The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-08
DIVORCE PETITIONS.
Many Uncontested Cases Were Dis
posed Of Today.
Dsssriion and Non-Support Alleged In a
Majority OF Instances.

The docket Of uncontested petitions fol
divorce was in order in the Appellat.
Court today and large number of cases
were disposed of by Judges Stiness and
Tillinghast this morning. Most of tn,
petitions charged desertion and I'm two
cases that came up for decision before
Judge Tillinghast, his honor decided Il
consider the evidence and announce his
decision later on.
The docket of uncontested petitions will
be in order tomorrow and Wednesday and
at no other time. In two cases the hus-
bands of the women who sought divorces
are In jail One OF the parties being
Albert Merritt who is serving IA five years
sentence In states prison. The following
divorce matters were heard today:
Before Stiffness, j.
Mary Jackson vs.. George w. jackson,
desertion and non-support. Il. II. Vance
for petitioner Heard in part
Hattie A. Powers VS.. Frank w. Powers
desertion and non-support. Granted. T.,
f. Vance for petitioner.
Mary W. Merritt VS.. Albert Merritt
Gross misbehaviour and wickedness and
non-support. Granted. 5. ;. Douglass
for petitioner.
Elizabeth G. Chester VS.. Charles A.
Chester. Non-support and continued
drunkenness Granted III. A. McKcn-
ney lOf petltloncT.
John ID. Coyle VS.. Bridget Coyle. De-
sertion. Granted. Hayes & Hayes for PEE
tltioner.
Annie G. Spooner VS.. Benjamin Spoon
er Continucdl cdldrunkenness, non-support
and desertion. Granted. ID. B. Potter for
petitioner.
hahn. Gross misbehavior and wickedness.
Granted. +. ii. jackson for petitioner
Mnhel Id Potter SVlNnsfnr II Dot
ter. Extreme cruelty and non-support
Granted. H. y. Barnefield for petitioner
Adeline Dexter VS. Isaac Dexter. Con-
tinued drunkenness and non-support.
Granted. j. Osfield, Jr., for petitioner.
Sarah f. Steenberg VS.. Ira III. Steen-
berg. Non-support and extreme cruelty.
Heard in part. w. B. Greenough for pc
Annie M. Dufrane VS.. Abraham Du-
frame Extreme cruelty and non-support.
q. r.. Mcleod for petitioner
Willard NJ. Boothby VS.. Annie Il. Booth
by. Desertion. Granted. Joseph Osfeld
for petitioner.
Rose f. Phillips VS.. Charles II. Phillips.
Desortion and non support. Granted
James e. Banigan for petitioner.
Lizzie "A. Dumont VS.. John {. Dumont.
Non-support Granted and petitioner
granted custody of her minor children.
p. j. Mccarthy for petitioner.
Before Illllnghast J.
George A. Cooke VS.. Elizabeth Cooke.
Descrtion. Granted. Edwin Aldrich for
petitioner.
Mabel A. White VS. George o. White.
Non-support aud desertion. Granted.
Page a Owen for petitioner.
Catherine Mcintyre VS. William Nc. |
ntyre. Extreme cruelty and Heh-support. |
iranted
james Clegg VS.. Annie s Clegg. De- |
erton. Granted. A. j. Cushing for |
Herbert B. Caffrey VS.. Annie f. Caffrey |
adultery and continued drunkenness |
Heard in part. A. j. Cushing for petit |
iOncr.
Clayton l. Keith VS.. Annie J. Keith.
)csertion. Granted. Charles III. McFee |
Or petitioner.
Eliza Vaughn VS. John Vaughn. De- |
ertion and non-support. Granted. +. |
tuockert for petitioner.
Anna Adar VS. John Adar. Desertion
nd non-support. Granted Edwards lS
.ngcll for petitioner.
Ruth X. Barrows VS.. Benjamin X. Bar
Dws. Non-support Granted Wilson q
enCkes for netitioner.
Isabel Y. Potter VS.. John III. Potter
on-support Granted. A. j. Cushing
y petitioner.
Catherine Lobdell vs.. Joseph r. Lobdell.
drunkenness and non-support.
d. j. Cushing for petitioner.
Hannah ID. Kendall VS. German Kendall.
on-support and desertion. Granted. |
Db Carpenter for petitioner.