The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-19
wsRGUERITE BOWMAN
~.xcs SUIT FOR DIVORCE
-. At Drunkenness and Crueity
csssi Condemnation Cases SIN
me Plaintiff fn the Seattle
.v.i Electric Railway and
Company Foreclosure Case
..~s. 10 Receiver Bsckas Being
.u~~eA More salary.

xfa~oz.@~ffe TSu-ruan wants q legal
- from her hu< bard. William L.
So Ard she has taken a very direct
s,exsnexs-.lke 7fay o. securing - By
- ths King county superior court 70
~ decree 70 mat effect The
$50, % which che makes this request
$50. 80 ia ssay - the bar or juztics for
..--g 4 due tine bat there was one
80. - n Yesterday which caused the
:, lsxus an immediate order restrain
49, fowunaa from visiting the prem
~Asrn AZ present constitute his wifs's
- sr-sks was me statement al the close
- ~aruo.asnt. backed Up By s couple
.~savtts 70 rns erect that she ss2ns1s
- ts~ror o. personal injury Ct the
sss,As e. her husband
@s.-~,-s.ng 70 3frs Lowman's story, she
~ Iovrnan ysegs married Ia this city
$40 sssr.as eve. Izss. For four years they
- sspugly together. but the evil hour
49, her husband took 10 drink The
-. shs SAYS, has grown upon him 70
- a sxtent that for tao years past he
=. szliea 20 provide a suitable rnainteu-
-. e. ber and her little Cir, while for
= at ysar they have been reduced to
-. ssraltg that she has been forced 20
s.Vrsvs assistance from her own family
al sTisnds.
80 Ar4,nk repeatedly. and has often
s..gs1 out from home the greater part or
-. ~irns fauvlBg her and her little girl
.,ass He squandera his earning for
seq a.d when under the influence OF
s~usr ks u very abusive. calling her vile
- ln6ecaat names and charging her with
swsssTity. In a word she says that life
80 hin has grown uncomfortable 10 her.
- mar she can 40 longer live with him.
= ssYstsoa 70 his drunkenness. she charges
80 he has gone 50 far as 70 inftict per-
sssl violence upon her. and has threat
sae8 10 % 80 uAtA she is afraid % live
sia him
sAs aszs the court to grant her a d.
yo.se TIE custody or their little girl
rmna l., "a years cd. the household
.srnstnre. 80 per month permanent ALI
aoay vale sac remains single, and as
n4eh noTe for the support OF the child
= he court may see NJ 70 allow.
AZ already stated, Judge Moore Issued
A. ogdef forhidding Mr.. Lowman 10 visit
,ss premises which for some time have
sees ais home, and which his wife has
III ssrss.f compelled 10 close against him.
TIE exact grounds OF her fear Of per-
sssa! ln3ary az the hands OF her husband
are str mere fully set forth In TWO aft
davis accompanying the complaint. One
q these Is from Mrs. Isowman and the
etAer l. from her mother. Mrs. Rose Jen-
kas According 10 them. Mrs. Lowman
seas with her mother on February TO
asf home and found all the windows and
GopYs nailed up so that she could not get
Il At o'clock that evening she went
Ases again and found her husband there.
wasE shs knocked at the door he let her
n Re then went away. but soon came
back and raped on the door. Without
sslslng for any response and without
soaking he seized an ak and began beat
lax On the door. As coon IS she found
cai who he vas she let him in.
Pretty soon hs went away second time.
bet cane back once more and began
pegn1ing on the door with an AK. He
rad been drinking On entering the house
TIA tine ne became very abusive 20 Mrs.
fowman and 70 her mother, and threat
ssea 10 burn the house. To such an ex-
tent did this 20 That Mrs. Lowman says
sae vas forced 10 call in the police for
protection
This subdued her turbulent husband and
hs went away she states that he threat
eaei 20 use ohloroform, and claimed 70
have /. In the house, though she does not
msagion the objec. OF his prospective
sAlaroformlng operation.
snee that date. February Z. Mrs. Low
m4a says her husband has not stopped al
the house As FOR herself and her little
laughter. she says they have no other
nome than this. She fears that as soon
~ the complaint IN the case. is served on
her husband he viii seek 20 DO her some
lfrsp4rzhle injury unless the court orders
hn 20 stay away from the house. The
srsaayi,s were made out day before yes
terday, and are daily sworn 10 before 4.
". Craven, notary public.