The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-10

packed up his clothes and fled from his
home tics, according to the story told
Judge Lewis by Mrs. Title McNabb, the
unloVed spouse. 1t appeared from her
testimony that she went up to Wifmont
S. D., or visit and there met her future
husband. Her friends, without her
knowledge, persuaded NIcNabb that Miss
Becker. which was then her name, was
provided with considerable property. Ac-
cordingly the McNabbs We're married at
Wilmont, S. D., July 81, 1889. Sept, l.
only q few weeks after the wedding, Nc
Nabb, after reproaching his wife be-
cause she was not rich, deserted her.
Mrs. McNabb is now thirty-one years
old, and her erging spouse three years
younger.
SAYS NELS DESERTED HER.
Mrs. Annie Nelson yesterday ccmmenc
ed an action in district court for a di-
yorce from her husband, Nels Nelson,
Oh the alleged ground Of desertion. Ac
cordtng to the complaint the plaintiff is
twenty-s1x years old, and the defendant
fourteen years her senior They were
married Feb. Is, 1890, by Rev. S. w. Sol
berg, ard have three children. The al
legged desertion occurred on April IL, 1898.
WERE MARRIED AT HUDSON.
The aftermath of G. Hudson marriage
cropped out in the story told the court
ny Annie Caroline Bonar in securing a
divorce from her husband, John Bonar.
The plaintiff was only eighteen years old,
and the defendant twenty-one They
were married at Hudson, Wis, in June,
1856, when Mrs. Bonar was only fifteen
years old. Since then two children have
been born, but both have died Mrs.
Fonar told the court that after the we'd
ding they went to live with her parents.
Only about year after they were united
she found her husband in a compromis
ing position with a young woman, and
reproached the erring one He did not
talk back much, but packed his things
and walked out into the night. She had
not heard from him since.
Truant officer Wellington testified that
he was acquainted with the plaintiff
and had taken sufficient interest in the
case to unsuccessfully endeavor to find
the runaway husband In order to effect
a reconciliation. The court decided that
Mrs. Bonar was entitled to resume her
maiden name of Anna, Caroline Schmidt.
WEBER CASE CONTINUED.
During the forenoon the attention of
the court was taken up with the hear
ing of the defendants side in the case
of Frederick Weber versus Carl Weber
The matter was continued until Oct "a,
Ill OIuel 10 give the plalnlll[ cnanCe
to amend her pleadings.
HER HUSBAND WAS CRUEL.
Judge Lewis has ordered findings for
the plaintiff in the divorce case of Laura
Cooke against James Cooke The de-
fend9nt was charged with habitual
drunkenness. non-support and cruel and
inhuman treatment. They have one child.
Mrs. Cock told the court that her hus-
band had choked and abused her and
failed to provide for her support. 1t
further developed that when the papers
in the case were first filed Cook violated
an order Of the court preventing him
from interfering with his wife and was
| given thirty days in the county Jail for
contempt of court Attorney Arthur ].
Stobbart, who represented the plaintiff,
told the court that the defendant is at
present serving q sentence at the work
house for drunkenness and assaulting his
wife.