The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-10-01
POWERS
VERSUS
POWERS
Two Answers Filled in Local
Divorce Suit
Powers Attributes Impaired
Health to Wife's Temper

@. NJ Powers. who Is defendant ir
divorce suit Instituted by his wife
Hattie T. Powers. has nIed an answe-
% the complaint his attorney fs i
a. JEFFREY. Powers was formerly the
local agent FOR the o. r. a y. CO. an
vas more recently employed bv fbe
Oregon Nursery Company. OF this clfv
as salesman. Besides asking for a m
vorce and an interest in the propertv
ArA Power asks for $50 a month ali.
mony. an
In his answer the defendant make
a general denial and charges thai the
piaintin Is possessed Of a violent vic.
ious and ungovernable temuer. thai
she was abusive In hor treatment of
the defendant that she scolded vror.
fied and hen-pecked him on the slight.
est preteNt; that she scolded and
abused him every time he attended a
meeting OF the Masonic order I, which
be belonged. and that IN SO doing sbe
would become hystericai. and Would
scream az the top Of her voice for tha
purpose Of hen-pecking. humfIiafinr
and lowering the defendant in the ee,i.
nation Of his friends and neighbors.
mat defendant purchased a large n.
Drary OF leading magazines and peri.
odicals. and when he attempted IN
read thep at nome plaintiff would ay
INTO passion. and abuse him. cbarg-
ing that he was seeking 10 avoid her
society. Defendant charges plaintifY
with the removal from his house and
the partial destruction OF a valuable
c0ilections Of mineral specimens. fos.
siis and Indian relies. Defendant
Iurther represents that BY reason of
the actions ana treatment OF the plain-
TN. his health became imuaired and
IN September. 1901. he went 10 San
Jose. Cal, to which point plaintla
followed him In the month OF Febru.
ary. and renewed her personal abnee |
Defendant further admits that I'm San
Jose he inadvertently caused plainflT |
70 De locked in a room for about AN |
hour. aud alleges that while livinv 4
with the plaintiff he provided every /
comfort and necessity; that after be /
entered the employ OF the Oregon Nur.
sery Company. plaintiff falsely ami
mahciOusly represented that he I'm.
iulged TO excess I'm the use OF liouors
vas out OF his mind, and was ant to
ilshonestly appropriate and convort
money belonging 10 the company. that
plaintiff stated that she would never
iliow defendant % procure a legal son.
iiation from her. and would aiways
contest any EFFORT In that direction
nat letter written by pIaintid m
salem TO defendant at San Jose. last
month, was signed by plaintiff Your
wife until death do us part"
AZ crOss-bill defendant asks To ra.
over 5000. alleged value OF library
md $1,000 for mineral collection. De.
endant asks for decree dissolvinrl
ne marriage relations. Judgment FOR
'izvO, and costs and disbursements
Another Suit.
IN the same suit. Frank II. Powers
u Portland. 10 whom defendant trans.
erred his real property In August. ana
'ho ~ made a party defendant I'M
,ending suit has filed an answer
hrough his attorneys. Kaiser q Stat.
=. He makes a general denial OF the
harge In plaintiffs complaint that the
ransfer OF the property was made I
vim fraudulent intent. and without q
aiuable consideration. and in support
u position sets out In further and I
eparate answer as an estoppel TO
'laintin's suit that plainun. al Albany
\ March 1902, told defendant thar
ne would never bring suit for divorce
gainst defendant. q. NJ Powers. De Z
endant asks for a decree dismlsslnc q
ne complaint, and for HIS costs and
'ishursements II