The morning call., 1892-12-31
GOT RID OF ONE.
A Woman Who Had Too.
Many Husbands.
SHE WANTED TWO DIVORCES.
Mrs. Lucinda Ellis Learns That She
Has One Man Less to Support
- Than She Thought.

"uow much will a divorce cost meP"
| asked a handsome middle-aged woman as
| she took chair in Attorney Eugene Duo
gan's office yesterday afternoon. She eyi.
dently thought that divorce DEGREES were
| handed out upon application like the daily
papers at a newsstand.
After she had been informed that the cost
| depended upon her ability to pay as well as
the amount eff labor to be performed she
sighed and said that she was lust com
PEELED to get a divorce from that man." for
she couldn't stand his treatment another
day.
She gave her name as Mrs. Lucinda Ellis
and said she kent a small lodging house on
Hyde street. near the new City Ball. Fol.
lowing is the story she related Of her do.
nestle infelieitfes:7
"My husband don't do a mortal thing
from morning until night obut drink whisky.
at my expense, too, and from night til
morning he does nothing but abuse ne Ii
takes him all night to ind money to get
drunk OH the next day. | am compelled to
keep some money about the house and he
knows it,
when he comes home in the evening he
tumbies on a bed, sleeps few moments and
then commences to hunt for my money
He upsets every bed in the house and then
ehokes me awhile to make me tell where
the money is. Then he taxes another hunt
during which he drags all the er0ckery out
of the c1pboasdS and pantries. After that
he beats me awhile, and if | Still refuSe t.
give him money he goes and pulls every
thing out of the bureau drawers.
"He keeps that conduct up all night, al
ternately snoozing insmy dodgers beds with
his boots on, choking ME and upSetting
everything in tie house ia HIS search for
what little money | earn. If he can't get
it any other way he will stand at the front
door and threaten my l0dgers until they give
him a quarter to get rid of him. He natur-
ally makes things so unpleasant that | can
hardly keep any roomers at ALL Someway
they don't seem to like living in the same
house with him,
isNow, Mr.. Duggan," she added as snq
caught her breath. '.do you think that /,
cause eGough for applying for a divorce? ?"
'ssWhy, certainly. A clear case of cruelty
and intemperance."
''Well. can get it right away. because
some OF my lodgers are talking of leaving
on the first of the month and il get rid II
him before that | can kind o. smooth thing,
over"
She was greatly disappointed when in
formed that even If Mr.. Ellis made nn
legal objection to the cutting off of his
source of revenue it would require month,
and if he did it might take some mon tbs.
'Goodness" she exclaimed. 'He can't
make me pay him alimony, can hep
She was greatly relieved TO learn that he
could not When the matter of fees had
been arranged she startled the attorney by
asking:
Would it cost any more for me to get
two divorces at once? You know I've got
another; husband and he is trying to MAKE
ME support him, too"
Then you are guilty of bigamy," said
the attorney decidedly.
:Me?. Why, Ithought he was dead when
i married Ellis. You see, il was this way:
Burke-ihats my first husband-was a
worthless, good-for- no thing sort of a fel-
low, but he never, drank nor abused me-
When l found he couldn't make a living
for me. just told him to clear out and lei
mesupport myself. He cried considerable,
and said he was going UP north to make
his fortune.
then | got letter from the Coroner saying
man had been drowned in the river AT
Portland. He answered Burke's descrip-
tion. and had Burke.s papers, including my
letters. in his pockets. OF course,
thought it was Burke, and, feeling lone
some like, married Ellis. And, bless you.
it was; only week ago that Burke bobbed
up after being as good as dead for four
years.
.'o41 Io 7 want RurEz. L satat 70 ~ IA ~
both of them. l want. Rly divorces from
them two"
The attorney then explained that. Burke
being still alive. when she married Ellis,
tue lasI marriage was absolutely null AUD
void. and that she did not require any
divorce to free, her from him, but that she
was still married to Burke.
Then all have to do is.to get police
man to throw Ellis out because he isn't
my husband at all? Well, now, that's
settled. i get rid of one, husband for moth
ing. VIII it cost me just as much to- get
divorce fIom the other2 Well, all right
Commence suit just. as soon as you can"
divorce SUIT will be commenced next
week entitled LUCINDA Burke vs. Joseph
Burke. with deseltion as the. ground of
complaint.
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