The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-19

Six applications for divorces were
filed with Prothonotary Copeland yes
.terday. one of the petitioners is Will
liam Reid the Dunmore mine boss,
whose troubles with his wife and their
boarder, Robert Nesmith, during the
early summer, are still fresh in the
minds of newspaper readers.
The Reids were married Feb. IS, 1891,
and lived together till June, %. 1899.
Everything went well with them until
Nesmith, who was Reid's playmate
in boyhood days in Scotland, came
along and was taken into the house,
hold as Il boarder He was not in the
house very long before Mrs. Reid
evidenced so strong a liking for him
that her husband grew suspicious ana
spoke to her about it. According to
the husbands story, she not only did
not deny having fond feeling for the
boarder, but openly admitted that he
was her ideal man.
Thereupon Reid ordered Nesmith
from the house. He said he would go
if Mrs. Reid desired it. Mrs Reid
not only did not want him to go, but
averred that if the boarder went she
would go, too. The boarder went and
true to her word she also left.
This all occurred in the latter part
of June. A few weeks later Reid had
wifes affections. The warrant was
served July Is, and Neismith. in de-
fault of bail, was committed to Jail
He remained in Jail for nearly a
month, receiving visits from Mrs. Reid.
The Incarceration, however. was de-
decidedly to his unliking and he sued
for compromise. Reid relented and
agreed to withdraw the charges if
Neismith would return to Scotland ami
leave him to the uninterrupted enjoy
ment of his wifes affections.
Neismith got out of Jail and left the
city, ostensbly to return to Scotland
1t appears however, that he did not
go, but instead remained in this coun-
try and continued communication with
Mrs. Reid. Al least, so the husband
believes. and hence the divorce pro-
ceedings. John +. Scragg is his atto.-
ney.
Mr. Scragg also filed two other libels
In divorce. Edith Finn, aged 49, seeks
separation from her 20-year-old hus-
band, Harry Finn, Of the Sixteenth
ward, because of alleged cruel and bar
barous treatment. They We're married
Oct. II, 1891 in Portland, and lived to-
gether until July II of this year.
Frank Schauer a butcher of the
South Side, alleged desertion against
his wife, Elizabeth Rosen Schauer, ana
asks to be divorced. They were mar
ried July T. 1888. and she left him, it is
claimed. in July. 1899.
Henry Wood, through Attorneys F..
j. Moore and John +. Duirnan. yester-
day began proceedings to secure a
| divorce from Susan Miranda Wood, t.
| whom he was married on Aug. II,
| 1872, at White Haven. After residing
there for a time they moved to Allen
town, where Wood alleges his wife de-
serted him on Dec. %, 1892 She has
not lived with him since. Wood now
resides at 1873 Monroe avenue this city
and Mrs. Wood lives al Waukegan,
ILL.,
Mrs. Margaret MCGOWAN, Of Carbon
dale. seeks a divorce from John ]. Nc
Gowan. who is now serving sin years
term of imprisonment in the Eastern
penitentiary. Mrs. MCGOWAN is repre-
sented by Attorney John +. Reynolds,
of CarbOndale.
Mr.. ard Mrs. MCGOWAN were mar
ried in Octobtr, 1856, and lived togcth-
er until April Is. 1897. when Mrs. Me
Gowan says, she was compelled to
leave her husband because Of his con-
duct toward her. on April 16, 1857,
MCGOWAN was convicted of burglary In
the court of oyer and terminer of this
county and was sentenced to six years
Imprisonment in the Eastern peniten-
tiary where he now is
Attorneys Nosburg and Dawson filed
a libel in the case of Miles Price, who
wants to secure a divorce from Grace
Price, to whom he was married in De-
cember, 1894. They lived together until
September :, 1897 when Price alleges
that his wife deserted him and has
since persisted in her desertiOn.