The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-13
Divorce Mill in Judge Hazen's
Court i'm Motion.
Mrs. Pigg Gets Her Divorce and
$1,000.
v ARE CONTESTED.
Nearly All Women Who Com
plain Of Abuse.
Seven Wronged Wives Are Re-
stored to Freedom.

The entire week in the district court
will be spent IN hearing and allowing
divorce cases On the docket today were
eleven cases and all but one were al
lowed. That one went over.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs Lulu Pigg
was allowed a divorce from Aaron T..
Pigg, until recently proprietor Of the
Fifth Avenue hotel Mrs. Pfgg and her
husband met yesterday and agreed to
disagree. Mr.. Pigg agreed to give his
wife 81. 600 if she would accept that and
not make a fight for alimOny- He agreed
not to fight the divorce On the show
ing Judge Hazen granted the divorce
This morning Judge Hazen disposed Of
the following cases and made the sepa-
ration of the persons asking for the d.
vOrce complete. There are several less
married couples in Topeka than there
were when court commences this morn
ing.
Ola Anderson married George A. An
derson March ), 1897. and they lived
happily until some time in January,
1898 when George cruelty and shame
fully deserted Ola. and from that time,
according to her story, failed to support
her. She asked that he be no longer
legally bound to support her, and her
request was granted
Kate Peters and G. Peters were mar
ried November Is. 1899. Kate declares
that Mr.. Peters was cruel TO her and
knocked her down and at times threat
ened TO kill her. She says he is a heavy
drinker so she is the wife Of Q. Peters
no longer.
Lulu Nj. Slusher could no longer live
with Gilbert NJ. Slus1er. whom she mar
ried June z, 1898. as he became extremely
cruel to her She cites in her petition
that he left her at home. not letting
her know when he would return, and
would leave her for nights and days at
a time and cause all kinds Of ruHors
and messages to be sent to her telling
Of his terrible troubles and horrible ac-
cidents." She says he would not pay
his debts, and that ne has been guilty.
Of writing to other women, ana tnat az
last he has reached the climax OF all MS
infdelftv by going to live with a woman
from Missouri. That was the limit. the
NIissOurian. SO she had to be legally sep
arated-
Minnie NJ. Juneau married Lawrence
3. Juneau on the 5th day of December
1896 They were so happy for a time but
an a time some three years ago ne com
menced to neglect her ana as she ciai1I's
failed to provide for her and for fcr
children. She says that he left her SICK
and destitute of food and clothing III
1898 IN Kansas City, Kan, and that she
had therefore. to sell her cook stove 70
keep the wolf from the door and that
even when that was done she found that
Lawrence had sold her wardrobe IN or
der to obtain money for drink
Fanny Payne was another Her nus
band Non Payne had caused her much
pain since they were married December
10. 1881, she says by treating her cruel
~ during the past five years. She SAYS
he called her vile and obscene names and
that he has struck her and even knock
ed her down In signing the papers Tor
the court Fanny made her mark.
Josephine ". B0steF and her husband
Henry L. Boster, were married IN Octo-
Der 1881, and all was lovely until Henry
failed to provide for her That was some
five years ago, 50 she says, and since
then she says she has had no suitable
place to live in and that in 1898 her hus-
band abandoned her. Minnie Mccoy
could no longer live happily forever al
ter with F. E. Mccoy because since she
married him in January, 1893, she IS GER
tain that he has been extremely cruel
to her and that he had abused STRUCK
and cursed her
William Cone1y has not treated Mary.
his wife, and she Mary thinks he should
So a divorce Janet McKeelxin Johnston
thinks as the others who have applied
for divorce and she and James John
ston can no longer live in peace and
quiet The matrimonial harmony which
has existed between Frank Newberry
and his wife, Hanna Newberry. has be-
come quite unharmoniOus so Frank had
to call quits with the assistance OF the