The Washington times., 1894-09-13
-FOUR MARRIAGES BROKEN
Three Women and One Man Made In
happy by Their Mates.
CRUELTY MAS THE CHIEF CAUSE
Daisy O. Smith Had a Hard Time-Charles
shelton's Wife Rugged and Kissed Ed
win McCauley-Mrs. Fowler Soon Re-
pented of Her Bargain.

Four divorces were granted in the equity
court by Judge Cox yesterday. The DEGREES
were in favor OF Daisy o. Smith, nee Clark.
against Frank St.C Smith; Charles f. Shell
ton against Eva n. Shelton, Lille May Fow-
Ter against James W. Fowler, and Virginia B.
Brooks against Charles W. Brooks.
Mrs. Smith in her petition states that they
were married on November 8, 1882, by Rev.
Thomas G. Addison. They went to live in
Baltimore. and a daughter was born to them
there on September u, 1885. About that
time smiths behavior 10 her became unbear-
ably cruel. She returned to her neither in
Washington, at No. 424 Eleventh street north
west. There Smith came to see her, treated
her inhumanly, and put her in fear OF her
life Afterward he abandoned her and has
failed 20 give her any support since.
Smith answered taat he had not been cruel
to his wife, but she had left him because
she loved her mother better than her husband; ;
that he did 10 TO her mother here to pur-
suade her TO return to him, but he did not
mistreat her. The case was sent to an exam
iner on july Is.
The decree for a divorce to Charles T. Shell
ton. the saioon-keeper at No. 202 Third street
northeast, anticipated in THE TIMES sew
eral days ago, was signed yesterday by Judge
Cox. The papers in the case W ere opened
| The depOsitions taken before the examiner
We're those Of J. Edward Amos of Wesley
Chapel, Baltimore; William W. Greenwich,
Frank L. Morgan. and p J. Bresnahan.
HUGGED AND KISSED EACH OTHER.
Mr. Shelton says they were married in Bal
timore on December g. 1884; they lived to-
gether happily Until November 3. 1893, when
she abandoned him and went with T. Edwin
McCauley to Cincinnati. where they lived for
II time together that he has reason to believe
that she had previous to November 8, dur
ing the summer Of 1898, been guilty of adul-
terry with McCauley.
Greenwell says in his deposition that he
was living during the summer OF 1893 on E
street between Second and Third streets
northeast, at the house of Mrs. Shelton Sis
ter. Mrs. Hansen: that he there saw McCau-
ley and Mrs. Shelton asciviousiy hugging
and kissing each other and under circum-
stances that led him to believe .hey were
guilty of adultery. The other dispositions
support the assertions made by Shelton and
Greenwell.
From the very beginning of their married
life. Mrs. Fowler says in her complaint. her
husband treated her most shamefully. and
but for lack OF money to pay expenses she
would have returned TO her home here the
day after they were married. The ceremony
was performed at her brothers. house.
on January ,, 1898, by the Rev. Z. Olin
Eldridge. They went at once to Philadelphia,
and on the same day he threatened to cut her
throat. She returned here to her mother,
Mrs. Mary L. Lendner, as soon as she could
but he came with her. He continued to treat
her cruelty till October, when her mother
drove him from the house. About that time
she learned that he had never been fully di-
yorced from wife at Norfolk. Va, whose
maiden name was Lila NJ. Van Zant This
case was sent to an examiner on July 8.
TOO MUCH MoTHER-IN-LAw.
1t was apparently too much mother-in-Iaw
that brought trouble to the home of Charles
W. Brooks. Mrs Brooks says they were mar
ried in August, 1885. by Rev. DR.. Ellyson, at
No. 1888 Eighth street northwest. When she
went to call on his mother the mother abused
her son roundly. The wife was shocked. but
tried to make peace by sending her mother
in-law nice box at Christmas time. This
seemed to work just the other way. Her hus-
band came home that night very late, and for
the first time was very unkind to her, among
other things abusing Mrs. Brooks mother
She continued to be a devoted wife, and at
one time pawned her watch to get money for
him to make deposit as herdic driver. He
finally deserted her on February II, 1886.