The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-08-23
CONTINUATION or THE STORY.
A late issue of the Pensacola Jour
nal contains the following:


American record in that line for a long time TO
come As insanity was not ground Tor sever
auCe of the marriage IN any American state
Mr. Flagler procured the passage OF law 10y
the legislature of Florida which would permit
him to secure legal release from MS cemchIec
wife. The necessary proceedings III court nave
been had and he Is now free. When the gene
al assemblies of American states can be used TO
relieve men OF such iupedimeuts a sick o. IL
sane wives il would he dithcult 10 suggest d
greater degradation OF their so-calIed NoVeI-
eigntv.
1t has been said that a cold, formid-
able. well-told lie can travel twice
around the globle while truth is put
ting on her boots.
And it is so.
Here the Chicago Chronicle repeats
the story, that has already been told
by the Cincinnati Post, and whole
tribe of Florida newspapers. that in
no American state is insanity legal
ground for divorce until made so by
Florida legislature at the servi.e
bidding of a man with a well-filled
wallet.
In truth, until the recent law was
enacted, Florida was one of the very
few states in the union that did not
include insanity as one of the humane
grounds for annulling the marriage
contract.
The following extract from "A
Commentary on the Law of Divorce
and Allmony" by VIM. Hardcasue
Browe, PIP. 233-a4l, is printed for the
sole purpose of showing how utterly
in error are the newspapers that have
rehearsed the story first promulgated
by the Cincinnati Post:
ARKANSAS.
Adultery. Drunkenness one year.
Bigauy. Force or fraud.
Consequently and
affinity. Lf:otr o. iaH1tf.
Conviction OF felony. LascHt:' :tze' ,isSricgs
Cruelty Iutolerable treatment
Desertion, one year. Non-age-
CALIFORNIA.
Adultery Force or fraud.
B;Earny. [6soc1 o. l4nGCJ.
Conviction o. felony. Impotence
Cruelty. MiScegeaztiou.
DeseTison, two years. Non-age,
Drunkenness, Noa-support.
GEORGIA
Adultery Force or fraud
Bisazy L9f5CT !aHGcy.
Consznguinity and
AFFINITY Trupoteucp
Conviction Of felony. Niscegenatior-
Cruelty. homage.
Dese-tion. three years. Pregnancy, snte.uup:iaI
IOWA.
Adultery. Drunkenness.
Blgsuy. {Gsocp,
C0asanguinity and
affinity. Impotence.
Conviction of felony. homage
Cruelty. Pregnancy, ante-nuptla1
Desertiou. two years
KENTUCKY.
Adultery. living in. BY
man Ldsa-J.
Adultery. OF wife. or
such lewd behavior.
proves her 10 be
chaste. Irlpotsncy-
Bigany. Into,erable treatment.
CCnsaaguinity and LoathSOrue disease. con.
affinity. cealed at marriage. OF
Conviction OF felony contracted after mar
Cruelty. mage.
Desertion. one year. Miscegenatiou-
Drunkenness. with Non age.
wasting of estate Pregnancy. ante-uE ptial
Drunkenness enc wear Separation 1--WE years
Force or fraud. Union with religious
body opposed 70 mar
rage.
MASSACHUSETTS,.
Adultery Drunkenness.
Bigarny. Fraud.
Consanguiuity and
affinity. Impotence
Conviction Of felony. LRsanrfy
Desertion. three years. Non support
MICHIGAN.
adultery. Force or fraud
COnsanguinity and
affinity. Miscegenation.
Cruelty. Non-age
Desrrtion, two years. Non-snpporc
MINNESOTA.
Adultery. Liioc,
Bigamy. Impotence
Consanguinity and
affinity. Intolerable treatment.
Conviction OF felony. NOn-age.
Desertion, three years. Nou-SuppoTt.
Force or fraud.
MISSISSIPPI.
Adultery. Impotence
Consanguinity aud
affinity. Pregnancy, snte-uuptial
Conviction OF felony.
NEBRASKA.
Adultery. Force or fraud.
BgaUy. Impotence.
COnssngUiuity and
affinity. IEScETt4
Conviction Of felony. NiSCegenation.
Cruelty. NOn-age-
Dcsert'ol. two year, NOn-suppOTt.
Drunkenness
\EW YORK.
.45so'afS Gf-orees J2,- P1ftial Gl-o,lcs fo,--
Adultery. Cruelty.
B'EaUlv. DeSertiou.
Force Cr fraud. Improper conduct
tGgolI ot -sHGst. NOn-suppOTt.
Impotence.
NOl-age.
ORFGON
Adultery Force o. fraud.
Blgany. Impotence.
CousaugUiui:v and
affinity. Nseeaitg
Conviction Of felony Int0lerable treatment.
Cruclty. AIiSCegenatjOu.
De>eruou three years. homage.
Drunkenness two years.
PENNSYLVANIA
Adultery. DeSertiou two wears.
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