The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-28
AN EVERY DAY TALE.
Why Mrs. Minnie Jones Wants
to Be Freed
FROM CALLING MARITAL BONDS.
waiter Dolan Sentenced 70 Five Years
for Shooting Proprfesor Snyder
Change of Receivers.

There Is war In the Jones family. and the
hostiEities have reached that point where
divorce t. deemed necessary. By q
complaint fled In the superior court yes
terday Mrs. Minnie Jones makes Walter
r Jones a defendant. and charges against
him ali sorts OF irregularities calculated
70 drive happiness from a homer. They
we're married at Kansas City eleven years
ago, and for 1--WE years have lived IN Seat
tie. Jones 10 spoken Of as having . vici-
Gus and ungovernabIs temper. flying into
4 rage upon the least proyocati0n- He 10
alleged 70 have abused his wife on many
occasions notably March IS. and April -.
iss4 He Is said to have beat ker on the
head and facs. called her profane and
vulgar names. and 20 have threatened her
life Ills last assault eliminated. she
eays. In threat 20 take her life. Jones
brsns!shing a Ratchet about her head.
Continuing 81 his rage. she says. he at
tackled q sewing machine with the Ratchet.
breaking IL all TO pieces. kicked over
table, and generally demolished the house
hold. throwing the pieces a. his wife az
she was retreasinx from the premises.
That experience convinced Mrs. Jones
that marriages was q failure and since
then she left her husband. and support
"a herself. Jones Is q fireman on the
steamer A. r. Robinson. and In earning
80 a month. His wife asks THAI he oe
ordered 10 pay SIS month suit money.
and such permanent aiimouy as the court
may deem proper. There are no children.
A rouslng fight may be looked for In the
divorce case Of Emma l.. hcKenzis Va.
Andrew d. Mckenzie the latter Of whom
yesterday fled a number OF asrliavits IN
support OF his side Of the suit. Since Sep
tember 20 he has frequently visited his
son Robert. at the Oxford lodging house,
on First avenue. and declares Mrs. Me-
Kcnzie has displayed violent and ungoy-
ernahle temper. and used vile language
In the presence OF her mother. Mrs. Kate
Crotty. At such times. he says. she act
ed like a person intoxicated or crazy. Shs
Is alleged TO have sent a man named Shelf
field TO Mckenzie 10 demand money. which
the latter has furnished. He has desired
that the boy be sent 70 school. and has Of
fered 10 pay all attendant expenses. but
declares the mother would not permit IL
Mckenzie declares that his wife Is about
10 leave the state. and take the child with
her.
McKenxie's affidavit Is supported by
that OF Mrs. Virginia A. Qugiey. proprfc-
tress Of the Oxford. who SAYS Mrs. Me-
Kenzis has been known TO send for beer
as often as eight times In two hours. thu
little boy Robert often being employed
IN that way. She declares that the plain
tin IL abusive. harsh and profane. and
from November TO May received the at
tentlons OF Sheffield. whose conduct was
altogether beyond the bonds OF prudence
and propriety. Mrs. Mckenzie. she says.
was negligent and immodest as 10 her
dress. and at last was forced 10 leave the
house on that account.
The third affidavit Is signed by Mrs.
Crotty, who says her daughters conduct
was most shameful About June II. AMI
ant read a letter from Sheffield to Mrs.
Mckenzie. from which II appeared that
they intended TO leave this city for Spo-
Kane or some point In idaho. where they
would be married. Mrs. crottY thinks
her daughter has packed her trunks and
shlpped her furniture. SO that she may
speedily take her son and get beyond the
jurisdiction OF the court.