The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-03
eight DIVORCE HEARINGS
Tales Told by Aggrieved Husbands
and Wives Who Want to Be
Made Single Again

Eight hearings on divorce applca.
tions took place yesterday before
President Judge Edwards. in cham.
bers. In all except one there was nc
! appearance for the respondent.
The exception was the case of Della
L. King against Willis G. King. The
parties were married in Peckville on
June T., 1885, and lived together nine
months, when Mrs. King left home
and went to reside in New York. She
alleges she was forced to leave by
| reason of her husbands cruel and bar
| barous treatment. The husband took
the stand and swOre that he never
abused her and that the only time he
ever laid hands on her was when in a
friendly way he seized her to carcSs
her. She always avoided him, he said
and on the day they started on their
wedding tour she told him she did not
love him. AT the time of their mar
liage he was working for the Peck
Lumber company, of which her father
was president. The respondent was
represented by Hon. NJ. e. Mcdonald
and Grant Herring. Robert e. Peck
appeared for the libellant.
In the case of Betty Manyer against
William Manyer, the libellant, with
confederation from Timothy Jones.
simon Jones. Richard Gunnell and
Lena Gabel, neighbors in West Scran-
ton, set forth that her husband left
her in the fall of 1898, after they had
been married six years, and never re-
turned. Abusive treatment was also
alleged. W. S. Huslander appeared for
the libelant.
n. Josette Robertson. of Dunmorc,
alleged against her husband, w. G..
Robertson, that he deserted her Oct.
2S. 1898. after twenty three years of
married life. Florence Robertson and
Florence DOlph corroborated her tcsti-
mOny. Her attorney is Arthur Dunn.
Francis Fl. Day,of Olyphant. charged
dcsertiOn against his wife, Anna Day.
They were married in Wales in 1873
They came to live in Taylor. and after
three years, she deserted him. John
II. Thomas and Elizabeth Thomas. Of
Taylor. testified to the desertion. NJ.
peared for the libellant.
Emma Van Camp, of Dunmorc. also
charged desertion as a ground for be-
hlS lIctu lIOill f1OdulcN van camp
They We're married at Sterling. Wayne
county, in 1877. Sept. 16. 1899. while
living in Dunmore, he deserted her,
she says, and went to farming at Hol-
listerVille. j. II. Shuler and Emma j.
Deans. of DunmOrc. gave corroborat-
ing testimony. c. S. Woodruff is at
torney for Mrs. Van Camp.
Two years ago last spring. according
to John B. Jones, ne was deserted by
his wife. Annie, while they were liv-
ing with his folks at Hallstead. They
We're married at Conklin, N. Y, eleven
years ago. John f.. Scrags repre-
sents the libellant.
Cruel and barbarous trea tment was
alleged by Lizzie Keppler. of Carbon
dale. as ground for her application for
divorce from John Fred Keppler. He
abused her. she alleges from the time
OF their marriage in 1891, until she was
forced to leave him, May TO- 1899. Louis
Gramer represents the libellant.
Catherine Christian. who was mar
ried to James Christian, in Corning,
N. v, fifteen years ago, alleged that
she was deserted after nine months of
married life. &. w. Dawson is at
torney for Mrs. Christian.
The hearing in the case of Rowe
against Rowe was continued.