Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-11
CESSATION.

GoStation.
The Code If this state provides:
The husband may obtain a divorce
from the wife when the wife at the
time Of the marriage was pregnant
by another than the husband, Of which
he had no knowledge, unless such hus-
band had an illegitimate child or chill
dren then living. which At the time Of
the marriage was unknown to the
wife" This IS clear ground for d.
vorce, If there was no carnal knowledge
before the marriage. The Illicit rela-
tons of the husband with his wife be-
fore a marriage are not . bar to the
remedy created by statute. There 10
difficulty on this question Of evidence
on the ground Of common decency and
public policy, but when there - an ad-
mission or all impossibility. on account
OF absence AID the like are shown, then
a divorce IS granted, although the hus-
band was .aorally at fault. The basis
OF this doctrine. awarded the court. Is
as follows: Such a rule may operate
to shield she conhdinE. who, though
guilty Of neral wrong has not violated
the law. ami with the best motives IN
entering into the marital relation. In
duced by deception and fraud. Because
OF this he oHght not to be condemned
to consort With her whose dupe and
victim he ne. proven TO be during life
and to bear the burden Of supporting
her spurious offspring"
ots,sr Grounds.
In some states the legislature grants
divorce. but the constitution OF this
state provides. mo divorce shall be
granted by the General Assembly" The
six statutory grounds for divorce mar
rated abo1e are the only grounds on
which divorce can be granted; all
other grounds. whatever they may be.
II they arise subsequent to the mar
riage are net grounds for divorce In
this state. che reasons for this very
likely is. that there are certain quarrels
which often Grise for which the parties
themselves ere really to blame. The
supreme cour: Of this state. in a very
recent case, has said: III these parties
had properly appreciated their duties
and responsibilities and had shown
some consideration for each others
feelings. with some forbearance fol-
each others frailties and shortcomings
and had made an honest effort TO per-
form their marriage VOWS. their trou-
bles could nave been avoided" In an
other case the court said: Divorce can
not be made the panacea for the in
felicities Of married life. II disappoint-
rnent. suffering. and sorrow even be In
cident to the relation. 1t must be en-
dured. The arriage yoke can not be
thrown of merely because 1t rides un-
evenly"
Evidence.
The Code Ct this state provides thai
no divorce shall be granted upon the
testimony OF the plaintiff alone. Often
1t is Impossible to establish the fact IN
Issue except by the evidence OF the
complaining party. and therefore the
court OF this state has held that when
this fact is corroborated by evidence OF
other parties sustaining the circum-
stances narrated by the complaining
party then a divorce may be granted.
COMBINATION.
Conformation is defense In an action
for divorce Conformation may be de-
fined az the conditional remission or
forgiveness by one Of the married par
ties of matrimonial offense committed
BY the other which would constitute
cause for divorce. The condition Is that
~. ~. shat, NOT no repeated CondOn-