The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-06-06
GROUND our MANY DIVORCES.
Court Mill Severed the Marital
Bonds of rvvefsty-four Couples.

Bonds of Twenty-four Couples.
Twenty-four verdicts of total divorce
We're granted in the Superior Court yes
terday moriiing and afternoon, the time
Of the court, wi the exception of that
devoted to Judge Falliganes charge to
the grand jury, being given up to the
trial of these cases.
In nest instances the verdicts were the
second rend, red in favcr of the complain
ants and were accompanied by a decree
settling and adjusting the rights of the
parties. A remarkable feature of yester-
days performance of the divorce mill was
the fact that in more than two-thirds of
the eases tried the parties were white;
usually this percentage of the races is
more than reversed. A sscond feature was
thar an even greater proportion of the
complainants were women; ordinarily the
sexes play the two roles possible, or rath-
er usual, in divorce eases in about equal.
force
Meme of these cases tried were remark
ably sensational. In some the charges
We're bad enough. but they were of the
ccmmcn and sordil description and UNI
touched by the saving ray of romance or
elegant vice that wocld have saved them
ON teng. mercy disgusting. Every
ground of divorce hat the laws of Geor-
gia contemplate, and they are somewhat
numerous. was embraced and relied upon
In the petitions that had been filed.
In the matter of cruelty. one of the
grounds of divorce, alone, there was a
wide variety in the manner of it's alleged
manifestations. The defendants, p iuc'-
pally the husbands, were accused of ILL
treating their better halves in every con-
ceivable fashion, the charge running from
accusing them of undue familiarity with
other men TO personal chastiSement with
buggy whinG and other Instruments of the
like character. Desertion ard non-suppcrt
were very common among the grounds
| upon which total legal separations wera
sought.
The injured wives were ell in court
yesterday and ready and willing to rive
evidence against the husbands wto were
soon to be deprived of that distinction.
In most Instances they Were neatly-dress-
ed and in some cases young and altracsive
women. In some cases too, their timid
and retiring manner in giving their tes-
timony showed them TO be acutely con-
scious of the disagreeable necessity that
forced them into court to right the
wrongs they had suffered.
Among the second yerdicts granted, ac-
companied by decree of total divorce,
was one in favor of James G. Anderson,
| against Jessie G.. Anderson. The circum-
stances OF this case, wherein the wife de-
serted her husband to come to Savannah,
and enter a disorderly house, are famil-
| lar here, where 1t created some sensation,
due to the husbands efforts to reclaim
| his wife, at the time.
Jessie #. Davies secured second YER
diet and decree against her husband, Hor-
! ace G.. Davies. 1t was charged and
| proved by the evidence of the complain
ant, that the defendant had treated his
wife brutally and cruelty, cursing and
abusing her on very many occasions, and
! accusing her falsely of unfaithfulness 10
| her marriage vows.
| Celeste K. Smith was granted a decree
of total divorce from her husband. C. w.
Smith. The divorce was granted on the
grounds of the husbands habitual drunk
enness and failure to support and main
tain his wife or to make an effort TO
support her. Louis Manigault was grant
ed second verdict and decree from his
wife, Annie Taylor Manigault, on
| the ground of desertion, contin-
ued for nearly decade. Lottie NJ. Pease
secured perpetual release from the bonds
| that have confined her to her husband
Noble E. Pease. The name she bore at
| the time of her marriage was restored 20
! her by the decree of the court.
| Second verdicts and DEGREES were grant
| ed to e. T. Goodwin, against William J..
! Goodwin, to Susan Jenkins against Sam
uel Jenkins, to Mamie C. Mazaraki against
| George Mazaraki to Laura E. Newton
against Robert Newton, to Caleb Reed
against Annie Reed. TO Bessie r. jenkins
against Daniel f. Jenkins, TO Mary Foye
against Scott Foye, to Rosa Murriii
against John T. Murrill, to Ella F. Mon
roe against Augustus Monroe, and to Cath
crime Dixon against John Dixon.
First verdicts were granted to Henrietta
Irwin against l. T. Irwin, to Carrie Dowell
against C. A. Dowell, to Peter Mayo
against CLANCY Mayo. to Annie Ferri
against John Ferri and to Alice j. Aman-
| quail against Esteban Amanguai.