Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-01-08
Divorce Suit Of The
Stuthmans Is
Tried
Trouble Started Soon
After The Nuptial
Ceremony

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"- Glory 1i .ue9npa'.l 49, Of
temper ,'auling over period Of
seven year. 'hat va- rufoldcd .n tho
distrie court Yesterday. when the d
vorc. ui' rt ~ 10 stuthmln w.
Amelia stutamau. and her cross COM
plafat. was heard, argued and Sub
m.ttcd In answer 20 tho complaint of
hcr husband Nh s'utbmau f'ed %
Gro bin making uummofou. and
specific charge OF harsh language and
treatment and asking shat tae dt
vorco boz granted her, togethor with aI
division of her husbands property
which according % tho lattar wac.
worth ono $1,000. with $500 Boa
iobfeuc'r hanging over .t
stuthmsu. in bia complaint. alleged
that H' wife was au udiGerca house
.oepc. ,nd Possessed of @ dcly tenn.
per. iu lpport of bis claim intro.
iucod BOO evidence % torn ana lightly
bloody hirl, which be alleged was
torn bv his wife u uu atnc. upon
| him on March o. 1907. at wb.ed time
be also received scratches on the face
from which tho blood GowaI onto the
torn .hu.
ile HI-. old. ou tho w,,nc.s stand,
OF other Instances. wherein Boo alleged
his wife had not treated him with
wifcly affection Witness testified in
his behslt that bis wife had no, taken
care of tho, house iu r. housewifcly
manner, and lad neglected the care OF
their children. An instance Of where
he was refused admittnnce 20 his own
home was also testified 20 by former
City Onicer iIeisicr
The most dramatic feature OF the
hearing came when Mr. Stuthman
was placed ON tao stand. ana IN n
voice broken by emotion, bud with tho
quaint accent ~ Jcwesr not very
familiar with tine English language,
toid OF several yolr of domestic in
felicity
They wcr" married n 10 angeles
DO August 1900 The second Jay after
tneir marriage, sho Jeii, she asked her
husband for her wedding ring and n
violent quarrel cnsued Thereafter he
always used profano language, she
said. Four months after thoir mar.
rage she testified her husband left
her for two weeks, during which time
she WA alone, lu delicate eondition
save toe occas,onai visits ~ neigh
bors III gave her $3.50 for expense
money during the two week sbscncc
In January, 1901, be slappcd ner, she
says. In Novcmbor. 1901, after he,
} baby waS born, the child took cold
Her husband cursed mis- mothor-in law
} blaming her fo' the child 7ickness
When Witness demonstrated With him
} ne threw dish 20 the aoot. ther
slapped her In April 1900 ae cam'
nome about 3 n. m witness ontinued
, ana eit neF Ia the nack AZ sha isy hal
= asleep. witness ,ricd, and 1er hus
band -hoked ls 20 make ne, luit cry
o ing liz tn fa,i NJ 1902 dt choke,
= nef again, she SAID In the summer o
1905 he shot At nor In the fall o.
1906 he threatened 10 kill her and sh
( sent FOR the sheriff Agar the sam
@ year ne broke down a doc, He Offer
G broke chairs and dishes his rage
o she testified Witness ac,iared he
o husband had once told her be liked [
9 quarrel with bei because 1t vas SO ME
q TO make up and tina, '',hoso thing
make love stronger
~ In answer &c questions o. attorney
in reference o. the torn and blood
u shirt incident. she said thai IN N
y night Of March 2. OF last yea, nor hui
! band came homo and laid Town. Sh
y wanted TO ask him something, No lai
'e her nand on ms shoulde' I'D gentl
shook him 10 arouse hin lie wok
~ M and kicked her twice. She screame
ana no caught ner by IN ihroat an
20 dragged her INTO another Dom, whe,
N he threw he across the boa She sol
ihued to scream and ne dragged h,
into the kitchen Tho next she ?
VI mombered she was back "a the be
e. room iIe' husband came in lit
IT. later with the torn and bloody shi
and declared she did il. Witness sa
she might have, while Ggating again