The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-11-17
Proceedings Filed by Mrs.
Edward 0. Miller.
MANY GROUNDS ALLEGED
why She Should Have a Divorce From
Her Husband.
PROMINENT IN LOCAL SOCIETY
And Much Surprise VIII Be Expressed
when the Fact of the Filing of the
Suit IL Read Some of the Al
Legations Made In the
Datition.

when the Fact of the Filing of the
Suit Is Read-some of the AL
Legations Made In the
Petition.
A divorce petition Of more than or
dinary interest, by reason Of the prom
inence of the parties concerned, was fled
in common pleas court this aftern oon.
The plaintiff 10 the case is Mrs. Eugeria
7. Miller and the defendant Edward o.
Miller Of this city. The couple were
married in Canton on August 90, 1885.
There have been born to them two
children, both living, uamed Gretchen
Miller, as ed IL years, and Gean o. MILLER,
aged years Plaintiff charges defen-
dant with habitual drunkenness for more
than three years past, and asserts that he
has been guilty of extreme cruelty toward
plaintiff. Among the specific acts of
cruelty alleged is one that in the spring
of 1897, defendant in the night season,
while intoxicated, attacked plaintiff with
revolver, threatening to shoot her, ard
was only prevented by the interference Of
a guest at the home. Since that date,
the petition alleges, the defendant has
almost daily been guilty Of abuse, COM
ing home late at night 10 an 10 utoxicated
condition, cursing her and making
threats against her and her children. At
one time defendant threatened to shoot
their two children In case plaintiff in
terfered with his mo- Of living. 1t is
alleged that defendant remains away
frcm home as often as three or four
nights in the week until or 3 o'clock
at night, under pretext Of business,
when in fact he has been otherwise
engaged. Plaintiffs health has been 50
impaired that she is unable, she asserts,
ing the past week defendant has remain
ed away several days and the plain
tiff was afraid to retire lest defendant
come home and assault and abuse her.
Plaintiff alleges she is the owner in
her own right Of certain property, in
cluding the Lake street residence in
Canton, in which defendant has no right
except his contingent dover. Within is
a considerable amount of personal pro-
perty, valued at SO 1000, purchased since
marriage. Plaintiff is also owner Of
property in North Market street.
Plaintiff alleges that defendant is
owner of a half interest in the Canton
Mattress Co. that he is also or, sub
'ject to a life estate of Priscilla Oldfeld
of q lot situated on the corner # Third
and Walnut streets.
Plaintiff claims to have reason to be-
lieye that defendant will attempt to sell
or cucumber the perfonal property
described, and that he will attempt to in
terfere with plaintiff in her quiet and
peaceful possession of property and with
her in the care Of her children, In which
case great Injury will result to her, 'for
which the has no adequate remedy at
law. Plaintiff therefore prays for divorce,
that she be decreed to her free from any
dover or other interest of defendant
therein all Of the real estate which is in
her own name, and that she may have
deoreed to her as part Of her reasonable
alimony free from interference from
defendant, all personal property, ar d that
she may have all her reasonable alimouy
out of the defendants interest in the
Canton Mattress Co. and other premises
described in petition, and that during
pendepcy Of this proceeding defendant
may De enjoined by the court from
inoumbering, selling or any manner
dispusing Of any Of said property or any
interest therein which he may have, ol
from interfering with the plaintiff in hel
peaceable enjoy ment or occupation Of sait
property and in the custody of safe
children, for which she plays, with sucl
other just and equitable relief as she 4
entitled to. Baldwin & Shields repre-
sent plaintiff, A temporary injunction
was granted by the court as prayed for.