Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-14
CAPTAIN NATION SUES FOR A DIVORCE.

Captain David Nation, through his
attorney. G. NJ. Martin, filed . petition
for divorce in the clerk Of the district
courts Office last Friday praying for q
legal separation from his wife, Carrie
Nation. He asks for all the property
held by them Jointly whether in his or
her name, and other proper relief.
Their property consists of two resi-.
dences in this city with probably total
cash value of $4,000.
The petition alleges that the plaintiff
and defendant were married November
3Oth. 1874, at Holden, Mo-; that she
was then widow, her name being Car
RE Gloyd her maiden Maine having been
Carrie Moore; that they lived together
agreeaDly until 1879 and defendant was
reasonably good wife until that time,
put Irom then on she became unmlnd.
Iul VI ntr duties as house wife, assum-
Ell the roll Of boss and became arrogant
ana cruel; that plaintiff is and was a
minister of the gospel and that defend.
ant was also professor of religion and
member OF the same church, but she
mas at sundry and divers times III pres.
shce OF others charged plaintiff with
hypocrisy and lying and has in the
nome called plainLitf almost every vile
name In Tue catalogue of common
speech; that plaintiff has at different
times been sick In bed, unable To lift
MS mana aud defendant left home for
weeks while be was la that condition,
leaving him to be cared for by the char.
ity or nelghDOrs; that defendant has
Drought In many poor and homeless
people 70 be cared for by his means and
that she has given away his clothing
ana USED his money for different pur.
poses without his knowledge or con.
sent; that she has bought property and
took title thereto with money belong.
ing exclusively 10 him; that she has
not contributed toward the support OF
the 1amlIy; that ever siuce her cru.
sade against the liquor traffic he has
advised her TO desisr from acts of impru.
Dent violence but she refused, thus OK.
posing him TO public rlducule. contempt
and disgrace;that she has exercised au.
thority over his acts in refusing 10 abide
Oy the terms Of q lease of property
made to Rev. j. j. Griffin by him. and
deprived Mr., Gritfiu of the use of fur.
niture which plaintiff had rented to
him; that the defendant has refused to
live with him although repeatedly 70.
quested TO do 30.
The petition Is very lengthy but
these are the principal grounds present.
cd for divorce. The case will he heard
before Judge p. b. Gillett in October.
Mrs. Nation was seen by q Kansas
City Star reporter, at Topeka, last Fri.
day. When she was told of her hus.
bands action she expressed great sur
prise and seemed to be embarrassed.
But after she had collected herself. she
said she was glad of 1t. IL have been
living lie for q good many years."
she said. "Outwardly appeared to re-
spect my husband. when all the time /
had no respect for him." She also said
that her husband has all along been an
incumbrance On her. that she had
been supporting him for many years.
Yet she says she does not know what
the Captain wants with q divorce In
his old age. He is now past seventy.
Mrs. Nation. it Is understood, will
night for all of the property in her
name and possibly half of what is In
his.
The divorce proceedings have reviv-
ed throughout the press of the country,
interest in the Medicine Lodge crusad.