The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-03

..1a~s cases are a'wayE unpleasant 20
~as,rt and I presume 20 everybody
- sad Judge Jacobs yesterday ia
.-~ns.sx 10 the Les divorce care. No
- asessloned the truth OF els first
s-..ursss pgt the crowd that bad ling
- n the room until ths shadows az
$50 wevs coming Oh sssned to imply
- ,gsze people a. least took interest. n
y, Measure. IL such cases" Dirty as
ss,ss Of me evideace In the Case was. no.
- retired from the court room iE con-
ssssn.
nseh Of the testimony was unfit for
cessation The case was warmly con-
80 On both sides. Divorce was sought
!, lasse grounds. The wife asked IL on
"a seoys Of cruelty and failure to sup
.rws he husband On the ground that his
- had besn untrue 10 him In dispos-
~ a. the case Judge jacobs rejected the
.ss.ry Of failure 90 support and also that
y adultery. The latter charge he re-
..ra~i a. wholly and absolutely improved.
aTser. remains. then" said he, only
q. ground Of cruelty. This charge the
.a.yt thIr.ks has been fully sustained. No
rsaa has the right 70 call his wife suca
,.sraa "A -, and -. To do so
4 cruelty of the most intense kind. On
ria ground the court will grant a d.
sofee"
re real secret OF the bitterness with
vkleA the suit had been carried on lay
= ne custody OF the dark eyed little girl
sao sat near her mother during the trial
ne parents have already fought over
Fafa With applications for writs OF habeas
esrpas. az readers Of the Intelligent
ssr wili remember. and II was because he
ssased bel that the husband persuaded
snseH 20 bring the charge Of adultery
arzlns, bis wife. hoping thereby TO show
nat SIC waS unfit for the care and Gus
tcsy u hsr daughter. Judge jacobs de-
ssssd Ia the mothers favor. and gave in
b aer hands the keeping OF Flora, and
also ar infant boy only three or four
rcnlhs oil. To the father be gave the
custody o. the two older boys, aged 7
sns years To the wife he awarded the
slslssn acres OF land now held IN her
zane. and TO the husband Ihirteen acres
Which be has partially paid for. Thus.
Tasgon c. Lee and Nora IL. Lee are 10
hs1ser husband and wife.
Maria schramm was granted a divorce
Yesterday from August schramm. Trey
sefe married at Danzig. Germany. six
years ago. and have one child. a boy
lsss cid.
From the findings and conclusions Il ap-
yssfs that schramm, In order 20 win bis
hide deceived her into believing that
Re wss rich. sober and industrious. Upon
marrying aim she found that he was poor,
pfNfkafs and lazy. Besides all this. ne
treated her hHrshly. on one occasion he
siiAessd her with = butcher knife.
ihF.slening 70 kill her. and would have
killed her bat for the interference OF
rtshhors. He has beaten and bruised her
ss humerous occasions, and malsrelted
sss % that ife with him became unbear-
asa. Che has had 10 hire out for COM
msa work and 10 take In washing TO sup
,crs herself and her ctiid.
Judge Jacobs gave hersa divorce and
&c custody OK the child.
Eta Bailey. IN divorce suit filed yes
ieaAy against her husband. William r..
RAllsy, states that they were married In
kinx county February n. isa3. She says
Iazf In the winter OF 1924 and spring OF
isS her husband treated hsr with such
sfaslw and inhnmanlty that she was
tired 10 leave him and her home In Tn
'oaiown. Pa. and return to her mother
n tais state. She asks for nothing more
nan 4 divorce There are no children.
54asa Jacobs set thu case for hearing for
April 4
In still another divorces case Sophia
Assss Yesterday was granted legal sep
sraiion from her husband, joseph Mo=her,
aaa the custody 81 her s-year~oid child.
TIE case Of c. r. Hili vs. l.. A. Hlil. IN
uaich TIE sensational affidavits published
Yesterday we're iled. vas set for hearing
yesterday on motion to modify the de-
sFss 20 as to give the mother the custody
q re ehild: but Il went over until today.