The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-22
EIGHT DIVORCES
GRANTED BY COURT
In Five Of the Cases Desertion Was
Charged by the Libellants.
PARTNERS OF TWO WERE CRUEL
Finley w. Martins Story Differed
from Those of the Other Applicants
for Divorces--His Wife Left Him
and Went Back to Her Parents BE-
cause She Only Had One Life to
Live and Wanted to spend That at
Home.
Home.

Eight more divorce DEGREES We're yes
terday entered on the Lackawanra
court records.
Mrs. M. Il. Makely, of Penn avenue,
secured separation from her husband,
Melvin Makely, on the grounds of de-
sertion. They were married April Is,
1876, and lived together until Septem-
ber, 1890. Application for divorce was
made December 16, 1897.
George II. Waterhouse was granted
a divorce from Mercy M. Waterhouse
on the grounds of unfaithfulness. The
lihellant is an engine inspector on the
Ontario and Western road and lives at
Mayfield. The respondent lives at
Syracuse, which is the former home of
the libellant. Along in November last
he heard some talk about his wife being
intimate with an eX-boarder of theirs,
one Oscar Higherfield, and one night
when his wife endearingly addressed
him as oscar" and then became great
ly embarrassed, he began to get sus-
picious. About two weeks after this
occurrence he came back from a trip
to Canada few days earlier than he
was expected, and soon thereafter in
stituted proceedings for divorce. They
were married in April, 1868.
NDUNMORE CASES.
Finley w. Martin, of Dunmore, had
an unusual grievance to present as his
grounds for asking a divorce. He was
married to George Martin Nov. 13, 1893
In 1895, without any cause or provoca-
ton, he alleges, she packed up her
traps and announced that she was
going home to her ina" who lived two
doors below. The husband tried to dis
suade her, but she had only the one
response to his entreaties: II have but
one life to live, and / am going to live
that at home" The husband called on
her frequently and tried to induce her
to come back to him, but she would
not, so he broke up housekeeping, went
| to live with his parents and after the
| prescribed two years had passed, ap-
| piled for divorce on the ground of de-
sertion.
Anna Haggerty secured divorce from
her husband, DIR. William Haggerty, on
| the ground of cruel treatment I'm
| faithfulness was also alleged, but not
| proven. They were married Aug. Ia,
| 1898, and separated May -. 1897. The
| application was filed Dec. IS, 1897, Just
| two months ago.
Harriet Carter Davies on the ground
of desertion, secured divorce from her
husband, Richard Davies, to whom she
was married Aug. 3, 1881. He left her
six months later The parties are from
Providence.
DESERTTON ALLEGED.
| Annie T. Richardson, of 1929 Cedar
| avenue, formerly of Minooka secured
divorce from her husband, James Rich
| ardson, on an allegation of desertion
| They were married Dec. 81, 1879, al
| Minooka. In 1887 he left her and she
has not heard from him since, except
to learn that he is living in Pittsburg
Elizabeth A. Griswold, by her next
friend, John Brown, secured a divorce
from William p. Griswold by showing
that he had wilfully deserted her. They
were married Jan. 1, 1884, and the de.
sertion took place Dec. Is, 1891. They
lived on the South Side.
Annie Nizolek, by her next friend
| A. r. Friedel, secured a divorce from
Albert Nizolek. on the grounds of crue
treatment. The parties are Hungar.
ians and live at the Pyne. They were