Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-03-06
WIFE Wants MORE
MONEY FOR SUPPORT
Becomes Hysterical When
Court Orders $4 a Week
for Two Children
MORE COUPLES
ARE SEPARATED

Seeking to have the court increase
an order made in June, 1912, upon
her husband. Harry Twyford, for So
a week. or s13 month. for the sup
port of her two children. Mrs. Goldio
Twyford appeared before Judges
Boyce and Conrad in the Court OF
General Sessions this morning. At
torney General David j. Reinhardt
represented the State, and J. Frank
Ban the defendant An order was
made increasing the sum to 81 a
week OF $17 a month, and stipulating
that it should be paid through Pro-
baton Officer Stout.
Mrs. Twyford became hysterical
when the decision was announced,
crying that the 81 q week would not
keep her children. She was removed
from the court room and details
about the arrangement will " made
later.
Twyford testified that he had been
making about S22 week at the Ar
eral weeks besides a bonus.
MI. Ball. on the defendants behalf.
argued that should Twyford lose his
present position he would probably
be obliged to accept job at about
S12 a week.
Divorce cases we're then called in
Superior Court Stories Of infdelity
on the part of husbands and wives,
acts Of cruelty and desertion were
unfolded
Several points Of law were raised in
the trial of Perry L. Douglass vs..
Rebecca J. Douglass. colOred. The
llibellant charged infidelity, but the de-
PENDANT contended that the otense
had been condoned The case was dis
missed. Douglass testified that he was
an issuing clerk for the Wilmington
steel Company.
DEGREES nisi were granted in the
! following cases:-
Mary c. Brogan against John j.
Brogan. cruelty The testimony was
that the defendant was a habitual
drunkard.
Josephine Stewart against Horace
G. Stewart. desertion. The libellan'
testified that she had eight children tC
support, and had been compelled tC
take in Washing to do so.
Margherita Valocchi against Maza
reno Valocchi, desertion. The couple
lived together only two months.
Katie l. Davis against Raymond +
Davis. desertion. The couple wer
d, married in 1904 and lived together te
years.
D The grand jury returned the follow
D ing indictments:
gamy-Aiice A Sipe.
. Violating junk dealers act-Morr
{ Larceny-C Charles Clark, John !
l.. Vincy Chree biils), Earl Swan, AarG
a Gibbs. John Starkey, Mildred Lag
ton. Marion Smith.
Z Pointing pistol stephen Daroia.
/ Carrying deadly weapon - Re
Boyer
Breaking and enterng-Fran
G Coleman.
DEGREES nisi were granted in III
j following divorce cases by judge
? Bovce and Conrad. sitting yesterday
Kate May Desmond against LerC
j. Desmond on the ground OF descrtio
Thomas S. Wadsley against Beula
d, NJ Wadsley. desertion. Il was test
n fed the wife lest her husband an
! later her child. The court gave Il
father custody Of the child.
a Elsie Viola Walls against Lemu
: walls. extreme cruelty The wife WI
I allowed to retain custody Of the chill
E Harriet r. Whitson against Hem
: + Whtson. extreme cruelty.
Edith NJ. Daley against Willard
Daily, desertion.
Mary r. Morris against William
Morris, desertiOn The wife obtgin,
custody of the children.
n In the case of Charles ]. McHue
\ sometimes known as Charles J. Wal
y er. against Maud Winifred McHug
sometimes known as Maud Winifr,
s. Walker. evidence was heard for Il
,e complainant and the court grant,
e the request of Philip l.. Garrett, cou
X sci for the defendant, to permit a d
to be set for presentation of the d
1r fence
- 0fg M nm nm 1An.-.