Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-05

FRED r. EEANE. County Attorney.
| FRED W. LEE, Stenographcr.
Thursday. April 4, 1907.
| an interesting divorce case which
Will come before Judge o. G. Hall at
| the present term of court is that OF
Charles F. Lancaster of Gardiner vs..
Annie Lancaster of Gardiner for al
legged and cruel and abusive treatment.
The libel sets forth that "the libcllee
has cruelty deceived the libcllant for
a great many years. to wit, II years
and that she, with full intent to de-
fraud the libellant. represented to him
before their marriage and on the day
of their marriage that she had never
been married when, as matter of fact,
the libellee was married % years ago
at the age of 10 years to one Barney
Guilihcr of ireland; that she lived two
years with said Barney Guliher in
Glasgow. Scotland, and that the said
barney Gulliher is alive and in this
country toCay and her lawful husband:
that the lbellec never told the libel
lant OF the within facts nor did he have
knoWledSe of the same until a few
months ago upon which your libel
lant verified her story by looking up
the facts, and hereby respectfully petit
tions that he may be relieved from his
false position and freed from being the
object of deceit which has been prac-
ticed upon him by the libellee and that
the said marriage may be annulled and
that he may be given a legal sepera-
ton from said Annie Lancaster" Will
c. Atkins of Gardiner appears as coun-
sci for the libellant.
Three divorces have already been de-
creed out of q docket of 20 entries.
They are the following:
Frank L. Brown of Waterville from
Mae f. Brown Of New York. for cruel
and abusive treatment. Williamson &
Burleigh of Augusta for the libelant
and Warren c. Philbrook of Watervilie
for the libellee.
Susan j. Titus from George y. Titus,
both of HalloweiI, for cruel and ahu-
sive treatment. The libellant is permit
ted to resume her former name of Su-
san J. Fairbrother. Became & Beane of
Haliowell for the libellant.
Charles f. Farnham of Augusta from
Mary j. Farnham of Somervlle, Mass.
for cruel and abusive treatment and
three wears utter descrtion prior to the
filing of the libel. f. w. Whitehouse OF
Augusta for the iibellant and Fremont
]. c. Little of Augusta for the libel!ee.
the following cases, i'll addition to
the Lancaster case. remain to be hedru:
Annie NJ. HysOm vs.. Zebard f. Hy-
som, both Of Watcrville, for gross.
wanton and cruel neglect and refusal
10 provide suitable maintenance ana
cruel ana abusive treatment. Fred w.
Clair of Waterville for the libellant.
Iretta T. HapWorth vs.. George +.
Hapvolth, both of Waterville. for cruel
and abusive treatment and three years
utter desertion prior to the filing Of the
libel. c. ". Hussey of Watcrville for
the libellant.
Lottie NJ. Goodalc of Clinton VS..
George +. Goodalc of Watcrville, for
three years utter desertion prior to
the filing of the libel and cruel and
abusive treatment. Brown & Brown of
Watcrville for the libellant.
Jennie Mae Foster VS.. John T.. Fos-
ter. both of Oakland. for gross, Wantpn
and cruel neglect and refusal to pro-
vide suitable maintenance and cruel
and abusive treatment. Brown &
Brown Of Waterville for the libcllant.
Edna NJ. Marston VS.. Oliver Il. Mars
ton, both of Fayette, for gross and con
frmed habits Of intoXication and cruel
and abusive treatment. Newell & Skcl-
ton of Lewiston for the libelant.
Alice NJ. Mccormick W.. Edwin A.
Mccormick. both Of Chelsea. for cruel
and abusive treatment and gross and