The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-03-09
ONE EVERY TEN MINUTES.
DIVORCES WHILE YOU WAIT IN
THE SUPERIOR COURT.


Forty Unhappy People Released From
Marital Bonds in Three Bours and
Twenty Minutes - All Sorts of
Grounds for the separations-Six of
the Divorced Couples White and
Fourteen Colored.
The divorce mill Of the superior court
worked to perfection yesterday. In three
hours and twenty minutes twenty unhappy
matrimonial combinations were broken, re-
leasing forty people from ties which were
found irksome and uncongenial
Six Of those who sought freedom are
white and the other fourteen colored.
Lula Florence Sheftall was granted a
total divorce from Benjamin franklin
Sheftall mot doctor. The grounds Of COM
plant were cruel, harsh and outrageous
treatment from her husband. The couple
lived together only from July 80, 1890, the
date Of their marriage. until Feb. 9, 1891.
W. M. Henderson was granted a first YER
dict In his libel against his wife. Mary G..
Henderson. Drunkenness and adultery were
the causes alleged by Henderson for seeking
separation.
Mrs. Georgia Pickett secured freedom
from her husband, Michael Pickett, on the
ground Of failure TO support herself and
child, and with harsh, cruel inconslderate
and inhuman treatment. For years, Mrs.
Pickett claimed, she had to support and
clothe herself. and was finally compelled to
separate from her husband Aug. 10, 1891,
because he threatened her life They were
married fourteen years.
DIVORCE FROM A CONVICT.
Theodosia Stokes, .prepossessing white
woman, was divorced from her convict
husband, John A. Stokes, who is now serv-
ing three years sentence In the peniten-
tiary for forgery committed IN Atlanta.
The couple were married March 81 1881,
and lived together until March, 1889, when,
without any Cause, Stokes deserted his wife
In December following he committed the
forgery which landed him In the mines.
Mrs. Alice r. Weidner was divorced from
her husband, Otto A. Weidner because Of
the latter's cruel treatment and failure to
provide necessary su; port for herself and
child
H. d. Williams reversed the usual order
OF things by asking divorce from his wife,
Katie, because she willfully and without
cause deserted him three years ago, and has
since persistentIy refused to return to him.
Williams got his divorce.
Jessie Hutchings (colored) got a divorce
from his wife on the same grounds as WILL
Jams.
Simon Mckay (col0red) offered the same
complaint against his wife, Josephine, and
was released from the ties which bound
hima
Robert Jefferson (colored) was given his
freedom from his wife, Sarah, for the same
reason, as was also Adam Small (colored)
from Elizabeth Small.
Cruel treatment was the ground upon
which Maggie Jones (colored) sought AMI
was given her freedom from the ties which
held her to Henry Jones.
Rebecca A. Stiles got loose from William
H. Stiles because Of his abandonment with
out justification.
j. j. Guersrd, q bright mulatto, was
granted divorce from his wife, Maggie.
because she deserted him three years ago.
BECAUSE OF ANOTHER WOMAN
Annie Nichols colored) was released from
the duties of wifehood to Leander Nichols
because Of his cruel treatment and love for
other women.
Susie Simons (colored) had the marital
kuor between herself and Ephraim Simons
cut because the latter treated her cruelty,
inhicting bodily injury and wounding her
feelings by his language and threats at vari-
Gus times.
Lucy Brown tcolored) was released from
Thomas Brown on account OF desertion,
which was also the reason which gave Liz
re Doyle (colored) separation from John
Doyle. and John c. Monroe (colored) from
Annie Monroe.
Frances Jones (colored) was freed from
Augustus Jones on account of the latter's
habitual drunkenness.
Mary Ann Black (colored) was released
from her husband, Cyrus, because he failed
to feed and clothe her.
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