The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-02-03
DOLE GETS
A DIVORCE
Makes Sensational
Charges in
Court.
Nothing Butt Champagne
Would Please
Her.
Mrs. Dole Has Gone Away and
Dismissed Her Suit-Settle-
msnt Probably Made.

Hon. E. P. Dole, ex-Attorney Gen
! eral of Hawaii, was granted a divorc,
by Judge De Bolt yesterday on th
ground of extreme cruelty" A dis
missal was filed by Mrs. Eleanor C
Dole of her suit against Attorney Gen
eral Dole for separate maintenance
and Mrs. Dole herself left on the China
Saturday. She made no defense, though
the allegations against her were of any
thing but a pleasant nature. 1t is
probable that some sort of settlement
was made with Mrs. Dole prior to her
leaving, as the divorce suit went vir-
tually by default
The divorce proceedings for some rea-
son or other were kept secret. The pa
pers were apparently served on Mrs.
Dole last Thursday as on that evening
depositions were taken in the case,
which must have been started prior to
that day. The papers were not filed un-
til yesterday afternoon at which time
also the trial was held, and the decree
granted.
The allegations in the petition were
of a sensational nature, but hardly
equal to the testimony which was in
troduced in proof of them. The COM
plant set out the marriage in San
Francisco and then charged various
acts of cruelty. 1t was alleged that
plaintiff was much in love with de-
fendant, but that she treated him with
contempt, and spurned all of his ad-
vances. 1t was alleged also that she
called him names, that she insulted his
friends so as to drive them away. and
various acts of the same kind were set
out. Plaintiff alleged that he was caus-
ed great mental anguish by such ac-
tions on the part of his wife, and that
he became i'll as a result of it and was
ney General.
There was a stipulation for the trial
IF the case yesterday afternoon and Mr..
Dole was represented by ]. J. Dunno
and Judge Stanley, while E. NJ. Watson
appeared for Mrs. Dole, who was not
n court.
After reading the complaint Mr..
Dunno introduced a deposition by Mrs.
VI. NJ. Estee. She testified simply that
she had sat at the table adjoining that
by Mr.. and Mrs. Dole and
hat Mrs. Dole had always treated her
husband in an offensive manner, and
'ften caused him much annoyance. She
estified further that Mr.. Dole had al |
ways behaved like a gentleman, but
she had never seen Mrs. Dole treat |
lin decently. On cross-examination by !
'Ir. Watson at the time the deposit |
ion was taken Mrs. Estee stated that |
he had never heard any of the Ian
,uage used as upon such occasions she
would cast down her eyes and talk to |
he judge.
Mr.. Dole then took the stand and told
n narrative and in detail the story of
lis marital troubles. He testified that
is life had been a 'hideous nightmare
nj a mental hell" since his marriage.
Ie related a conversation he had with
frs. Dole directly after their marriage,
rhen before retiring he had told her
hat he wanted her to be happy and
sked that she kneel down and pray
18th him for such happiness.
You can pray if you want to, I am
Ding to sleep" said Mrs. Dole. And
18th that she ent to bed and turned
er back upon him.
He said that from the first his wife
-eated him with contempt, that she
ierely tolerated him. He related one
lstance of his stay at his uneles house
Waikiki as illustrative of this. He ]
ad worn a collar on the evening before l
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