The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-06
ASKS FOR A DIVORCE
Mrs. DR.. Buchanan Files Her Com
plant in the Superior Court.
She Charges Her Husband with Disre-
garding His Marriage VOws-Ham-
mOnd Loses Again-0ther Courts.

The disturbed domestic condition of the
household of Albert l.. Buchanan, No $50
North Pennsylvania street. which has given
rise in the last month TO much comment
and gossip eliminated yesterday afternoon
in suit for divorce filed by the wife, Mel
lie II. Buchanan. Mrs. Buchanan is repre-
sented by attorney Lewis Walker. The COM
plant is lengthy, and sets out in detail
extensive list of allegations, prominent
among which are charges of infidelity. The
couple were married, the complaint
shows, on Jan. 80, 1886, and have one child,
a daughter, aged two and half years. The
plaintiff AYERS that she has been a good
and true wife to the defendant, but charges
that he has repaid her wifely devotion with
neglect and wrongful acts. Numerous acts
of infidelity are specified. and the names of
two young women are coupled with that
of the defendant Cruel and inhuman treat
ment is charged, and the plaintiff AYERS
that the defendant has lost all affection
for herself and child; that he neglected the
child when ii was i'll, and, in fact. has be-
come estranged from his family through
immoral practices. 1t is alleged that the
associations OF the defendant are bad, and
that he frequently remained away all night
without giving his wife an explanation. He
her. One paragraph of the complaint al
leges that the defendant privately ordered
the proprietors of stores to refuse his wife
credit, and concealed such fact from her
in order that she might be publicly humil-
ated by such refusal 1t is charged that
the defendant went to the worlds fair
without informing the plaintiff, for the pur-
pose of associating with persons unknown
to her, and was in the habit of attending
the theater with others and concealing the
same from her.
On Jan. 20, the plaintiff says, her husband
planned with his brothers to clandestinely
remove from his home much Of the furni-
ture, and for the purpose of successfully
carrying out his purpose invited her to
company him to the theater, and while
she was thus decoyed from home the pic
lures, bedroom set and other articles be-
longing to her were removed from the
house and carted away through alleys to a
place of concealment Then she alleges that
the defendant took her home from the the
alter, left her at the gate and went away.
She entered the house and found the rooms
despoiled of furniture She was handed
letter by the servant, which announced her
husbands final purpose of a separation.
This. she AYERS, was the first information
Sne nau OF MS intentions. Inc pldlnt1m de-
scribes certain real estate and claims that
IL is owned by herself and the defendant
jointly, and she asks that an order be is
sued restraining the defendant from dis
posing of the same. The court is also re-
quested to enjoin the defendant from en-
tering the home of the plaintiff or from
interfering with the property ir her charge.
1t is further contended that the defendant
ought to pay into court a reasonable sum
for her support. pending the litigation. and
an amount sufficiently large to enable her
10 prosecute the case. a decree of di-
vorce is prayed for with reasonable ali
mony and the custody of the child.