The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-25
WAII.A.BIT DIVORCE THORNS.
yrry TNDEFENDED CASES STICK
IN busy COURT.
Nineteen out OF 81 Cases Put Over TO o.
tober, to the Bitter vexatiOn Of tho
Inet,ualiy Yoked Who Had Looked
for Summertime OF Freedom.

Thirty-one uncontested suits for divorce
stood on the calendar OF Part Ill. OF the
supreme Court yesterday morning. Know
ING it to be the last day Of the term for the
trial OF such cases many lawyers were In
court TO ask that the causes Of their clients
he set down on the day calendar If possible,
and most OF them were accompanied by
their clients and witnesses The plaintiffs
were mostly women anxious to be freed,
and there were CONSERVATION and bitterness
in court when Justice Amend ammo unced
that he would hear but twelve Of the thirty
one cases All the rest must 60 over until
October, to which time the court will take
an adjournment tomorrow afternoon.
OF the cases heard yesterday the involved
troubles of Parks Va. Parks and Park vs..
Park, the defendant IN each case being
the same man aroused the most interest
among the spectators who thrLnged the
AIender Park, who married second
time as Robert A. Parks, IL now In Sing
sing doing three years for bigamy Caro-
came first. She was married in March,
1902, and lived with Park three days.
Two OF the three days he came home
drunk testified the fair Carolina. Then
went to see his brother about it. Don't
he's got one wife So I hunted her up;
showed her photograph, and she said
hat was her husband. 30 we went together
10 court and swore out warrants for him.
I was in the Court Of General Sessions
and saw him sent to sing sing lor tnree
Elizabeth S. Park testified for Carolina
IN her suit for annulment and Carolina
did the same in Elizabeth's suit for divorce.
and the same witness testified to serving
ho,h sets of papers on the defendant in
Mrs ir. Marian A. Fowler Of 1ls West 1896
street decided that there was something
unlucky about numbers. Her evidence
nicely when Justice Amend asked her how
old she was.
I'm 20" she said.
Her lawyer hadn't heard the Courts
question. so he said quickly, Il didn't ask
vow anything about your age.
But did" said Justice Amend, "and
as she is under 81 this action cannot pro-
ceed.'
The lawyer explained that he had sup;
BY the Court that the case would be stricken
III the calendar, 50 he could enter suit BY
guardian. Mrs. Fowler will have to wait
while longer six months at least, before
she can be set free.
Smith, but the case didn't come to trial. Mr..
Smith had lawyer there who said he had
withdrawn the defence on q verbal stipu-
lation that Smith should see his child once
a month. Mrs. Smith said she never had
agreed to It, so the case was put out OF the
uncontested list and will be tried In October.
Annie Kramer's action against Jacob
Kramer was put In motion. Mrs: Kramer
was asked the usual questions about her
knowledge and consent to the statutory
offences charged against Jacob.
DO you know what connivance means,
madame2' asked Justice Amend.
Something bad said the witness. so
the Court had It elucddated for her.
An Italian girl, q Bohemian girl, an Irish
girl, a German girl and a Jewess all told
their stories Of missing or misbeha wing
husbands At 4:3O O'Clock the crier ad:
journed the court and the divorce mil
ceased to turn.
This court has been sitting on Wednes-
days for the uncontested cases. From
October until yesterday, II had disposed
Of 500 divorce cases and left sixty-two un-
tried