The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-02-01
Complete Decision Of Supreme Court the Rndaub Divorce Case


ly attending to business, and has in
flicted upon this plaintiff a course OF
great mental anguish And the al
legged extreme cruelty is particularly
specified as follows: THAT during
All the time since pIaintif and de-
PENDANT were married, defendant has
treated plaintiff negligently, has
shown her little or no kindness or con-
sideration; that defendant has, during
all of said time, at times, exhibited a
violent temper; has scolded, stormed
az and abused this plaintiff and has
sought excuses. and occasions to quar-
rel with and criticfse plaintiff and has
frequently called plaintiff a liar, and
has said to plaintfff that she has no
pure thoughts; that it was hell to
live with her; that sne could go. Dur
Ing all the time since the marriage
Of plaintiff and defendant, defendant
has found fault with and scoIded and
abused plaintiff because his meals did
not suit MIN, and because meals pre-
pared by plaintiff for his guests did
not please him.
The defendant is and has been, ever
since the marriage of plaintiff and
defendant. addicted to the use of NOR
phine, and at the time when not slim
ulated by said drug and when defend
ant has suffered for want thereof, he
has been particularly cross, abusive
and fault-finding with this plaintiff:
that plaintiff first learned that defend
ant used morphine few days after
ner marriage and when they were on
their wedding trip, when plaintiff saw
defendant take a hypodermic injection
on the train; that plaintiff did not
then understand what this meant, and
prior to her marriage had no knowl-
edge or information that the defend
ant was addicted to the use of NOR
phine.
That at times when PLAINTIFF under
took to defend herself against the
abuse of said defendant or make an
swer to mis- accusations and fault
finding, defendant has told this plain
tiff that she could go, and has said
to this plaintiff that he wanted moth
ing to do with her, that they would
live in the same house but that all he
wanted of her was mere civility; that
that during the times when plaintiff
has been pregnant and large with
child defendant has been particularly
abusive to plaintiff, haunting her with
her, condition and appearance.
That after plaintiff and defendant
were married defendant took plaintiff
on a wedding trip to countries con-
tiguous to the Mediterranean sea, Inv
Guiding Palestine and Egypt and from
thence to Naples. Italy and north
across Europe. That during said trip
the plaintiff became ill with la grippe
and afterwards when they arrived at
Luxor in Egypt the plaintiff became
very i'll and was Frustrated with
Pneumonia; that while in this condi-
ton they returned to Cairo where the
plaintiff was confined to her bed with
pneumonia. While the plaintiff was
still i'll and not wholly recovered
from said attack of pneumonia and
was weak from the effects thereof, all
of which the defendant we'll knew, the
defendant compelled the plaintiff to
continue their Journey north. At no
time after leaving Carlo did defendant
give this plaintiff any medical care
or show her any consideration, but on
the contrary, during said Journey
north and through Europe, the defend
ant insisted and compelled this plain
tiff to sight and see and to travel
continually and without sufficient rest
or nourishment, medical care or at
tention and also insisted upon and
compelled plaintiff to carry her lug
gage and refused to employ or permit
her to employ porters for such pur-
pose. That during such time and
times this plaintiff was sick and very
weak which fact was known to the
defendant.
That in the month of December.
1903, plaintiff was big with child and
doing her own homework, including
keeping up of fires, carrying coal and
doing all the drudgery: that defend
ant scolded and abused plaintiff and
complained of what, she did an was
able to do in keeping house and found
fault with plaintiff for being Ill until
plaintiff became Frustrated, all of
which defendant well know; that de-
PENDANT, although physician him
self, gave plaintiff no treatment what
ever and employed no physician until
plaintiff became so i'll that she was
to her bed, when a physician
was called; that at this time and when
plaintiff was confined to her bed, de-
PENDANT came to her bedside and
abused her and told plaintiff that she
was crazy and that 1t was impossible
to live with her.
That on or about the night of April
18th, shortly before her child was
born, plaintiff was suffering pains, and
believing Sc was about to be confined.
walked defendant and told him about
her pain, whereupon defendant swore
at plaintiff for disturbing him, and
afterwards when plaintiff said that
she could not stand being sworn at.
defendant said that IL she could not
stand 1t she could go.
That during the month of August.
1905, when plaintiff was pregnant with
her second child and had so been preg-
nant for, about six months, the de-
PENDANT abused plaintiff until plaintiff
fell upon the floor from the excite-
ment and exhaustion occasioned by the
defendants said abuse, that defendant
then called plaintiff a id fool and
stepped over the body of the plaintiff
and left her upon the floor Of the
room, by reason OF which said abuse
and bad treatment of plaintiff by the
defendant plaintiff was made sick and
i'll and confined to her bed.
That soon after the defendant again
abused plaintiff, called her id liar
and truthful James and applying to
plaintiff other ePithets and names.
Upon another occasion, when plain
tiff was carrying her third child, de-
PENDANT abused her until plaintiff left
the room in which defendant was so
abusing her and he followed her to
another room continuing his abuse.
Or. Rindlaub's Answer.