The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-13
ELEVEN DIVORCE SUITS
THAT NUMBER FILED IN THE COUN-
TY COURTS In ONE DAY.
All Kinds of Allegations Enumerated
I'm the COMMUNICATIVE Cases
in The Courts.

OF the thirteen new suits filed in the
county courts yesterday eleven were
for divorce one was a damage suit
growing out OF domestic trouble of a hus-
band and wife and another a suit on me-
chanic's lien.
In the divorce suits filed there were many
stories of family troubles. cruelty and mis-
conduct alleged against the defendants.
Some of the stories told In the suits were
pathetic and others humorous because of
their incongruity and strangeness. One of
them, as related by Mamie Afford in her
suit against Leland Afford. told of the hus-
bands failure to provide and of giving her
only 50 for her support in the four years of
their married life. Mrs. Afford also &C
cused her husband of cruelty and inhuman
treatment and says that for his drunken
ness and vicious habits he has been arrest
ed and sent to the workhouse.
Garnet E. Mcdaniel, in her suit against
Harry Mcdaniel, enumerates number OF
faults of her husband and as climax to
the allegation says that he brutality struck
her in the mouth while 1t was sore.
Charles Miller is the defendant of a suit
filed by his wife Kate. She asks a divorce
on the ground of cruelty and AYERS that her
husband treated her meanly and on one &C.
casion threw a joint of stovepipe at her.
AT other times he threw such articles as
cordwood and bits of furniture and other
things lying handy when he lost his tenn
per.
Mrs. Eva Hauser asks 5000 damages in a
suit filed against Mary j. Zoller. She AYERS
that the Zoller woman has won the love or
her husband and by causing her sleepiess
nights and in other ways worrying her be-
cause of her husband she has been dam
aged in the sum named.
George w. Stewart is sued by his wife.
Susan +. Stewart, who charges him with
cruelty and abandonment. Ernest NJ. Nc
Agee accuses his wife of immortality and
other offenses against their domestic tran
quillity in a suit for divorce. George
Peery Is accused by his wife Daisy of
threatening her life and promising her that
he would cut her throat. To show that he
recently he stropped a razor TO get 1t in
shape. She left him Nov. l and he sent
some of her clothes to her but kept the
rest. The sending of the clothes was taken
by her to mean that she was not to come
back, and consequently she has applied for
divorce. In the complaint Mrs. Peery
says that there are no children in the fam
lily with the exception OF one who was
adopted by Peery. The little girl was le-
gally adopted by Peery, and she AYERS that
she did not sign the adoption papers. and
that If any are ever presented bearing her
signature she charges her husband with
the forgery of II.
Ruby Sawyer says her husband, John Nj.
Sawyer, is troublesome and flies in a rage
when things do not suit him, and while
mad has assaulted her and made their mar
ried life unbearable. Mrs. Sawyer says her
husband has money and earns a salary as
commission broker sufficiently large TO
allow an award of alimony TO her. She asks
the court TO restore TO her the use of her
maiden name. Ruby Duncan, and alimony.
Other divorce cases were those of George
Egan against his wife Alice. for abandon
ment Emma F. Cook against John E., al
leging that he is quarrelsome and their
family relations are not peaceful and Clara
j. Lee against Frank Lee. a nonresident of
the State. who abandoned her some time
ago.