The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-08-20
A SENSATIONAL CASE.
George Benson, of Leroy, Demands
$4,000 from 0. N. Jordan, for
Alternating Wife's Affection.

Geo. Benson vs.. ON. Jordan. Plaintiff
brings suit for $4,000 damages alleg-
ing defendant has alienated the affec-
| tions of his wife. The parties are resi-
dents of Leroy where Jordan conducts
a lumber yard and Benson and his wife
conducted lunch room during 1907.
In his petition plaintiff states that he
was married to his wife at Garden
Grove Dec. 8, 1897 and one child, a girl
now eight years of age was born to
them. That until she met the defend
ant there was the usual affection be-
tween husband and wife, but that in the
spring of 1907 the defendant began pay
ing attention to plaintiffs wife, spend
ing his time at their place of business,
would follow her home and meet her in
dark and unfrequented places, and de-
liberately, premeditately and wickedly
caused an intimacy to grow up between
plaintiffs wife and himself and that by
such acts plaintiff has been deprived of
the love and affection Of his wife and
she became cold and different and re-
fused to continue the relationship of
husband and wite,and on this ground he
asks $4,000 damages The second court
in the petition alleges that Jordan Sc
duced plaintiffs wife and held illicit
relations with her, and plaintiff asks
for $4,000 damages on this count. All
the parties are we'll known residents of
Leroy and the case will be hotly con-
tested. G. w. Steele of Corydon and
A. P.Olsen of Leon are attorneys for the
plaintiff.
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Hoffman and Marion Woodland ATTORNEYS
for plaintiff.
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plaintiff.
Lizzie Allen vs. H. D. Allen. The
parties reside at Lamont where they
were married Aug. 26, 1908, and lived
together until Aug. 13, 1908. She al
leges he has treated her in a cruel and
inhuman manner, struck her and failed
to provide for her. She asks for a de-
cree of divorce, the custody of their
minor child and $100 as temporary and
$500 as permanent alimony. "A. P.
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plaintiff.
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Missouri June %, 1879, and lived to-
gether until April Is, 1908 at Lamont.
She alleges that for IA years he has
compelled her to earn her living by
washing and other work, that he has
treated her cruelty and accused her of
infidelity. They own home worth
$1,000 and she asks for divorce, the
custody of her two sons, and that sch
be allowed 800 temporary, and $500
parmanent alimony. V. r. McGinnis at
torney for plaintiff.
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were married at Van Vert April "a,
1881, and lived together until June 4,
1908. She alleges he has become an
habitual drunkard and while under the
influence Of liquor treats her cruelty
and that it is impossible for her to
longer live with him. They have con-
siderable property and she asks that in
addition to the decree of divorce she be
given the custody of their minor son
and allowed $500 temporary and $3,5OO
permanent alimony. V. r. McGinnis
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