The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-06
JACK" IRVING FREE.
Suppressed Divorce Suit
Comes to Light.
MS WIFE SAYS he IS CRUEL.
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A complaint, answer and amended CON.
slant, ali flied within three days, aioas
~itb decree Of divorces, were unsarthsd
s TIE csuaty clerks Office yesterday. The
- vas that Of J. H. Irving W. Ruby Es-
1e;ia Irving. and the papsrs, the 6rss of
Which was fled September II. have some
boz escaped from public view.
irving IL vel known La this city a. the
arsnt OF Wanamaksr 4 Brown. the Phila-
lslphia clothing HOUSE. and II . man Of
usdium height. rather slsndes build. clear.
eut features, small brown mustache and :
esits good-iooking fellow. The complaint
alleges cruelty. dssertion. adultery and
nluoss every other statutory cause Of di-
vorce, though the specific ground in the
dseTse 10 cruelty.
The parties were married In this CITY
August 81, iss9. and since that time,
Irving says. they have led an extremely
unsatisfactory and unhappy life because
sheir tastes, desires, habits. ambitions and
aims we're hopelessly ~ variance. Mra
lrving 10 charged with having absented
beyseIf from home until late At night,
With having kept company with men and
women Of ilI-repute, and IL said TO have
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where she had been and what she had
bssn doing by saying that II was none OF
biz business; that she would 60 where she
plssssd. keep company with whom she
pleased and return home when she
psased. 1t Is further charged that Mrs
Irving was guilty of cruel and inhuman
eonduct and that last July she wiifuiiy
md without cause deserted her husband.
chasges Of still moro serious character
ssre alleged. On this showing the divorce
vas granted. There are no children and
no community property.
Mrs. Irving lives It 3l1 Cherry street.
and she says shs let the case 20 uncon-
tested because Of an assurance that no
damaging charge had been inside against
her, and that the newspapers had been
hsibed 70 suppress . report Of the proceed
mgs In court She tells a long tale of
cruelty. Her maiden name was Ruby
flanders, aud she says she lived with
Irving for two years. after which she pre-
yaiisd upon him TO marry her. He has
always abused her. she says. and made
Der life so disagreeabls that about three
months ago shs left him. One time
shortly before marriage. while rooming ~
the Rosedale house. she took poison with
suicidal intent.
Although subjected to gross indignisies.
she has not entirely broken with him. for,
che says, she thought tbs world Of him,
and, after being driven away from his
home, assumed the name Eva Wallace in
order TO prevent Irving from being dis
graced.
About three weeks ago q police officer
was called to the lodging house on Cherry
street 70 arrest man who. IL was charged,
had broken into his divorced wifs's room,
and vas carrying away her thinga In
vsssigation showed that 10 Was none other
than Irving. who, II il said. entered tho
room with pass key and made himself
psrisctly at home. No arrest followed, a.
no warrant had been issued. and the mat
ssr vas hushcd up.
Mrs. Irving IL . handsome little woman.
With dreamy brown eyes and hair, and q
pcund, full face. She says she has under
gone agoniss for Irving. and declares that
be sought to be who're Thomas Henderson
Boyd Ia"