The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-07
Also $4,000 Permanent Allmony From
Her Husband Or. w. w. Gamer
on According to Suit
Filed.
1NHUMAN TREATMENT
Is Given as Grounds for Divorce
Court Issues Order Granting
Writ Of Attachment on
Property.


vorce in the district court today. |
asking for the custody of the three
children, $4,000 alimony, $500 tenn
porary alimony and that an order be |
issued by the court for writ of attach
ment Of certain property. Judge Bank |
ordered the writ issued in the sum
of $1,000 as prayed for in petition
without bond.
The ground for divorce is inhurnan
treatment and the suit recites brutali- |
ties which have occurred while the
two were living as man and wife. The
suit is one of the most sensational
filed in the district court for some
time.
Copy Of Suit.
The petition recites: That she was
married to the defendant above in
the city of Keokuk. Lee county.
Iowa, on September "a. 1902. and has
been resident Of the said city, cour-
ty and state, continuously. latter de-
Quoting all absences therefrom) since
said date; that said residence has
been in good faith and rot for the pur-
pose of obtaining divorce or decree
for separate support and maintenance
only and that this action is brought
in good faith and for purposes set
forth in the petition.
End: That as a result of said mar
riage there have been born to the
plaintiff and defendant. three chill
dren, named respectively. Mary LOU
Use, who will be five years of age in
October of this year; Elizabeth. who
will be three years of age In Septem-
Der of this year and Dorothy, now
fifteen months OF age.
3rd That since plaintiffs marriage
to defendant. defendant has been gull
ty of such inhuman treatment as to
endanger the life of said plaintiff, as
Yhe has at times pounded her with his
fist in the face until she was black
and blue; that he has hit her in the
ear with such force as TO break the
veins in the ear and to materially at
feet her hearing.
4th. T; 1t on or about the 9Th Of
July. 1903 he without cause or provo
cation. wilfully assaulted the said
plaintiff and beat her SO severely as
| to subsequently cause a miscarriage
and the plaintiff was confined to her
bed as result of said inhuman treat
| ment, between nine and ten days and
at the present time is in a feeble con-
dition:
5th. That, by reason of the defend
i ants habits. temper and disposition,
he Is not the proper person to have
the custody and control of said chill
dren.
9Th Your petitioner further repre-
sents that it is dangerous for her to
| continue living longer with the said
defendant, as man and wife. and that
in her opinion for reasons which she
will establish ~ proof on trial. it is
unsafe to the life and limbs OF tn.
said children. or either OF them, to
remain in the possession of. or under
the custody of, the said defendant.
It'll. That this plaintiff is without
means to support herself or to sup
port. clothe and educate her said chill
dren: that the defendant is man OF
thirty-five years of age, is dentist
by profession, and is capable of earn
ing good living for himself and the
plaintiff and the said children: that
at the present time he owns In fee
simple the homestead and another
dwelling on the same lot. to-wit: lot
- In block 123, In the city OF Keo
l-uk. Lee county. Iowa
sth. That plaintiff is entitled to be
separated from her said husband and
to have judgment and decree
against defendant for support and
maintenance of herself and children !;
that she ought to be allowed the home
stead in which they resided as man
and wife until the 9Th of July 1909,
at which time this plaintiff was com
! PEELED to flee with her children for
fear that the defendant would kill
her and said children.
9th Plaintiff represents that she
has not abandoned her said home
stead only until such time as she and
her said children shall be protected
from the assaults # the said defend
ant. that she is entitled to the fur
niture in the said house and to the
4 dwelling house located on the south
west corner OF said lot.
10th. Plaintiff further represents
that she is without means to com
mence this suit. or support herself
and children during the tendency OF
this suit. and prays that she be al.
i lowed temporary alimony in the sum
of $3.50 for the support of herself dur
ing the tendency of this suit and an
allowance in the shape of temporary
alimony in the sum of $3.50 for her
attorney whom she is compelled to