The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-12

The divorce case of William MOI
against Elizabeth Noll was heard yes.
terday by Judge Edwards and a jury II
the main court room. II. S. Alwortl
represented the lbellant. and l.. p
| Wedeman and Frank Il. Boyle, the re-
spondent.
Desertion is the ground for the ac-
| tion. The respondent resists on the
ground that there was no desertion
She does not. seemingly, care to live
with him, but is desirous of preventing
him from being freed from contributing
| to the support of herself and their e
| Sear-old daughter. They were married
| by ex-Alderman Frederick Fuller, Sept.
| 0, 1873. The alleged desertion took place
July :. 1894
AT the time of the marriage the hus-
| band worked in the Dickson works
boiler shop. He was not steadily elm
ployed and at the time of the marriage
was idle. After living together at a
boarding house for one day, it was
agreed that they should live with their
| respective parents until the husband
secured employment He went to live
with his mother on Hickory street,
South Scranton, ana she went to the
home of her mother in West Scranton.
Three months later, when he got a
steady job, he waited upon her and
asked her to join him at his mothers
home. which she did. Two months
later. he again got out of work. One
day while they were at his mothers
house, his brother-in-law ran over from
across the street where he lived, to ask
them if they knew where he could get
a servant girl Noll jocosely said:
Wont l do? Pm looking for job"
and then, after a brief pause turned to
his wife and not quite so jocosely, sug-
gested to his wife that she take the
place.
Just what happened after this is in
dispute. bur the upshot Of it was that
she returned to her mothers home and
stayed there. He AYERS she took UNI
bragg at his suggestion and Quit him,
and that he called on her repeatedly to
return to him. She says they had a
quarrel. that he drove her ont and
pitched her clothes into the street. She
denied that he afterwards tried to get
her to return. The case was in the
jury's hands at adiourning time.
The case of George Van Scooter against
Patrick Mc.Andrews was also tried be-
fore Judge Edwards. The parties are
brothers-in-law, and live in North
Scranton. The plaintiff sued for five
weeks board at 81 a week. The de-
fendant admits he lived at the Van
Scoater home, but claims it was as n
guest of his sister. The jury was out
at adjourning time. Fl. S. Alworth rep
resented the plaintiff. Cornelius Com
esys and w. s. Bevan appeared for the
defendant.
Judge Kelly in the Superior court
room, is engaged in the trial of the case
of the Cerealine Manufacturing COM
pany against the Anthracite Beer COM
pany. The plaintiff sues for $500 worth
of cerealine furnished the defendant at
Kingston in 1900. The defense is an
offset, it being claimed that the plain
tiff damaged the defendant to the en-
tent of $1,000 by an mwarranted
sheriff's seizure.
1t appears that when the defendant
company was about to move from
Kingston to Scranton, the plaintiff got
an idea that it was about to fail and
got out an attachment. The brewery
was. in consequence. in the hands OF
cry lost $1,000 worth of business. so it
is alleged. George NJ. Okell is attorney
for the plaintiff. Hon. c. p. O'Malley,
of Willard. Warren & Knapp, and John
2. Jordan represent the defense.
The case of j. Elliot Ross against the
Adam Fasshold estate was given to the
jury by Judge Kelly, yesterday morn
ing. No verdict had been returned at
time.
In the wage case of w. Fl. WestSate
against F. j. Johnson the jury found a
verdict for the plaintiff IN the sum of
$2o.29. A verdict of 81 for the plaintiff
was returned in the case of the I.arkn
Soap company against George w.
Brown.
The case of Il. NJ. Casterline against
Arthur Williams and others was re-
ported settled, leaving only four cases
yet to be tried this week.