The morning news., 1899-06-07
4 RECORD DAY FOR DIVORCES.
xrRDICTs GRANTED AT THE RATE
OF ONE EVERY FIVE MINUTES.


Any of the Cases and So the Di-
vorce Mill Ran SmoOthIy-AbOut IA
Dozen More Gases TO BE Disposed
of at This Term of the COurt-Mrs.
T,yiggs Granted a First Verdict.
The Superior Court broke all previous
records yesterday in the line of divorce
u.rk. thirty one verdicts being granted
The previous record was twenty-three ver-
diets in one day. this having been accom-
nHsbed on the divorce day at the last term
~ the court. Yesterdays business in the
divorce line included twenty-five second
veriicts. with final DEGREES and nine first
yerd.ots
With the exception of one verdict, which
Uas granted in the afternoon, all the di-
vorce business was transacted during the
morning session, which concluded at /
o'clock. AS the work did not begin until
lille after 10 o'clock the entire thirty YER
diets were granted in less than three
\ hours. or at the rate of about one every
1--WE minutes.
one jury did al the work. AS there was
no opposition offered In any of the cases,
all that was necessary was for the attor-
ney for the plaintiff TO state the grounds
on which the divorce was asked. II being
evident that the plaintiff wanted divorce
and that the defendant had no objections,
the jury accommodatingly granted the re-
quest The attorney for the plaintiff US
ualy had the verdict already prepared,
and all that was necessary was for the
foreman TO attach his signature, the rest
OF the jury consenting.
Except for the fact that the Georgia
law requires. two verdicts divorce can be
obtained in this state with practically the
same facility that obtains in Illinois or
North Dakota, The requirement as to
second verdict, however, gives the parties
time for reconsideration and reconciliation,
which not infrequently takes place. Six
months is about the shortest time in which
decree of divorce can be obtained in this
state and the parties are required to have
been residents 9of the state for twelve
months previous to the filing of the suit.
Some of the suits in which DEGREES were
granted yesterday were filed at the previ-
Gus June term year ago, and others
were filed at the December term.
soond verdicts and final DEGREES were
granted in the following cases, the
GROUNDS alleged being as stated
John A. Martin vs. Ida Martin, deser-
ton
Elizabeth Gaffney VS.. Frank D. Gaffney,
cruel and inhuman treatment.
Emma Bacon VS.. P. II. Bacon, cruelty
and neglect.
Harmon p. Exley VS.. Catherine Exley
desertion.
James Smith VS.. Elizabeth Smith, inf
deity.
Eta Blum VS.. Adolph L. Bulm, cruel
treatment.
B. A Strong VS.. Lena Strong. adultery.
Anna Burke VS.. Randolph Burke, deser-
ton
Rosa Powers VS.. Edward Powers, cruel
treatment.
Hauiett w. Mcintosh VS.. Moses NJ. Nc
lntosh cruel treatment.
William Anderson VS.. Sarah Anderson,
adultery
Julia Sans VS.. James Sans. desertion.
Georgia A. Cuthbert VS.. Abram Cuth-
bert adultery.
Carrie V. Gusweiler VS.. Charles A. Gus
weller, cruel treatment.
Sarah Joseph VS.. Mitchell Joseph, cruel
treatment. The parties are Syrians ana
the plaintiffs petition states that they
We're married in the town of Bido Syria,
Jan. /, 1889.
Josephine Jones VS.. Harry Jones, cruel
treatment
James Nelson VS.. Sophie Nelson. deser-
ton.
David Rhett VS.. Clara Rhett, desertion.
Shadweh Wilson VS.. Maggie Wilson, de-
sertion
John F. Leach VS.. Katie Leach, adultery.
SeYilla Humphries VS.. Alexander Hum
phres, cruel treatment.
William H. Mitchell VS.. Ida A. Mitchell.
deserton
First verdicts were granted in the fol-
stated:
P. L. Smith VS.. Emma d. Smith, deser-
ton.
Sarah Louise Ward VS.. VIM. w. Ward,
M-treatment.
Susie c. Cox VS.. John Henry Cox, cruel
treatment.
Thomas Freeman VS.. Charlotte freeman
Cornelia e, Twiggs VS.. H. d. D. Twiggs.
cruel treatment.
c. c. Beebe VS.. Helen V. Beebe, deser-
ti9n.
Marie Williams VS.. Charles Williams, de-
sertion
Annie Culver Mathews VS.. Alexander
Hasue Mathews, incompatibility.
Georgia c. Schang VS.. VIM. II. Schang
cruel treatment and desertion
Inc suits of Alexander Pierce versus Ka-
MELISSA Simkins were dismissed for want
OF Prosecution.
ABOUT two-thirds of the parties to the d.
'vice suits were colored. There are stin
Spou' au' dozen suits on the docket to be
disposed of at this term of the court. Clerk
CaIr Ir states, however, that the number of
suits MED for the next term of the court
- - comparatively small. so that it is hardly
S +on TO argue from yesterdays work that
uiIofce IS on the increase.
:, As there We're no contests to the suits,
Ueie were no sensational incidents. Many
ol me parties did not appear in court,
si'np'y being represented by their attor-
neys' The fairest of the Divorces present
m 81 court was Mrs. Carrie V. Gusweiler,
loo'Lneriy 10 of Savannah. but now a resident
u Jacksonville. Mrs. Gusweiler is a young
%olHan OF very attractive appearance. She
"ats sed cruel treatment on the part of
el husband, and would doubtless have
Lny Won the sympa thies of the jury had
'N,l oeen any opposition 10 her suit
rs mad been announced would be the
~ mere was no opposition in the
wigs divorce suit, Neither party to the