The Washington times., 1901-12-20
PAWNED THEIR
ENGAGEMENT RING.
CHARGE IN SUIT FOR DIVORCE.
Mrs. Nnud Allen Mnrbury Snys Her
Husband Did Tint and Then
spent the Money for
Drink.

MY husband took my engagement ring
from me, pawned it. and spent the money
for drink" says Mrs. Maud Allen Marbury
in a petition for divorce filed yesterday
against Sommerville Marbury.
They were married in Baltimore. Octo-
Der %, 1880, and since then she says her
life has been one Of misery. Immediately
after her marriage. Mrs. Marbury says,
| her husband began TO treat her with great
| cruelty, and failed to support her. Be-
/ fore two years had elapsed, she declares.
| he deserted her. He returned in 1882 and
she forgave him. He remained with her
for six weeks, she says. when he again de-
serted her.
In order to assist in the support of her
position at the Government Hospital for
the Insane.
/ Made False CHARGES.
| Her husband then instituted proceedings
against her for divorce on statutory
grounds. which resulted in her losing her
position. Then he had the suit dismissed.
admitting that the charges were false.
Mrs. Marbury states that her husband
has often sought to injure her reputation
by circulating false and scandalous re-
| ports concerning her She also declares
that he threatened to kill her with a pis-
tol. Messrs. Jeffords and Chase are her
counsel.
Both Only Sixteen.
Miss Mabel Van Horn and James Bond
were married in this city September O.
1898. Now Mrs. Bond wants divorce on
the ground of non-support and cruelty
on the part of her husband.
She states that when Mr.. Bond applied
for a marriage license he gave his own
age as twenty-one and hers as nineteen
years, when, in fact Mrs. Bond declares.
they were each only sixteen years Of age
Since their marriage. and during the
eight months they lived together, Mrs.
Bond declares her husband refused to
work and contribute to her support. She
also alleges that he often beat her. and
once knocked her down and kicked her.
Mrs. Catherine E. Campbell declares in
a petition for divorce. filed against her
husband, William +. Campbell, that he
not only threatened but attempted 10 kill
her. They were married in ST. Paul,
Mimi. in May, 1899. Soon afterward. Mrs.
Campbell says. her husband became ad-
dicted to drink and treated her cruelty
and inhumanly. For more than two years.
she states. he has not contributed 20 her
support.
William VI. McClarren filed suit for di-
yorce from Ella McClarren. II both cases
the complainants are represented py
Campbell Darlington as counsel.
Habitual drunkenness, cruelty, and
abuse are the grounds for divorce stated
by Cornelius T. Belt in petition filed
yesterday against Elizabeth q. Belt. They
were married in this city in November,
1851 Mr.. Edward L. Gies is named as
counsel for Mr.. Belt.
Felix E. Porter yesterday fled suit for
divorce against Florence l.. Porter on the
ground OF desertion and abandonment.
They we're married at Norfolk. Va. In
1881 Mr.. Chase Roys is named as coun-
sci for the petitioner.
DEGREES Granted.
sallie c. Simmons was yesterday
granted divorce from Amos f. Sim
mons on the ground of hsbituei drunken
ness. The decree. which is signed by
Justice Hagner. awards Mrs. Simmons the
custody and guardianship of her minor
children and charges her former husband
with their maintenance.
In the same court Minnie VI. Kelly was
granted a divorce from George W. Kelly
on the ground Of cruelty. She was also
awarded the custody Of her minor child.
and her former husband is charged with
It's support. In both cases the petitioners
were represented by Campbell Darlington
and ID Truitt