The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-21
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sACOBs GRANT1 uH1 4 NJ
...arz. rnosa HEN 0UsDA1D.


go. Anderson. twenty years old. wear.
=. hssck embiems Of mourning sat
-. Jacobs court room yesterday
1....era and listened TO the words Of the
- wh1eh severed the marital ties that
- - . hsr husband. Robert d. An
M husband at bat . few feet
holding q hi mp Their son. Earl
x.6ereon. tn one survivor Of . family Of
-. ehtJdrsn. The court had heard the
elnocr. task that had consumed
~ lie whole day. The story unfolded
- evidence and tho pleadings might
- - utilised By . zoaa Or made the
nlnliea or = satire By Balxac upon
nuast.es II human kind.
3oaH e thirty women occupied seats
- ~ to the railing that separates the
fnfv from the space assigned to at
nsg1 and Witnesses Many Of them
- - 10 their teens called to testify
r iskalf Of tho wife. They listened TO
- NottmOny and smiled now and again
- pet1cuiaf point was scored by the at
Sg y the night for . decree, which
8 49, claimed. The witnesses came
- varjcuo parts OF the city and county.
- couple were married SIX years ago.
IT. time three children were born to
One died q few weeks before the
TT mother left her home. The young
tabe OF ten months, followed two
e11s Ater. The custody OF the surviv-
r. cid was demanded by both, but was
- awarded 10 third party.
~-~..~ 49, -
= - ground OF cruelty on the part OF
- husband.
0ocle Anderson's name was Schreiner
uh1n aha and Robert Anderson stood be-
~ country parson at Colby. Kitsap
oDuaty In April, 1859, and were married.
- was fourteen and the daughter OF the
teep9 Of the lighthouse at Manchester.
Ande1son boarded at the Schreiner home
Wills employed on some work at the place
n The IAN Francisco Bridge Company.
7hey became engaged bst Mr.. Schreiner
Npg4 not consent to his daughters mar
thee On account OF her youth. They
oeoped one night and were married ct
coIey. Then they settled down In appar-
sntiy kissful union. Anderson received
tpcd wages and provided . comfortable
toms for his wife.
Ihs couple ultimately found that they
psfs not suited for each other. The wife
oleGed In her bill for divorce extreme
kuelty d personal nature. The hus-
md replied with counter charges and the
49, W. tired yesterday.
MfA Andsrson's case was reinforced by
the testimony Of several young ladies who
- resided with the family at various
emse during the past two or three years.
~ Minnie echwerin. q sprfghtly miss OF
Aenfeeu. who = a student at the high
ornooL testified that size had lived with the
Andefsons and that the husbands conduct
about the house was far from what Il
should h. Miss Annie McKerrali. aged
sixteen. testified to much the same effect.
MIA Anderson. wearing deep mourning,
out pet1ie and pretty nevertheless. took
me stead and related in detail the story OF
~ o1use OF this marriage relation In the
Aneeun household.
4. 800 out during the testimony that
- nusoand had procured a photographer
\ hke tho picture OF Robert Anderson.
~ ten months child OF the union. after
~ Death His wife had asked him for a
eopy OF the picture. but he had refused
give her one or tell her where the
eeeasive could he found.
anderson went on the stand On cross
eaamina ton he admitted the truth OF the
Very OF the photograph and refused 10
teH the name OF the photographer until
ofasred 10 do 30 by the court.
Judge Jacobs said IA granting the de-
cree. The defendant has been proven
tuliiy OF extreme cruelty and on this
ground the court will grant the decree.
The allegations against the wife, not hay-
sae been proven. constitute cruelty within
tne meaning Of the law. The incident OF
tae photograph would not commend the
Qe4en0nHt to the cons la-afioy, ~ asts-o~~,
Of the court
he custody OF the child was awarded
e Mrs a. {, ffosredltz. Of Georgetown.
nho was admonished TO maintain an ar
stsuae or strict neutrality ans. 10 allow
sesh parties to wish the child at proper
~ The husband was directed TO pay
sw % the support of the wife. TO provide
tx the keeping Of the child Earl and 10
~ Wlmon Tucker. the attorney for the
tslhiin. go as attorneys fees.