Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-05-17

proceedings begun on day altar mar
rage.
s.Piaintify says that when she was sick
IN bed the defendant. for the sole pur-
pose of hsrAssing her. sAld he maAnt 70
suicide, and did then and there drink
. bottle Of paregoric. which said action
OF dsfendsnt sorely grisvsd plaintiff in
body and mind.
"'when defendant suffers financial
lon he lays it 10 pIaintsn. and esnsures
her IN bitter tsrms- He treats her -
child, claiming the right 10 do 70 be-
cause Of his age and ser.
" Plaintiff Gays she 10 subject 10 sick
headaches that grow worse when she
smelIs tobacco Defendant uses tobacco
and thus aggravaies her headaches.
"'piaintih says immediately after
marriage defendant bsgAn importunlng
her to deed him her property. which
sald importantly caused plaintiff men,
tai anguish.
Defendant threatened 70 knock
plaintiff ''cold ~ . wedge. = vhsrsupon
he did clutch her by the throat and
pound her head against the wall.
Defendant quotes verso from New
Testament about wives ooeying their
husbands He has even threatened 70
mash plaintiff. and drew back his hand
TO do il. In the decree granting thls
divorce appear tho following; 81 find
that when plaintiff Was sick and un-
able to work. defendant told her the
Lord commanded her to work; that he
vas also in the habit of frequently
quoting scripturai passages in order 70
show her she WAS TO be obedient TO her
husband"
Defendant cut Oh my bangs by
force.
Defendant Vas cruel IN this: He
caused letter to be written sayiug he
was dead. Plaintiff ordered . mourn
Ing garb and grieved long tine, but
at last learned that the letter was .
fraud and that the defendant was not
dead.
awhile defendant Was confined 10 hi,
bed by lamences he threw cups and
saucers ct plaintiff and threatened 10
run his crutch down her throat.
Mss, sse. Are Iri.3vsassd.
"sln these cases the husband secured
his divorce:
Defendant violently upbraided
| plaintiff and said 70 him: "You are no
man IT ALL" thus causng HIM mental
| suffering and anguish.
Husband Gays: my vito refused TO
keep my clothing In repair; she refused
| to cook and never sewed on my but
| tons" A witness testified that he had
seen the plaiutiff with only one button
on his vest. Plaintiff further alleged
that his wife would not let him 90 to
zee fires at night; that If he went she
would keep him awake till 3 o'clock
| quarreling.
Defendant pulled plaintiff out of
bed by his whiskers.
Defendant took all the covering OF
the bed, leaving the plaintiff to shiver
until morning. On one occasion she
jumped on HIM with her knees and ran
. knitting needle four inches in his
arm.
Defendant struck plaintiff violen,
blow with her hustle.
"'Husband says: my wife NO uld not
walk with me on Sundays. Once in .
tanrum she heaved . teapot at me.
She hit me on the side Of the head be-
cause refused to be worked into q
PASSION, once she pulled out quite q
quantity Of my hair" Among the pa
pers was . tuft Of hair marked Eek
| hibit A."
"'During the last year the defendant
has struck plaintiff with pokers, fat
irons and other hard substances.
"'Lest those in search of . divorce
may DO inhaled by the above cases into
thinking it ~ easy as marriage, it IL
we'll to remind them that judges insis
that proof of the allegations be forth
coming. 1t will not do to allege suffi
c,ent cruelty 10 call for . divorce un
less there is proof. In summing up thu
divorce statistics for all the states, tn
report says: "Our courts, instead Of
being careless in the matter of grant
ing DEGREES, weigh well the causes al
legged. and do not grant DEGREES unless
the allegations of tho libellants ar,
fully sustained. In about 80 per cen
of tho cases of petition decree ha
been denied" The judges are, how
ever, compelled to render their de
cisiors in accordance with law, wher'
the statutes lay down \ slight cause .
sufficient. Whenever that is proved I,
exist the judges must grant the di
yorce."