Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-28
DIVORCE KNIFE
sewers BONDS
OF SIX COUPLES
Heavy Grist of Divorce
Cases in District Court
Saturday-One Case I'm
der Amusement.
Judge Davis Declares the
Plaintiff in One Case Mere
Child Untitled for Wife
hood or Motherhood at the
time of Marriage.

The divorce knife fell in district
court Saturday and severed the matri-
monial bonds of six unhappy couples.
Judge Davis granted the DEGREES. Two
of the cases were continued from last
Saturday.
"A mere child untitled for Wife
hood or motherhood at the time of her
marriage" was the statement made by
Judge Davis when he granted Thelma
J.. Cola divorce from Joseph Coria. an
Italian, to whom she was married jan
IA, 1916. Cruelty and failure to pro-
vide were the causes cited in the COM
plant upon which the decree was
granted. According to the court, the
testimony supporting the allegations
were meager, but he felt the decree
should be granted as the plaintiff
showed she was not fitted for wifehood
at the time of her marriage or even
now. Although not asked for in the
complaint, the plaintiffs attorney
sought to secure alimony for his client,
but was refused for the reason he had
not asked for it in his prayer for di-
vorce. The court stated the defendant
should have been required to pay ALI
mony for being such a fool as to marry
a mere child. BY the decree the plain
Tiff is restored to her former name OF
Thelma J.. Marshall.
FOR FAILURE TO PROVIDE.
Because her husband failed to pro-
vide for her and in addition had
squandered some $4,000 of the plain
tiffs personal money in gambling and
dissipation, according to testimony
submitted in her behalf Hattie c. Va>s-
derford yesterday secured a divorce
from Charles \. Vanderford The
couple We're married at Wala Walla,
Nov. q, 1908.
Upon the grounds of desertion Henry
Ellison secured a divorce from Anna
Ellison. The couple were married at
Moutnain Home in July, 1901. Deser-
ton by the defendant took place more
than year ago.
DEsERTIoN CASE.
G.. Fl. Treffry was divorced from
Mary Treffry because his wife deserted
him year ago last September and
has since lived separate and apart
from him. The couple were married in
Boise Dec. IA, 1909.
Further testimony presented in her
behalf gave Rena NJ. Crawford a di-
vorce from Earl Crawford and the Gus
tody of their minor child. The case
came up last Saturday and was con-
tinued over for further evidence.
BERNARD CASE.
After a witness had testified strong
ly in her behalf. Madge Bernard was
given divorce Saturday afternoon
from Clarence r. Bernard upon the
grounds of cruelty. The case was
heard in part last Saturday. The
couple have seven children which are
being cared for under a separate
agreement which gives the father per-
mission to visit them at reasonable
hours. The troubles of the couple
have been aired in probate court for
some time and finally found their way
into district court in which a divorce
was asked
Although she presented strong claims
why she should be free of the matri-
nonial yoke, Judge Davis took under
advsement the case of Beatrice Wat
son Hoyt versus Ferdinand A. Hoyt in
which cruelty and non support were
alleged and testified to by the plain
tiff and other witnesses The couple
were married at Fishl5ilI- on the Hud-
son in April, 1910. The defendant now
holds the position of judge of the mu-
nicipal court at Beacon, N Y, from
which he receives a salary of $1,000
per year and gets another $1,000 from
his law practice and in addition is al
legged to be worth $4,000. The plain
tiff seeks to the court give her rea-
sonable alimony, $3.50. claimed to be
due from loan of her personal funds
and custody oe their two minor chill
dren.
The demurrer of Rosale Ryals to
the divorce complaint of her husband
Steve F. Ryals. charging cruelty, was
overruled and the defendants given 10
days in which to answer. Some two
months ago, Mrs. Ryals had her hus-
band arrested upon the charge OF adul.
try and he was acquitted by Jury
after short trial Ryals then soueh-
divorce and will evidently be contest
ed
The decree in the case of Edyth Ford
versus Walter Ford was modified h,
the court yesterday reducing the
amount of alimony granted to $40 per
week.