The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-12
MRS. PIECES PLEA
Says That Her Husband Abused
Her.
Brings an Action in District
Court For Divorce.
WE'LL KNOWN PEOPLE
Have Been Owners of the Fifth
Avenue Hotel.
Four Other Wives Apply to
Court For Redress.

The district court this morning was
turned into a court Of separation and
Judge Hazen was busy dividing families
against themselves upon their own re-
quest.
while the court was deciding cases
other cases were being fled with the
clerk. Lulu Pigg brought suit against
her husband. Aaron T. Pigg until re-
Gently proprietor of the Fifth Avenue
hotel
IN her petition Mrs. Pfgg claims that
her husband has been extremely cruel 20
her and that he has called her vile names
and used vulgar and abusive language
toward her and that The has often at
tempted to strike the plaintiff and on the
night of March 6 he attacked the plain
tiff and attempted to strike her and ac-
cused her of infidelity toward him. That
fearing her life the plaintiff left the de-
PENDANT. That it is impossible for the
plaintiff to longer live with the defend
ant
Mrs. Pigg asks the court to restrain
Mr.. Pigg from ciSpOsing of any of his
property and to allow her the custody
of the one child and temporary alimony
pending the result of the suit. She cites
that he owns $4,000 worth of furnishings
in, the Fifth Avenue hotel, horses ana
carriages worth $500 and has deposited in
a bank some 81 500
Mary NJ. Bradfield asks that she be
divorced from her husband, Frank Brad
field She says he has been cross and
nlnatured toward her and that he has
also been extremely quarrelsome and has
practiced extreme cruelties That he is
extremely jealous and that she and her
children are afraid Of him.
Rosa A. Duvall also knows of Ilhn' s
infidelity and wants to leave her hus-
band, Daniel Duvan forever She charges
him with drunkenness and cruelty. She
says he has beat and abused her shame
fully.
Mrs J. Parish could no longer live with
her husband because she said he was
IL
and told her story and was divorced.
The Judge asked her about aIi1nOny and
she explained that her husband had told
her nat he could not bring suit for d.
vorce and win it but that she could ard
and chat if she would he would do what
was right" in dividing the property he
owns with her.
Mrs. John SPAIN has at last mustered
up courage enough to go into court ard
asks for a separation from John. She
made a case once before but it never
went TO trial The judge took up the
case this morning and II Witnesses vversa
sworn The Spahns have been heard of
N courts often. They are Russians and
speak nothing but German An interpre-
ter was employed Mrs. SPAIN explained
Slat right after she was married to john
they commenced to fight and that they
have kept it up till she left him a short
time ago He seemed to have been vic =
torious in the encounters as she testified
| that he whipped her She said he drank
and when asked how much said ''all he
can get"
Judge Hazen had other cases before
him. Sarah Jackson was allowed a Cli-
voree from William Jackson w T.
Bellman could no longer live happily
with Mary Bellman and the judge legal
~ separated them G. D. Burch could
not keep up harmonious existence with
Ella Burch and they were divorced.
Matte Ewing has decided that John
Ewing has been cruel to her and that he
has threatened her life with an axe ana
she too asks for a divorce