The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-14

Galveston. whose husband was advance
agent for the Sells show. had been at
tached to her deposition, properly ceri-
fed to. Counsel for the defendant OBJ
5ected to the opposition reading these
copies, on the ground that only the or
iginals weer competent As the originals
had not been introduced the stand taken
was an important one. Judge Evans,
before whom the case is being tried.
held that the copies were competent,
which ruling was promptly excepted
The incident is OF Importance as show
ing the care with which every inch is
being contested.
Nj Huling, OF counsel for the defense
said that enough depOsitiOns alone had
been taken in the case to occupy the
court for three weeks After the depO-
sitons are disposed of comes the oral
testimony, of which both sides have an
abundance. Well accredited rumOr has
II that more than one family will be
mixed up in the case before the testimo-
ny is all in
A subsidiary suit is the one brought
by MI Sells against Mr.. William Bot
OF Columbus. to recover damag in the
sum Of $4,000 for the alleged theft of
MS wires affections In the divorce pc
utlOn tiled by Mr. Sells. Mr.. BOtt IS
named as one of the correspondents. to-
gether with Mr.. Harris D. Lyons form
erly in the employ of the PENNSYLVANIA
railroad, in Columbus. The list of wit
nesses TO be called by both sides will
embrace members of the most exclusive
circles of Columbus society. according
70 rdInor. although as yet only a partial
list OF those needed by the PLAINTIFF has
been given out. This list contains the
names of Messrs. Bott and LYONS. to
gether with that of DR.. z. s Potter. a
Well known young dentist of Columbus
Ihe divorce petition charges Mrs Sells
with improper relations with the two
correspondents named at different times
Wllhln the past y years. A number of
GATES are given but the plaintiff de-
ClzTnE info -
1ect IS not full and explicit bevond the
dates given He also charges her with
1nndellty with other persons to the
plalntiI unknown, at various times ard
places also unknown to him He charsas
LhaE she made their home "a resort"
during his absence from the citv. and
spent the moneys furnished her for the
maintenance of the household in the en-
tertainment of her visitors She is
charged with refusal to perform COM
mon W1fely duties and with having All
sShteo nerselI from the company of the
PlaintlH and his friends under the ple9
or sickness. in order that she roiobt ts
with her friends O
Mrs Sells rejoinder is tobasco-IiIe
Sne recltes the circumstances of their
marriage and claims that before +be
honeymoon should have ended he forca5
her to become bareback rider in hie
circus and to associate with persons Of
t,IloWn immoral character. She details
tne manner of life of a circus rider and
tells OF the manner in which the % or "a
female riders attached to the show were
o3lSed TO use common dressing room
olIy separated by a canvas curtain from
oaAS men dressing room, which curtain
VAS frequently lifted for the purposes Of
40" and vulgar observation. She alleges
LAST lhe exposure consequent on the
SAAngeS OF costume necessary were fire.
Quehe4y imnodest and sometimes were
unavoidably indecent
She relates her pleas IN bar b,,sts,,7
TO be freed from this life and ifs sss1-
cations, AL Of which were refused 1,rtff
lnS olrtH or ner child, Miss FLORENCE
She charges him with brutality. deciar-
IN lnAt on several occasions. of which
- s1F@s uatsSs he struck and other
wise Izaaltrsatsd her. She charc-as +t,9t
BY deception he induced her III ,jea5 ~
MIN ths residence property on T,epris,Sl,
avenue just previous to the haev;,,,i-
Of this suit, and denies all cha reras of ;7 -
hdeiity brought by aiIn. In the 1no~oir,.,
Ewers were read and the issues ioi,a5
ArE.Sells Is represented by ]. n Efolr,,e.
Cyrus HuIiEg and L D. EasyertZ ~
Sells by J. Z. Safer, George S Fafs,-s
And II. J. Booth.
The greater part OF the session she e,+
with her eyes cast down, though she 80
identity gave close attention to every da
tail Of the evidence prOducSr. Her closa
" pressed lips alone betrayed an apDsr-
ene struggle for self-control At times
the extremely salacious language rlseJ
ia the alleged love letters offered in e1-
idenee brought a deep flush to bsr
cheeks, but she made no other move
mept indicative OF en7barras sssnent
The deposition of Mrs. Augusta Civ717s
q Gaiysston, Texas was hrst read bv
&hrouRh her husbands connection WITH