The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-29
Ward Wants Divorce
Claims His Mary Jane Was Unialthiul 10
Him.
She HID IN A BOARDER'S TRUNK
That Is the Charge, but Mrs. Ward
Denied the Allegation on the Wit
ness Stand-Much of the Testimony
Was Too U~nsavorY for Publication.
Judge Edwards Refuses to Sit On a
Case Which He Once Arbitrated.

A three weeks term of civil court
opened yesterday morning. with Judge
Gunster presiding in the main court
room, Judge Edwards in No. Q, and
Judge Schuyler, Of Easton, in court
room No. 3,
A case that occupied the attention of
Judge Gunster during the entire day,
was that of John Ward who seeks a
| divorce from HIS wife Mary Jane, on
the ground OF infdelity. Attorneys
Taylor and Lewis advocated the cause
of the plaintiff and Attorney Joseph
O'Brien appeared for she respondent.
The couple were made man and wife
in Wale6 twelve years ago. Two years
later they came to Scranton, residing
on West Market, Hampton and Eynon
streets. The lived in n state OF quiet
domestic felicity, it is claimed, until
coming home from his work one day
earlier than. usual, Mr.. Ward could not
find his wife. He called her name, but
there was no answering response. He
went to the room of u boarder named
Williams, and there ia a trunk he
found his better half. The boardor
was greatly excited. and since that
time Mr.. Ward has not recognized the
woman as his wife.
Witnesses were introduced to prove
that Mrs. Wards relations with Will
liams have. since that time. not been Of
an entirely proper nature, Miss Alice
jenkins sw0re TO statements of q dam
| aging character against the respond
ent, as also did a Mrs. Thomas and
other witnesses.
Most of the afternoon was occupied
in hearing tho testimony of the de-
Tense, some of which WAS not highly
creditable for the plaintiff. Mrs. Ward.
herself. took the stand. She is q rather
good looking woman and her answers
to the questions of the lawyers were
promptly made. She denied the trun
| story and said that her husband beat
her on that occasion when she came
out Of the cellar as he had done on
| previous occasions, She was subjected
to a severe cross-eXamination at the
hands Of Attorney Taylor. A number
OF other witnesses were sworn. Much
of the entire testimony was Of a salac-
ious nature and unfit for publication.
After the attorneys had made their ar
guments the court adjourned. Judge
Guuster will deliver the charge to the
jury this morning.
VERDICT FOR WAGES.
Before Judge Edwards in court room
No. ., the case Of Fred Jenkins against
r. L Howells vas called, The suit
was brought TO recover SAT. 09 in wages,
and rs the defendant did not appear the
jury was instructed to return a verdict
in fav or OF the plaintiff for the sum
claimed.
The case Of G. W. Green against Jo-
seph Flothenberg and c. W. Moredock
to revive a Judgment wa the next one
called. Tue judgment, which had
never been paid, originated in 1871 in
the old mayors court of Scranton and
was for the sum Of $50 70. Attorneys
A. A. Chase and Edward Mer-
rifield appeared for the plain
tiff and Attorney G. Comegys for the
defendants. The latter denied that
tn case had ever been tried, but the
plaintiff proved to the contrary by
producing OF award by II board of
arbitrators composed of George S.
Horn, H. NJ. Edwards and G. K. Pow.
ell. The award was given in 1871. AS
Judge Edwards was one OF the arb.
traitors, he concluded that he could moi
further try tho case. Accordingly be
withdrew u juror and ordered the case
set down for trial this week again, but
it will be heard by another judge.