The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-17
An ESTIMABLE PAIR.
Sporting Man Obtains Divorce
From Dissolute Wife.
ouAaRYMAn's BIG DAMAGE SUIT.


Yesterday was another divorce day at
~ superior court, and Judge Bailinger
1i.uolYed for George W. LOOMS the bonds
4 rnstYimouy wnscn until yesterday had
srfstsd between him and his nov divorced
vIts, Maggie, since they were united In
q croix county. Wisconsin, on February
& 1852.
IN his complaint against his wifs, which
Loonis fled yesterday, ne charged ner
nth being habitusi dfunkard and with
living Ia open adultery with printer,
vaose name he was unable TO give, IN
roam 10 Of the Lytell house. on Washing
ION street. near South Second, for period
# one week In October last. He alleged
hat there were no children born Of the
nsrriage. ard that the only property
sxued By either his wife or himself was
Iot In Anacortes. for which $500 in cash
could net be obtained. He wanted the
eourt 10 set aside this lot for his own sepa-
rate estate.
By one OF the queer provisions OF the
new law regulating the commencement OF
actions In the superior court the answer
and eross-complaint Of Mrs. Loomis was
died on July "a. nearly three weeks befors
1he complaint itself was placed on record.
for an answer TO the complaint Mrs.
Loornis denied each and every one Of the
charges Of adultery and drunkenness.
That the Anacortes property was worth
but $500 she denied. and alleged IL to be
worth at least 5000. and that the plaintiff
paid for 1t with 81, 200 Of the community
money.
For cross-compiaint she accused her
husband Of every species of dishonest and
dsssoiuts conduct. She accused him Of
having been Tor several years confined In
the penitentiary In the state of New York,
having been duly convicted OF felony, and
that be had been known while serving his
term by the name of either Jones or Mil
Ter. lie went also by the name Of George
Haskins, she said, but that his true name,
and the one she married him under, was
George w. LOOMS. Then she went into
details in her cross-complaint and accused
the plaintiff of having been ever since the
marriage a professional gambler and q
s'sure thing" "top-and-bottom dice"
"shell game or ''bunko' man, stating
that he had practiced those professions.
ever since she came to Seattle with him
three years ago as a means Of obtaining q
living whenever he was not In prison or
under arrest for some crime or another
and so living at the expense OF the city.
She also alleged cruel and inhnman treat
menr; that he had compelled her TO
live among fallen women and whenever
she refused had beat her into compliance
with his wishes. The cross-complaint
ended with the allegation ''thas the plain
tiff IL now travelling about In boats from
place 20 place. plying his gambling games
and bunko." Mrs. Looms asked Tor the
Anacortes property, $50 per month ALI
mony and an absolute divorce.
Just before the trial yesterday. LOOMS
fled an answer to this cross-complaint,
denying every allegation therein made.
IL II said that the case was practically
esttled out of court, but. however that
may be, 1t is true that when the Judge
called the case yesterday the plaintiff was
present. while the defendant appeared by
her attorney only. After short hearing
sdecree was granted as prayed for. LOOMS
allowing his spouse 10 take the real estate
IN dispute. probably by an agreement
made out of court The evidence intro
dueed was tame compared with the allie
cations made in the pleadings, Loomis
swearing that the defendant was q con-
hrmed drunkard, two women sub
p@naed on his behalf that she was
bsyond hope OF recall from the
paths of sin, and the man
who served the papers in the case upon
Mrs. LOOMS that he had found her In the
Club saloon. on the Grant street zig-zag. In
state Of intoxication. A certified copy
Of Judgment of the municipal court
showing that Mrs. LOOMS had been ar
rested on August on a charge Of being .
disorderiy person, and that she had
pleaded guilty TO the charge and been as
sessed the usual $40 fine, was introduced
a. an exhibit for the plaintiff
Although 10 was not proven In court
that Mrs. LOOMS charges against her
husband are true. the police of Seattle are
OF the opinion that they are. They say
that LOOMS Is one Of the most notorious
coniidence men on the Pacific coast, and
that he has been in the city jail so many
times on charges preferred again IT him by
suckers he has caught that all count has
been lost Of them. LOOMS was arrested
q Lake Washington ON July and fined
vs. by Judge Glasgow for running a
eunko game, but he usually escapes pun
ishment BY the members Of his gang" re-
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