The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-26
WAYNE COUNTY
COURT NOTES

In the case of Irene Dunn, libel
ant, VS.. Sidney Dunn, respondent
Mrs. Dunn was the first witness to
take the stand. She testified to
having been married August II,
1897, and having two children, Jes-
sic, aged 10, and Edna, aged Z. Dur
ing their married life the family
had lived in Dunmore, Scranton,
Brooklyn, N Y, and Waymart. She
said that in Scranton they had had
more trouble and that while living
in Brooklyn he gave her scarcely
money enough to live on; that after
coming to Waymart to live he would
not let her attend any social events
nor picnics at Lake Lodore. She
testified that he would use vile
names when addressing her. That
when she did not please him he
would slap her or pinch her from
which marks upon the face and
arms could be visible for some time.
{ Respondent would not let her come
to the fair to meet her family two
years ago and that when she did
come and had returned to his home
the respondent used her in cruel
manner. She also testified that one
evening she became very i'll and ask
ed her husband to get a doctor. This
he refused that on March "a, 1903,
after she could not stand the treat
ment at the hands of her husband,
she left his home and has not since
! lived with him.
Several witnesses took the stand
for the prosecutor, and testified to
/ their knowing both persons and
some of having heard Dunn call his
wife indecent names; others testified
of knowing of no trouble.
The first witness on the part of
| the defense was Sidney E. Dunn. He
/ testified that during his married life
/ in all their residence he had never
misused his wife and had always
given her enough money to buy food
and clothing for herself and chill
/ dren. That he did not strike her
/ upon her return from the fair, but
( that he wanted money to go to his
/ work at Carbondale and went 70 ner
purse to get it. She resisted and
that she chased him upstairs into
a clothes closet and that as he was
shutting the door she grabbed a win
| dow screen and tried to strike him
| In so doing her arm was caught be-
tween the door and left the black
| and blue mark on her arm. He said
he never used bad language in the
presence of his wife; that on the
1 day his wife left his home, March
"a, 1909, he could hardly believe it
when told so, and saw no reason for
her doing so; that he thought great
deal of his family, and was willing
/ to have his wife come back and live
with him.
The defense had several other wit
! nesses who had known the couple in
| their different residences and who
/ had never heard any trouble between
them.
Their daughter. Jessie, testified
! for the defense, that her mother
did more complaining and quarreling
| than her father did.
| The libellant was represented by
P. II. Iloff and NJ. E. Simons, while
| E. C. Mumford and William II. Lee
1 appeared for Mr.. Dunn.
The jury granted Mrs. Dunn a
divorce.
COURT SENTENCES.
Following are the sentences i'm
| posed upon the different persons by
! the court
! Benz. Michaels, forgery. Not less
than u years nor more than 10
years in the Eastern Penitentiary.
James Decosum, selling liquor
without a license. Costs of prose-
cution, $500 fine, and serve three
months in the county Jail
( Matte Cummings, attempted
rape. Costs of prosecution, $50 fine,
and not less than 15 months nor
more than 5 years in the Eastern
Penitentiary.
Charles Wallenger, forgery. Not
/ less than u years nor more than
10 years in the Eastern Penitentiary.
Eugene Woodmansee, fornication
and bastardy; $40 fine, pay costs of
| prosecution, pay to prosecutor, Jen-
| ME Burdick, SO month, quarterly,
for a period of / year, 500 fine, At
/ the expiration of first year to pay
Jennie Burdict $4 a month until
further order by the court, and en-
! ter under bonds to the sum of $500.
Frank Watterson, assault and
battery, two cases. Attorneys Nc
Carly and Rowland asked for leni-
ency, Sentence suspended in first
case. In the other to pay costs of
prosecution, $50 fine and four
months in the county Jail.
Geo. F. Whitmore was discharged
by the court upon the understand
ing and promise that he does not
bother nor associate with his wife or
her family.