New-York tribune., 1896-06-20
4 PUSH FOR DITORCES.
,,.s7rrE SMITH HAD HIS HANDS FULL. OF
BUSINESS.
.xv STAGE PEOPLE SOUGHT REIIEF FROM
,pKsoNE BONDs-FEW PLEAS FOR
DEGREES REFUSED.

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tpKsOME BONDS-FEW PLEAS FOR
DEGREES REFUSED.
,.., Uas perhaps the largest divorce calendar
yaar confronted Justice Sm N. OF the Su-
o. ~ Cour,. when he took his seat on Tho bench
r...rsav All OF the cases were not tired. but
vs. ,.are disposed Of 20 keep The court in session
t'o"sn ,a,. in the afternoon All undefended.
ua" Did Scott asked for absolute divorce
ra,a p Scott, whom h married May 4.
rom t. Tn;on TIn. y. J. Both p,ainrn and de-
N. ~ orc actors. and their stage name IS Ellis
h''a smith shortly after court adjourned de-
''., ,hs: he would grant the decree.
e1s1 ..,,onv was taken in the sui, of william A.
Ies''Y,c ,o- an absolute divorce from his common
Maze 10 Mary A. Miller. The plaintiff testified
=" ". rad never been married 10 the defendant.
d" - .hAv lived together for ahou; five years
~. -" ,,,roduced her as MS wife. The decree was
Csn;ed. ,ua oo. an onso,r,o a,,.orco ,ror
f'"I woolard whom he married on December ?,
ra edward Orr was the principal witness for
= psnhf- .n.os - .n,hor Field
yohar, J. Field 70 whom she was married
fon, a-v ~ 24 1896. The defendant is an actor
o. ,a.ncs was OF the requisite statutory char
inc II was also in the suit OF Sarah Press
s'e'' -. A divorce from Meniel Pressoerger In
v'ss .ose q decree was granted
""N" u Brown asked 10 have his marriage with
~. p,ogn annue1 on the ground that ne was
"al'- ..rsnteen years old when they were married
o~' ,,o,aan, was a servant in the house or the
The ur. t,,her a, No 2l5 St. Johns Place and
pam p-ovn sad that he was intoxicated when
~ csr,nony was performed.
Nv -, T Kelly obtained a divorce from Jufa
y.~v whom ne married on November lS' 1872 on
h'-', ,,,a, grounds. and decree was also granted
'.' rhsr, c. Martin from Mary Martin Inc
,,.,nps were married on February {. 1874. Joseph
~-np was named as correspondent.
w,r,s sutter was named the co-respondent IN
..s ..srski and the decree was granted. go ..s
AIsSr AIsSrsol,.e f,vorce to Charlotte Sheville from
e,-ss q r. Saev.ne 20 whom she was married 9ia on
aug A9uys ;sat she hal not lived with her husband in
81, 81. Va v.ars lie Is now employed by the In'eiil1,,
ga Feather and Down Company at p'aH'o"u
ra r@.s,'mony was taken in the suit Of kaPhaelio
aseverino foI an ansoi9te dlVorSs br mayrjcd
=. Sef.ndant on July g. 1894, and that they nveI n
ther Sny "a short Short imeb 1bst SansI Michaei spne
q s ss,resnonlent testified that he had lived Win
y y fSefsnSSnt as his wife for about six months
n gsr qgcIs Ss3os.ton Was made OF the suit OF Al
,r. Clements against Priscilla noIes hEsiCp
.snehs vss a. sI No 2sJ Brdge-st said that he mar
-si the defendant IN 1893 HIS VIE ,Sa MN MN Una.
$3.50 ~ Ssi About six months after his marriage
Sxeysr he met Charles II. Bond. her former hus-
ani who told him that there had never been
\! S! Vie BOND. who lives at Mattituck. Long
i.Iand. testified that he was married TO the de,
s.nSant about fifteen years ago. and that ne had
..ysr been divorced from her He said that he
went West and remained away FOR about nve
wears It was while he was gone that the de
ieniant married the plaintiff -,
John Leippert Of No ls2 H.nthcs'. got an IN aDsp
risS IN 1851 He said that she left him in FehrAry
,w Leipperts thirteen-year-old SON ,William
rave test nony sufficient 70 connect the deienuant
Win man named Holly. and Justice smith said
ne would grant the decree.