The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-02
WILL PLACE CURB
ON DIVORCE EVIL
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Suits Filed on Failure to Pro-
vide and Ill Treatment
@ Are Aimed At.

Deploring the divorce evil. Judge
Henry c. Fox, of the Wayne circuit
court informed members of the
1 Wayne county bar at the opening of
the October term of court this morn
Ing that he intended to draw the line
y more closely in passing on divorce
cases than ever before. and especially
In cases filed on the charge of failure
y to provide and cruel and inhuman
treatment. Judge Fox declared that
during the past month fourteen suits
for divorce were filed in the Wayne
circuit court.
Judge Fox informed the members Of
the.bar present in the court room that
the number of divorce cases was
growing with astonishing rapidity, and
that In all suits filed hereafter he
would exercise strict judgment on
those charging failure to provide, or
cruel and inhuman treatment.
III a man walks around his house
and 'cusses' little, a divorce can't
he brought on the allegation Of cruel
l0u0 AAAuUAoA TREATMENT LAo COulC
stated, "and II he strikes his wife and
she lives with him after that, which
goes to show that a reconciliation has
been brought about, there is no cause
l1or divorce"
&. What Il Applies to.
Speaking of suits brought, alleging
failure to provide the court said that
A~l to
ground unless there has been two
years Of separation. He said. however,
that this would not be applied to cases
now lled. but to all cases Aled after
tho opening Of this term of court.
Ex-Governor Baker, according to
Judge Fox. realized the importance of
placing q stop to the growing divorce
evil and he secured an amendment to
the state law. adding the word "inhu-
man" to the term "cruel treatment"
making It a much stronger term and
more dimcult to obtain decree.
gs' In concluding his remarks Judge
Fox declared that IL the divorce evil
u continues to grow there will only be
few married people in the county.
III Judge Fox declared today he was
going to hear the criminal cases dock
,eted as soon as possible and II the at
torneys did not get their cases called
they could blame no one but themsel-
YES. The court intends to hear all of
the criminal cases now docketed, dur
ing this term.
& Criminal Cases.
%. Among the most important criminal
cases are: State OF Indiana VS.. Harry
n Deuson. charged with grand larceny;
Bailey Fraunberg. charged with as
.sault and battery; Almeda Trueblood,
charged with practising medicine with
fout a license; Earl Dubois, charged
with burglary and William Jennings
and Minzzy Anderson charged with
petit larceny.
34 Prosecuting Attorney Charles Ladd
has several other criminal cases which
he IL not ready at present to announce.
A the defendants nat being apprehended.
Five state cx-Iel cases will be tried,
also.
& The civil docket will be read over to-
q morrow. Some of the important civil
suits now before the court are Alder
1. tus Hawkins and wife. vs.. City of Rich
\ mond. personal damages, $1,000. de-
d manded by the latter; Arthur Jones VS..
II Manford Wallingford, slander, $4,000;
q John Manning, VS.. Martin Cranor, petit
II p. c. G. & St. L. railroad company,
Y damages: Roland Wissler VS.. The
II town OF Cambridge City, damages; W.
II. Stamm, VS.. The town Of Cambridge
City. damages; Hannah Waking and
Henry Johanning. VS.. The South Side
u Improvement Association, complaint
y for injunction; John H. Kelley VS.. The
III r. H. I. & r. traction company, dam
ages to cattle, demand, $3.50; Nye L.
9tiner. vs.. Robinson and Co., petition,
demand, 1875; Frank Morgan. vs.. The
Citizens Telephone company. damages
for injury, demand $4,000; James w.
Brumfield VS.. Philip Franzman, de-
N mand, $4,000 and the Jeltes Stuck and
Co.. We. Edwin Campbell. demand, $4,-
900.
'-s- There will be no court Wednesday
L morning, AZ nineteen Indiana regiment
Il reunion convenes in the court room on
that day. The jury is subpoenaed for
X Thursday.
Ef According to the custom establish
cd by Judge Fox. regarding the ap-
4 pointment Of pauper attorney for
each term of court, Denver c. Harlan
Twas appointed county pauper attorney
for this term to succeed Gath Free
man.
John Marley, who has been bailiff
4Qf the Wayne circuit court for num-
d bar Of years was also sworn, it being
n necessary to renew the oath at the op-
oning Of each term of court
VISITING SCHOOLS
With the beginning OF the fall sem
ester OF the township schools. County
Superintendent Charles O. Williams is