The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-21
/ DAY OF DIVORCES.
Woes of the Mismated Weary
Judge Graves.
rug FISHERS MUST REMAIN ONE.
~..~ wash Some Very Dirty Linen IA
sourf. All 10 No Purpo-e-Heif-
nerss Answer to Days Suit.
,ye FISHERS MUST REMAIN ONE.

r..+er5av was divorce day IN the supe-
-, eas,rt and the number Of unhappy
.sxss who appeared FOR the laws remedy
-. ssusthing amazing. Tbs stories told
go rave nIIed a good-Eized book. and in
- Fssnsr case the reading would have
- ~ a most unusual kind. Montana Is
"a ~ BE- the greatest state IN the United
s..sss for divorces. but at the present
80 seattle seems 10 be In a FAIR way 70
sIs.n supremacy
Mrs. Fisher Tells Her wrongs.
carrie Fisher. the plaintiff. told Of her
-srrssrp % John o. Fisher at Morehead.
-.r IN 1877. and that since the third year
= their marriage her life has been miser-
- me beginning or the trouble was
80 Nr Fisher would leave her at home
ssree miles from town, and go 70 dances
40 parties. This occurred a short time
srsygsas to the birth Of their first CHILD.
.He used to 20 with the young people"
eostInued .Irs. Fisher. and especially
rth one woman. Mira Bell. with whom
ss4 said he could not associate"
rW5at was wrong IN this woman -
avveu. the boys said they Rad fun with
ss- ara suppose he id the same One
asy she sat down IN MS Ian before me"
ranfsnuing her story. Mrs. Fisher .o'd
hsw she had - feed tie pigs and COWS.
asa do general work on the farm. or II
sxay and left her for some time. and she
k.d 10 endure all kinds OF hardships in or
der 10 live. she took corn eight miles 10
! merchant in order 70 get money 10 buy
f1sG.
Taev came 10 Seattle about eight years
ayo. ard since then Mrs. Fisher has had
- support herself most OF the time. She
went hop picking and berry picking. When
shs said anything about work Mr. Fisher
a ~A~Hr Ase.s -.
asked for a nickel for car fare ne would
say he aid not have It.
The witness told how Mr.. Fisher had
confessed improper relations with other
women growing ont OF the discovery that
he had communicated disease to her. lie
s.kef forgiveness. but she said II can
rot overlook this" once Fisher went Up
10 snocualrla. and on his return home
Mrs Fisher did not want TO occupy the
zane room with him and there was a row.
Fisher left the house swearing he would
have revenge. Mrs. Fisher stated that her
husband was very Jealous and when he
vas angry would accuse her OF improper
relations with other men, He had done
this especially since the commencement
o, the divorce proceedings.
Her Refined sensibilities.
In her complaint Mrs. Fisher said she
vas woman OF refined sensibilties," -
and on cross-examinatIon the counsel for
Fisher asked her II she ever used swear
worA." She admitte1 that she had used
violent language toward Mr. Fisher and
added: 1.-THE treatment l received would
drive any woman to It,"
she vas compelled 10 admi. that Mr..
Fisher paid grocery bills or at least part
o. them In Seattle up to last January,
but stated that he limited her TO bare ne
cess!ties and IL the bin went a little over
ne you'd not pay n. Mrs. Fisher stated
she could not get credit on her husband =
name AZ stores In the city. When asked
u she ala not FOR one and one-half years
neglect to say anything about her physical
e7Ed!ii0n because her husband vas not re-
sporslhlG Tor IL, she made strenuous de-
nAl
NJ. Fisher testified that he devoted the
ronsy he earned 20 purchasing property
sas paying the household bills. He drank
gass OF beer occasionally. but in seven
years had not spent 500 foolishIy. lie said
n was true Mrs Fisher dId considerable
work on tho farm In Kansas. but that IL
was false he left her unattended before
the.r child WAS born. As 20 picking hops.
he said that his wife ala SO bat Il was not
necessary. and she did II for her health.
We never paid any attention to grocery
bis. but allowed her 90 60 TO the store
sad get what sic wanted. Even while she
bark
Fisher said Mrs. Fisher went to What
com 70 have a criminal operation per-
formed. bat gave II UP and returned home.
She was ill., and he contracted a disease
ffnm her The witness then told how she
eonfesses 10 Intimacy with a man named
Clark and he forgave her Since the be-
ginning % the divorce suit he had learned
that Mrs Walch detected Mrs Fisher
ard Jack shank in n compromising posi-
s'on. IN closing Mr. Fisher said that Mrs.
Fisher went 70 dances where they drank
beer
Nov much beer did Mrs. Fisher drink
She said she drank more than any one
else /"
''Now IS Il not n fact" asked tho coun-
81 for Mrs Fisher that you taught her
Il drink beer one Fourth or July IN Kan
sas. when she got so drunk she had 10
drive homce"
NO. sir. it Is not" replied Fisher. with
warmth
The defense vas about 10 Introduce Gro
or Ward 20 show that Fishers credit was
good. when Judge Graves remarked that
mere was no necessity for that. as he did
No, intend 70 grant a divorce for non-sup-
port
Mrs Ellen Cardell. a middle-aged wo-
nan. who was neiEhb0r - the Fishers
On Fourteenth street told how Mrs. Fisher
used 70 call her husband all kinds OF
names
Ell Helms. who appears in the police
court once I'm a while as a principal In 4
Tow told how Airs Fisher came over 90
MS house one night and asked ~ he had
some beer Helms said ne had. and crack
e. bottle Mrs Fisher wanted some
9 Bore ana so another bottle was brought
eat and drank well" continued the wit
hess. when Mrs. Fisher went home she
vas pretty drunk"
judge Graves looked Up at the ceiling 4
moment, and then said; Il shall not grant
divorce on the ground or non-support.
IN satisfied from what I have heard that
TIE cuarrels between sir and Mrs Fisher
are due 20 great extent % their iucom-
Muhil.ty - temper Mrs Fisher is very
nervous woman while. on the other hand.
NJ Fisher Is inclined 10 take things cool
an EASY. A. n these other allegations. 7
an unable % determine from the evidence
ne real state % affairs. \ divorce viii Re
granted neither - Mrs. Fisher nor 10 Mr.
FISHER. The parties 60 ont of this court
entered
After this pafties got outside the court
nom Mrs. Fisher walked III 20 Mr. Fishe~
WIN blood in her eve, and told him that
might come - the house snd set his
~. she was colnc 20 keep the two girls.
and warmed him never 10 darken the
threshold - her door again. Fisher
@aSAed Mr. Fishers ewes snapped and
.aings might have been stlll more interest
's oaiN Mrs. Fishers attorney called her
house
Domestic Jars % the GorlnG$.
Tia Gor.>E \ rather stout. hlae-cye4
roman Who wears good clothes and pre-
Us a quite attractive appearance. tod
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