The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-12
DOCKET FINISHED.
Jujge Rogers Hears Last of Un-
contested DivOrc. Cases.
A Strange Tale About Marriage That
Occurred In Boston.

Judge Rogers in Appellate Division q the
Supreme Court yesterday finished the sock IT
Of unco infested petitions for divorce, which
has engaged his attention all Of the present
week. A large number ot cases have been dis
posed Of, but In only yery few Of them was
the testim ony OF an interesting nature. Ono
woman who sought and obtained divorce
had an experience that once in a while hap
pens outside of the pages Of the fiashy week
lies. The man She married. before the tenn
porary unicn Of fortunes. induced her 10 go TO
Boston. There he swore that IL she did not
consent to marriage ceremony no would mt
once put an end to an existence which would
be unsupportable without her. The woman
went to the clergyman and was married, but
she at once left her husband, and notwith-
standing the separation more entire than be-
fore the ceremony, the husband still lives.
Another case was where woman was in
duced 10 marry q man who had already an.
other wife living when the ceremony was
performed. Both parties secured divorces.
The mum ter of divorces granted is about 100.
The cnses heard yesterday were:
Nellie 4. Barker VS. John W. Barker: ex-
treme cruelty; heard. T. W, Gilchrist for
petitioner.
granted. II. c. Curtis for petitioner.
Ellen A. Briggs vs. Arthur M. W. Briggs:
non support; heard in part. ID. b. Potter for
petitioner.
George Fl. Case VS. Julia Case: desertion;
heard. c. f. Champlin for petitioner.
Mary ]. Slocum vs.. Peleg r. slocum non.
support: granted. A. a. Rhodes for petit
toner.
Anna Zucorsky vs. Joseph zucorsky non
support; heard in part. Arthur Gushing for
petitioner.
Ellen g. Newell VS. Thomas s. Newell non.
support granted. Page g. Page for petitioner.
Sarah l.. Stone We. Raymond L. Stone; non.
support; granted. Page & Page for petit
tioner.
Georgianpa p. Munros VS.. Philip J. Nun
roe; Gesertion and n'n-support; granted.
Page & Page for petitioner
Lydia A. Roberts VS.. Will II. Roberts: nom
support; granted. Page g. Page for petit
toner.
Mary ]. Wilson VS.. Charles Wilson; non.
support; granted. Page g. Page for petit
tioner.
Emily A. Evans vs.. James Evans: non sup
port: granted. Page & Page for petitioner.
Elizabeth Bowen VS. Louis @. Bowen; con-
tinIed drunkenness. eA treme cruelty and uon-
support; granted. l. J. luck.
Julia Gueiin Va. John b. Guerin; non sup
port: heard. p. ]. Quinn for petitioner.
Mary K. silloway VS. William Il. Silloway:
extreme cruelty and non-support granted. r.
j. Quinn for petitioner.
william A. Everett VS.. Josephine Eseret;
adultery; heardin part A. B. Patton for pc
titioner.
Ida M. Sawyer VS.. John p. Sawyer; adul-
terry; granted. A. J. Cushing for peti-
TONER.
Martha Heeley VS.. John Heeley: extreme
cruelty; granted. Irving Champlin for petit
toner.
Harriet Fank VS.. William II. Bank: non-sup-
port; granted. Van slyck & Mumford for
petitione".
/. Catherine Sullivan VS.. Thomas Sullivan
non-support: heard. Van Slyck a. Mumford
for petitioner.
Arthur Aldrich VS.. Carrie g. Aldrich; de-
ssrtion; further heard and granted. +. p.
Owen for petitioner.
Lillian N. Stearns VS.. CharlesilP. Stearns;
non support granted. Irving Champlin for
petitioner.
Lucy E. Vaughn VS.. Michael ]. Malley void
marriage; further heard and granted.
Ann Nash VS.. James II. Nash; non-support:
granted. r. ". Tilinghast for petitioner.
Henry G. Wood Va. Mary T. Wood; dessr-
tion granted. f. c. Pierce for petitioner,
Walter T. Verno vs.. Louisa Verno: deser-
tion; granted. tn. Vance for petitioner.
Hattie M. Boss vs. EoTbert q. Boss; con-
tinued drunkenness, desertion and Don-sup-
port granted. A. II. Greene for petitioner.
Mary A. Spelmsn VS.. Join Spsllman; non-
ppor,; granted. Page 6 Page for petit
toner.
Iuella NJ. Austin vs. Charles A. II. Austin;
resi- ondent eivilly dea5 heard. Arthur Cush.
IL ter re y ondent.
SUSIE 4. Sweet vs. Henry B. Sweet:
adultery; granted. Bassett e. Mitchell for
petitioner.
Jennie Il. Follett VS.. Walter A. FoIlett;
non-support ;-granted and alimony of 50 per
week. 4. 3. Hopkins for p titioner.
Charles W. Eutnan vs.. Mary Butman; con-
tinued drunkenness and adultery. Page &
Iage for petitioner.
Lavina r. Newhall VS.. Thomas X. Newhall.