The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-25
NINE MIsMATED COUPLES.
Heavy Days Business in the Divorce
Court-Two Cases out OF the
Ordinary Run.

Among the nine cases that figured in
the divorce court yesterday were two
that departed considerably from the
ordinary run OF such litigation. One was
tnaf OF Edna Datn VS.. Fred Dam. the
other that of p. A. Lermond VS.. Lizzie
Lermond
Mrs. Dams complaint against her hus-
band was filed yesterday. In Il she
charges him with cruel treatment OF a
character not usual in such documents.
she alleges that she married Dain in this
city In August, 1895 Almost from the
wedding day. she says. he treated her
with brutality, and In January. 1889. de-
serted her, leaving her in delicate health.
In the following month he returned TO
her
They lived together until early in the
present month. when their relations be-
came strained beyond the breaking point
by the alleged actions OF her husband
ana one Grace Hinckley. who. Mrs. Dain
says. was stopping in the same house
with them. Mrs. Dain says that her hus-
band. In spite OF her protests, Inundated
and grieved her by holding the Hinckley
woman on his lap in her presence and
kissing her. She refers to other alleged
conduct still more unkind on the part OF
her husband
Last Wednesday, Mrs. Dain says her
husband sold all their household goods
valued at about $500. to one John DoveIl,
and forced her to leave her home She
makes Dovell a party to the divorce case
and asks that he be restrained from SELL
ing the furniture pending the suit. She
also asks that her husband be restrained
from visiting her during the tendency OF
the action. Judge Benson signed a re-
strafning order covering both demands
Lermond's case was up for trial before
Judge Benson. His were the troubles
OF a second husband. His complaint was
that his wife during his absence to the
Rlondfke for year ceased to be loving
helpmate and on his return greeted him
coldly and without affection. She re-
stunned, he said. friendly relations with
her divorced husband. which she refused
to break on though requested. Frequent
ly Lermond testified. she told him that
she loved her former husband better than
she did him. Accordingly Lermond sought
relief In the divorce court. Judge Benson
granted q decree
Pauline Hoffman, whose husband, Bar
ney Hoffman was last March sentenced
TO serve a year In the walla walla penf-
Tertiary for receiving stolen goods, was
yesterday divorced from him by Judge
Benson She alleged that he was a con-
victed felon, which In this state Is ground
for divorce. The HofYmans were married
in this city In 1893 The wife was granted
the custody of her child. months Of
age. and given permission to resume her
maiden name, Pauline Poznanski
Annie oakes was granted divorce
from Albert Cakes on the ground of
drunkenness and nonsupport: Jennie
Moynihan was given a decree against
James Moynihan on the ground of nom
support: Richard w. Smith was forever
separated from Jennie c. Smith on the
ground Of abandonment: Carrie Bennett
was divorced from her husband, Charles.
on the ground of nonsupport and cruelty.
and Sula Allen filed a suit for divorce
against her husband. w. NJ. Allen, charg-
ing him with abandonment