Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-06
FILES PETITION, ALLEGING
CRUEL AND lNHUMANi TREAT
MENT AND ABUSE.
CLAIMS BECAME UNSAFE
TO LIVE WITH HUSBAND
Petition Declares Clifford Threatened
His Wife With Physical Violence
Wants $1,000 Temporary Aim ony-
Mr.. Clifford Puts Blame For Action
on Mother-in Law, Mrs. capron.

Charging her husband with cruel and
inhuman treatment and alleging that
he had threatened her with physical
violence. and that he has chol1ed her
and called her vile names, and intimat-
ed that she was crazy. Mrs. Phebe E.
Clifford this morning filed in the dis
trict court petition for divorce from
Frank Fl. Clifford the hest known of the
! local saloonfsts
Mrs. Clifford asks for temporary ALI
mony of $1,000 and an equitable di-
vision of the property when the case
comes for trial, Clifford is estimated to
be worth $4,000 or 100000. The couple
was married at Council Bluffs June
IS. 1885.
Parted Short Time Ago.
According TO Mrs Gifford's state
ment. as given in the petition. she and
Mr.. Clifford lived together until July
10. of this year. She claims that Gift
ford has treated her so cruelty. espec-
tally since about May. as to endanser
her health and life and make it impos-
sible for her to live with him
On various coca sions since May, it is
alleged he has threatened her with
physical violence and at times has
choked and threatened TO kill her.
Called Her Vile Names.
At other times. the petition con-
tinues. Clifford has called his wife vile
names and applied vile epithets to her.
and has charged her with being crazy.
She alleges he has accused her of hav-
ing brain storms" and that he has
made these charges to others, which
has caused her great humiliation and
distress. This suffering. she contends,
has caused her to become sick, and she
has been confined to her bed under the
care of nurses and doctors. 1t is Mrs.
Gifore's contention that these accusa-
tons We're false and We're known to be
false
Makes Claim on Property.
In support of her claim for share
Of the property. the petition says that
for some years past. at the request of
her husband, she has been engaged in
the saloon business. The business be-
came very prosperous and the profits
very large. B,- verbal agreement be-
Z
profits of the business should be in
vested n Chords name until such
time as he should cease to engage In
the saloon business. at which time, II
was agreed, that Clifford should trans
fer to Mrs. clifford all the property pur-
chased from the profits of tire business.
the title to which was In his name.
Owns Farm end Residence.
A farm OF about 200 acres. just
northwest OF the city. and a residence
in town, in addition to large amount
of personal property, was purchased
with the profits Of the saloons. the petit
ton says.
Mrs. Clifford ceased to be interest
ed in the saloon business about July I,
1909, she claims ard altho entitled to
the profits She alleges that her hus-
band has refused to give them TO her
Clifford slzncs Mother-in-Law
When seen concerning his side Of the
case Mr.. Clifford unhesitatingly decIar-
Cd that his mother n-l law. Mrs NJ G.
Capron. Of Grinnell was responsible
for the estrangement. Mr.. Clifford
said:
q do not expect this case to he tried
in the newspapers, if in fact, it is ever
tried at all The statements in the pc
tition fled are false and untrue. but I
do not blame my wife for that. The
poor woman has been badly advised.
and is not 10 he censured for any
thing. that, In her present nervous and
excited cordition. she has done. The
case, when tried f tried will de-
velop that if anything / have been
over indulgent toward my wife But the
Interference of my wife's mother, Mrs
Capr9n, wiae operates the Monroe Fe-
lei at Grinnel1. has created trouble. and
attorneys have been quick 20 take ad-
vantage of the situation. don't want
anyone to have one unkind thought to-
wara nay Wife-si1e is not 20 blame for
this