Evening journal., 1908-12-04
SAD TALES OF
MARRIED LIFE
Father Of Eight Children De-
serted and One Wife Threat
ened With Death
FIVE COUPLES GIVEN
DIVORCE DEGREES TO-DAY

Caroline s. Shaffer. a pretty A-year-
old woman. who said she had spent but
ten days In tho same house with her hus-
band during which time he did not recog-
nize her. obtained a divorce in superior
Court this morning from her husband.
Walter J. Shaffer. a paper mill operator
at Roclxland ON the ground Of desertion.
Mrs shaffer was accompanied to court by
a woman friend
The fair libelant. who was represented
by Henry C. Conrad. told the court that
she married Shaffer here on December
g. 1903. and that imediatey after the mar
rlago she went 10 her fathers home at
Winterthur and shaffer TO his fathers
home az Rockland Some time later Mrs.
Shaffer said she sued her husband for
support. whereupon he took her 70 his
fathers home where they stayed for ten
days during which time Mrs. Shanter said
her husband did not speak TO her and
made her life so UNHAPPY imp other ways
that she was compelled 20 leave the
/ house Since that time Mrs Shaffer SAID
her husband had contributed nothing 10
her support. Shaner was not represented
by counsel
Had Not Seen Him For Years.
\ Mrs. Margaret j. Dyer OF New Castle.
who said she had not see nher husband.
Fonce Dyer for eight years. and did not
know why he had left her. was granted
divorce on the ground OF desertion.
The couple were married I'm June 1895.
william H. Cooper. Jr.. appeared for
Mrs Dyer.
Mary l.. Adams related a sad story Of
her married life in support Of her petition
for divorce from her husband William
Adams. Married in Elkton IN 1901. Mrs.
Adams said she was compelled TO leave
her husbands home at IIavre dc Grace
because Of his cruelty. but later agreed
TO let him live with her in this city. They
continued 70 live together until April or
this year. Mrs. Adams said when Adams
, knocked her down and threatened 10
shoot her II "she did not get ou Of his
way" Previous to this occasion Mrs.
Adams said her husband had abused her
and by refusing 20 work had made H.
( necessary for her to support the family,
! which included n slx-year-old child The
. decree was granted Artomas smith APP
q poared for Mrs. Adams.
d Divorce For Father Of Eight.
n John ~ Locbe, a Christiana hundred
farmer. who said he was tho father Of
eight children. obtained a degree from lrll
wife Anie. on the ground Of deserton
Loebe said he was married in 1853 and was
deserted by his wife IN 1905. or the eight
children left behind by Mrs. Loebe. the
llbellant said one was only 10 months old
Ioebe said he had asked him wife 10 re-
i. turn 10 his home but she refused. Mrs
b. owther a daughter OF the couple. said she
4 also had asked her mother to return to
II her fathers home but the mother had
= told the daughter that she would never do
Is so. Daniel o. Hastings represented Ioebe
n Clara schechtman. who said her hus
: band. william Schechtman, had deserted
her six months after their marriage. ir
= 1906 and then married another woman II
. Russia, got q decree on the ground o
e deesrtion. Daniel o. Hastings. who ap
q peared for Mrs Schechtman, offered al
g affidavit from Russia bearing on schecht
t mans present whereabouts but the cour
thought Il unnecessary to prove alleges
y bgamy against Schechtman after thu
y wife had proved desertion.