The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-09
SUES FOR $1,000.
Zuba Gleason Brings Action
Against Law.
Charges Him With Alternating
Her Husbands Affections.
A PROMINENT FAMILY.
The Defendant Is a Banker at
Seneca.
Mrs. Gleason Says She Was
Driven Out of House.
A PROMINENT FAMILY.
Wants Divorce From Husband
Who Is Topeka Drug Clerk.

Zuba L Gleason, who has brought suit
in the district court for divorce from
Leon W. Gleason, has now asked the
court for $1,000 damages against her
father and mother-in-law for the alien
alton of her husbands affections.
Leon Gleason is the son of James n.
Gleason, a banker of Seneca and
nephew of Judge Abijah Wells, late of
the court of appeals Leon Gleason is
clerk in the Arnold drug store in North
Topeka. Judge Wells and his son APP
pear for Leon Gleason. W. F. Schoch
is the attorney for Zuba Gleason. The
case is a. bulky one and is made up of a
suit for divorce and aIimony and a suit
for the $1,000 damages. There are seven
af1idavits and counter afidavits.
Zuba L. Gleason. in her affidavit says:
Il was married to defendant at Beat
rice, Neb., July 90 1898 We did not live
together Immediately thereafter. That
on the Sd Of April, 1900, while I was
living at Washington he met me at
Marysville, Kan, and we agreed to go
to housekeeping soon thereafter. In the
month of June following at his request
I went to visit his father and mother at
Seneca, Kan He met me at Blue Rap
ids and went with me. He stayed at
home about three days and then went to
Junction City where he had employment.
I remained with his father and mother
one month and then Mr.. Gleason and I
went to housekeeping a Junction City.
He was affectionate and kind to me and
we lived very happily at Junction City
until October. 1900 Mr.. Gleason then OBJ
tanned employment at A J. Arnold &
Son in Topeka, and we removed here.
Before We began housekeeping again
however at Topeka I went and visited
his father and mother again His moth
er came to Junction City, stayed with US
for two weeks and I went home with her
and stayed one month.
During the time we lived in Topeka my
husband was very kind and affectionate
to me until about the middle of Janu-
airy when his father and Frank Wells.
attorney from Seneca, called at our
home. His father on this occasion ac-
cused me of having deceived his son
and called my husband into the dining
room and talked with him about an hour
separate and apart from me. I do not
know what passed between them After
Mr. GleasOn'S father and Frank Wells
left, my husband and talked the mat
ter over and we agreed to live together
Notwithstanding any objections on the
part of his parents We continued TO
live happily after that until about Feb
ruary IS. On that occasion his mother
came down saying she had come to visit
US. I was sick at that time and in
charge of a physician. DR.. H c. Miner.
About the Goth 1 grew worse and was
confined to my bed the whole of the
time. On this day she said to me that
was not sick, that I had just gone to bed
thinking she would go home.
The evening of the 10th took some
medicine for my headache. and my
husband asked me what I was taking.
I told him it was some medicine he had
given me himself for my headache. He
then became angry and said to me that
he would find q place for me, that I
had been acting strange lately. He also
said that I would have to get out of
that house; that I could not make my
home there any longer, and that I had
better go to my aunt in California. His
mother then came out from her room
where she had retired and in his pres
ence said: 'Zuba, you and Leon can
never live together, and you had just as
well get out of here now If I was a
man I would kick you into the street
She also said: You are nothing but an
and you have kept Leon
in -- for the past three years. and
I viii not have 1t any longer
My husband said: You cannot stay
here any longer What are you going |
to do? He said I could go out here
among strangers without a friend and
make my living, and You can do the |
same I then said If you are going to
act like that, I viii have to go. I am I
sick and cannot work.
THE next morning I was still sick |
and did not know what to do. went to /
DR. Miner and asked what I had better |
do, after telling him the circumstances. !
He advised me if they had driven me |
out. and I had no other place to go. I |
had better go to my auntS Ny huS |
band then packed my clothes. bought |
me a ticket and took me to the Rock |
Island station in Topeka. placed me on I
the cars, and gave me 50 IN money 1 I
went to my aunt's in California After |
I had been in California a short time |
my aunt advised me to return to To- I
peka- I came back to Topeka April g. /
I called on my husband and demanded /
of him that he live with me and sup
mort me He refused to do ANYTHING. /
and has not contributed to my sup
port since February 81
Leon w. Gleason. in his answer and
cross petition. SAYS that he denies every
charge He claims that at the tine of
the marriage he was but 10 years old, /
and that the marriage was secured by
fraud and misrepresentation ton.
Zuba Gleason then filed a counter affi- |
davit and in il says as follows, re-
ferring to a time when she met Gleason |
for Beatrice Immediately after I got |
on the train at Sabetha gentleman
came to me man about 50 years of |
age. and wanted to know what I was
crying about and insisted on me tell
ing him my troubles. He finally said
to me that he knew all about me: that |
my supposed father was not IN fact ny /
father: that had been raised by Mr.. |
Ayers. and that he himself was my |
father. and that he would go to
Beatrice and take care of me. He gave |
me So and remained on the train till /
we reached Beatrice. He said he name /
was John Gage I have never seen him
since
Ahiant says that she is Informed and I
believes that James H Gleason has |
been spending money in this case and 1
in employing detectives to hunt up tes-
timony against her: that he and his /
wife are the direct cause of the sepa-
ration between her and her husband.