The sun., 1894-05-13
DAKOTA DIVORCE SEEKERS,
ThNKToN AND sIOUx FAILS rBEta
F1VORITE rows.
Those who Cav ASnra n May Pas. rb.,.
Tius IN Beating, F.rhiaT, DriyIne, ma
Other wsy,-Sore DEGREES Grnp,.,

| Those who Cav AEnra n May Pas. Tb.,.
Tive In Beating. F.rhisr, DrIvIns, rrs
other wsy,-soue DEGREES srnpt.,
YANKroS. 3. D.. Mar 10.-when the s,o,s
| LEGISLATURE passed the law Increasing from
ninety days to six months the time for acouit.
| ing legal residence before beginning an A..
| tion for divorce It was thought that the a.
vorce industry Of South Dakota had recei,sI
It's death blow. On the contrary. the nunL.,
| Of decrees granted has Increased. Iank,on
and Sioux Falls. afHording the best hot.
accommodations are the places that
| enjoy the greatest notoriety az di.
vorce centres New Workers seeking
legal separation in South Dakota far
outnumber those from all other state.
combined. Europe and Canada furnish several
applications during the year. A lawyer who
has much Of the divorce business that como,
to South Dakota says that tho reason 40
many New Workers. come here is that the New
York law recognizes only one ground Tor ALSO.
lutte divorce. ard very few persons care 10
bring such charges publicly and make Il.
matter Of record.
There are at present IN Yankton and Sion.
Falls about eighty candidates for divorce VII,
are doing time" in the various ways best
suited 10 their tastes and finances Some oi
these people are wealthy. others are hatdl,
able to pay expenses. The wealthy ones hay.
no difficulty In passing the time rlcasantly, az
there are ample facilities for boating. fishing.
wheeling. driving. and the religious and edu-
cational advantages are excellent. Renewed
interest has been manifested this week by the
return OF man named Winslow. a playwright.
who gives his New York address as 10 Vest
Ninety third street Winslow came to Yank.
ton nearly two years ago to obtain a dl.
vorce from his wife Daisy. who now re.
sides at 81 West Twenty ninth street with her
mother and steptather. He alleged desertibn
but Mrs. Winslow appeared In person to con-
test the claim. Judge Smith usually decides
those cases in cham bers. but in this Ore tho
question OF fact was submitted to Jury. The
trial occupied Ave days. the verdict being Tor
the wife. 1t was plainly evident to the Jury
that the desertion was forced upon the wife
by the husbands refusing to live apart iruin
his own parents A motion WAS made to set
aside the verdict. but the Court has withheld
decision for more than year. WinslOw has
returned to renew his residence after An ab.
sencs OF twelve months. The presumption 10
tnat .is some ne acton VII soon be taken upon tho
A decree Of divorce was granted to William
II. Neidlinger. a music composer OF llrUoElyn,
who sustain ell his charge Of deserrion against
his wife. "A the Judge was signing the de-
cree the county teachers association IN session
Last November Nlaude i. foweIi Of Eoch.
known. even to her lawyers. However, she
soon made acquaintances. one OF which
arated from her hui sbani she was the ianc' e
OF one OF lankton's leading physicians. Her
a to pb b. @ y"
the Episcopal church and departed immeii-
h,sy i4r Eusops; P where en- they are now scI0grn.
Bush. 2oS Prince, street. Rochester: shsts
worth 5000 900 in her own right. This is but
occurred here and It is stimated that one.
hall the applicants for divorce enter into mat.
"A recent aeqaisition to the colony" is Ms
Mary CaniIl ca OF Br%SofIyn. who writes under the
pairing material for a novel. in which many
south Dakota will have conspicuous parts
Is at present editor OF the Home Ligh. q CATH
0liS ,TIesEy PynSli1nhsd n.,o. at Chcsgo
nue.. Schenectady. has met with obstacles In
obtaining relief. He came into court with un-
the court ruled out. and he was Obliged to 90
back to New York after stronger evidence He
has returned with the proper documents and
.Estalina CsrboY Of Delhi. Delaware county.
SsM, New York Or is = here destitSte: Lying on the
ineston Manor, Sullivan county, but she viii
sum ption and viii hardly reach T her home. ZONE e'A
Many do not disclose their Identity until
It Is often unnecessary. But there are others
who do not care. and helng away from home
anu III " Wnere many OF tne resi-
dents have themselves been divorced. maEs
little effort to conceal their mission. The wife
OF the Mayor OF this town recently ropulariZei
the industry by herself procuring a divorce
from her husband after living with him for
twenty-five years.
There Is at present living here an English
man OF course he is said 10 be titled whose
Identity a;. Il hns been imP9ssiole to discoyrr.
England" but his real name Is Withheld. ils
is supposed to he here for n divorce For the
purpose OF avoiding possible recognition he
has rented n farmhouse q few miles from
town. where he spends much o' his time.
some OF the stories told by the applicants are
Interesting. some are sad and Pathetic others
are disgusting. Two DEGREES wsro granted
within n year to men whose wives were in
mates Of New York insane Rsylums One man
was IN Sing Sing. There lie a womar here nov
from New York city whose husband has teen
sent to reform atory for forgery since She
came to south Dakota But these things are
not charged as reasons for asking n divorce
with very few exceptions the ground tor ths
application Is desertion. This 'act heia.
clearly established. the law In other Respects
being complied with. the decree IS ALWAYS
forthcoming.