The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-26
SEVEN MORE FAILURES
That Number Of Divorces Were
Granted Yesterday.
REASONS FOR THE DEGREES


In seven cases where marriage has
been q failure, the court yesterday
GRANTED divorces. Charles A. Cobb
was unfeitered from his wife. Angie
II. Goth. They were married Oct. %,
1856. at Binghamton by Rev. Manley
s. Hard. d. D.. and lived together
happy and cortented until Feb. Is, 1898.
Then she packed her trunk and left
him. All efforts at reconciliation were
idle. Cobb now rel.ltss in Benton, and
his former wife resides at Green Grove.
Mary A. Raisaer. whose maiden
name was Mary HarK!as, was divorced
from George b. Radeker. They were
Joined IN weilock on Aug. l5, 1890. az
SnI!til9ort, Kings county, N. Y, and
lived together until July l, 1895. They
resided in ,La.S CITY at l1l7 Monsey ave-
nue.. 1t was proved by two witnesses
that Radeker was falthless to his wife
and abused her
ArHie Kellerman was separated from
Frederick ke!ierMan. They were mar
isd in 1856 by Alderman Roesier. then
of the Eighth ward OF this city, and
lived together eight years. HIS trea.-
msnt Of her was 50 brutal tlat she
iiad to leave him on sevelul occasions.
He would no, work, would come home
drunk and would choke her. on one
ocsas.-on he took an axe, and, but for
she escaped TO a nelghbor's house,
might have killed her. They lived near
No. z school house, in the Twentieth
ward.
Queer Kind ot Mn, This
Margaret ]. Crofut will no longer be
bound TO Ulysses L. CI'Ofut. on Wash
inston's birthday, eight years ago they
stood before the altar and were united
m marriage by Rev. Manley $. Hard.
al B.rGt2nton. They resided on the
West Side. IA this city, until few
months ago. and then Crofuts treat
ment OF his wife became unbeara bl q
and caused her TO leave his home. Five
days after they were married he used
h.s fists on her. He Is employed as
bCakeEmgl en- a De,a ware. Lackawan-
ri and Western il5sCnger train, and
many 4 time, Mss. Crofrf says. ne came
home and told her Of his liaiarns with
o:h=T women. Tie was not addicted to
drink, but hls wife ascrLbo3 his harsh
treatment - uncallei Cor Jealousy.
William Coleman was granted free
dom from the tie that bound him 20
his wife, Eliza beth Coleman. THIS un-
Eap,py couple G.lftud On the sea o, mat
r!nony slrce lS9l. az Waver,y. y. Y.
They settlei In ThroHp borough on
June 2s, 1892. he came from work nj
the usual hour IN the evening and
found his home deserted. She never
came lack.
Says Ills wife Rent Him.
Wl!.ard Knowlp,n. was welded to
Amold VI. KnOWGton on Sept. 2s lSC9.
at W4Elsor. y. Y. by Rev. Mr. Parry.
of the Queen Mcthytst church. She
deseit ed aim four years ago last July.
The year b,fore utat ne was very sick
OF p.leum0:ta, and s.ss.eld OF nursing
him and caring for HIM she augmen;ed
t!s WOES by btn,tng him. Vls two
daughttrS, Efiie and Belle, the latter
2l years of age, and the former rs.
saved him from being fllel. he says.
Af.tr he recovered. he was taking an
evC1t-g walk. and met his wife out
wIuh her brCslor. She assaulted him
and left fim urcona >.ous On the road
AT least that Is the story he tells.
Richard Richards Is 10 lcng,r the
husband OF Margaret Richards. They
were married in South Wales on March
20, lss2. They came to America on q
weddlrs tour, located on Brick avenue,
uh!s city. and lived there for few
years. She did not Ike the country
told her husband -, and informed him
u ne wanted TO live with her he would
have to 80 back 10 the old country. He
refused TO go and she went alone.