The Topeka state journal., 1900-10-01
MILL GRINDING.
Judge HazeR Starts His Ma
chinery This Morning.
Wives Who Have Been WrOnged
Seek Release.
MINDS ARE CHANGED.
Majority of Cases Are Dismissed
Before Trial.
Peculiar Situation of Mr. and
Mrs. Michael Sweeney.

Judge Hazen went into the divorce
business in earnest this morning ano the
work Of separation win continue during
the week. The docket up to Friday
shows IS divorce cases to be disposed or
The first case called was that of Mary
Sweeney, who asks the second time TO
be divorced from Michael sweeney A1rs
Sweeney filed suit for divorce from her
husband on the grounds that he did not
treat her as he should. The divorce was
granted. Before the six months elapsed
making the decree of divorce final the
couple decided to try married life again
and were again married. After a snort
time Mrs Sweeney again decided that
she wished the bonds of matrimony sew
cred and filed the second suit Tor Ul-
vorce Michael Sweeney's lawyer filed
demurrer to the petition claiming that as
they were remarked before the SIX
months had elapsed that the marriage
was null and void and that a second di-
Vorce was not necessary. Judge Hazen
overruled the demurrer this morning and
the case will go to trial
Judge Hazen then called the docket of
divorce cases. Six wives had decided
that they could no longer live with their
husbands but when the cases were call
ed four were dismissed for want of pros
ecution and one was continued
Clara Miller asked the court to d.
vorce her from Thomas B. Miller. The
petition stated that they were married
in January, 1898, and that Mr. Miller
look MS ll6olS away AIOt4A uCItC anu A4et0
all he wanted to eat but that his wife
was forced to eat her meals at home and
that she often went hungry. She claims
that her husband drinks. She also states
that he told her to take her belongings
and go away but that when she started
to carry cut his order that he refused to
let her go and he stopped her from load
ing her things in an express wagon. The
case went to trial.
Hattie Watson wanted the court to di-
vorce her from James Watson. Her pc
titiOn stated that they were married in
June, 1897, and that her husband beat
and assaulted her on Jefferson street
and left her lying on the ground in Il
senseless condition. She says he threat
ened to kill her and that she has to sup
port herself. The case was postponed
Annie Peck wished to be separated
from Frank Peck. They We're married
in June, 1898, and the petition charges
extreme cruelty and that the husband
failed to support his wife. The petition
states that he earns 80 a week which is
sufficient to support the couple but that
he did not. The case was dismissed for
want of prosecution. Mrs. Peck seemed
to have changed her mind since the case
was fled.
Ellen Brown married Richard Brown
in 1868, but decided to ask the court for
She states IN her petition that her huS-
Dand did not give her enough clothes TO
wear. The case was dismissed for want
of prosecution.
The lawyer for Mrs. Ada Shrout, who
asked for a divorce from Joseph Shrout
on the grounds of cruelty, stated that
his clinet had disappeared and that the
case might be dismissed
Fanny Mallory married Alexander
Mallory in 1880 and in her petition ask
ing for divorce alleged extreme cruelty
and gross neglect. She says her husband
drove her from her home. She asked for
an injunction to retain him from inter
fering with her. The case was dismissed
for want of prosecution.