The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-18
AGAIN SUES FOR DIVORCE.
Stewart II. Ford seeking Such from
the Daughter of Rev. Sam Small.

The proceedings of a very interesting
divorce suit We're begun in the Law and
Equity Court yesterday morning.
Stewart H. Ford, who was on the 9Th
Of September, 1895, married by Kew Dr.
Hartley Carmichael to Mrs. Lou Small
Jackson. formerly the wife Of James "A.
jackson and a daughter OF Rev. Sam
Small. yesterday, through his counsel,
Edgar Allan, filed bill for divorce IN
the Law and Equity Court. The defend
ant had been divorced from her husband,
James A. Jackson, before her marriage
to Stewart II. Ford.
The plaintiff claims that he lived with
his wife until the 18th day of May, 1891,
that he supported his said wife in COM
fort part of the time at hotel In the
city of Richmond and II part OF the time
at q residence on Grove Avenue; That no
children were bora o, said marriage; that
for several months prior 10 May Is, 1880,
the wife Of the complainant, commenced
to absent herself from his home, frequent
" in the nighttime, without giving any
account of either her business or the
places visited by her, that While boarolhS
with his suid wife at the Lexington Hotel
in this city, he was induced 10 carry her
to Washington on visit to her parents
who were boarding at a hotel in that city;
that after remaining about TWO weeks IN
the said city of Washington, he return
ed to this city with the understanding ana
expectation that his wife would follow MN
on the End day of June, 1897, and he ar
ranged 10 meet her at the Union Depot en-
her arrival IN this city on that day: that
he went 10 the depot for the purpose of
meeting his wife, but she did not return
on the train according to arrangement
that he went to the depot again on the
snme day TO meet q later train, but Sun
she did not put in her appearance; that ne
wrote and teegraphed, both. to his SAID
wife 10 ascertain the cause OF her failufe
10 come TO Richmond and that she neither
answered his letter nor telegram, out
that he received a letter from her father,
sitting that his wife would never return
10 live with him again, which said letter
he showed to several parties. but cannot
file with this bill as he made dil:sent
search for same and has been unable up
to this time 10 find it: that about week
later on, on the 18th day of June, 1897, ne
received from his wife a box. which naa
contained various articles. some OF Which
belonged to his said wife before her mar
rage and some of, which belonged to him;
that on opening the box he discovered
that his wife had taken therefrom, articles
which had been her personal and separate
property md had returned to him the
box containing such articles as were MS
own individual property; that ne never re-
ceiyed any explanation from his said
wife as TO her conduct of abandoning and
deserving him as aforesaid and only dis
covered subsequently that she hnd intend
ed so TO do at the time she induced nm
to carry her TO Washington.
Mr.. s. w Ford, of Lexington, Ky, at
tested that Mrs. Ford was a nonresident
of Virginia.
This IS the second suit that has been
filed in this case, the former having been
withdrawn by some agreement between
the parties concerned.