The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-24
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0peciel Dispatch to the Post-Inteilisencer
TACOMA, Nov. L.-It WAS about Ten
yeafB ago that Lester b. Lockwood. :
DeeQioAnt lawyer and society man. TOOK
protty Hattie CORN TO the altar and caiieo
hog wife before the whole world. Each
GWore y take the ether for better o.
Nofne. The presence OF Mrs. LOCKWOOD
ii Judge Kean's court today clearly indi-
Gates that the married life OF the couple
has not been all sunshine. and when she
Nnlkef out a court, attended ny relatives,
- was not ~ the wife OF the mar VINO
tor the past ten years was supposed 10 oe
her lord and master.
The divorce proceedings were conducted
- quietly - possible. the complaint not
having been nied until after O'Clock At
most simultaneously with the ming OF tnss
instrument the case was called by Judge
Kean. Mrs. Lockwood was represented
BY Herbert g. Grsggs. her cousin. while
Col 0hackelford, Mr.. Iockwood's partner
IN law, vas there TO nominaily represent
khA Attendant. This word nominafly did
not please Judge Kean. who stated that IL
Mr. Shackcisord could not represent the de-
PENDANT tn legal manner. he would eli.
either Prosecuting Attorney Titlow or his
deputy. Mr.. Farley. AZ neither OF these
geptlemen could be found Chief Clerk ia
coba was pressed into services.
The complaint alleged that the defend
ant was guilty Of cruelty and desertion-
The ART charge, cruelty, was eliminated.
~ Il was found TO consist OF lack OF love
The charge Of desertion was not opposed
by the defendant. According 10 Mrs Lock-
wood. who took the stand. she and her
husband have not lived together as maj,
and wife for more than q year. ne going
home only for the purpose of changing his
apparel and. visiting tho baby. Although
GEc did not rag II. II was apparent from
Mrs I1ockwood's evidence that her h,Is-
band had grown tired Of her love and had
ceased to care anything for her.
More than year ago husband and wife
had conversation. In which 81 IL WAS
agreed that one or the other would make
! trip East. which resulted In the depart
ure Of Mrs. Lockwood who thought 1t best
70 20 80 that her husband would not be
eompclled to give up his business.
About this time the rnhappiness that ex-
iated between the two began to be ncised
shout among society folk. the burden CT
thu blame attaching to the husband Peo-
pie said that his indifference was break
ing her heart. and that even IL he did not
love her as be should he ought not TO breaa
bsf heart by showing II so plainly. She
remained away for some months. return
in9 last tail. Instead Of going to her home.
nhe went to live with her uncle and aunt.
Col and Mrs. c. w. Griggs. where she
has been ever since. This. Of course.
CAUSED much comment In the inner circles
OF swelldom. the sympathy, as of yore,
going ont 10 Mrs. Lockwood
0r. lockwood Is secretary OF the Golf
Club. the swell organization Of the city,
and more than once he received from the
lady members. and from some OF the men
Tor that matter. what Chimmie Fadden
would be pleased 10 term "a refrigerator
stare The matter was whispered about
to such an extent that It became the gos-
sip among common folk as well. the facts
N stated causing sympathy TO go out to
the wife
Out of consideration for the parties in
terested. the unhappy affair was never
given publicity by the press for the reason
that there were hopes expressed that the
matrimonial troubles OF the pair might be
patched up.
There II one child. beautiful little girl
Of about i've summers. the custody of
which the court has decided saall be given
to the mother. Col. Shackelford stated to
tho court that the defendant was willing
that the alimony for the support Of the
child should be raised from $50 to SEQ but
20 this Judge Kean would not listen for
ehe reason that the new state law does not
make any provision for almony He sais.
no would include SIS month for the sup
port Of the child In the decree and that il
the parties wish they could make an agree
ment or contract for the balance. This
VIII be done. It IL understood.
Ara. Lockwood IL a most estimable lady
ana ID very popular Mr.. Lockwood Is one
or TAc0mas most prominent lawyers and
club men. He has nothing to say In re-
gard to his martial troubles. as he consid-
ers them OF strictly personal nature.