Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-07-21
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Alleging that he was actually driven
from his home after but three weeks of
married bliss, J. B. Moreno today filed
complaint for divorce against Mary
Moreno. The plaintiff alleges in his
complaint that after he married the de.
fendant he was called upon to support
large number of children born to the
latter by former husband, and that
when he demonstrated on the grounds
the children were old enough to care for
themselves, his wife ordered him out Of
the home.
The mandate in the case of N. Day
and G. H. Wheeler VS., the City of Salem
ct al, wherein the plaintiff was seeking
decree in Judge Galloway's court de
claring the asylum and the penitentiary
to be outside Of the city limits, was re-
turned today by Clerk of the Supreme
Court Moreland to the lower tribunal.
Judge Galloway heard the case and de-
cided in favor of the plaintiffs. The
supreme court reversed the judgment
and set aside the order. Therefore the
asylum and the penitentiary, including
several hundred feet each of the insti.
tutions are in the city limits Of Salem.
The litigation was instituted over a
controversy concerning the pavement
on Asylum avenue.
"Jimmie" O'Gary, of Tacoma, is in
town and he states he will remain here
to boost the next census. Mr.. O'Gary
is brother of Patrick O'Gary, a well.
known Salemite, and he is just as Irish,
if not little more so, than the local
man. The newly.acquired citizen says
he will make his home in this city, but
it is strongly limited that he has come
to Salem for the purpose Of assisting
Pat in locating the person who poisoned
the latter's pet tabby. "Brandy," as
the cat was named, shuffled off last
night as the result Of taking an over.
dose of some kind of poison.
Chief of Police shedeck today was
notified that two horses had been driv.
en- into the city with their hind legs
badly lacerated as the result Of inter
fering. Investigation was made, but
the animals could not be located. It is
said the team was driven from Tilla
nook and that their hind legs were
bleeding and swollen from bruises caus
ed by the shoes striking them.
While the crowd was emerging from
the ball park yesterday, some poor ex
cuse for a sport, threw an egg at the
McMinnville umpire and missing him
struck an unoffending spectator on the
side of the head, The party throwing
the egg was in a passing auto and his
identity could not be ascertained at the
time. Several friends of the victim Of
the outrageous assault were rightly W
in arms over the disgraceful affair ant
it would not have been funny for tho
guilty one had they got hold of him a
the time.
The big Robertson gasoline fire trucl
which the city recently purchased, ar
rived in the city yesterday evening
and is now standing in a box car on th
Oregon Electric siding at the intersec
tion Of Front and Center streets. TIL
car in which it was shipped is mon
ster, but the auto truck is crowded TO
room, nevertheless. The new machin
is a gasoline pumper, and it will be re
moved from the car and given a try
out this week.
Clarence, the 7.yearold son Of MI
and Mrs. Clarence Wilson, had the mis-
fortune to break his right wrist yes
terday by falling out Of cherry tree
The little boy was picking cherrie
from ladder, and, losing his fOotholt
fell several feet to the ground. MI
and Mrs. Wilson are well.known in sa
lem, and they have the sincere sympa
thy Of all.
c. II. Mattox, the man who held u
and compelled Miss Josephine schar I
pay him money for quantity of lice
killer he was peddling in Howell Pra
rie last Saturday, will face a charge q
highway robbery while armed with
deadly weapon, when he is arraigne
before Justice Webster in the morning
Miss schar states that Mattox did nc