The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-04-14
MARRIAGE
Proved tobe a Failure For
Number of People Vito
Told Their Troubles in
81 Court.


bles of the unhappily mated men and
women who appeared in Judge Ken
mans courtroom this morning to
complain Of the failure of marriage.
There was long list Of cases and
the hearing of them went past the
noon hour and is taking up the after
noon also.
The only denial Of a decree this
morning was in the case of G. M.
Speck against Eva Speck.
Specx Is a travelling man who for
merly lived in Iowa, where he was
married in 1892. He testified that
he came west four years ago, leaving
his wife behind until he could locate.
Then, he says, after so days, he sent
for her, but she told him she would
not come west and was better off in
the prohibition state.
Speck admitted that he had not sent
her money and that he had only
written her half a dozen times in four
years to come out here to live with
him.
The court did not consider the evil
dence produced sufficient for a di-
vorce decree and so ruled.
Ola Alice Breuer told the court
that her husband, Edward Breuer,
was mate on an Ohio river steam
boat when she was married. Her
husband, she said, provided her with
no heme, but had her live with his
mother and sister until a few months
before the baby was born, when he
ordered her to go home to her own
people and thereafter refused to pro-
vide for her or give her home, even
after the baby came. The divorce
was granted.
NJ. Helen Armstrong told the court
she was married to J. A. Armstrong
in Spokane, in February, 1895, but
that he treated her cruelty and In
humanity. She declared Armstrong
drank and foolishly spent his money
gambling. Not only that, but he used
money entrusted him by other people
and at one time, when sent to Port
land to buy horses, gambled and
drank up the money entrusted to him,
thereby bringing his wife and him
self into disrepute. All this money
he failed to repay. The decree was
granted.
kindling wood to the table to whip
my boy, whose father was my first
husband" was the tale of Minnie
Dowen in applying for a release from
her second matrimonial contract.
Mrs. Dowell was uncertain as to
whether she wanted the 4-year-old
daughter by the second marriage. She
told the court she might like to have
it, but that she couldn't support it.
The father, she said, wanted the little
girl, and as he was drawing S1.75
day working in the Northern Pacific
yards, he was unable to pay 50 a week
for the support of the girl.
The indifference displayed by the
mother over the welfare of the daugh-
ter was a puzzler for the court and
Assistant Prosecutor Laughon and
efforts were made to have the mother
ask for the custody of the child.
The decree of divorce was granted
with the order entered that no pro-
vision was made at this time for the
care of the child other than that the
mother of the plaintiff would take
charge so long as the father paid for
its support.
May Anne Owens secured divorce
from Owen Owens after showing
that she had been married 13 years
and deserted three years ago.
The lack of an affidavit in the case
of Sarah Ann Gardner against Charles
f Gardner caused the court to pass
that case.
Helen NJ. Stalauker told the court
that the first silvery tinge to her
gloomy matrimonial and financial
cloud came when she left her husband
In Wisconsin after he failed again
and again to provide home and liv-
ing for her. She came to Hillyard
and started a boarding house in 1902.
Now she has $500 worth of furniture,
lot in Hillyard and money in the
bank. all by her own efforts.
She declared her husband was too
careless, Indifferent and mean to help
her to live. All of the children are
grown and doing well while the father
is ckeing out an existence in Col
orado. The divorce was granted.