Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-03-30
TWO INTERESTING CASES.
The Pulhamus Divorce suit Comes Up in
New IOrm--Ministcr HnMcrs in Conrt.

New Form-Ninister Bowers in Court.
Special Judge Alex New sat in Judge
Henry's division yesterday and heard evil
dence and arguments in the case of Pull
hamus VS.. Pulhamus. in which one of the
most interesting points brought out in the
circuit court for a long time was developed.
The petitioner in the case is Emma j. Pull
hamuS against John G, Pulhamus. Mrs.
Pulhamus Earnisheed the defendants sal
airy, She was his former wife and gar
nisheed his employers under an execution
for alimony, granted by Judge Dobson over
a year ago. The defendant was employed
by l.. J. Buchanan, a furniture installment
dealer at 2l9 East Twelfth street, when he
was garnisheed. The defendant set up his
defense under the exemption clause, as he
had married again before the Earnishment
was served. The question now is, can the
garnishment be made to hold? 1t arises
for the first time in, this state, and after
hearing all the evidence and arguments
Judge New took the question under ad-
The Pulhamus divorce case was one that
attracted considerable attention while 1t
was pending before Judge Gibson, and later
before Judge Dobson, II was bitterly
in Mrs. Pulhamus' getting decree of di-
vorce and for alimony of s. week besides
$50 attorneys fees, there We're several novel
features developed. The defendant did not
pay over the alimony during the pendency
of the suit and was called before the court
10 TO bnnFfpey sSrsss ss e said Re baa IL m p 3
Judge Dobson held that he must pay the
money or go TO Jail, as he had not taken
ity TO pay. Judge Dobson also added some
remarks. intimatng that he thought he
might pay II he wanted to. This was the
last of that particular case of delinquency
in making payments, but later Mrs Pull
hamus again complained that he had failed
TO make his payments for her support for
some time. and that he refused to pay her
II was then that the present proceedings
were instituted. Mrs. Pulhamus intimates
that he hastened his second marriage in
order to establish grounds of defense
against her Judgment,
Another interesting divorce proceeding
that came up yesterday in the circuit court
was that OF Erastus Il. Bowers against
Nancy A. Bowers. The petitioner was for
merly prominent Cumberland Presbyte-
rian minister, who claims that his life was
groundless accusations of his wife against
his moral character Mr.. Bowers was in
court with his attorney, John G. Yocum.
He made no charges against Mrs. Bowers
other than that she was insaney jealous
and that she would not only run up bills
for him to pay, but misrepresent the
amounts until they We're presented, when
expected. The interesting point about the
case was the question raised as TO whether
the defendant was legally in court or not.
Mrs. Bowers. II appears. Is now in Me-
Clainsburg, III, and Is suing Mr.. Bowers
for divorce there. But she had heard of
the suit in Kansas City and had written to
her attorney, Judge Collier. and asked him
to represent her, He was in court yester-
day and entered appearance, but as there
had been no notice served on Mrs Bowers,
owing TO an understanding between the at
torneys that she would enter appearance,
the question arose as to whether she was
In court. Special Judge ID. Il. Halnaes called