The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-12

Five divorces were granted yester-
day by Judge Edwards and the sep
arated parties are free to marry whom-
soever they choose. Usually the party
bringing the divorce proceedings is the
unhappy wife. but in three of the five
cases yesterday the husbands were
the libellants.
Emma Clark, of Carbondale. was
legally separated from John r. James.
jr., to whom she was married on Jan.
II, 1885, at Grafton, Conn, by Rev. N
L. Allen. She is daughter of Byron
S. Clark, a merchant of the Pioneer
City. 1t was an elopement James
was dentist, when he worked, but
according to the evidence, that was
very seldom. He dissipated extensive
ly. On Feb. IA, 1894. he went away
without saying good-by and never
came back but once, and then he was
so drunk that none of his friends want
ed to see him. Mr.. Clark has had to
support his daughter and her child
since James deserted them. The libel
liant was represented by Attorney r.
d. Stuart.
DIDN'T LIKE PECKVlLLE.
Lester F. Bassell was divorced from
Mary f. Bassel. She left him because
she did not want to live in Peckville.
They were married in Unadilla. n. Y,
on June IL, 1884, by Rev. S. c. Bishop.
They lived there three years, then
went to Hooper, n. Y, for two years,
from thence to Owego, and then down
to Peckville. Mr.. Bassell is a tele-
graph operator. She would not live in
Peckville, and as, he was just as stub
born in refusing to move away from
there, she packed up her trunk on
Sept. 12, 1895, and went back to her
mother. She wrote three letters to
him, but he would not answer them.
He refused to go living in with his
mother-in-law. Attorney Joseph A.
Brown represented Mr.. Bassel.
Attorney Brown also represented
John Gates. who secured a divorce
from Anna Maria Gates. This couple
resided at Peckville, too. They were
married in 1881 in England. They lived
together fourteen years and had three
children. They came to this country
in 1890. She took her departure from
home on Oct. "a, 1894. and said she
would not come back, giving as a rea-
son that she was tired of married life.
Rosa Dobson was freed from the tie
that bound her to William Dobson.
She was represented by Attorney M.
j. Martin. The couple was married on
July 3, 1888. at Yostville. came to
Scranton and took up their residence
here for six years. He began to abuse
her four years ago. He would drag
| her by the hair out of bed. even at
| times when she was sick. He charged
her. with using drugs for vile purposes.
and made these charges in the presence
| of their children.
KEPT LATE HOURS.
Elias ]. Hendrickson was divorced
| from Mary e. Hendrickson. They were
married in 1890 by Rev. Warren c.
| Partridge in the Penn Avenue Bap-
tist church. They took up their resi-
! dence in the 400 block on Penn avenue
| They separated on Jan. -, of this
| year
At the hearing in the divorce pro-
| ceedings Hendrickson testified that his
| wife used to go out and stay out all
| day. When he came home in the eve
| ming from work his little girl would be
| at neighbours house. 1t would be IL
! or IL o'clock at night when his wife
| came home, and then she would be so
| full that she couldn't get upstairs with
out assistance.
| He had several experiences of see
| ing man go out the back way as he
was coming in the front way. He also
| observed that she used to wear dresses
| and hats that his money never bought;
| and there We're things in the house be-
| yond his means to buy. Attorney Jo-
seph F. Gilroy represented the libel