The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-12

While making preparations for a
trip to Goldfield, Nevada to contest
the suit for divorce thereby her hus-
band Earle r. Wilson, Mrs. Estelle
Wilson today received a message from
Goldfield stating that the plaintiff, by
leave of the court had withdrawn
his petition and that the case has
been dismissed. The action of the
plaintiff was more or less a surprise
Ito the defendant and Finer many
friends here although they had not
the slightest fear that the plaintiff
would be successful in his suit No
reason whatever has been assigned by
Wilson for the withdraw of his pet
ition.
The Wilson marital troubles have
been before the public some time.
Leaving here suddenly without saying
adieu to any of his friends and tell
ing his wife that he was going on a
business trip Wilson disappeared two
years ago last January. Nothing was
heard from him until last fall when
ii was learned that he was i'm Gold.
field. Nevada. After his whereabouts
was known Wilson communicated with
his parents Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey
Wilson and they left soon afterward
TO spend the winter in the West and
visit their son. After visiting there
they proceeded to California where
Mr.. Wilson was stricken and was
brought home dead. The son return
ed with the mother and the body
of the husband and father. While
here he made no statement nor did
he assign any reason for his pecul-
lar action. Shortly afterward he left
for the West.
Last spring Wilson returned here
to help in settling UP his fathers
affairs, 1t having been generally un-
derstood that he was entirely cut off
in his fathers will, which bequeaths
in trust almost one half million
dollars to his three grandsons.
Assuming the initiative, the deserted
wife sought the aid of the courts
to compel Wilson to support her and
filed "a petition for alimony in the
court of common pleas through at
torneys Mouser and Quigley. She had
one year after Wilson's strange dis
appearance, filed an affidavit in the
probate court stating that she believed
him dead. His property was placed
n trust and sold to pay his debts
he wife getting out a small portion. |
When the sheriff sought to serve |
papers in the alimony proceedings |
Wilson was at his fathers farm in |
Nyandotte county. A telephone mes |
age from a friend advised him of the |
ling of the petition and plans for |
| hurried escape were made. An au-
omobile was started from here laden |
With Wilson's trunk and belongings. |
I picked him up at the farm and
arried him to Upper Sandusky where
lie caught Pennsylvania flyer and
vent to Chicago, evading service. Will
on continued on TO Goldfield and "A
ew weeks later commenced proceed
ngs for divorce making sensational
harges against his wife.
When legally advised of the filing
( the petition Mrs. Wilson engaged
ounsel here and at Goldfield and
repaired to fight the case. She filed
n answer to the petition making a
eneral denial of all of the material
Legations in the petition contained.
! few days later her attorneys in
Soldfield filed a motion that the
ourt require the plaintiff to make
is petition more definite and cer-
ain. Before argument was had on
his motion the plaintiff withdrew
lis petition and the cause WAS dis
lissed.