Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-18
HOT LEADlN HISEARS
Allegation Made by a Husband
Against His Wife.
COUPLE SEPARATED SINCE 1879
Three Cases of Domestic Infelicity
Filed in the County Clerks Office
Yesterday-other Minor District
Court Matters.
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
"She threatened to pour hot lead in
my ears while asleep is the allega-
ton Edgar Burnaugh makes against
his wife in petition for divorce filed
yesterday in the Office of the clerk of
the district court. According to the
petition filed by B. w. Scott, attorney
for Mr.. Burnaugh, Mrs. Burnaugh,
who was formerly Dora Chesser, made
life miserable for her spouse. He
alleges that she threatened to poison
him; would get angry with him with
out cause and refuse to speak for
weeks at time; would refuse to get
his meals and he was compelled, so
he alleges, to leave the place. He now
desires a divorce on the grounds of
cruel and inhuman treatment, which
he asks the court to grant after re-
citing that he and his wife were mar
ried in this city September 26, 1898.
Left in '79.
The same attorney also filed petit
ton for George w. Eaton, who asks
for a legal separation from his wife,
Caroline Eaton, on the grounds of de-
sertion. According to the petition,
Mrs. Eaton has been away from home
quite while. He recites that he and
Mrs. Eaton were united in marriage
in Keosauqua, Iowa, in March, 1866,
and that in 1879, she, left and has not
returned UP to date.
More Divorces.
Seneca Cornell, attorney for Mamie
Murphy, filed petition asking
Fro, n I'M
Murphy on the grounds of
recent than the Eaton one, but the
time between the ceremony and her
spouse's departure seems to have been
very short. The plaintiff recites that
she and the defendant We're married
in November, 1897, and that on the
22d day of the same month and year
he deserted her without cause. AS he
never came back she now desires a
divorce.
Other Cases Filed.
w. S. Parks, by his attorney, F. G.
Orelup, filed a petition asking for
judgment against Fred and Margaret
McNair for s212 on note for 5000,
dated November 6, 1899
Sumner Siberell, asks judgfent against
r. A. Johnston on a note dated Jun
uary 20, 1900, for s35.
The same attorney asks judgment
for his client, w. A. Carnes, on note
dated August "a, 1894, for $3.50, given
by ]. w. Scavenger.
The same attorney for the same
plaintiff asks the foreclosure of a
chattel mortgage given by G. L.
Brooks, of this city, on two horses and
a trap, together with judgment on a
note for $50, dated May 81, 1899.
[From Wednesdays Daily.]
Three petitions were filed in the
office of Clerk Garriott today, none
of which were of much moment
County Attornew A. w. Enoch asks
| judgment against Georgia Martz, sure
ty on the appearance of Ray Martz
who was indicted on the charge d
burglary. At the last term of cour
Ray failed to appear when his case
was called and the court entered de
fault against him. His mother, Geor
gia Martz, was surety on his bond TO
$500 and the county attorney in thu
name of the state, seeks to recove
that amount.
Some weeks ago Ellen Gallaghe
filed a claim with the city clerk whicl
was duly presented to and rejected b.
the city council. The claim was TO
$500 for injuries received July 25 b.
reason of falling on an alleged defect
i've sidewalk in the east end. Toda
Steck & Smith, Mrs. Gallagher's al
torneys brought suit against the cit
to recover the amount asked.
Daniel Bowen by his attorney, Gee
f. Heindel, asks judgment agains
John Johnson on two notes dated Jar
uary IL, 1894, for $120, the amount no,
due on both together with interest
attorneys fees and costs.
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