The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-04
SEVEN COUPLES
GRANTED DIVORCE
The Legal Separating Mill Has a Big
Days Output.
VARIETY OF COMPLAINTS MADE
Six OF the Compiainants Are of the
Gentlor scx-.One of Them Secures
Freedom Because Her Husband Is
in the Penitentiary-- Outside of
This Feature the Day After EIcc-
tion Was Very Quiet and Tame in
the Courts.

Court yesterday severed the martial
ties which bound seven discordant
couples. In six of the cases the wife
was the complaining party.
Mary Z. Butts secured divorce from
her husband, Commission Merchant
Chester NJ. Butts, on the ground OF
cruel treatment.
Mrs. Josephine Herbert made deser-
ton the ground for her application for
divorce from Alexander Herbert. He
lett her in Carbondale in 1894, after
they had been married seven years
Another Carbondale woman, Mrs.
Anna Louisa Monk got rid of her hus-
pand, Thomas Monk, by showing that
ne was in the habit of getting drunk
and abusing her. They lived together
Tor a quarter of century.
"A third Carbondale woman, Mrs
Louisa Arnold, had the unusual plea
Tor divorce that her husband is serv-
ing term in the penitentiary He shot
and slightly wounded a man whom he
suspected of being on too intimate
terms with his wife. The allegation OF
cruel treatment was made a part of
Mrs. Arnold's complaint.
cruelty and desertion was the bur-
den of the complaint made by Mrs
Catherine Conrad, of Forest City,
against her husband, John Conrad.
They were married in 1876.
Mrs. Ann Daughton secured separa-
tion from her husband William
Daughton, of this city, on the grounds
of cruelty.
The only man who sought divorce,
II. d. Trivelpiece, made desertion the
ground for his application. He alleges
that his wife, Rachel i. 'Trivelpiece,
deserted him in Mansfield. O., four
years ago, when he was residing there
as local manager of the Prudential In
surance company.
The Peck equity case was resumed
yesterday morning before Judge Ed
wards. The defense began the pres
entation of its side of the matter during
the afternoon and will finish up this
morning.
Judge Edwards instructed the par
ties to the action that he would expect
them to be through before noon, as the
counting of the vote would begin in the
afternoon
A brief session of the grand jury was
held yesterday, but little business could
be transacted, as there We're few prose-
cutors on hand, the election excite
ment evidently making them forget
their grievances for the time being.
Today they will get down to work in
earnest. Among the matters that will
demand their attention are the petit
tions for new bridges at five different
points in the county, which petitions
were referred to the jury by court yes
terday.
Two Of the petitions come from South
Abingdon. One asks for bridge over
Summit Lake creek, on the farm of A.
/. Ackerley; the other sets forth that
a bridge is necessary over Willow
creek, on the road leading from Clarks
Green to Griffin lake.
Newton also wants two, one over
Rinktown creek, near the residence of
Sidney Beemer; the other on the main
road where it crosses Schultville creek.
The fifth petition comes from WaVer-
ly, where the residents unite in claim
ing that the old wooden bridge which
crosses Parker's creek, on the road
from Mrs. Emily Stevens place to
Wallsville, should be replaced with
more substantial structure.
Wilhelmina Farber yesterday began
proceedings against II. w. Hahn, f.
w. Hahn, Caroline Ziegler and others
to secure possession of her interest in
a Dunmore plot of land, which is owned
jointly by the plaintiff and defendants.
She is represented by Vosburg & Daw-
son.
The Scranton Maccaroni Bakery and
Manufacturing company doing busi-
ness at 101 Lackawanna avenue, was
yesterday closed by the sheriff on exc