The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-28
John F. Herring Found His Step
SON Too Strenuous.
Finds Matrimonial Problem an
UnsOlvable One.
HE SEEKS A DIVORCE,
Gave Up Farm on Account Of
Wife.
Judge Clark's VIII Divides
Property Among Children.

Can a widow with two grown chill
dren marry a widower with two chill
dren and live happily ever after? This
question is answered in the negative
by the petition filed In district court
Wednesday by John r. Herring in
which he asks for divorce from
Amanda, his wife. Mr.. Herring alleges
in his petition that he was a farmer
living at Silver Lake when he married
the defendant in 1900. He was a
widower and had two children, both
girls. He stated that his bride was a
widow and also had two children, a
boy and girl. The boy was Is years
old at the time of the marriage. The
petition alleges further that this couple
settled down on the farm to enjoy the
delights of rural life. but that the
wife soon tired of the fields of grow
ing grain and urged the plaintiff to
time, but finally yielded to her insist
ent entreaties and came here and
started a boarding house. That his
Wife'S son, who was going to school
here at that time, came to board with
them. That this young man soon be-
gan to abuse his stepfather and acted
in saucy, unruly and offensive man
ner in this plaintiffs house. That his
mother sided with the boy at all times
and made no effort to correct him,
eliminated in an open outbreak in
which this plaintiff was attacked by
the boy and roughly treated. That
the plaintiff was compelled to leave his
own home for fear of further violence
at the hands of his stepson and re-
manned away for a period OF three
months. The plaintiff and his wife
agreed to a separation last fall and he
gave her $500. but now he appears TO
the court for an absolute divorce.
The Myers brothers charged with
participating in the riot ON the streets
Monday night. were arrested by the
marshal of the court of Topeka yester-
ance. in court Friday for trial. 1t Is
now alleged that the negroes were re-
sponsible for the riot on the street as
well as the trouble at the city park, as
they followed the white boys up town.
Reliable eye witnesses state that the
white boys were not so much to blame
as appeared from the first stories of
the affair.
Grant Jones. driver of junk
Wednesday evening on charge of bur-
glarizing barn at 722 Taylor street.
Jones is only II years old:
A neighborhood row that lacked
none Of the fancy trimmings was tried
in police court Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Jessie Berry, living at III East
Second street, was the defendant, and
Mrs A. B. Miller. living in house on
the same lot, was the complaining wit
ness. Mrs. Berry was discharged De-
cause of conflicting evidence. The
trouble all came about over Mrs. Ber-
RVS dog which visited Mrs. Miller. The
latter regarded the visit in the light of
an Intrusion and proceeded to pound
the canine with a club. Mrs. Berry
heard the bowls of her dog and rushed
to the rescue. Then the trouble be-
gan but the accounts given by the wit
nesses thereto were at wide variance.
The Miller side testified that Mrs.
Berry was very offensive in her Ian
guage, using a great variety Of lurid
oaths. Witnesses for the defense
heard no profane language. The epi-
thet 'hussy" and others were admit
ted on both sides. 1t seemed to be an
even break between the complaining
witness and the defendant. Judge
Urmy read all parties concerned a
lecture on the evils of a neighborhood
row and threatend to fine the whole
outfit If they appeared in his court
again. The judge wiped his fevered
brow and breathed a sigh of relief
when the litigants and witnesses had
filed out of the court room
The will of the late Julius Taylor
Clark was filed in the office of. the
probate judge Wednesday evening by
]. S. Clark. son. and j. w. F. Hughes,
son-in-law of the deceased and execu-