Evening journal., 1907-12-16
WEPT AS COURT
DIVORCED HIM
William E. Corey, Young BuSi-
ness Man, Tells Of Mar
riage Troubles
COURT DISSOLVES
OTHER MARRIAGE TIES


Although he had instituted proceedings
for divorce against his wife, Maud E.
Corey, William C. Corey, manager OF
the Delaware Leather Company wept in
Superior Court this morning after his
marriage relations had been dissolved.
Mr.. Corey also wept while telling the
court his wife ad deserted him after he
had spent at the rate Of $500 year to
make her home life comfortable and
happy.
Mr.. Corey swore to his marriage in
Worcester. Mass. in September. 1904 I'M
mediately after the ceremony Mr.. and
Mrs. Corey came to this city and lived to-
gether until March 1906 when she returned
to her parents home I'm Massachusetts.
Mr. Corey said his wife had never given
him definite reason for leaving him.
She had told him. however. that she re-
GREETED her marriage to him, and was dis
appointed over his earning capacity He
had asked her repeatedly to return to him
but she had refused. 1t was while giving
this testimony that Mr.. Corey wept. Will
liam S. Hilles appeared for Mr.. Corey.
Decree For Mrs. Hickman.
On the ground Of extreme cruelty, Mrs.
Bessie II. Hickman obtained a decree of
divorce from her husband Paul j. HEX
man. Mrs. Hickman's story was an un-
usually sad one. She said she was mar
ried TO Hickman at Bshopstead by the
nfn ff1Ir nm.
have one child Mrs. Hickman said that
upon one occasion when she went to gel
money from her husbands clothing with
which TO buy food for herself and baby
her husband threw her across a trunk
causing her severe internal injuries. At the
same time Mrs. Hickman said her hus.
band told her to get out Of the house as
he was tired supporting her and the baby
Later, according TO the testimony oi
Mrs. Hickman. her husband left her while
she was IN and penniless. "He beat our
baby because it cried following a fan from
its crib" continued sIrs Hickman.
Another Witness swore that Hickman
had struck his one year old child be-
cause it could not act at the table like .
grown person. A Mrs. Campbell, of No. Gi7
I Orange street. swore that Mrs Hickman
had asked her TO provide food for hai
baby, her husband having refused to pro
vide for the child IT saw black and blul
marks on Mrs. Hickman's body an,
bought her medicine at various times.
Mrs. Campbell continued
where is this man7 Does he live here
Hasn't he something to say to all thisf"
asked Judge sprusnce of1David J. Rein
hardt, who appeared for Hickman.
"He is in court but cannot refute thl
/ testimony. He might show. though tha
his conduct was not as bad as has beer
charged" Mr.. Reinhardt replied Hick
man sat in the rear of the court room
while his wife testified and remained ther,
long after his wife had obtained her de
cree.
The court ordered Emmett p. Bunye,
to pay 800 expenses in his suit against hi
wife, Laura v. Bunyea for annulment OF
marriage. Bunyea is a patent attorney II
! Washington and Mrs. Bunyea a clerk n
I the United States patent office. Bunyea il
represented by William r. Hope and Mrs
Bunyea by James w. Lattomus.
Bertha NJ. Evans. a young woman
charged her husband with long list
of alleged crueltes, while pressing hel
suit for divorces against William M
Evans. She said they We're married
at Dover on September g. 1903. "Onc'
he threatened 10 kill me and turned
on the gas in our room TO carry out his
threat. I was rendered unconscious
by the gas ana was sick several days
Mrs. Evans testified. Mrs. Evans swor.
her husband had also attacked hel
with a paper knife and a stove litter
had forced her out of the house Will,
she was in her stocking feet and HAD
left her On five occasions Mrs. Evans
attributed her husbands cruelty t
Evans. while under oath
said his conduct toward his wife wal
due to her friendliness for other men
and offered to produce letters from thi
men. David j. Reinhardt, who ap
peared for Mrs Evans. denied Evans
statement. The court gave Mrs
Evans her decree
William NJ. S. Donnellv got a decree
of divorce from his wife, Ella r. Don
nelly. He proved that Mrs. Donnell!
had deserted him on Christmas Day
1904, and had since refused TO live will
him. Daniel o. Hastings appeared fo
Mr. Donnelly.
The November term of court vii
come to an end this afternoon. Januar.
court viii open on January 6.