The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-18
-FOUR NEW CASES
Divorce Petitions Were Filed
In a Bunch Yesterday.
MRS. LILIES WAS BRIEF
Three Wives Claim to Have
PugnaciOus Husbands

ausmaAed couples seem to be falling
over each other to get into the divorce
eeurt these days. There were four wives
with woes to relate In petitions filed yes
4erday. and another is said to be ready
for today. Probably the shortest divorce
petition on record in this county was
aled yesterday In the district court Mrs.
Rartha IL Lille seems to have only one
objection to her husband, William Lille
ana that is that he is q habitual drunk
ard. Mr. and Mrs. Lille were married at
Chenoa, Ill, September %, 1887. She asks
Cor an absolute divorce from him.
There were three divorce petitions fled
yesterday by Attorneys Amidon & Comfy.
The second petition is not 30 short ana
simple as that Of Mrs. Lille. This Is the
petition of Mrs. Henrietta Gale against
]. c. Gale, to whom she was arried In
this city July II, 1888 She alleges that
on last Monday her husband and mis-
son. Willie Gale, beat her without any
proyocation whatever, and that at sew
eral times previous her husband had beat
and pounded and abused her. Mrs. Gale
seems to have been abused by the entire
family, for she alleges that her husband
had frequently held her while Sallie Gale
got in a few ticks on her anatomy. Mrs.
Gale further charges her husband with
neglecting her and refusing to supply her
with medicines when she was sick.
Mrs. Gale states that she is now in pos
session of house No. lis North Waterman
q. that
most of the furniture was accumulated
by her own efforts. She is In fear OF Mr..
Gale and asks the court to enjoin him
from interfering with her in the possess
sion. and asks that on the final hearing
she may be given the personal property.
Mr.. Gale is a carpenter and contractor
and is said to make about SIS per week,
and also draws a pension Of $l2 per
month. Mrs. Gale says her husband has
money In the banks Of this city. and she
asks that she be allowed reasonable all
rnony and that her husband be restrained
from drawing any Of the money out OF
the banks.
Mrs. Cale's maiden name was Henri
eta Lockwood. She sues for divorce
and alimony.
Another case Of mans cruelty and ne
glect is alleged in the petition Of Mrs.
Estella Carrothers against her husband,
A B. Carrothers, whom she Is suing for
divorce They were married at Mulvane,
Kan. July u, 1892, and have two chill
dren, aged 6 and years, respectively.
These children are now in possession Of
Mrs. Carrothers' parent, Mrs. NJ W. Ia
Dor. Mrs. Carrothers says her husband
hos oFtau sYypfobad her nv f,aatfpu
pounding her. She also alleges that he is
guilty of gross neglect and has failed to
provide for her and her children, and
finally abandoned them altogether. Mrs.
Carrothers wants a divorce and custody
of the children.
The fourth case filed yesterday Is that
OF Mrs. Druse Turner, who is suing her
husband, George Turner, for divorce and
costs of action Mr.. and, Mrs. Turner
were married at Guthrie, o. T., July 4,
1895, and almost all of the time since
then she alleges that he has been guilty
of gross neglect. and for the past three
years she has had TO support herself. AS
her second cause of action Mrs. Turner
alleges that In the winter of 1897 her hus-
band lived in open adultery with Jennie
Anderson. and she believes he Is now
living with woman not his wife. Blake
& Ayers are Mrs. Turner's attorneys.
The number Of divorce and alimony
suits filed in this county within the last
Few weeks has been larger than those Of
any other class, not excepting those to
quiet title and Of ejectment. Thus far
this month the following suits have been
= Tiled: Marguerite LeBean VS. Fernando
j. LeBean; Ida CottreIl We Gaorpa w
Cottrell; Maria E. Under VS.. Rufus w.
Linder; Mary l. Willis VS.. George III.
Willis: Annie Wolff VS.. Fred Wolff. all
mony; Frances Howard VS. James How
ard. and those mentioned above.