The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-07
ALIMONY CASE FILED.
Last One Brought Before Supreme
Court Yesterday Morning.

Guthrie. O. T, Jan. 6.-The last case TO
be filed in the supreme court before that
body convened today was one wherein
the litigation is over alinony. The case
is appealed from Canadian county, where
Judge Irwin, in granting divorce 10
Adam W. Pauley from Mrs. Hattie E.
Pauley, allowed the latter $1,000 alimony,
hut cut her off from inheriting any OF
his property. This was not enough for
Mr.. Pauley He doesn't wish his former
wife to have anything. \ third party in
the case is S. n. Popino whose child was
adopted by the Pauleys. but has since
been returned to its father b. the court.
The story dates back to the spring of
1895. when in FL Reno on April q, Adam
w. Pauly and Miss Hattie L. Eenterline
were married. They lived together, so
her petition for a divorce states, until in
august, 1900, and since that time have
lived apart She says that he treated
Ler with extreme cruelty and backs up
her statement by giving a few sundry
Illustrations of his alleged cruel treat
ment of her. She says he took n delight
occasionally by hurting at her a stick or
stove wood intending to infict bodily
harm, also by throwing her across the
table striking her in the face anG on her
person and frequently beating her with
the broom stick and threatening her life.
She says that shortly prior to the time
they separated he ordered her. sick at
the time, to hitch a team TO the wagon
and go int othe field for load of wheat
She saws she demurred 10 the order and
for he raction he gathered UP the wagons
reckyoke and threatened to kill her. A
change in his actions, she says, was occa-
sionally TO choke her. and some times, she
aevrs. her face was black and swollen
from injuries inflicted by him. who in
turn she declares threatened 10 kill her il
she revealed the cause of her injuries.
She makes the statement that he COM
PEELED her to do a mans labor in the
field and called her vile names. She
states that her husband was the owner
of two fine farms in Canadian county OF
a total value of $500 and of crops grow
ing wheat. three hundred acres in all.
worth $3.50; in addition she charges him
with owning. considerable fine livestock.
old wheat in the bins. and much farm
machinery She asks the court TO grant
her alimony, attorney and court fees.
give her permanent alimony. portion of
the property. the custody OF 4 child the
restoration of her maiden name OF Enter
line, and everything else that was In the
power of the court TO give her.
In answering her petition for a divorce
Pauly admits marrying the woman and
of having one child. Walter. who how
ever ne says. was only an adopted child.
his father being S. y. Popino. an inter
pleader in the case. Pauiy says his wife
was so unfaithful to him that IL became
the talk OF the country" He charges
her with adultry with FIVE different me-.
na aming them, and then adds that there
were others. He says she was unchasts
for some time and specifies the date when
she was untrue to him. at a time when
he vas away from home. but returned
evidently sooner than he was anticipated
His story covers considerable space. told
in typewriter print. and charges her with
various things In the line mentioned
Paulys story includes that Of Popino.
the Father OF the adopted child, who
stating that the Panty woman was ur-
chsste. asked the court to give him hack
his child. as he did not consider ths Eo-
man II to have him.
Judge Irwin, before whom the trial was