The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-24
mrs HALL SPETNAMES
Che Objected to Being Saluted
as PocahOntas.
necoRoANT COUPLE DiSJolNEp
...rcrce Ends the Doctors Domestic
Jars-Juror Forrest and the Car
ter Case-Columbia Lots.

~,,;e A Hall wife Of DR.. Horace ".
81 aid the story OF her husbands treat
-, ~ her 70 Judge Osborn last evening,
81 result Was granted a divorce for
80 According TO an agreement en-
..-as into fust after the proceedings had
- commenced, Mrs. Hall becomes the
s..ssssor OF q good share Of the real es-
- ana personal property, and 80
~s-,b alIrnony for thirteen years The
.saS-en. Jessie, aged II. and Horace Nj ..
80 are placed in their mothers care.
u-s Hall who Is slender and has a dark
.--s,aexson and brilliant. black eyes, tola
- sre married DIR. Hall in Coles county.
- Nav q. 1852. For about three years
- Soetor was moderate drlnker and,
.ssa ~ drank heavily. She did not think
y had drank for three years now. They
ss,arated twice but al the Doctors re-
..,sss she returned 10 live with him. After
- last separation, about three years ago,
<. doctor became very III. and she took
.5,x an him when he came 10 her, and
ss.h the proceeds Of her share Of the prop
s-sv took him 20 New York city, where he
snzYly became himself
ssfn-lnz intermediate time. she came TO
49, nresant and said that II was a custom
y r1r Hall TO tell her TO get a divorce and
al her vile names in the presence Of f1er
ealsren. About three weeks ago, after the
<ivnrea ease " as EDAuHAtnGEIs III. gfAtl
,ask some papers from the safe, but she
shiected He thrust them into a hand
satehei however. and pushing her to one
ada left the house, saying that II she
s,ooned him he would Kill her. Then, on
another occasion. the doctor gave her
,,ew that knocked her against the door
.oA caused the flesh on her arm and leg
n become black and blue. let me see"
sald John Wiley. Mrs. Halls attorney, do
vou know the Doctors mother?'
Mrs. Hall smiled and said she did. The
f0ctor she said, told her some time ago
rat she would not live with the Hall fam
nv. and then had his mother come on from
Illinois The elder Mrs. Hall assumed TO
control the house, and as result things
became very unpleasant.
what were those vile names YOU SAD
Mr.. Hail called your" asked Boyd Tall
mar, who represented the defendant.
Mrs Hall did not want to repeat them,
but finally gave few samples.
ANY moreg" asked Mr.. Tallman.
well" said Mrs. Hall, "he used 10 call
me & siwash and Pocahontas. Yes, he
called me Pocahontas so much that the
baby got to calling me that. too" Then
Mrs Hall shook her head at the very idea
OF such thing
IN history Pocahontas was a fine char
seter." remarked Mr.. Taliman. Ibid not
Mr Hall use the name with an endearing
manner
'That was not the way he meant IL when
be talked to me-" replied Mrs. Hall
The testimony of Katie Griswold, for
merry a nurse at the Halls house. and
Mrs. Gieger. Dr. Halls aunt, was taken.
after which the divorce was granted.
Although Or. Hall did not contest th.
case. he denies emphatcally that he ever
struck his wife or threatened her in any
manner. He adds that he has always trieL
20 provide bountifully for the family.