The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-23

Nine DEGREES in divorce were yester-
day granted by court in the following
cases. Ora T.. Sayre vs. Arthur y
Sayre: Willard Lathrope VS.. Ethe
Lathrope: Katherine Coggins VS.. John
Coggins; Clara Crisson VS.. John Girls
son. Allen Smith VS.. Sarah smith;
Phoebe j. Kenner vs.. Benjamin Ken
ner; Henry Scheuer VS.. Pauline
Scheuer: Helen Mary Back VS.. Mich
ael Back William Campbell VS.. Julia
May Campbell.
Ora E, Sayre. who was divorced from
Arthur b. Sayre. was married to him
on Jan. 1. 1897, by Rev. p. r. Zizelman
They lived with Mrs. Sayre's mother
in Carbondale for Il time after their
marriage. and later went to housekeep-
ing for themselves. The testimony of
Mrs. Sayre, her mother her sister-in-
law. Mrs. Sadie Hunter. of Carbondale,
and of Mrs. Clara Tuttle, of Green
Ridge, was to the effect that Sayre was
abusive and frequently threatened his
wfe's life.
Mrs. Sayre's mother testified that
while her daughter was living with her
she was frequently obliged to interfere
to save her from being beaten. Testi-
mony was adduced to show that on Il
snowy night in March, 1898, Mrs. Sayre
was driven out Of her house in her
stocking feet by her husband and was
forced to seek shelter with her mother.
The couple had one child who is in the
custody of the mother.
Willard Lathrope who was divorced
from his Wife. Ethel. was married to
her on Jan. 26. 1885, in Chicago. The
couple lived in that city until 1899 when
they moved to Peckvile. where Lath-
rope found employment as a clerk in
the store of the Riverside Store COM
pany On July II, 1892 according to
his story, he sent some goods home
by Frank Bergheiser, one of the COM
panys drivers. who looked into the
window as he was passing around to
the back of the house and who saw
Mrs. Lathrope and IL strange man on
the floor in compromising position.
She Was Excited.
Mrs. Lathrope opened the door for
him but seemed greatly excited and
1urried. Bergheiser went back to the
store and notified Lathrope, who hur-
ried over to his house. arriving there
just in time to see a strange man COM
ing out He found his wife under the
influence of liquor and discovered sew
eral glasses stained with whisley and
a bottle of the latter on the table. He
charged her with being unfaithful to
him but she denied the accuSa ton.
Lathrope left the house and went to
Wilkes Barre. where he enlisted in the
United States cavalry. serving three
years in Cuba. Last month he received
a note from his Wife asking him to
meet her at the Astor house, New York
city. He met her there and she pro-
posed that he forgive and forget, but
he refused to listen to her. whereupon
she remarked that she had n better
man named Frank l.. Fields. with
whom she was living on Amsterdam
avenue.
Lathrop testified that he had heard
from several parties that his wife has
been seen in this city with women of
bad repute. Bergheiser corroborated
Lathrope's testimony regarding his see
ing Mrs. Lathrope in a compromising
position, and Lathropes brother-in-law
testified to having seen her in the COM
pany Of disreputable men and women.
Katherine Coggins, who was separ-
aleu from nei nlapdiiu, Joliii' WIS
married to him on October "a. 1883, in
Olyphant In 1894 he left her and re-
manned away for some time. He came
back and lived with her until August,
1896, when he went to Buffalo. He has
never lived with her since. Mrs. Cog
gins testified that her husband was a
man who worked little and drank
much. She swore that for the last
ten years he has not contributed $2o
to her support.
Married in Moscow.