The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-13
ny WILDER LEEI.
ny Troables q ~ Clt
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Grossly II Devssss Dul -
crsD CsoossA.a
~ moSsn sheooh nos secret dspssssrs
- l>oeity efusnok J. wilder, The tea 90
49, doing tusines ~ the soushssss
5000 sseonA snA Cherry streets. ses-
- nsuths aep Aos esssssd coastdsfatss
- aithoagh NJ tusinsss reistsoras
- such thas no enc Imputed erookee-
q . Aeuiss - delrsud eFeditesA Iks
=. whieh has hoou known - qutte =
nbss for some tims. Was nads pubssz
Dsrday IN . divorce compliant 0led ny
WH1sr II the superior court and IN =
bill psomptiy 6isd BY Nr- Wilder.
WJ1ler vas bright, acftve business max
- veil knows IN the city. He eaasa
- onotIs about ave yeass ego. having fGs-
| snelg - engaged - tsavslinR sales.
- - 1asgs Eastern houses. He Ls-
- sletss scalpsr, aud. judging FROM,
| eueanrn.ooa at that time be weo NOT pess
- e cry great amount Of rssdy eas,s.
- ~ ape 10 piled his vocation on the eurh.
61nae. 1hsn he rented . little eefner ia
hoglwsy q ths Korn block and stood
- ! ssmi-cifcuisr counter having jr&s
- snom bshind for him 70 squeese IN
6 koaeht end sold tickets. He prcs.
end Il ~ NOT long befoso he hsst
- eincs aad employed clsSka During
= With his wife, Who was . csippie
4 - IL =
80 matter q epmmsnt Is noW app4ays
kt Shseo exhibltions of affection vees
be ~ public enly. and that when no osa
Ds toekiMg skelston uas kept danciRg
pkbse Their eyes.
gtask J. wiIder's complaint against bss
Uoh Nellie n. Wilder. INST with ssss
wUmo1sst sort Of response In IN snswes
- GsD-complaint died By Mr.. Wudes
1hef With several motions. The cass
mi1e to b . spicy and bitterly eos
- one. Mr.. Wilder 10 stu In tbs
-. ~ Wilder Il sussling In Chicago az:
49, q b. doing we'll.
d - pisinti6. Wilder. for cause Of actissz
ww ehst he married the deGendans.
- maidsn name was Nellie r. Stiles,
Injury. VT, On the lst day Of Augups,
II In short time aftsr the marriage,
lndIsGss the defendant oegan 20 shex
Uu1rds him . spissful, harsh end vss-
uDss temper, which che refused 70 eeni.
even Ia the pressnes Of streness IN
1Dublic streets, street earn. II hotess,
and even In churches, causing hiss,
- humiliation.
Nay 5, 1859, he complains. his Wis
~ . kettle Of boiling watsS q hiEr,
- him grsat fear and sadanosrinx
1ealth. Going On. he alleges thas 81,
nt 20, 1871. HE spouse, IN N uno1.,-
1shle AZ Of anger. nfed rsvolver out 81
pjsdow Of their houss, and q anotksr
- threatened 70 take her own life. Bar
- On be alleges that the defendant 10 al
oetual user Of opium and othss narcotics.
Nh tsnd to aegrayats her alleged alroa.sy
91eat temper. The compliant Winds 80
- The statement that since the heart III
~ defendant = filled With blttorns4s
gUag6 the plaintiff instead q love assd
1tea and - the plaintiff fears IL 10.
- viii take his and her own life in
her spasms Of anger, Il II impoevi-
- tAem TO live toesther ~ husbs,s 4
" wife. On which account the plainsstI
- for . divorce. There are ailegee Ia
pAo children born Of the marriage. itss
nplAint was verified by wilder on Ja:y
looe, Ia Cock county. III.
Vow Nra Wilder takes her turn as max.
u allegations. She denies absolutely
Aos ohe has ever done any az che unk ,ad
iaint. and thea goes on TO altske that I'd
Husband made false allegation when II
Dwors ~ his complaint that he II . rvss,
osnt Of the state Of Washington or vas II
No tine the complains Was verified u
esvsa, but that since April lest he has
Desn sssident Of Chicago. Ill. A. 70 t}ls
oliesati0n made that abe 10 = habitual nsal
81 morphine or other narcotic drugs. sas
essies Il. and alleges that one Of her los II
Ilnhs vas amputsted about q the kass
several ysars ago ~ . result Of disesss
- the knss Joint: that b. rssss.n
- the dissase aaud muscular contras s.
eion Of the limb, che he's 81
times bsen Obliged TO have administered
70 her opium - . medicine. but always ~
. physician. never otherwise. When 4
eemss TO the complaint Of her bad tesa
-, che admits that she hes the usssa
tsnpsr Of = sane human being. bat ts.sl
- has always done her utmost 70 CEN
fel the same when aroused by msstress-
Int and abnse on the part Of the plaza
-. and has always done So" She claissai
osver 10 have done more than defend ksr.
~ from false accusations on her h2a-
oand's part and denies that she ever -
- quarrel. She il. however. Of sel
spiaion that they can never live happily
enesshsr.
For cross complaint she alleges tad
Der husband has always been extremssy
cruel towards her aud has time and aga o
knocksd her down. pinched and cures
BET. al without rrovocation. She stats.
Aat on February IL. is92. he knocked sssl
epsn and leaving her lying on the tiess
Ueat away from the house and r~maiisos
ensy oil night long. Several other in
onnees of extreme cruelty are alleged.
A. ground for granting her . divorce "a
~ cross complaint shs alleges that s,r
Hay Il. 1878. shs Was abandoned by sci
osaaand. and that he has since refused X
oetriba,e to her support, although amt,
- 70 40 30. having since their marriss,
Gpatred large amount AZ property
vAira Is wholly community property.
khe then alleges that Wilder few dasl
- ffauduisntiy transferred 20 his ciega
&dvasd =, Jones, the ticket oslice on 81,
ssFssT of Second and Cherry streets. ~
0h city. known - Wilder's Ticao1
Aesacy. of which he (wiidcrl was thsn
- owner. together with oil furniture
esed sili. etc. including . certificate "
Saneership in the American Ttcksi
ssksss' Association. which certificate. Il
alleged. is worth $500 For this rsasee