally a very at
tractive young colored man He accuses
Martha of all sorts of unlawful things
and gives her a pretty bad reputation
generally.
SAID HIS WIFE NUS WORK.
Martha was called to the stand to tes-
tify in her own behalf. She is a petite
little thing with almost Caucasian
features, albeit with a dusky skin
through which the deep, red blood shone
with an attractive lustre. In
an embarrassed, z although modest
n she said that about
a year after her marriage, which occurred
IN 1854, neF nusDduu JOtu neE tHdb ne was
not going to live with any woman h
did 20 out to work, and unless she got
out and made some money he would leave
her. She loved her husband and obtained
a place to work. The lady of the house
objected to the length Of her husbands
visits and she had to give up her situa-
ton.
Then her husband said that his health
was poor and he would have to go to the
Arkansas Springs TO ~recuperate. Then
he left her. Shortly afterward
she met him by appointment in
Van Worst Park, and he asked
her TO consent TO q divorce. She
refused, and he said he would have one
if he had ito get other men to swear 70
it," Once afterward she met him and
he offered her SIS to allow him TO obtain
the divorce. She took the money and went
out to Harrisburg. Penn, to visit rela-
tons.
She denied iD her quiet way all her hus.
bands allegations against her marital
rectitude, and was submitting to a rigid
cross examination at the hands of Mr..
james Chapman when the Court took
recess.