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SEEKING DIVORCE,
MRS. SICKLES FIRM
Refuses To Be Dissuaded
Naturalization
Sought BY Francis

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have been filed in the partition pro-
ceedings of Zita O'Brien VS.. William
Shinnaberry and others.
The first is that of William Shinna-
berry, who admits he owns a mort
gage lien on premises described in
plaintiffs petition.
He says that on July 10, 1909, John
Cooper, then owner of premises, ex-
ecuted promissory note in the sum
of 500 to G. R. Shinnaberry, to Sc,
cure payment of which John Cooper
and Amanda B. Cooper delivered to
G. R. Shinnaberry a mortgage deed,
conveying the premises described in
plaintiffs petition. This mortgage
was recorded and defendant still holds
It, he claims.
Answering defendant further claims
that, after the delivery of the note
and mortgage, John Cooper and
Amanda B. Cooper conveyed to Mary
O'Brien the premises sought to be
partitioned, this new owner, with her
husband, Michael O'Brien, assuming
the payment Of the note and mort
gage. Defendant says that the sum of
$500 is still due and asks that, if
there be sale, his claim be paid first.
His attorney is j. A. Schaeffer.
John w. O'Brien has also filed an
answer and cross-petition. He ad-
mits interests of plaintiff and defend
ants in the property, but states that
these interests are subject to a mort
gage which he holds.
By way of cross-petition, he says
that on June 20, 1910, Mary O'Brien
owned the real estate described in
plaintiffs petition, and that on this
date she and Michael O'Brien deliv-
cred to John Cooper two promissory
notes aggregating in value 5000. De-
fendant claims there is still due him
S162.55.
To secure the payment iof these
notes, defendant states that on Feb.
25, 1911, mortgage deed was deliv-
cred to John Cooper by Mary and Mi
'chael o'Brien, the same being duly
recorded.
He asks that his one-eight interest
be set off, in case the property is
sold. Harry w. Rooms is his attorney.
Cruelty Charged
Married on Sept. 10 1918, Eliza
beth M. Sickles has brought an action
for divorce from Franklin d. Sickles.
They have no children.
Plaintiff states that defendant has
assaulted and struck her frequently,
compelling her to leave him by virtue
thereof. Once before she filed a pc
tition for divorce, but had it dismissed
on his promise not to mistreat her
again.
He soon resumed his former tactics,
she alleges, frequently beating and
striking her, notably on Aug. 80, 1916.
She says he has violent and ungov-
ernable temperament.
Plaintiff says she owns house and
lot in Toledo, worth $4,000, against
which there is a mortgage claim of
$2,5OO. He owns, petition states, an
interest in farm in Cuyahoga coun.
ty amounting to $1,000. She claims
joint ownership of household goods in
their home at Fredericktown.
Her husband is physician, plain.
tiff states, and earns about $500 a
month. She is licensed doctor of
mechano-theraupy and has been oc-
cupying office rooms in conjunction
with him. She says he will interfere
with her use of the rooms unless re
strained by court
She asks for divorce, an order re
straining defendant from disposing
of any of his interests, including the
sum of $l95, deposited by them in
common in a Frederlcktown bank. l.
C. Stillwell is her attorney
Jury HeIna Out