Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-20
JENKs WILL RESIST.
Files a Gross Bill to Suit for Divorce
Brouuht by Wife.

Guy p. jerks, the Des Moines barber,
husband of Mrs. Della jerks, the wom-
an who abandoned her babe in this city
a few weeks ago, by leaving it in the
women's lavatory at the Great West
ern station, does not propose to permit
his wife to secure a divorce from him
on the ground of cruel and inhuman
treatment If he can help it, and
in the Blackhawk county district court,
in which he asks the divorce and the
custody of his minor son.
The Waterloo Courier of Monday
evening says of the later development
in the jerks case:
can answer by cross petition has
been filed by Guy A. jerks attorneys,
Murtagh & Mericle, in the case OF Della
May jerks VS.. Guy p. jerks for di-
vorce. Mr.. jerks denies most of the
allegations made in the rather sensa-
tional petition filed a few days ago by
Mrs. jerks attorneys in which the
main reasons for a separation are Civ
en- as cruel and inhuman treatment. He
denies that Mrs. jerks is not proper
person to rear Arthur Earl jerks, their
child, for the reason that she has not
sufficient means nor the ability to earn
the same to support and educate him.
The defendant further states that the
plaintiff wilfully deserted and abandon
ed the infant daughter Of plaintiff and
defendant in the ladies' toilet room of.
the G. G. w. depot at Marshalltown
about August 90, 1904.
'The defendant In his cross-petition
HI wi
married May S, 1902, in Waterloo; that
they lived together as husband and
wife until June 10, 1903, and that he
and his wife lived apart from that date
until Aug. Is, 1903; that they lived to-
gether from that date until Dec. 2S,
1903, and apart from that date to Feb
49, 1904, and together from that date
until April 3, 1904, on which date the
plaintiff and defendant separated and
did not live together since.
''Mr. jerks alleges that during all the
time that plaintiff and defendant lived
together as husband and wife, he con-
Quoted himself as dutiful, faithful
and loving husband. He further AYERS
that Mrs. jerks had been guilty of such
cruel and inhuman treatment as to en-
danger his life, and about No. 20,
1903, Mrs. jerks struck the defendant
between the shoulders with heavy
stove poker, thereby greatly injuring
him. According to the petition, this
stove poker act was repeated on Dec.
Is, causing him to suffer great pain.
and accompanying the assault by the
use Of profane and indecent language.
It is further alleged that during the
time that plaintiff and defendant lived
together, Mrs. jerks at different times
and at frequent intervals became ex-
tremely angry and displayed an uncon-
trollable temper.
"Mr. jerks states in his cross petition
that for weeks at time he was COM
PEELED to do homework and prepare
his own meals because the woman
wouldn't do the work. At this time
# is alleged that the plaintiff was In
good health and strong and able to do
her household duties.
."rhe last paragraph in the cross-pe-
tition asks that a decree dissolving the
bonds of matrimony existing between
Mr.. and Mrs. jerks, be given by the
court, and that Mr.. jerks be granted
the care, custody and control of Arthur
Earl jerks, the minor son about
eighteen months old: that the costs OF
this action be rendered against Mrs.
jerks, that her petition for divorce and
custody of the child be dismissed and
that he may be granted such other and
further relief as the court may deem
lust and equitable"