The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-29

Belt Case Dismissed shaw. Sap
arsred An Attorney and His Pee.
str sAe orlrfor ~ she court the evidences
ir this case Is not sufficient 70 sustain a
1ecree An o-ter o. dismissal WITHOUT
prejudice thersfors vii be entered" In
sseh WORDS Judge Hanses yesterday morn
Ing disposed Of the application OF fphigenia
Bell for a divorce from William e. Bell
The case had been heard January - and az
that time continued for thirty days. the
court not being satisfied that Mrs. Bel bad
good ground Tor a divorce Bet fought the
case successfully. ana the evidence intro
cuc@d BY him Indicated that tire disagree
msut between his wife and himself Was due
primarily 10 hard times and 10 her failure
70 ne patient IN adversely. The parties
were married June Is, issz. at Portland, Or.
and the fruit Of the marriage - a boy. Ray
rnond p. Bell. now about years Old
A divorce was granted BY Judge Osborn
10 Benjamin Shaw from Bertha Shaw. 10
whom be was married at Neuomsnee. Wis,
August 10. fsss. The charge was abandon
meat, extending over period Of sixteen
months. When the case was heard shaw.
who Is an insurance man, and who formerly
Lived al Columbia. vas placed OF the stand.
a was j. II. Closson, a druggist, and broth
er-sn-iaw Of Mrs. Shaw. Their testimony
agreed IN that shaw had always been
dutlfnl husband. and that his wife had Iefr
wife vas present IN court. and her attor-
ney stated that the testimony given was
correct. Mrs. sbaws maiden name Is Blair.
and her father Is an Alaska mining man
Shaw's relatives i've in Eau Claire. Wis.
ana are weIi-known loggers.
Alice NJ. Jortiison has applied for d.
vorce from John Jordison. and charges that
ne has been guilty Of cruelty extending
over q period OF two years. She says he
81 Eaf x.efsr nd
manffestirg no affection for her. and at
times without proyocatiOn flew into pas
sion and used violent. abusive and profane
language. outragng her feelings and sub
teeting her 10 shame and humiliation. She
charges that on September 3 last ne Vio-
leutiy struck her and then forcibiy elected
her from the room Only few weeks ago
ne Is said to have struck his wife. throw
ing her down on the floor and then TO have
locked her oct OF the house. She asks for
the custody OF their child. Raymond Lee
Jorison years old, and for $50 a month
permanent alimony. They were married
al Samish August J. 1890.
An unusual contention came before Judge
Langley yesterday an the divorce ease OF
McIaten rs. McI4arsn. wherein the hus-
band was granted decree some time ago
The action was brought originally BY At
tornsy Joseph Murphy. who, IL Is claimed.
agreed TO prosecute the case for SS5. After
ward ne notified his client that the serv-
ices OF another attorney would be neces-
sA.y. recommending w. r. Hays. Accord
ingly Hays conducted the case 10 its con-
ciuss3B When the question OF eompenSa-
ton arose McIarer was astonished TO
learn ira, ne would have TO pay Hays an
sdditisnai 800 before the latter would con-
sent 10 file the decree. The divorced but
decreeisss husband turned for relief To II
torney r. e. Palmer. who yesterday ap-
piled 30 Judge Langley for an order sub
stituting himself for Hays. The court de-
clined 10 q Ike the order, and Hays still
holds out the decree.