The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-18
Amusing Proceedings Were
Pulled Off in Circuit Court,
The Smiles Among Attend
ants Being Continuous.
WIFE CONFESSES SHE
DID NOT WANT WIGGS.
His Property Proved to Be I'M
aginary and She Soon Left
Him and Returned to Her
Home-Wiggs Absent.

After considerable delay the fam.
Gus Cabbage Patch" case has at last
been heard and passed on by Judge
Fox in divorce court. The case. that
of Alice Wiggs against Thomas Wigs
was one of the most amusing ever
heard in the Wayne circuit court and
Mrs. Wigs, the court. prosecutor and
court officers were in smiles contin-
ually.
Mrs. Wiggs stated that she married
Wigs on his statement which she
alleged was false one, that he had
money in the bank and property. She.
laughingiy stated that the day she
married him she did not care for him,
any more than she did Prosecutor Jes~
sup or the floor her feet rested on.
Divorce was Refused.
After hearing the evidence Judge
Fox refused the divorce. 1T appears
that Mrs Wigs married Mr.. wigg's
property and took him as an incum-
brance. l therefore refuse TO grant
her divorce from Wigs property"
ruled the court. As she was leaving
the court house Mrs. Wigs remarked
to her attorney l.. G. Abbott: Il don't
care whether l get a divorce or not"
Wigs, who resided in Fountain City
up to a week ago and who twice re-
ported at the court house to take part
in the divorce proceedings only TO
find the plaintiff absent, was not on
hand. He is anxious for divorce but
became disgusted with his wife's dila-
tory tactics and the first part of this
week moved to Ohio where he was
out of the jurisdiction of this court
William Dayton of Randolph coun-
ty was the first witness. Mr. Day
ton was quite confused and extremely
hard of hearing. He stated that Mrs.
Wigs is his sisterin-law and that she
had lived at his home II was there
Wigs met her. Mr.. Dayton stated
that he was anxious to find his sister,
in-law home and when Wiggs came
a wooing, Dayton did every thing in
his power to help along the match.
Hand But Not Heart
Mrs. Wigs stated that she refused
Wigs twice before finally accepting
him as her future lord and master.
The first two times Wiggs proposed
Mrs. Wiggs was under the impression
that Wigs was penniless Then when
her brother-in-law dropped a hint that
Wigs had property she changed tao
tics and smiled on Wigs suit. When
he proposed for the third time he in
formed her that he had horse and
buggy. a pair of grey horses leased to
the railroad, houses and lots in Green
vile, O., and Johnson's station, south
of Lynn, and $3.50 i'm the Fountain
City bank. This was winning plea
for Wigs and Mrs. Wigs bestowed
on him her hand but not her heart.
Short and Stormy.
Their married life was short and
stormy The grey team proved a
myth. the horse and buggy proved to
be the property of another. the house
and lot at Johnson's Station is owned
by the railroad company, no trace OF
the Greenyille property could be dis
covered and the money in the bank
proved to be a dream of an imagina-
tive mind After one week of married
life Mrs. Wigs left the home of her
at Lynn. She stated that Wigs pro-
vided her with no food or clothing and
that she had 10 dig corn cobs from
under bin to use for fuel. Mrs.
Wigs stated that the first three days
of her honeymoon her husband work
ed on a farm.