The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-12
| STETSON'S PLEA.
renses Her Husband Of
,kiax : Younger Nate.
..vs SIM HAS THE PROPERTY
- - Aeossssy Yoes Osaote1-
] . 81. .as lsssAsl MsAgsss sssA-
a~oe - - Sold.

...1ene Of Horatio A. Etstson
- s~lla q 6setson came up before
49, 49, yesterday on motion Of
~ 6e6uf1es for $50 connssi lees ana 30
s-.seerry siimony. The defendant also
~ - eosvsr. ia which. and In support
- 1noejon. she ssaiss shas she lives 10
e-~ee.olis. where they were married
x,r1eee yssss aeo and uhsFs az chidren
- - horn 70 them. the oldest 10 her
~ vear ana sbs youngest > ysass o. age.
eS. s.ra that her husband has provided .
SSrne fov he. there, but thst Il has : mort
-. q q so on Is and y nos worth much
oose shan that sum.
] Abous four ysass -. shs s.ys' neg nus.
[naud. in ordar - improve his nnancsa
fcpnaitioa. esns - Seattle. and since then
] - - bsen bsr6sssd with the support Of
80 fsnily. pisisti6 having contributed
- time 70 time small sums Of money in
1 thorpoG She says she has no property
! p ~ uaskstabis value and In entirely
1radens upon what her husband has
- epoliag her, and - be has ceased
eindiae ~ money she 10 nov dependent
- - esn exertions. A 10 the aliega-
- g ~ plaintiff thst shs deserted him
r - - says thSt he hiss always MAIN
- ~ homo in Minneapolis and that
$50 Nv months LAST past he has
go H. family there, remaining several
thst hs has frequently consulted
- - shout moving the family 70
k1mHa1etoo and has ct all timss said he
z novs his family here when he was
nily able to do %. In these plans
- eteoys coucurred and has q eli times
sd her willingness and desire 70
- plaiuti6 wherever he should take up
~ csenansnt abode ana have the family
1tbsd. She admits that plaintiff has
80 her nonsy monthly, provided her a
nfcstabls support. paid the taxes on her
opsrty and the interest on the mortgage
her property. In regard to plain
rs allegation that he and his wife
Ter Wholly in tastes, desires. ambitions.
Honxhts and ideas Of life and in tempera-
at and dispositions, that their spheres
1Ejs have bssn wholly different, and that
= happiness Of both parties and their
nmsl welfare demands that they b
pwcsd. she says:
II ~ plaintiff now he's aroused desires. an.
oeA tastes and thoushts not in hasmony
- SAspe OF the defendant IL II solely hecauso
/ i ~ become fecrean. to his marriage vows,
i ~ lo11sos now. In ths afternoon Of the life Of
| r. leteacsas to cast her aside that he may,
unnneisd. sesk pastims In more youthful
- = total disregard Of his duty ana frs-
- eensinusd and oppressed regard fos the
n1nnt ana his family.
= sssistancs 10 his wifs's demand for
10y snd lawyers fees Mr.. Sts.son
- his aiadavit. in which he says that he
- eneineer and filcr for the Stetson q
1awmill. earning SIPS . month. The
pRty his wife says il not worth more
- ihs mortgage on 1t he says he paid
- Tor nine years ago. Besides this, ne
- ne has other real estate In Mime
- bssidlss ~. 100 worth OF household
- ant . 500 piano. and . q. 900 life in-
m1nes policy which he has kept in force
i hef. He says that ever since he LEFT
neespolis he has sent her SIS
= Month regularly, besides pay
H interest on her mortgage.
- % he- property and money and
4Ae 10 the children ct different times.
btlnies that she or any member Of his
|tniIy except himself has ever earned q
| easis cent or done anything whatever for
heif IMPORT. and asserts that his wifs IL
aes possessed OF ten times - much prop.
~ - himself.
! Judge Langley cut down the amount r.
cured by the wife to prosecute her case to
70. and granted an order that Stetson
PAouid pay that much toward her ex-
nnnsvs IN tho eaxe