Evening journal., 1916-01-03
Court HANDS down
Divorce DEGREES
Both Husbands and Wives
Win Suits After Being
Deserted
GRAND JURY
RETURN BILLS

The January term of the Superior
Court and Court of General Sessions
opened this morning. The grand Jury
tor the year 1916 reported for the first
time. The grand jury drawn Follows:
First Representative district-sam-
uel p. Ridgway.
Second-Carroll W. Griffith.
Third-Charles 5. Gawthrop and
John S. Mullin
Fourth-Harry NJ. Lang and Alfred
d. Peoples.
Fifth-T. Allen Hilles.
SIXTH. Scott Townsend and
Charles c. Speakman.
Seventh c. Justis and George
w Pusey.
Eighth-JOhn Niven.
Ninth-Rodman Lovett and J. H.
Hossinger.
William e. Rothwell and
andrew Bryson.
Eleventh Richard a. Whiting
ham
Twelfth-William T. Vail and J. A.
Mulligan.
Thirteenth-George V. Peverly and
John c. Allston
Fourteenth-W C. Deakyne
and W. S. Lattomus.
! ifteenth-Wilmer 9, Stats.
/ T. Allen Hilles was chosen foreman
and Richard A. Whittngham was
\ chosen secretary Of the body.
There are about 20 cases to come
before the grand jury.
The petit jury will report tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock and the jury
for the Court OF Oyer and Terminer
will report on next Monday morning.
Chief Warden Richard F. Cross. the
successor to Chief Warden Crawford
was present in court for the first
time.
Chief Justice Pennewill and Judges
T. Bayard Heisel presided I'm the Gu.
perior Court when divorce cases wers
called.
e. r. Cochran. Jr., represented An.
ME Pacio who sought a divorce from
her husband Dominick Pacio. on the
ground of desertion. The couple were
married in 1910 and separated IN
March, 1912. A decree nisi was
granted.
Through Philip L. Garrett, Laura B
u Chandler asked COR a decree against
George H. Chandler on the grounds
of Gesertion The decree was granted
Mrs. Genevieve Fox won her suit
d for a divorce from Charles Fox Oh
1 the ground of desertion. Mrs. FoS
will take her maiden name.
] ~ al {
f, decree from William Anthony on the
ground of desertion. The couple were
married in November. 1907. by Mayor
4, Wilson. Mr.. Anthony said her hus
band deserted her in June, 1912 while
{ she was in a hospital undergoing al
operation for appendicitis.
r Joseph LOrenz sought a decree from
his wife, Rosa Lorenz. The couple
were married in Washington. ID. c.
in 1905 and lived together until 1911
/ when he came TO Wilmington Loren
said he had written to his wife sever
p al times since he came to Wilmington
asking her to live here but he had re
70 ceived no answer from her. Loren
said he left his family at the timi
because he could not get along will
the children. Decision in the cas-
was reserved.
Caleb T. Burchenal representing
Benjamin F. Barrett asked for a di
vOrce from Alice L. Barrett on tn
ground of desertion. The couple wer
married in April. 1906 and she lef
him in August. 1911. Barrett said hi
wife had refused to live with him
The custody of the child, George W
Barrett was given to the father an
a decree nisi granted.
Boleslaw Grzywaczewski throug
W. w. Knowles, asked for a divorc
from his wife, Julia Grzyaczewski
Their English name is Groff. Tn
couple were married on January Is
1913 and in the following NOvembe
Groff said his wife left him.
"Why?" asked Mr. Knowles.
"She said I was not good enoug
for her." replied Croft.
He said he worked steadily and ha
i good home for his wife but she pai
no attention to his letter to come bac
ii to him. The decree was granted.
A decree was also granted in tn
/ lease of Daniels VS.. Daniels.
The following indictments were r.
burned by the grand jury this after
IS tOon:
Larceny-Frank Lewis. Thoma
Rltler James Kent, John johnson
r Harry Scott, lea Darnell.
Pointing a gun-John McFaull
ignored Clarence Perkins, larcen
r of So from John Coyle.