The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-30
MORTGAGEfARM
TO BUY DIVORCE
Court Authorizes Liheants To
Make Loan With Which To
Garry Through Suit
MUCH PROPERTY IS INVOLVED

An order directing litigants In di.
yorce suit TO mortgage their farm for
$500 to seure funds with which to
carry on the suit, was made by Dis
trict Judge George W. Clark this
morning. II was an unusual order, but
was suggested by the attorneys for both
the plaintiff and defendant.
The case Is that Of MAIDS q. Lau-
sten against Mary X. Lausten In which
he asks for divorce 0n the ground that
they cannot live together agreeably.
l.nusten charges that his wife has
nagged him continually since two
years after their marriage In 1879 at
Clifton, H. His petition recites
long list Of indignities, Quarrels and
chickering's and he alleges that his wife
turned their children against him as
they grew up.
In his petition Lausten tells OF his
struggles to accumulate property and
says his wife made II difficult for him
by inducing their children to despise
their father The result wns that the
sous left home before they were of
age and that the home was not n
quiet place, according to Laustens al
legations. The Laustens moved TO
l.aDette county, Kansas, In 1902. There
Mrs. Lausten brought suit for divorce
ou one occasion. but It was not car
rled through the courts.
Have Ten Children
The Laustens had ten children. and
eight Of them are living. In the hear
Ing today Of motion for temporary
alimOny, suit money and attorneys
fees Attorney Charlton VI Bnrtlesyile
asserted that all the children stood by
their mother He said not one Of them
accepted the fathers version " the do.
nestle difficulties.
Considerable property is involved IN
/ the divorce suit and II IL likely 10
he one OF interest when II finally
comes TO trial II developed today
that Mrs Lausten recently brought a
| suit In the district court al Bartles
/ Vile for separate maintenance and
was awarded Judgment for $4,000
An appeal was taken 10 the supreme
court by Lausten and the cnse is pend.
ing now. Lausten had offered tc
mortgage this land to get money with
which 10 provide his wife with suit
money, II was stated by his attorneys
hut his wife refused TO Join IN the
mortgage.
The order OF the court today makes
II possible for both OF them to get
funds to carry on the litigation. The
sum Of $1,000 each IL TO he awarded
from the loan made on the Illinois
farm and $240 will be used for court
costs
Says He Was Threatened
Lsusten alleges that to please hi,
wife he bought her home at Berriel
Springs. Mich, where she is now liy
ing with the two youngest children
One he went there aud was threaten
ed by his sons he declares, and tha
led To the declaration Of his uttOrne,
that his life Is believed 10 be In dan
ger
In an answer filed 10 the divorce
petition Mrs. Lausten denies oil III,
allegations mnde by her husband. Nh,
charges him with cruelty aud says sh,
has reason TO believe that he paid at
tentlOn TO other women.
The Lustens own two houses II
The Laustens own two houses II
disturbed until the case Is finally trlet
aud the property rights decided by th,
court Lausten has signified his Will
lngness to give his wife the home II
Berrien Springs and to make sucl
other provision for her and the minO
children as may be necessary.
Norman Barker OF Bartlesvllle AM
Ilainer, Burns and Toney appear a
attorneys for Lausten. Charlton 4 Far
rell OF Bartlesville are attorneys 10
Mrs Lausten. lausten's property |
scattered In two or three statespant
the affairs are badly tangled, both q
10 domestic difficulties and property
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