The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-28
THE DIVORCE COURTS GRIND.
Mrs. Paquette Wins Her Liberiy-Clio
Garter Made Happy.

The divorce couft calendar yesterday
brought forth only two cases. yet the prin-
etpai III each was pretty and nicely
dressed. The first case was called just as
a sheet Of sleet struck the courthouse and
made things rattle. Perhaps the elements
were apprised OF the fact that Elizabeth
Holland Paquette, who used to live at
Rock Island, province Of Quebec. only a
stones throw from Derby Line, on the
Vermont side Of the boundary line, and a
long hflfs length from Stanstead Plain
was 10 tell her story OF marital woes, and
desired TO give her a welcome such as is
common ct her old home. Mrs. Paquette
was accompanied by Mrs. A. a. Seasrave
who was 10 give evidence ar TO Mrs Pa
quette's character and how hard she had
worked TO support herself and child. As
fortune had it, there were few people I'm
the court room, so the pretty petitioner
told her story of her troubles with Mr. Pa
quette free from embarrassment. She said
she was born in England, but married Pa
qnette. Frenehman, at Derby Line, Au-
gust 8. 1890. and then they went to live on
Rock Island, which is connected with Der
by Line by three bridges In the spring of
1871 they went to New Bedford. from
which place she went to Nanaimo,
Il. c.. few months later 10 be
with her mother. The money for
the trip was furnished by her
brother. Mr.. Paquette was intending TO
Join her at Nanain1o, according to her un-
Outstanding. a few months later. but he
did not, and she has never seen him since.
Where he is now not even his father or
brother know. Mrs. Paquette has lived in
Seattle since August, 1894. and worked for
nearly year at the Occidental hotel.
Take your decree" said Judge Humes,
including custody of the child"
Clio Carter. a tall woman with nice dark
n fgh al
OF the ungovernable temper her husband
possessed, how he abused her continually
and on June 7. 1895. made an unsuccessful
attempt to cut her throat. After this they
separated. but she has lived in fear Of him.
for on many occasions after that he
threatened her bodily harm and said he
would put her out in the street This was
the reason she obtained a restraining or
der November Is. 1895. to keep Carter away
from the house. The divorce was granted,
carrying with II the custody OF the chill
dren, Harry. aged IA. and Leona g.
Marguerite Agnes Yokum. wife Of Ross
ID. Yokum. an engineer in this city, com
menced divorce proceedings in the superior
court yesterday alleging cruelty and other
serious offenses. Mrs. Yokum is now re-
siding with friends In Portland. and claims
that her health has been greatly impaired
by her husbands treatment. She says that
her maiden name was Marguerite Agnes
HFaley, and that she took chance in the
lottery OF love- with Engineer Yokum at
Everett May Is. 1891. Almost Immediately
after the marriage Yokum, without just
provocation. began TO treat her cruelty
and used foul language toward her. They
were living az West Seattle when Yokum
ordered her 20 quit their home permanent
ly and said that II she ala not he would go
TO Alaska To get rid OF her. AS a final
faunt he said that when he was gone she
thing Mrs. YOkum mentions IS the amount
OF clothing Mr.. YOkum provided on a sal
airy Of 800 a month. First. she says. he
failed TO provide sufficiently and then adds
that one pair of shoes completed the list,
all else coming from her parents.
Last spring her health became 50 poor
that she was compelled 10 be under the
care of a physician. but she has not suffi-
cient funds to pay The bill. She figures
that she should have about $40 a month
permanent alimony. a share IN g 90 worth
of currency and securities alleged 10 be in
Yokum's possession. and a divorce