The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-09-07
THE sANTLEY DIVORCE CASE.


| mons. Eto.
There has lately come TO light what was
evidently deep laid plan to conceal d.
vorce case. A Lorain county man Of
prominence in business and religious cir
cles and OF social distinction was lately
sued by his wife in Ashtabua county and
served with summons and certified copy
Of the petition In the case in this county.
On August 20 summons and a certified
copy of the petition were sent to Sheriff
Ryan from Ashtabula county for service
on w. r. Santley, who must have been in
Cleyeland by Encouragement when he
was served six days later, for he lives in
Wellington and is president Of the Santley
Lumber company. Return was made on
August 20 and little was thought Of the
case for the time being, the man not Lying
here, but Of late it has developed who he
is and the importance of the thing has
dawned on people. On August 30 the
sheriff's office was notified by firm Of
prominent local attorneys that SaDtley was
in their Office and, though wholly ignorant
Of having been sued, could readily be
served there. The thing was done.
Below is a copy of the petition filed In
Ashtabula county. 1t will be a sumner to
people all through Lorain and Huron
counties where Santley is we'll known
financially and socially as well as by his
prominence in the Methodist church. His
wife is quite literary in her tastes:
"Plaintiff says she has been resident
of the state of Ohio for the year last past
and has been bona fide resident of the
county of Ashtabula. 4.
ION or about the twentyseyenth day of
February, 1868, at Maumee City, o., she
was married to defendant. There are no
children living as the fruit of such mar
riage. On August 0, 1892, at the house
No. % Hamilton street, Cleveland, o., the
defendant committed adultery with one
Alice - hast name unknown, but sup
posed to be Armstrong. Plaintiff has as
yet been unable to learn with certainty the
last name.
Wherefore plaintiff prays that she may
be divorced from defendant and granted
reasonable alimony."
A brief mention, only stating that the
summons 10 the case had been forwarded
here was made in the local papers when
service was had on August Cleveland
Plain Dealer, Sept. Q.
The above is all that can be done by the
plaintiff until the fall term Of the court
OF common pleas which convencs In JET.
ferson, the county seat Of Ashtabula coun-
ty, October 20; and as the defendant stated
last week the action was begun by mutual
consent, there will be no defense made at
the hearing.
The following is from the Cleveland
Press Of. Sept. 8:
'Santley came from New London TO this
place about twenty years ago and engaged
in the lumber business. in which he was
prosperous, He and his first partner, R.
A. Horr, owned and operated saw mills In
Kentucky, Tennessee and other places.
Santley was reputed to be man OF wealth
building one Of the most costly residences
In town, and giving the Methodist society
$4,000 to build ap extension TO their
church for Sunday-school purposes, he
being superintendent Of the school. He
failed IN business. had to sacrifice his mag
nificent residence and was unable TO pay
all of his donation TO the church, which
was to be made In annual lnstallmenis. He
then built q less pretensions residence
and formed a co-partnership with his
wife's brother, NJ. McDermott, OF Cleve.
land, under the name Of the Santley
Lumber company. Besides a mill here
they operated number Of mills in Mis-
souri, and Arkansas, but the latter for
some reason have not turned wheel for
the last two years.
"The leading church people are inclined
to treat the case with lenlency with the
hope that there IS something back Of II all
that will make II not appear 30 bad as il
now seems.
"San,ley was once very active political
worker Of the republican party and has
been member of the Wellington village
council and Of the board Of education. He
left the republican party in 1883 and be-
came prohibitionist, having frequently
advocated the principles Of this porty on
the stump. Two years ago last fall he
was nominated by the prohibition party of
Lorain county as candidate for the leRis.
lature and was often mentioned as good
man for the prohibition congressional
nomination.
"Mrs Santley is q lady OF Intelligence
and culture, greatly devoted to church and
temperance work, having been president
Of the VIC. T. U. Of this place. In dis
position she appears happy and friendly,
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