The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-11
Not Even Injustice
Made Him b tier

with him waaH clear eyed. clean
moraled hay of no. who gave his
straightforward testimony Ia pH
serious manner ~ his father. Tho
hoy was IiovinEtona non by his first
wife. the eldest OF the three little
ones Ilovlngton was LETT to care Tor
when his arat wife died. The sec
ond marriage resulted in the birth
Of two more children. who are now
with their mother In Pennsylvania.
The divorce was asked on the
ground of abandonment. the second
wife having taken her own nedg-
lings and gone home Go her parents,
afterwards refusing 10 return.
BoVsnKtan Naa very rstiesnt aH 60
his Wtfea reasons for leaving him
until urged hy the court To disclose
them. THEN he reluctantly repeated
the story af his unhnppineaH. speak
Ing la terms Of rvntleneaH Of the
woman who had tired OF being a
poor mans wife and gone back TO
her wealthy parents.
Your honor I think the trouble
began shortly after Ne we're mar
ricd." he said 4 was ;hen "A prac-
ticing attorney. and although had
done nothing 10 create such an im-
preston OF to deceive her. my wife
somehow had got the Idea that I
had more money than | did have.
When mY health failed and the ply
stefan ordered me 90 leave my office
and 10 70 live on the farm. my wife
became meroso and unhappy. She
did not like lifc on the farm and
complained Of the hard work. she
was cross with me.
Al first she had been good 10 my
children. but after her uWn chill
drcn were born l suppose Il was
natural fnr her 20 change. She
could not set along with my little
ones. and Il was very hard. She
VAS very nervous ana l could not
soothe her. was sick and had 10
work very hard. ana the farm iifc
Was too much for her. wanted her
70 60 70 a sanitnrium and reat up
and see n Il wouldn't help her 10
look on life differently. but her
folks influenced her. ! think. and che
vent home instead. taking her little
ones With her.
When l sent Co see her found
I was not welcome. and her father
practically ordered mo 60 stay away.
tried every way 20 get my wife to
return 20 me. but abe would not hear
TO ~ When I saw u waa no use l
sold all my property aud divided the
money with her something like
81, seo Vas her share. The greater
part Of II IL now Invested for N.
two chllaFvn. I brought my own
children cut here and my health Is
Improved. hope 20 open Al office
aoon aud b. abic 70 care for them
right. know that II IL hopeless 10
try 70 set my wife 10 return 20 me.
and I ask the divorce no that ah~
may be free.
Yes. yuuF honor. would like 10
have the two babies myself. but Hhe
Il their uasther. and Il i only right
that she should keep them. am
willing that she should. and y hen I
got mere prosperous u viii not re-
auiFe an order Of court TO prompt
mo to contribute what can 90 their
support
Tho plaintiffs testimony Was ar
flrmed b. his son. who testified thai
his father had bosouEht MS step
mother 10 return 90 him. a. had also
himself and his little sister. but that
she did nat wish 20 DO Il. TIE hand
% both father and son bore the
marks q hard. rough work on the
farm. which had proved uncourenial
To the luxury -ioyinE second eife.
judge Albeftson granted tia De-.
4 cree,