The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-25
MRS. FOLEY SUES.
Asks for a Divorce From Peter Foley
of Parsons.

Lawrence, Kan. March 25.-Papers
in a sensational suit have been filed
in the district court of Douglas county
by Mrs Mary V. Foley against Peter
T. Foley, suing him for absolute df-
vorce and alimony and the case will
come UP for trial at the next term of
the district court in this city. The
plaintiff also makes application for
temporary alimony pending the hear
ing of the case and for attorneys fees
and she also asks for an injunction
from the court restraining the defend
ant from disposing of any of his prop
erty The application for temporary
alimony and attorneys fees will be
heard March 81 and the injunction
order restraining Foley from disposing
of any of his property has been grant
ed by the court.
The petition in the case says: "That
on or about the first day of March,
1902, at the Rasbach hotel in said city
of Parsons, in a fit of anger, the de-
PENDANT, Peter T. Foley, with one
hand caught the plaintiff by the hair
of the head and dragged her toward
him and with the other hand struck
her repeatedly in the face. That
plaintiff was compelled to and did cry
out for help to cause defendant to
deSiSt That the conduct of defendant
in the particulars mentioned was such
as to compel plaintiff to live apart
from defendant and go to the home
of her parents. The defendants said
language and abuse has affected and
impaired plaintiffs health and that it
has grievously wronged her feelings.
disturbed her peace of mind and
makes her life miserable"
After alleging that she has been a
resident of Kansas for twenty-five years
and still a resident of the state and
was married to the defendant, Peter T.
Foley, at Lawrence, November "A, 1880,
the petition goes on to recite as a first
cause of action that "Since her marriage
the plaintiffs conduct towards the de-
PENDANT, when his conduct would per-
nit has been that of a dutiful wife;
that plaintiff during the period covered
by said ma rriage has been and now is
without property or means, and is now
wholly without property or means; that
unless maintained by defendant, or by
her aged parents, A. p. Clark and wife,
residing at Lawrence, Kansas, she is
compelled to- do manual labor; that
plaintiff is not strong; that she has been
for the year last past and is now under
the care of a physician; that the defend
ant is about forty-six years of age,
practical bOOkbinder by trade, living in
the cit- eff Parsons, I.abette county
Kansas; that defendant is the owner of
a large printing, bookbinding and book
making plant in said city of Parsons of
many thousand dollars in value, and of
large earning capacity; that defendant
has been operating said plant in said
city of Parsons since 1898 with large
profits to himself; that defendant is the
owner of large property and interests
in Tishon1ingo. Indian Territory Weld
ing handsome profits; that defendant
informed plaintiff that his property in
terests were of the aggregate value of
$3.50 900 and that they were very profit
able to him.
The petition of Mrs. Foley goes on
to state that the defendant has been
and now is guilty of gross neglect of
duty toward plaintiff; that defendant
though abundantly able to do so. has
never provided plaintiff with suitable
home and surroundings; that for the
greater part of three years last past.
defendant has provided very scantily
for plaintiff, and has contributed moth
ing to plaintiffs maintenance or sup
port since the month of October 1904 |
and has not only failed bSsf refused to |
do so.'