Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-13
SUPERIOR COURT.
September Term, Non. 0. G. Nail, Pre-
siding.
w. 4 Choate. Clerk.
g. w. Eeselton. County Attorney.
u. Il. Norton, Sheriff.
F. A. Small, Stenographer.

u. l.. Norton. Sheriff.
F. A. Small, Stenographer.
Augusta, Oct. II.
Carrie NJ. Dearborn VS.. James F..
Dearborn. A. NJ. Goddard for plaintiff,
/ Whitehouse & Fisher for defendant
This is libel for divorce on the ground
of gross and confined habits of intoxi-
cation, grossly, wantonly and cruelty
refusing to provide suitable mainten-
ance, and abusive treatment and ex-
IRENE cruelty: also that the defendant
has compelled her to labor beyond her
strength for the support OF the family
The parties reside in this city and the
husband follows the business of a bar
Der. The wife is So years of age and
her testimony in brief is that she was
married to Mr.. Dearborn when she was
IA and he 19; that their boy now 20
years of age was born in 1876 that
when this child was 6 months old their
first trouble began her husband coming
home intoxicated at night and conduct
ing himself in such a manner. scolding
and pounding round the room, that the
plaintiffs mother came and took the
baby to another room; that this drunk
ness continued from that time up to
last May with the exception OF two or
three years when he joined the Saliva
ton Army some 10 years ago: that he
was discharged from the army for
drunkenness: that he would come home
at night intoxicated and keep her awake
nearly all night with his abusive talk
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pannels out of the doors and smashing
furniture: that she had worked in the
| tailor shops for about IS years of her
married life. earning from 81 to SIS
week. and this amount she had always
turned in for the support of the family.
buying clothes not only for her boy.
and her daughter now Is years of age.
but for her husband, and that she had
worked beyond her strength for this
purpose, and to get money to give her
husband which he said he must have to
pay bills; that she was obliged to work
out to get clothing for herself and chill
drcn: that after long suffering and loss
Of health on account of his conduct,
and by the earnest request of her
daughter, she took him at his word and
left on the 9th of May last. when he or
dered her to pack up her things and
leave the house, her two children going
Sith her: that she would have left him
long ago if it had not been for her
children She did not claim that he
had ever struck her. but at one time
struck at her and knocked the tea
canister out of her hands and split the
tea. She stated that her husband had
manifested some jealousy of her, but
here was no foundation for such sus-
picions.
The plaintiff was proceeding With her
case when court adjourned at night.
On the coming in of the court at 2
o'clock the county attorney moved that
sentence tie imposed upon Michael
Burns. convicted of an assault upon
Harry Hopkins with intent to kill
Mr. Heath. counsel for the prisoner
expressed desire that the court have
q statement from Mr. Burns as to the
circumstances connected with the as
sault. as he had not been witness at
the trial
Mr.. Burns thereupon stated that on
the morning of the shooting ne started