The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-23
Welded LIFE BETTER
1e1isoa Divorce Proceedings
End in . Dismissal.
WeE FAILS TO MAKE OUT a CASE
rnn6sua Daspasass1 VIA 1nsoB n.
snssss Guardiaa-LotteryL Let CO
Tsday-New Civil Jury.

n = better for q woman TO remain the
~ffe q IN honest and Industrious hus-
a.6 even though he may be gruR ia mar
- ana language. than to be cast Ioose a
< erass widow upon the community.
0uch IN substance was the ruiing Of
spdre Humes yesterday IN the contested
divorce case Of Alice ~ Jordison Va. John
1ordlson- The hearing occupied All the
morning, and after argument from the
counsel for Mrs. Jortison. the court, COM
n<nsinx At length on ths Testimony. denied
ne Application
Jorsiison. Il win be ssnsmbersd, h the
Uell-known captain Of the steamer Flyer.
I'D some weeks ago Was asfonsnhed on
peturn3ng from his run 70 Tacoma ~ BE-
= served with the complaint in divorce.
According 10 his statement. he he'd parted
Q1fA has wife on good terms that morning.
oad had thought that Ill differences be-
tween himself and her were soon 20 b
settled satisfactorily. Yet the complaint
eo0;atDet charges Of cruelty, and recited
fals Of how the captain had shu; Mrs..
Jcgdison's sister Kay out OF the house,
af the same time using violence toward
- wife. who had tried to spring ont
e1rough window. In his answer to these
shAsges Capt J0rdison said the main
enuse Of trouble had been his wffe's ex-
frsyagance and the obnoxious presence Of
lhs sister-in-law. who led Mrs. Jordison
Into dancing and with company that was
Questionable.
81 the stand Jordison told a straight
forward story, his language at times fndI-
eating that he followed the sea For in
stance. at one time he referred 10 the
SANCTIONS OF the porch at his house.
Whenever he referred to Mrs lord son he
sndearingly spoke OF her as my little
wife" of my little woman" Ny candid
bslisf." he said, when asked n he thought
they could once more be happy. "is that
4 my little woman would deliver herself
fren the influence OF her slstser. we could
i've happily together under the unwrftten
nv Of marriage. But when that sister In
around It is continually an attempt to go
~ dances, or to be on the streets, away
from home"
Jordlson explained that at one time he
hA1 given his consent for Katy (Mrs
0fay) to remain AT the house for a while.
because he understood that she was soon
y b. married. II she were married
y good man. reflected the captain, she
0igM do well. and at the same time he
himself would be relieved of her burden.
But the marriage did not take place.
There was considerable testimony to the
G9sct that the couple had quarreled. Mrs.
Jordlson claiming she had been brutally
treated When asked an to this point Jor-
l1son said earnestly: II never struck that
little woman yet; I swear 10 heaven I
ssver struck her, I never did and never
uiil" There was also testimony to the ef-
fex that Mrs. Jordison, after a tin with
Der husband. had swallowed some .chloro-
form With suicidal intent
u ruling on the case. Judge Humes said
~ not for the court to set any par
dcu1as standard for husband and vife
~ neRe were almost as many manner
6 oeooetment az there were marriages.
fhs court would interfere only when II
appeared necessary In order to prevent I'm
pAlrnent Of health or danger 70 NE.
Ihere % doubt" the court observed,
that ee0 husband and wife In this case
~ pomeesed OF temper. and that both
euarned II " not TO be expected that
Aasead and wife are always TO be in the
80: mood. We all know that married
couples nave their ups and downs" II ap-
pared from the testimony that the wife's
sHef was a bone OF contention, because
n1 conduct had been unsatisfactory; and
= this point Judge Humes remarked that
man was not required to live with his
wies sister. He concluded:
4 have no doubt In the world that II IN
Tor the best interest Of the wife that the
court refuse this application. 1t Is true
tnat tae defendant In this case. a sea cap
ss'ns u not man of unusual refinement.
end thaf he probably does not use the
sno'eest language In the world. But he Il
sonest and Industrious. has regard for the
esilnEs OF his wife. supports her In a be-
comins manner. looks after her welfare,
and does not fritter away his time. and a
v'fe ought to be able to look over the
AufS OF such q man. The court would
ncs hesitate to grant n divorce II from the
e~imony II appeared that the wife was
y danger Of her health or OF her life, but
uon mink that that appears. The ap-
picat'on is denied"
A. soon as the decision had been handed
aoSn. Jordison. whose face BETRAYED
smo'ion. stepped to the side Of his wife
. would like to see you an hour hence"
won't have anything 20 do with you"
.ne answered. denantly. without deigninx
70 look al him.
Inc Iordisons have one chlid They
wers married six years ago. when the wife
was only Is years old