The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-01-21
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Mrs. Sarah f.. Olds Still tho Wife
of Oscar III. Olds.
Judge Taylor Holds She is Not Bona
Eide Resident and That ths Case L.
Res ADJ udicsta.

A divorce case out of tho ordinary line
was deciJed tins morning 10y Judge Fay
loT. The parties arr of excellent stauu.
ing and tue case has been watched with
great deal OF interest. The plaintiff was
Mrs. SB rah E. q ds, u sister ut Mrs. A y.
Bradeu, and has b-eu i'll the city for some
time, the gu sst ui Ms. Braden. The de-
feudant WAS Oscar a. Ode, a nephew of
Major Ids, - prominent attorney OF Nj b..
Gusad, MT. ODDS has AN uncle VINO 10 on
the Supreme bench OF Indiana.
Many iiue legal points were involved III
tue case aud tue deciston is victory OF
which Hon John g.. Wclty can well be
proud, as IL was largely due to his efforts
aud ul5 eloquent vxpuunding OF the law,
| tnat resulted in the vrriict, MIR. Welty in
! this case showed an understanding oi tnc
divorce law that is p0ss 'sset by but lew
| lawyers. Ihe case was molly contested,
| Messrs Ba,dgiu & Shields, and John q.
| Given rcprcs ting the plaintiff, md
doing all kn iwn To- tue legal profession to
| advance hes interests,
| Mr. and Nr,. ODDS were married at Mt.
| GiIead Juy 2, 1874, Sho fled q psuiion
for divorcs IN M 1rrow county 1889. LAt.r
| she dismissed tuGt pciiuuu ana had an
| other fled in NJ irion county on March .,
| 1889. The irlal took place in Mariou
| county in July 1880 and Julge SIN ally
| found for the defendant, dismlssluR the
| petition. The charges made were extreme
! cruelty and gross neglect of duty.
| NJ g Oius theu came o Canton and filed
a p p.tition for divorce in th" stark couuy
! courts on January II, lS9l, She again
| CHARGED extreme cruelty and Rr So neg
| Iect OF duIy. Thrge children we're born "a
| sir. and Mrs. Olds, two being with the
| father aud one, an infant, with the mother
| TIE Two older boys were witnesses agalns,
| the mother at the trial held in this city.
Tue case was tried iast term OF court
bt fore Judge Taylor. Mcssrs. Baldwin &
Shields and John = Given made a big
| fight for Mrs. Olds while John G. Welty
looked carefully after the Defendants i'll
| terests. The case was taken under advise
| mrDt and this morning decided by Judge
Taylor. The decision IS regarded as a
very able one OF all siCCs.
Tnp Judge held tuRt all mattcre com
plaineu of by Mrs. ODDS, in the petition
| filed IN this counts, except one act OF al
legged cruelty, were passed upon in the
Marion county court, and therefore de-
ciCled once and bpInE res adjudIcats,
which bars the points from being decided
again.
Judge Taylor nlso held that the plaintiff,
Mrs Olis. at the ting OF the commence
ment of her case in the courts here, was
not bona fide resident of stark county
as she came here o. - visit FOR the pur'
pose If beginning the proceeding, there
fore her actual residence was at Mt.
Glea0. Morrow county, where she has
her household goods and formerly lived
iuifurnished rooms with her mother.
For the reasons named above the petit
ton was dismiese d and nodivorce granted,
During bis decision Juigs Taylor said that
Mrs ODDS love for her husband seemed 20
| diminish ss his fortune decreased.