The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-06
FORMER editor
SUED FOR DIVORCE
George H. Hennemann, Founder Of
kcokuk Truth, a Weekly Pub
lication, is Made De
PENDANT
CHARGED BEING LoAFER
Wife, Who Was Virginia E. Floyd,
Says She Has Had to Support
Him-Wants $4,000
AIimony.

Charged with total disregard of his
duties as husband and that he abus-
ed, beat, struck and choked his wife,
George H. Hennemann, founder and
for several months editor of the Keo-
kuk Truth, weekly publication, has
been made defendant in divorce
suit brought in the district court by
his wife, Virginia e. Floyd, who be-
fore her first marriage was Virginia
e. Thompson. To the above charges
is added that of adultery. $4,000 per-
manent alimony is asked.
In the petition the plaintiff states
that the defendant is large able
bodied man, competent and able to
earn a good salary, but with total
disregard of his duties and for the
past several months has refused to
work; that she has been compelled
to support herself and the defendant
by her own personal earnings. She
states that the defendant has or
ought to have an interest of his
mothers estate amounting to $1,000
to $500 or more. She prays for di-
vorce, the right to assume her form
er name of Virginia e. Floyd and
temporary alimony in the sum Of
the blame for the trouble on John
5000; and that upon final hearing she
be awarded permanent alimony in the
sum mentioned above
The couple were married in Clayton,
st. Louis county. Mo-, September 10,
1904, and lived together until Feb
ruary %, 1910.
TWO Other Divorce Petitions.
Ida l.. Egan has brought suit for
divorce against John M. Egan. She
gives the statutory grounds of habit
ual drunkenness and cruel and in
human treatment as the basis for her
petition. Because of his alleged
! violence she asks for a temporary
from molesting her. She also asks
! for $50 temporary alimony. They
were married April 6, 1901.
Anna C. Jairl wants divorce from
her husband, David w. Jairl on the
i grounds of cruel and inhuman treat
ment and habitual drunkenness. She
says the defendant has property in
Alexandria, Mo-, and wants the title
of same quoted in her name. They
were married May %, 1898.
Suit Against City.
Felix I. Hughes has sued the city
of Keokuk for the sum of $500, be-
cause of damages sustained in fall
on Fifth between Concert and High
street. The fall is alleged to have oc.
CURED on February 1, when the side
walk was covered with ice and snow
i The judge states in his petition that
he broke and dislocated his right
! wrist and caused a number of bones
in his hand to be dislocated, crushed
and injured. On March 16 notice
was served upon the defendant and
filed with the city clerk.
| The Gate City yesterday contained
announcement of original notices in
three suits that We're to be filed. The
petitions in these suits were filed
with the clerk late yesterday after.
noon.
Loan and Building Association.
James H. Anderson has brought
suit against the Keokuk Loan and
Building Association for s2,2SS.S6.
"On May 6, 1907. the Keokuk Loan
and Building Association delivered tic
the plaintiff bond and mortgage fol-
$4,000, with agreement that $4,000
should be paid by defendant for use
OF plaintiff to the estate of Christir
Meister The balance of the Meistel
calm, some s644, was to be paid By
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