Evening journal., 1915-11-01
Divorce DEGREES
FOR MORE wives

The November term OF the Court OF
General Sessions and of Superior.
Court in and for New Castle county.
opened today with Judges Boyce and
Rice presiding. AS there we're no civil
cases tried at the September term.
the present term Of Superior Court
win be a lengthy one.
In the Court of General Sessions
there are only about thirty cases on
the docket, including the South VIII
minRton election cases in which Sam
uel l.. Burris and the election officers
at the Republican primary last May
are charged with violation Of the elec-
ton laws. The cases came before
the court without a jury.
Robert Adair. a member OF the New
Castle county bar, is under indictment
for alleged perjury. growing out OF
proceedings in the Court OF Chancery
during the hearing in the Eastburn
case.
There are a number of petty lar.
ceny cases on the docket. Charles
Duncan is held on a charge Of pick
ing pockets There are a number OF
cutting cases and Cora Kane, colored
is held pending the action of the
grand jury on a charge Of robbing a
white man.
In Superior Court there are forty
one divorce cases for trial. In the
case OF Elizabeth McCleary VS.. George
W. McCleary, Philip l.. Garrett today
asked that II be dismissed on pay
ment OF costs. This was done. The
10 cftrNN HtHArar
cases this forenoon.
d. J. Reinhardt represented Bertha
NJ. Dean, who sought n divorce from
William Dean on the grounds OF de
sertion and extreme cruelty. The al
legations were that Dean deserted his
wife in July, 1908, and that while
the couple were near the town OF
Christiana Dean attempted to smother
her The wife said her husband had
beaten her previously. causing her
serious injuries. Mrs. Dean said she
married Dean in 1902. She said she
left her husband and about three
years ago he came to her place and
threatened her life with a knife. The
decree was granted.
Extreme cruelty was the ground
OF the petition of Bessie NJ. King. who
sought a decree from her husband.
Romie King. The couple we're mar
ried on June IL, 1919. az Newark.
They lived together for nearly two
years, and one little girl is in the
custody OF the mother. Mrs. King
detailed the cruelty received by her
at the hands Of her husband and also
told OF having been deserted by him
eighteen months ago. The decree
was granted.
The next case was that OF Bessie j.
Robb VS.. James s. Robb. When the
libel was filed Robb was in the
Eastern penitentiary. and he was par
doned on August 25 last. The couple
were married at Narberth. Pa, In
| 1903. They lived together for sis
years and then he left her in May
1909. The decree was granted.
William W. Knowles represented
Mary l.. Phillips, who asked for di
lvorce from Frank NJ. Phillips. on th'
ground OF desertion. The couple wer'
married here ON October. % 1907. Th'
decree was granted. The court re
auested the ptothonotary 10 sec here
latter that all petitions for divorc'
state when parties asking for divorc'
were married by whom and where.
The next case called was that o
Helen V. Armstrong VS.. Philip T.. Arm
strong. charging desertion, Her tes
timony was that they were married
in Chester May 81. 1910 and for q
time they lived in Philadelphia, wherC
Armstrong was employed on news
paper. In 1912 he left her and sent
her a letter in which he informed his
wife that he did not desire to live
with her any longer.
The grand jury today returned the
following true bills:
Selling liquor without a license
Charles Shorter. colored.
Carrying concealed deadly weapon
Frank De Louis.
Larceny-Ida Jones.