Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-15
ACCUSES HUSBAND.
MRS. BERTHA scHlLLlNeER
SUES FOR A DIVORCE AND
s1,4oo ALIMoNY.
Mrs. Seymour Miller is Awarded Gus
tody of Her Nine Children by Judge
M. A. Roberts Traction Company
Sued--Many Divorces.

Alleging that within few weeks
after their marriage her husband be.
gan beating her and that his treatment
Of her has grown worse to such an
extent that she cannot live with him
without imperiling her life, Mrs.
Bertha Schillinger has filed a petition
with the clerk of the district court
asking for a divorce from j. G. Schil-
linger and sl,4oO alimony. The pc
tition states that they we're married
in Eldon August 6, 1895, and lived to-
gether until Nov. 20, 1903.
Mrs. schillinger states in her petit
ton that she left him on account OF
number Of occasions associated with
women Of i'll repute G. G. Sparks is
the plaintiffs attorney.
Mother Gets Children.
In the district court this morning,
Judge M. A. Roberts made ruling
giving the custody Of the nine chill
dren of Mrs. Seymour Miller to the
mother for one month, to give her an
opportunity to provide a suitable
home for them The children have
been at the county farm and aft
er the decision were returned TO that
place to give Mrs. Miller time to pro-
vide home for them. The Informs
ton was filed by Overseer of the
Poor G. A. Hyatt. Mrs. Miller Is the
woman who has attracted state wide
attention as the result of her alleged
efforts to pass confederate money in a
number of the leading cities. The rul-
ing Of Judge Roberts this morning was
the first ever given in Wapello county
under the Juvenile court law.
Petition for Divorce.
Susie A. Potter by her attorney, w
w. Epps. has filed petition with the
clerk OF the district court asking for
divorce from John D. Potter on the
grounds of cruel and inhuman treat.
ment. habitual intoxication and deser.
ton.
Bertha Cline has fled petition ask.
ing that she be given the custody OF
! her child. Ashley Lutz. She says in
her petition that she was divorced
from Welday Lutz, August "a, 1900
| and that the latter was awarded
the custody Of their child. She claims
! that he has remarked and that she IL
not allowed to see her young son, and
that he is not properly treated by his
stepmother. G. G. Sparks is the at
torney for the plaintiff.
Sues Traction Company.
William II. Moorehouse, a forfne,
ernploye Of the. Ottumwa Traction anc
Light Co., has filed petition for $4,000
damages for injuries said to have beer
sustained while in the employ OF the
company last June. He states In his
petition that he. was conductor or
the Sheridan avenue line and that Of
account OF the car being defective ant
the track out of repair the trolley was
| flying off just north Of the Des Moines
river. He says that while putting or
/ the trolley he was struck by the Ware
street car which was following ant
was severely injured. w. w. Cory ani
\ B. w Scott are his attorneys.
Deserted After Six Weeks.
Alleging that his wife deserted hin
six weeks after marriage and continli-
ally kept company with other men
Pleas McKimm has filed a petition
with the clerk of the district cour
! asking for divorce from Inez Nc
i TSim1i. The petition states that the,
were married at Abba Feb. 81, 1908
w. w. Epps is his attorney.