The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-24
NEWS FROM TACOMA.
nns. CARROLL Is GRANTED A Df-
voncE PROM HER HUSBAND.
prSnssed SEES snfson ssppresseA-
Agreement Reached Befw~~n the
Prfncip.Is-PbfiipO Patriots
Defeat the spsnfsras - Japan
ssnAs q Cruiser to Manila
r.corn Bureau % ere Post-Intsitgsneer.
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TACOMA, Dec z--Spec8as--Iae FaAFt'aI
troubles % the Carols we're fsrnlinas@As
today In Judge PaYker's court and a &C.
eree Was saxnsd which sewers ne ooslsis
o. rnatrlnaoay existing between the Two
yaossux people- Mrs. Carroll, TIE young az
hAndaoTns Defendant Ia the case, turned
pl2snar before the ease had prosresses
gayv Tar and when Il Was sffdet she IsEt
ga. courthouse Triumphant. having van
aasshe1 her husband compsstsay. The de-
cree Of divorce Was awarded ner. snd the
complaint nlsd ~ Carroll was dismissed
% the Judge
The domestic infeflr.,ies % ths youay
r.eopls have b@eas talked Of for several
weeks past by their intimate friends, Bat
I'D not reach a CLIMAX tiN the suit FOR fne
.yorce vas begun By the husband. an ex-
elusive account o. which was Da5lsshed n
todaYs Observation-Disclosures.
Al! day yesterday counsel for Mrs. car
roll and ser husband were engaged n ne
Egflstsona booking 80 the Harmonious SCI
fssnent - TIE issue between them VIE
the purFs@e 81 sy0f6sEg a seaSlaL tsae
cAss was originally set for trial yesterday.
but Tor some reason oCus.dersti on OF ptae
case waa VestVoasd. Tais afternoon szlS
ease Mas called before Judge Parker. al
though not a paper had been placed On she
on tire ssan6 and examined by Attorney
DO yrses, OF Seattle. who - a brother 81
Congressman De Nries. o, California
Mrs Carroll evidently wanted 20 tell more
fhan her lawyers wished ard she an
severed fas questions pat u her rapidly
aad Ktfh confidence. She told NJ runner
ogs Instances IN which Carroll mad abused
her. sxasssing cruel spirit. She de-
eiar~d tIgzf she had been supported for
zagne months past BY the remtttances re
celueg from her home IN California ard
that Carroll had contriDut ID practically
n0f95sng 20 her comfort. Three months
ago he deserted her Without cause and left
her 10 provide as best she might for aer-
self and tie little child, Marie.
MR.. Carroll confined her statements as
10 CarraiFs cruelty 20 telling how he
ehokad ard sgrucked her on several occa-
Tfons aad used harsh language 10 Ter.
Attorney Marshall *, Smell represented
Frank Carroll. and when the vile I'm
ishsd her story announced that he cid
not wish 20 cross examine her.
Ars. Brown. neighbor OF the CAROLS,
was next placed on the stand. She swore
thar Prank had come home on numerous
occasions much the worse for bis a ssocis-
lions down town. and that when he had
been drinking he hRbltuaily abused his
wAfe
This practically ended the case. No at
tempt was made BY counsel for Carroll 20
oppose the rross-compiaint which Attor-
ncy De Nries fled on behalf OF Mrs. car
roll The crossbsIi alleged desertion and
extreme cruelty. The sensational charges
which Il had been intimateG were 90 he
embodied IN the eroSs-compl lint were
purposeiY omitted by counsel Tor .he sv-
idsnt reason that an understanding had
been arrived a. between the opposing
sides. immediately after the bin bad
been flied Il wa2 Withdrawn from the
record and taken away from the court
house ~ Mrs CAROLS attorney.
Judge Parker granted the wife decree
with but very few words. II was grant
ed. he said. on the grounds OF incompsti-
hliity of temperament. although there
were other grounds which would justify
a decfsa 81 divorce. Mrs. Carroll was
given the full and complete control Of the
little daughter, and the divorce was made
absolute.
Mrs. Carroll win leave tomorrow for
San Francisco She r. 20 accompany her
sister, Mrs. De Nries. 20 Washington this
winter, and IL to be the private secretary
~ Congressman he Vrics during tho next
session or congress.