Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-28
NEWS OF THE COURTS
One Day IN the Court Rooms Of
the City,
TWO DIVORCE PETITIONS FILED.
Marital Troubles or Two Couples Will
Occupy Courts Attention Together
with Two Potltionsto Correct
Description of Realty.
From Wednesdays Dailys

From Wednesdays Dailys
McNett &, Tisdale have filed four pe-
titions in the clerks office, two OF them
relating to marital troubles which
|seenl to have gotten into a tangle, re-
curing the services OF the court to
straighten.
Josephine Peterson has found, the
bonds OF matrimony to be CALLING and
desires to be divorced from her hug
band, Charles Peterson, and for cause
of action says: That she and the de-
PENDANT were married in Ottumwa
May 30, 1890, and lived together as, hus-
band and wife until about seven years
ago when her husband went away say
ing that he would, shortly return.
Plaintiff says that he did return but
refused to longer live with her and
failed to provide for the support of
either herself or her children, Carl
Peterson, 9 years of age, and Edna,
now deceased. She asks the court fer
divorce and the custody of their
child.
Josephine Chenalli is the second wom-
an whose husband had deserted her,
|. she says, without cause. She says that
she and Charles Augustus Chenall were
married in Ottumwa June 20, 1895, and
lived together as husband and wife
until August 8, 1897, when he deserted
her without any cause and has ever
since absented himself from her. She
says that he is not a fit person TO
have the care, custody and control Ut
their child, Ether Amelia, four wears
of age; she prays that that duty be
vested in her and that she be released
from the bonds of matrimony now ex-
listing.
j. L. Geisler by the same attorneys
related that John H. Wilson and Lu-
vena Wilson, on September ls,1So9,
executed to him their promisory note
for $306; that to secure the i,ayment
of the same they also executed mort
gage on 102 acres of land in section 6,
township II, range IA. Plaintiff has
but recently discovered that the Je-
scription in the mortgage does not
cover the land which was intended 10
give as security for the payment OF the
loan and asks that the mortgage be SO
reformed as to read rightly. III sup
Elemental petition in the same case
| plaintiff makes Bertha G. and u. S.
Grant parties defendant and for cause
therefor says that Bertha G.. Grant
claims to have an unrecorded deed for
the premises. He says that she is the
daughter OF John H. Wilson and must
have known what plaintiffs rights
are, hence he asks the same relief as tc
lher. .,..,
The fourth petition is filed BY The
German American Savings bank, OF
Muscatine, against the same parties as
the one just named, in which the
plaintiff claims payment of a .lote FOR
$500 to secure the payment of which
a mortgage was given Sept. is, 1899
on the same land and in which the
same mistake exists. They also file a
supplemental petition bringing IN ,he
| Grants and making them defendants,
and ask the same relief as to all.
Two Alleged Burglars Captured.
Jim Harrison, of Creston, special
agent of the Burlington, assisted by
wv. B. Richie, of Kansas City, Mo-. a
! special detective, Constable Morgan
and City Marshal Albertson, Of Ham.
, berg, captured two men, Fred Dish.
! ong and Isaac G. Eldredge, Sundny nno..
ming at Hamberg, who were taken tc
Sidney and placed under $1,000 bonds
awaiting trial on the charge IF break.
ing and entering cars and stealing
therefrom Merchandise. The company
has lost several hundred dollars worth
of goods in the vicinity OF Hambers
in this manner, and the officers be.
/ lieve they have the right men.