The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-23
HUSBAND A CON VICT.
Mrs. Welcome n. Cottle Wants
Divorce on This Account.
ARRESTED WITHIN THREE DAYS
After His Marriage-1he Petition Heard
I'm the supreme Court This Morning
Other Cases Of Desertion and Cruelty
Rescript in a Newport County Case.

In the Supreme Court this morning
before Judge Wilbur several petitions for
divorce were heard. Perhaps the one Of
the greatest public interest was the petit
tion of Mary A. Cottle for decree grant
ing her separation from Welcome IL.
Cottle. in whose soc ETY. she has been but
two or three hours since their marriage.
The couple were married on the 81 Of
February, 1891, and three days afterwards
he WIS arrested on two charges of larceny
and at the March term OF tue Court OF
Common Pleas he was seite ced 10 two
years imprisonmsnt on one aud thirty
three months on the other.
Margaret Il. Perry told the court n
story of extreme cruelty and deseri ion.
Her husband was "a horse car driver IN
this city, and was empioyed mp To IL
O'Clock at night; but frequ ntly he would
not come home until considerably later
than that. badly intoxicated and in a
fighting mood and the wife had TO take
IL. Other people in the hett-e- FREQ -'entfy
had to interfere In the morning he
would order her TO 40 out for liquor, and
II she refused he would beat ana kick her
unmercifully. On one occasion he was
arrested for beating her. Four years ago
he lett her and went 60 Boston.
Annie l. Ford petitioned for divorce
from Payton X. a.. Ford on the ground
of desertion and adultery. Both parties
are coiored.
Mary Dunn wants divorce from job n
Dunn, whom she married ID years ago,
ana ever since which event sle has sup
ported herself. She left him on account
of continued drunkenness and non-
support. n. .
plained, br deposition, OF his wife Bridg-t.
who, according to all rep rts is hard
character, having been sent twice To the
state farm for drunkenness, and having
deserted her husband and given her at
ention To other imirers. &c petit
tioner is reported To be an industrious
man of good ch Ir tcter.
The following petitions were also >ub-
mitted on the grounds of negl ct aud
desertion Louisa NJ. Perry vs.. Joseph
Perry of Pawtucke'; Phebe r. Brown
W. John T.. Brown: + w. Lanlaime W..
Aida Lamaime; Matild A. Fuller vs.
John i. Fuller: freeman keene Gale VS..
Kate Libbey q lie.
other Matters.
The case OF julius Echenberg VS.. Fred
erick l. Marcy was heard this morning
on motion of the defendant to be dis
charged fro n arrest on the original writ.
Tue following rescript was handed
down in Newport county case:
Ge rye IL. X ly. ct. al, VS.. Thomas r.
Nichols, ct. a.. A majority of the court
is of the opinion tnat the trusts declared
in The will of Joseph -GfeeHe- tsfe-aeS-
charitable trusts. Tue court is OF the
opinion that the interest in the real estate
covered by the trust passed TO those en-
titled to tue estate under the statute of
descent and not to the residuary
legatee; and that as the COM
plainants have so long allowed
the trustees TO administer the estate in
20 d fatH up what they believed TO b.
"A valid trust, the trustees should not be
charSeaDie with expenditur male by
them in the proper execution of the trust
as dir. ctei b. the will down To the time
of the filing of this bill.