The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-07
GRIST OF THE DIVORCE MILL.
FIFTEEN PAIRS OF UNHAPPY WED
DED PEOPLE MADE SINGLE.

Deserted Wives ana husbands Re-
cover Their Legal Iaberty-Jury
Failed to Sympathixc with
Young Husband whose Aged Wife
Plays POIicy-DivOrce Business
WIN BE Resumed by The Court
This Morning.
The divorce mill ground with its usual
ease in the Superior Court yesterday
Some fifteen couples were granted total
or partial severance. the majority OF the
parties being colored In the most OF cases
the parties had lived together only a short
time and most Of them were recently mar
ried.
There was only one case contested, and
this furnished some amusement to the
court officials and spectators. James r.
Davis, according to his own statement is
much abused man. He said that he was
married to his wife, Ellen, when he was
only 20 years of age, she being Is to 20
years his senior and having TWO children.
one of them 10 years of age. The plaintiff
gave as his excuse for this narriaee that
he was young and inexperienced. This
was five years ago. Since then. he de-
clared, his wife has made life a burden for
him, treating him cruelty and abusing him.
She has also brought disgrace upon MIN
by persisting in playing policy against his
protest, and he has been forced to degrade
himself by visiting the various policy shops
and notifying the clerks not 10 sell her
tickets. The Plaintiff claims that he was
afraid of his life and that he was afraid
to eat the food which his wife prepared Cor
him for fear she would poison him. An
these things, he thought. warranted him
in asking for divorce.
Strange 10 say. the jury did not agree
with him, but preferred the statement of
his wife, Ellen who seemed to be re-
spectacle coored woman. The jury evil
IDENTIFY thought that Davis was tired of
his wife, who is SO much older than him
self, and was DESTROYS of being free in or
der that he might contract a more youCh-
full alliance The verdict was for the de-
fendant and Davis will have TO put up
with the hardships of married life for
while longer. As he mas a barber shop
with four chairs she can compel him 10
support her whether he wishes TO or not.
A total divorce was granted Mrs. Mat
tie l.. Fricke from her husband, William
H. Fricke, on the ground of cruel treat
ment. Mrs. Fricke was allowed to resume
her maiden name of Stanley, and she was
granted the custody Of her 3-year-old boy.
The parties were married in Pulaski coun-
ty in 1892.
Meyer Tishler was granted a total di-
vorce from Sarah FISHER on the ground
of desertion. They were married July 49,,
1894. and separated in the following No
vember
Andrew Opry was granted a total di-
vorce from Bell Opry. They were married
in 1891 and she deserted him two months
later.
Lavinia johnson was granted a total di-
vorce from William T.. johnson and her
maiden name of Cashan restored, deser-
ton being the ground for divorce.
The marriage of David and Malissa Neal
in March, 1894, was declared void, the wo-
man having a former husband living at
the time.
Savannah Blackshear was granted a to-
tai divorce from her husband Jerry Black
shear who deserted her in Savannah last
year after seven years of married life
Anna Burke secured first verdict against
Randolph Burke who deserted her two
months after marriage, in 1892.
jamie and Reuben Curry were married
in May, 1895. Reuben deserted his wife
the following month and yesterday she
was granted a total divorce.
A first verdict was granted Laura ].
White VS.. Hardy White. They were mar
ried in February, 1898, and the husband
deserted his wife one month later.
Five divorce suits were dismissed from
the docket, the parties having patched up
matters or lost interest in the suits,
There are a number of other divorce
cases on the docket and the work of re-
storing their legal liberty to deserted wives
and husbands viii be resumed this morn
ing.