Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-07
Mrs. Carrie N. Knight Is
Granted a Divorce
From Her Husband, Who Had
Made a Very Grave Charge.
Former Boolhbay Aarhor People, Sensation.
al Trial at Portland.

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Portland Me-. May 6.-Partnership
in market gardening of Mrs Carrie NJ.
Knight and Albert Reed and the init
macy out of their business relations
with various testimony in regard to
hay racks, hay mows, blueberrying and
walks hand i'll hand to prayer meet
ings were all prominent features in
suits for divorce brought by Carrie NJ.
Knight against John L. Knight, alleg
ing cruel and abusive treatment and
Of John F.. Knight, alleging adultery.
which were heard in the supreme court
Saturday.
The Knights have been living at
Boot hbay Harbor for five years and
pre- vious to that in Dorchester II years
They lived in apparent happiness until
last fall when Knight accused his wife
Of criminal intimacy with Albert Reed
with whom She carried on a market
garden dividing profits with him. This
accusation. which Mrs. Knight said
was unjust ana without foundation had
so worried her and prayed upon her
mind that she was made i'll and was
Obliged to leave her husband in Jan
uary Of this year. when she went to
the home of her parents in GOrham.
Me- After leaving him she began a suit
for divorce asking for alimony and Mr..
Knight brought a cross libel alleging
adultery and naming Reed as CORES
pol:dent.
Mr. Strout, father of Mrs. Knight.
| testified that on visit of the Knights
to his place in Gorham they fire.
| quently quarrelled. A Miss Parker
| made q visit to the farm while they
| We're there.
When the witness went to call the
| Knights to dinner one day he found
| them with Miss Parker lying in the
| haymow. The knights came down. but
| Miss Parker remained. Later Knight
said that he would have to go back
and help Miss Parker He went back
| and was gone some time. When they
| came in Knight went in the front door
| whit. Miss Parker went in the back
| door.
| John r. Knight said that he went to
| Boston with Miss Parker on the boat.
| He did not occupy the staterOom with
| her. but was in the room several times
| to take care of her as she was SeaSiCk.
| He had always conducted himself as n
| loving and affectiOnate husband.
| Last fall he went in the barn at
| I}oothbay and saw his wife and Reed
| standing close together. Reed had his
| arms about her. He struck Reed sew
eral times. cutting his ear. Reed said
| that he had done nothing wrong. He
| told the witness that he had Rugged
| another mans wife many times and
| did not think that there was any harm
| in it.
| He admitted that he had accused his
| wife of infidelty on account of stories
he had heard He did not apologize to
| Reed for striking him, as testified by
| his wife.
George chamberlain. Il bright little
| fellow Of II years was the next Wit
ness. George is the adopted son of
| the Knights and has been living with
| Mr. Knight since the separation. He
| answered all questions promptly and
| shortly, most of them by yes or no
George said that one day he saw Mrs
Knight and Reed lying side by side in
q hammock. on another occasion he
saw Mrs. Knight in the hommoCk and
Reed standing alongside.
| Miss Lizzie Orchard, n pretty miss
of about IS years who was in Mrs
knights Sunday school class, testified
that on one prayer meeting night she
saw Mrs Knight and Reed walking
tow ards the church hand in hand. Mrs
/ Knight did not reach church until %
minutes after tn" services had begun
Albert Pennington said that Will"
heard some one whistle and looking in
the direction from which the sound
came. he saw Mrs Knight. moment
Halter he saw Reed and they Joined COM
lpany and walked up the road towards
the church.
and made a general denial Of all the
testimony in regard to the hammock
with Mrs Knight but it was only while
making Il report of the Work of the gar
den. In regard to the hayrack incident
he said that he and Mrs. Knight rode
to the barn on top of the load and then
got off the rack. He took care of the
horse and did not send George to do
The work.
| Judge Stront said that Mr.. Knight
had failed to prove his allegation of
ladultcrv and refused him the divorce
He granted the divorce to Mrs. Knight
He also ordered Knight TO pay her 5000
in lieu of alimony