The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-06
GRINDING OF DIVORCE MILL
JUDGES KEPT BUSY WITH MATRI-
MONIAL FAILURES.
Mrs. Lulu Baase Il Granted a Decree
by judge Leathers-Other Cases
in the Courts.

Most Of the time Of the courts yesterday
was spent in adjudicating matrimonial fail
ures. Ii was divorce day in " rooms OF
the Superior Court. There were enough
new complaints filed in the clerks office,
however. 10 offset the suits disposed Of
by the judges, so that the days litigation.
summed up. was about a stand-on between
DEGREES granted and new suits filed.
A sensational suit in Judge Leatherss
court. a phase OF which was turned over TO
the grand jury 70 be investigated. was
ended. Several months ago the suit Of Mrs.
Lulu Baase against her husband. John +.
Baase, for divorce, was tried by Judge
Leathers. She told her story of cruelty TO
the court. which sounded well. but Baase
made statements on the witness stand that
upset her case. He said he once disguised
himself and drove his wife and a party to
Brighton Beach and told Of a sensational
scene which followed the disclosing Of his
identity. lie also stated that he found her
drinking with a man, giving his name, and
that she had been under medical treatment
by a physician. Mrs. Baase denied these
allegations, and Judge Leathers continued
the case. and in addition had the testimony
written out and given 20 the grand jury for
investigation. Baase left the city, and
the last heard of him he was in Wisconsin.
The casse was heard again yesterday. and
the persons implicated by Baase in his al
legations were brought before the court.
and testified that they were untrue. Mrs.
Baase was then granted a divorce.
Judge Carter, Of Room J, had the oppor-
tunity OF hearing a man and wife discuss
their differences yesterday, when they came
before him 10 dismiss a divorce suit and
live together again. Last Friday Russia a.
Peach" G1a1 emit AGAINST her husband Dem
mis- Beach. for divorce. She said he had
been cruel 10 her and a short time after
their marriage she learned that he was a
peroled convict from Michigan City prison.
where he had been sent on a charge Of
subornation OF perjury. Yesterday Beach
and his wife came before Judge Carter TO
have the case dismissed. The judge was
giving them advice and telling how they
ought to do 10 get along better, when
Beach and his wife got into a hot argu-
ment before his honor and had to be repr1-
manded. Mrs. Beach made . statement
which Beach disputed, and the argument
followed. Judge Carter told them TO be
more considerable of each other and ad-
vised Beach TO not contradict his wife. The
couple listened attentively, and when the
case was dismissed walked out Of the
courtroom giving outward evidence of ten
der feeling for each other.
Judge Carter granted Abraham Lucas a
divorce from his wife, Nellie Lucas, but the
decree Will not better a very bad condition.
Lucas brought suit against his wife some
time ago for divorce. He said he paid an
attorney a fee TO get the divorce, and he
was told that the decree was granted. He
then married again and seven months after
the marriage learned that he had not been
divorced from his first wife; that the attor-
ney had misrepresented the case TO him.
Lucas at once filed another suit for di-
Vorce, but his first wife could not be found,
and a decree was granted on proof of pub
ncatiOn, which carries with IL a restraining
order TO prevent him from marrying within
two years. There is no alternative but for
Lucas 10 wait and marry his second wife
again at the end OF two years.
Nina Pearl Jackson brought suit against
her husband. Milton r. Jackson, for di-
vorce. She alleges that he was cruel TO her.
and once strangled her until she became
unconscious, revived her ana then repeated
the punishment time after time.
Grace v. Prall filed suit against her hus-
band. Elan @. Prall. a dentist on North
Delaware street, for divorce. She charges
cruel treatment and unfaithfulness. She
ayers that ne earns $1,000 a year, and asks
Tor alimony and an allowance during the
tendency OF the suit.
Nellie NJ. McHugh brought suit against
her husband. Thomas j. McHugh. a Big
Four locomotive engineer. for divorce. She
SAYS ne earns $50 a month, but has failed
10 make suitable provision for her support
and has treated her cruelty.