The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-14
WR0NGED WIFE A SUIT0R.
HER PETITION For DIVORCE
AGAINST C. f. FULTON.

His wife. Mrs. Mary A. Fulton, Prays
the superior Court to Sever the
Marital Ties That Bind-CrueIty
and UnmentiOnabIe" Wrongs
Named as the Grounds for the Di-
vorce-The Defendant Wen
Known Sporting Man of Savannah.
Ihe Petition Says His Business
Nets Him From 800 to 81 900 Per
Nvonth-Parties Were Married in
1894.
Mrs Mary A. Fulton filed suit for a
total divorce from her husband, Frank c.
Fulton, in the Superior Court yesterday
The defendant is a bright and shining light
in The ultra sporting fraternity of Sa-
yannah and is well known under the nom
du guerre of Cracker"
The libel for divorce filed by his wife
contains sensational charges of cruelty
and i'll treatment, some instances of which
are limited az rather than alleged out
right Mrs. Fulton recites that she was
married to Fulton March %, 1894, and
that they have three children. The sec
ond child is now said to be something
more than five years of age.
In alleging the grounds upon which a
divorce is asked the plaintiff rectes in
her petition: THAT for the past three
years the married life of the petitioner
has been very unhappy, owing to the
constant abuse and cruel treatment in
aicted upon her by her said husband. Her
said husband has on repeated occasions
grossly insulted and abused her and has
wounded her feelings by making false
and uufoUnded charges against her.
I'm addition to abuse by words" con-
trues The petition, her said husband has
inflicted upon her bodily violence and has
been guilty of conduct towards her of the
most indecent and humiliating character
all of which she has endeavored to bear,
with the hope that his sense of decency
would cause him to abandon such violent,
cruel. humiliating and unmentionable acts
and conduct
'Ou the second day of February, 1900
defendant violently assaulted her and
cruelty treated petitioner, in that he
struck her over the head and shoulders,
and, again, on the twenty-second day of
Fe2ruary 1900 defendant violently assault
Cd and cruelty treated petitioner, in that
he Slapped her in the face with his open
hand and when demonstrated with by
your petitioner said to her that if she
could not stand his cruel treatment she
could leave his house"
The petition deals gingerly and cOnsid
erately with the business the defendant is
conducting, intimating rather strongly
mat 1t Is the maintenance of a public
gaming house, but never saying so in just
50 many words If its conclusion be based
upon correct premises, it shows that the
business is Invariably profitable and that
j. some times returns a generous revenue.
On This subject the petition says:
The defendant is conducting a business
dependent entirely upon chance, from
WHch he derives an income of from 800
10 SLe~ per month. Defendant has hith-
eFto contributed TO the support of the
family IN amount averaging about SIS per
month"
Accompanying the petition for divorce
S prayer for temporary and permanent
aIimony and attorneys fees. Judge Fal-
Hsant has granted an order directing that
, ulton show cause before him next Tues
u'N morning al o clock why the plea for
temporary alimony. pending the final de-
clSlon Of the cause. and for attorneys
lees should not be allowed. The plaintiff
Is represented by Messrs. Twiggs & Oil
Yer
an indignant denial of the charges
brought against him by his wife, account
aug Tor their being preferred by the allie
EauQn that she is mentally unbalanced.
III his View of the matter she has magnl-
Hel slight Injuries into mammoth wrongs,
ana, as to some of the charges, has
evolved them from Imagination.
Attached 10 The petition also is a sworn
statement Of the value of the property Of
(He plaintiff and defendant. II shows the
furniture and wearing apparel Owned by
'le wife to be Of the total value of $3.50,
|hIie the same articles belonging to the
NV, and are of the value of $50. Included
w his assets are various articles used in
N' business he conducts" the value of
WAC is said to be unknown.
me case bids fair TO become one of the
mos interesting divorce trials in the re-
,'ut history of the Superior Court. The
ueleudant is well known among a very
,aiEe segment of the City's population and
.''s many friends. These will be inclined
~ 'epudiate the sensational charges that
I've been brought against him, until they
'"'e Deen proved to a Jury.