The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-05

Nine DEGREES in divorce Wcr. handed
down yesterday by Judge j. w. Car
penter. They were in the following
cases:
4. j. Rrion against Curi" Bitiuu.
Emma Purdy against Charles pmdy.
Bertha Siebrnhaar against l'r"lcrio, >"hnuh1,r.
Josephine Fitzpatrick against john !. iI,%-
patrick.
Amelia C. Could against Joseph \. Could.
Nathan GroSs'nau against E;tc ';ros-,uau.
Beatrice Abbott against jc,,c +. \blott.
Ella J. Mullncy cole against Hem? MJd
Eccchcr Cole.
Meta IIcnc against Henry lrinr
The Brittons We're married in Wind
Eor. y. V, June "a, 1892. He left her
Sept. 20, 1900. upon learning that she
was unfathful. Louis Jones. who
worked for Mr.. Britlon in Peckville
testified at the hearing that he WAS a
party to Mrs. Britton's unfaithfumess.
one evening in April, 1900, while the
huband was away at Jermyn on busi-
ncss. II. NJ. Hannah represented the
lbellant.
The PurdyS W.r" married at llo-
ooken, April l.. lS9.. They came To
Scranton and later moved to Madison
StlIe. Cruelty was the ground tor di-
VOrcc. T.. T.. Beers represented the
libellant.
Desertion was alleged in the Si.ben-
haar case. They We're married in Ger
many. Feb 16. 1889, and cam" to this
county together. shortly afterwards.
Ten years later, Jun" ld. 1892 the hus-
band went back To Germany and Moth
ing has been heard of him since.
In the Fitzpatrick case. the libelanL
declares she was cruelty treated. They
We're married Jan. 80, lS9S. AT bingham
Ton. n. Y. She formerly lived in Car
hondale. Her present address is lolf
Nest Lackawanna avenue. Hon. G, /.
O'Nlalley is her attorney.
Cruelty and desertion are alleged In
the Gould case. They We're married in
Bangor Me-. in March, 1851. Three
months later they came ia live on Mad
ison avenue, this city. They ais" lived.
at one time. at the corner Of Garfield
avenue and Jackson street Mrs Gould
alleges he left her and went West lWo
Years ago. and that SIM" then she has
heard nothing from him. j. II. Ross
represented the libellant.
Nathan Grossman told u sad story in
Eiving testimony on which Ia ground
his application for divorce. His Wife
beat him, his stcp-Sons beat him, and
his step daughters husbands beat him
Sometimes he would be driven from
The house naked in cold Wca thcr. Dthcl
times his wife would take all his money
from him, refuse to give him food. and
turn him adrift. He told all his hinl-
self. The GroSSmanS We're married nj
Hungary fourteen Years ago. They
have been in this country lively" years
The libelnnt was represented by Rice
4 Donnclly.
In the Abbot case, III" lib"ilaut, Bca-
1rice, complained that the responder,
Jesse. became angry one day. three
wears ago, after they had been married
ton years. ana gathering up his thing,
went back to his mother in Nanticoke
They lived at times in NanIicokr, Dor,
rancetown and Parsons. They now
live in Scranton.
ELLA j. MullneX col" charges HenrN
Ward Beechcr Col" with bigamy. she
says she was married to him by Alder
man q. Il. Wright. NOV, !, 1857, that h'
deserted her ton years later, and thai
when he was located in Tobyhanna {
near later he was found To have mar
licd another woman. She lives in Wa,
verify. George Il, Davidson is the libel
lant's attorney.
Meta Heinc told Il tale of cruel treat,
lnent that made her husband out /;
brute. He frequently beat her black.
ing her eyes and otherwise maltreat'
ing her. One time he threw Il stove a
her. Her father happened along AN,
gave the son-in-laW good hammcrlne
Thcir home was in Archibald. Il. \
Zimmerman is her at lOrney,