The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-26
WOES Of
WARRENS
Divorce Bills Are
Dismissed by
Court.
GAN OVERDOSE OF
MOTHER-IN-LAW"
The Answer Filed in Metcalf Di-
vorce Case-Mothes Gives
Up Her Child.

OP ttSI NttlbOs
! Judge Robinson yesterday dismissed
both Iibels in the Warren divorce case.
holding that the allegations had been
proved by neither husband or wife. and
advising them to carry their troubles
to the district magistrate for settle
ment
The original bill of complaint was
filed by laura Warren VS.. Henry War
rem charging extreme cruelty. On the
preliminary hearing she allowed
temporary alimony and her attorney
received fee. Following this the hus-
band filed a cross bill of complaint
charging his wife with adultery and
naming several men as correspondents.
| The trial has been in progress at in
| tervals for three or four weeks and the
end came yesterday in a dismissal of
| the entire proceeding. The detective,
| Benoit, who had been employed to spy
upon Mrs. Warren was on the stand
during the afternoon, and testified to !
seeing the woman out with several men, |
other than her husband. Burke, who
said he was the brother-in-law of Mrs.
Warren, testified that he had seen her
under the influence of liquor, but not
drunk. In answer to Mr.. Davis cross
examina ton, the witness said that
Mrs. Warren came home one night
with a pretty good load on" Frank
Doyle, who was put on the stand by
the wife, admitted that he had been
out riding with her upon several occa-
sions. He is a boy of nineteen years.
The testimony on both sides was not of
a fiattering nature to either of the
parties.
After a brief argument by Davis for
Mrs. Warren in which he said all the
evidence on the other hand was abso-
lutely untrue, and reply by Mr.. Peters
for the husband, Judge Robinson imme-
diately rendered his decision. There
are two divorce suits here" said the
court, Laura Warren VS.. Henry r.
Warren in which he is charged with
cruelty. and Henry Warren VS.. Laura
is adultery. / do not wish to comment
on the conduct of either party; quarrels I
Of this sort should not be brought to !
this court for settlement 1 listened at
tentively to all the evidence offered at
the trial, and 1 am absolutely unable
to say that the cause of action in either
case has been sustained. Charges of ,,
this kind should have been taken to !
the district court. The petition for
libel is dismissed
The dismissal of the suit leaves both
parties in the same position they stood
prior to the commencement of the ac-
ion, and both husband and wife APP
oeared to be satisfied with the result.
FIGHT FOR CHILD. :
Husband and wife were again opposed
% each other in the hearing of Charles
Miller for writ of habeas corpus to Sc
,ure possession of ~ four-year old son
n the hands of George Opunui The
ase was submitted to Judge Gear yes
erday after argument, There was one
witness heard during the afternoon,
frs. Miller the mother of the child
Who testified that her husband had de-
erted her, and left nothing for the sup
ort of herself or son. In that dilemma
he had appealed to her aunt, Mrs.
ieo. Opunui, and was satisfied that the
oy had been getting the best of care.
Judge Gear promised a decision on
Wednesday morning.
TOO MUCH MOTHER-IN-LAW.
Thos. Fitch as attorney for defend
mt in the divorce libel of Kahinu Met
alf VS.. Thomas Metcalf has filed an
nswer alleging that he is suffering
ON too much mother-in-law. He ad-
tits the marriage and says that he ,
ad been living with his wife since. 8,
ugust "a, 1902, and libellant then and
lere expressed her regret that she had
cen induced TO bring this action ]
rough the influence and solicitation of L
ar mother; and the libelee AYERS on r
formation and belief that in this ac- =
on he is suffering from an overdose =
mother-in-law. !
Defendant also denies the charge of
,n-support, and alleges that he has 4
pported not only libellant, but also 7
r mother, and has aided to support -
e gentleman who ought to be the
others husband.
Metcalf further says he enjoys an q
come of $1S75 per month, besides =
hat he occasionally earns, and that
e $500 or $500 he had al the time of G
: marriage have been absorbed by his a
fe and his mother-in-law. He fur r.
er says he has house in Manoa VAL r
: ready for himself and wife, but he :,
clines TO include his mother-in-law or - !,
: 'brevet" husband of his mother-in u
V, as members of the family. %
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