Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-10-16
SECURES HER DIVORCE
FOR MRS. J. F. COOLEY
Number OF Serious Charges Brought
Against J. F. Cooley in Circuit Court
Mrs. Cooley Awarded Custody of Child.

Following is the verdict in the
Cooley VS.. Cooley divorce suit as
handed down by Judge Webb in the
circuit court last week:
STATE OF WISCONSIN.
IN CIRCUIT COURT For WOOD COUNTY
At regular term Of the circuit
court for said county Of Wood, COM
| menced and held aU the Court House
/ II the city of Grand Rapids, Wood
county, Wisconsin, on the 9th day Of
October, A. D. 1902
Present the Hon. CHAS. NJ. WEBB,
Circuit Judge Presiding.
HATTIE COOLEY, Plaintiff,
JOHN +. COOLEY, Defendant.
Ihe above eutitled action being at
issue and having this day at said term
been duly brought on for trial before
said court, aud Goggins & Brazeau
having appeared for the plaintiff, and
j. w. Cochran for the defendant, and
upon the allegations and proofs of the
plalnLif (uO testimony having been
offered by the defendant) it was duly
| made to appear to the court, and the
said court and the Judge thereof SO
finds that the defendant is guilty of
cruel and lnhuman treatment of the
plaintiff practiced by him upon the
pIalntltf by using personal violence
upon her and by other means, and
that the allegations of the complaint
III that behalf are proven and true:
that the defendant is further guilty
OF The wllIfulI desertiOn of the plaintiff
dud failure TO support the plaintiff,
he being of ample ability SO to do, and
that the allegations of the complaint
II That behalf are proven and true:
That the defendant is an able bodied
man capable OF earning at least the
sum Of sixty (S6O.00) dollars per month;
that the plaintiff is the tit and proper
person to have the care and custody
uI their minor child Frank, who is of
The tender age of ten (lO) years, and
The defendant is not a tit person, and
that all the allegations of the plaintiffs s
complaint are proven and true; that
Lne plaintiff is entitled to Judgment
Tor divorce and 0Jher relief as prayed
for in said complaint.
1T is THEREFORE, on motion of
GogginS u Brazeau, attorneys for the
plaintiff,
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED, l. That
The UOndS OF matrimODy heretofore
SubSlSUlng between the plaintiff,
Hattie Cooley, and the defendant
john +. Cooley, be and the same are
| hereby wholly dissolved.
2. That the plaintiff be awarded
The sole care, custody and control of
| The minor child, Frank Cooley.
) That the said defendant, John
t. Cooley, pay to The plaintiff, Hattie
Cooley. The sum of twenty (S20.O0)
| dollars per tfF0nt1t. LamneLcing with
| The month of October, 1902, as d suit
able allowance for her support and
| Tie support Of the said child, Frank
| COoiey, and that the same be paid in
| The manner following, to wit:
| On the 10Th day Of each and every
month, beginning with the 18th day
Of October, 1902, to the plaintlff
| personally or to Jhe bank OF Grand
ttapldS, 10 the city of Grand Rapids,
Wood county, Wisconsin, for her
| benefit, or to such other person OF
UanK in the city of Grand Rapids,
| " iScOnSin, DIS she may hereafter order,
such payment of twenty (S20.00) dollars
| per month to continue until said
| child Frank Cooley shall reach the
age OF Il years, and thereafter the
payment to the plalntltf shall be the
sum Of ten $4,000 per month.
4. That the household furniture
beds, bedding, clothing, kitchen
utensils and ali personal property OF
The parties, except the clothing Of the
defendant. now in the possession O1
tile plaintiff is hereby awarded to the
plalntitf and the title thereto is hereby
transferred from The defendant to the
piaintitf and absolutely vested in her
3. That the sums for suit money
aGd expenses Of trial heretofore paiC
by The defendant to the plaintiff anC
her attorneys shall be in full SatiSfac
zion and discharge of plaintiffs cost!
aud disbursements in this action.
That upon the neglect or refusal O
he defendant to make such payment: