The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-24
Oliver E. Bird Complains of
His Wife. p,
TRIED TO POISON HIM
Threatened to Shoot Him
Full of Holes.
According TO the Allegations of the
Otlier Neither of the Birds Is an
Angcl-Laura Miller Asks Divorce.

Laura Miller has concluded that
she has suffered enough abuses at
the hands of Robert Miller to entitle
her to a divorce and she has made
application to the common pleas
court for decree. the petition hav-
Ing been filed by Attorney II. e. HILL
She states that she was married to
the defendant In Van Vert, Ohio
September 0, 1904, and that no chill
dren have been born TO the union
She alleges he has deserted her at
different times. the last time being
in July 1907, since which day he has
not contributed anything to her sup
port. She states also that while they
lived together his treatment toward
her was cruel, harsh and brutal
She asks for a divorce and the re-
storation to her maiden name, that
of Laura Mills.
Some time ago Nellie Bird filed a
petition for divorce In which she al
legged that Oliver Il. Bird was no
angel. though his name might lndl-
cate that he had wings. Today Oliver
filed an answer and cross. petition In
which he plainly states that the wings
have not begun to sprout for Nellie.
The pleading Is one of the longest
as well as the most sensational which
has been filed In the court for some
time. oliver admits that he was
married at tho time ana place alleged
by his wife, but denies all of the 9TH
er allegations and then proceeds to
make a few for himself. He denies
nf- nh. Hn
that he never drank, but that she was
the one who was addicted to the use
of intoxicants TO the extent that she
became quite hilarious and on one or
more occasions had to be put to bed:
that he never drove her from home
and was never guilty of gross neglect
In his cross-pettion he charges his
wife with adultery, claiming that she
took his horse and buggy and drove
about the country with other men
and that she went to Delaware where
she frequented certain house of Ill
repute. He says she admitted this to
him and pleaded with him for for
givcness and upon her promise never
to do so again, he forgave her and
took her again to his bosom. She
forgot her promise for after that time
he claims she was guilty of the same
offense and he named four different
correspondents After this AN agree
ment was entered into between him
and her, by which he was TO pay her
$1,000 and give her all OF the house
hold goods and they were to dissolve
partnership.
The husband further alleges that
his wife is now In Marion and is living
in state of adultery in a certain
house which is known as the "White
Pigeon"
As parting allegation Mr.. Bird
alleges that on January 10, 1910, his
wife poured carbolic acid in his cof-
fee In an effort TO be rid of him and
that when he detected it ana refused
to drink the poison. she remarked
that she would get him yet" on
another occasion she drew n revolver
and threatened to dispatch him.
The prayer OF the cross-petition Is
that he is the one who Is entitled to
divorce and because of the agreement
she is not entitled to allmony.
Charles INLAND. who was sent tO
the county jail. December 20, last for
failing to comply with the order of
the court directing him TO pay $10
per month alimony to his divorced
wife. was released from the Jail this
morning on his promise to secure em-
ployment and, make payments. Un-
land was technically charged with
contempt of court.