Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-28
SHE HAS REVENGE
Lillian Garner Reciprocates a Di.
Vorce Suit Score With
Dear Friend"
TEsrIP1Es FOR HER HUSBAND
Supporting His Charge OF Unfaith-
fulness-An Unusual State
OF Affairs.

An unusual state of affairs came TO
the surface incident to the hearing
of the bill for divorce of Elbert r
Scoby in the circuit court this MORN
ing. Schoby, who is employed as an
attendant at the WATERFOWL hospital.
in his bill alleged that his wife Lulu
had been intimate with one Lawrence
Sexton, while she and her husband
were working at the hospital for the
incurable insane at Peoria
u young woman who gave her name
as Miss Lillian Garner. of Mt. Pleas
ant, Iowa, went on the witness stand
TO testify in support of Scobv's
charges. She stated that she and Mrs.
Seoby had been close friends and that
the latter had confessed to her that
she had been intimate with Sexton
Miss Garner added that she had
caught Mrs. Scoby and Sexton in COM
promising positions.
Judge E. {. Graves. before whom
the case was heard. recalled that last
september, in Mercer county, a wo-
man whose maiden name was Lillian
Garner was divorced by her husband
FRED Mlddaugh. alleging infidelity. In
Ihe Mercer county proceeding Mrs.
| Mlddaugh first began suit for divorce
Tor cruelty. The husband filed n
cross-bill charging adultery and NAM
| ing as correspondent Ebert r. Scobv.
| MIS- Middaugh defaulted and the
cross-bill was heard. The chief wit
ness for Niddaugh was Mrs. Ebert r.
Scoby, who offered testimony of the
| same character as that given bv Miss
Garner in the local court TODAY. Mid
daugh is a school teacher in Mercer
county and has boy 4 years of age.
His wife is employed at the insane
hospital at Mt. Pleasant.
Judge Graves memory as to the
facts was refreshed by his reporter.
Mr.. Dice, after which the matter was !
taken under advisement.
Husband is Given a Divorce
Erhardt G. Fickenscher. of this CITY. |
was divorced from Lucy Fickenscher.
lie charged unfaithfulness and NAM |
ed Charles j. Smith as correspondent.
Mr.. Fickenscher was allowed the Gus
tody of his three children. Searle q
Marshall were his attorneys.
Amelia Bensenberg. of Moline. has
begun suit for divorce against Henry
Bensenberg, to whom she was mar
ried Feb. 81, 1884. HabituaI drunken
ness is charged. There are three chill
dren. aged 10, Is and 16. the custody
of whom is asked by the plaintiff
She was granted an Injunction re-
Stralning Bensenberg from spending
$500 he has in a Moline bank pending
trial of her suit for divorce.
Cruelty and drunkenness are the
grounds ON which Della Archer. of
this city, asks to be released from her
marriage bonds with Stephen T. Arch
er. They were welded al lie Claire.
Iowa, May 10. 1900. Mrs Archer asks
the custody of her two children. aged |.
and /. II
Are Fined for Assault.
indictments returned by the Jam
uary grand jury against Henry Leis-
ure. Clyde Fullerton. John Baumann.
Henry Hanson John II. Huette. Charles
MASS and John w. Leisure for as
Sault TO kill and assault to commit
murder. were nolle pressed yesterday.
and all. excepting Hanson, pleaded
guilty to assault with n deadly wea-
pom and were fined $50 and costs each.
which was paid. The indictments
grew out of the shooting in a riot of
Alfred Claussen, striking molder. in
Moline, the night of Nov "a. The Leis-
ures were special policemen and were
escorting the other five defendants.
who were employed in the places of r
strikers at the Barnard & Leas plant.
TO their homes after work. They were
followed by a number of striking
molders. There was a clash. during 1
which Claussen was shot. the ball en-
tering his abdomen. For time there | !
were fears he could not recover. Hell
mas since recovered and left Moline.
Claude Coates. a negro. who stole a I
suit of clothes belonging to a porter
At the Rock Island house. pleaded I
guilty to petty larceny. and he was
sentenced to 80 days in the county c
workhouse.
Cases for Trial Next Week.
The following cases have been set
for trial next week:
Tuesbay-People, ex rel. KenwOrthy I
vs.. Iri-City Railway company.
Wednesday-Girls vs.. Hoyle; Miller
". Miller; Krieger vs.. Schriver.
Thursday Pierce ". Coryn: Chris
tians vs.. Chicago. Rock Island & Pa c
cific, ct al: Herbert VS.. Davenport :
Rock Island & Northwestern Railway '
company; Hollings7worth vs.. Canode: t
Hess vs.. Morehead; Nelson vs. Peter /
son; Gellerman vs.. city of Moline. ct d
al.
Friday - Niedenhoeft vs.. Tri-City Il
Railway company; Guyer vs.. Auers: J
Van Newell VS. Chicago. Rock Island d u
Pacific Railway company. T
The following trial list has been ar i
ranged for the week commencing Il
June 6:
Monday-Warner Us. Milan Method :
list church.: Steckman vs.. Chicago. t
Rock Island & Pacific Railway COM /
pany; Anderson vs.. Republic Iron &