The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-19
iMuOND FACES THE COURT.
|AYs HE HAD no INTENTION OF
1KIPrsxc TO PASTURES NEW.
k1~~ Henson Releases Hin. bat the
r~A~ In SIN 80 He Tried Unon Its
M~rfts-Hammond Through His
Cssnsei Denies the WAe's story.

II t-yAr;ss A. Hammond. TIE plaintiff Ia tas
snsat.onal Hammond divorce suit. Who
: wxs co thursday evening arrested a. the
e,-see Of ais wife. Della Z. Hammond.
kroD writ OF attachment tsssted 10 pre-
-~rfn leaving the eegntrY Nth money
ls,orsx.ssg 70 Mrs. Hammond, appeared be-
brs Judge Benson yesterday morning in
lnswsr~ 70 .he writ. aud Indignantly de-
Ia the charge that ne had any OF bis
! SsssA money or intended TO leave the city.
~ court made 10 ruling ia the matter.
IA. s.iowed Hammond 70 20 on the bonds
Srssdy givea by him for his appearance
Reaerday. and IL ia now stated b. Ham
hsad's lawyer that In al probability the
+ IRA ehnses. proceedings will be with
brswn.
II Hammond was very much aggriyed az
Hhe publicity given his matrimonial affairs
. es erday. ard although he made 10 state
hen; fer publication. personally, author
Sked his attorney. q. ~. Sonerindyke. to
He that the sensational charges made
~ e Nnst him by Mira Hammond In her
xtr es-eon,p.sint were not justified by the
Haks Nr. Hammond, Ar. Saueriudyke
8asd has not the slightest intention of
having Seattle, and viii disprove his wife's
Allegations IL compelled 10 do So But
If. solnerndyke was Of the opinion that.
kaile the proceedings for the annulment
81 k,ls marriage 81 the Hammonds would
DO carried 10 n conclusion, no further
ztcandai would be- created by q tria! OF the
fthsgges CT the cross~coEnpiaint.
. .1r Sorerindyka Gays that when he
stommeneed the snnusrBen, proceedings he
4 Was led 70 believe that they were entirely
sf>>.fcable. and thar the parties might even
d enN!n and continue TO live together as
Plus spd and wife. He Gays that both
''ssu.mmond and himself were entirely un-
4pseparsd for such a cross-campiains az
l Mrs. Hammond flied. The facts relating
80 The ssyerai marriages and divorces Of
Sirl parties set ous Tn the cross compliant
a. admitted by Mr.. Somerindyke to be
tire. although he regrets that they have
.-<fi given suck publicity. Al the time
3ths first marriage of the Hammonds was
1annraied three years ago the entire affair
1~sas withheld from publication by the
! nsN spapers.
i The courts decision in the Hammond
y ~. should IL ever come to a trial or the
y pplleation for an snnuinent Of the mar
Page. will he one OF great interest. as the
zkaestIon Of the invaiidlty of such mar
~ s8es IL doubtful, although the lave OF
This state say that they are absolutely
sSmd. There IL no question. lawyers say.
3b@f II the Hammonds had remarked In
Washington within six months after the
)ecree div0reing Mrs. Hammond from her
w-hasd whcsn she supposed to he dead
pas entered. the marriage woaid have
zen void. Bu. the stammonds were re-
exrried within the prohibited period in
~ svgoa. and their marriage in any Other
k1faie than Washington Is perfectly good
Vhe question Is whether il is not also good
ID Washington.
3 sna lawyers are 81 TIE opinion tina.
*fh,k the person rsmarrying outside OF
t. state Within the prohibited periad in
ltujty OF contempt. the marriage cannot
~ Iannulled for that reason. Others are
pa contrary opinion. 1t is said that the
syes.slons OF the courts on the subject are
hiso conflicting. one lawyer yesterday
basi tlat the Hammond case was a start
a * illustration ~ the need OF uniform
'vcrce laws Throughout; the United States.