Evening journal., 1918-05-06
court Separates
UNHAPPY COUPLES
Large Number Of Divorce
Cases Heard on First
Day of May Court
WITHHOLD DEGREES
IN SOME CASES

A.
term TWO court rooms were used N 49,
The hearings Judge Rice sitting in eo1r' -,
-oom No. 1 and Judge Heisel ~ NO. Z. le
on application OF Henry .,.ian n; isaa. - o'
counsel for the plaintiff, the pelluon " ci'
Ellis B. Rttenhouse against flolgn.s .,-.l.ssd su
Pittenh ouse. for divorce, was olsln So, m
The nrst case heard by Judge Heieo' pI
- tbst ~ William Arthur Gorooh' Ar
Nsgro against his wife. Mary p. Horoou' te
rrt,e,, were married In 1895. Goruoh tes- u
.,csd nat his wife left him two yesrs al
80 A decree nisi was granted j. ftalh
psn appeared for Gordon. a. 81
IN ne grounds OF cruelty, Frank sM =
corderv sought decree from his VIE; v
posena F. Cordrey. They were tla'. "a "a Ii
december %, 1914. The pluuHH to,e Q
that he left his wife On January l. ~, 80 g
after she had kicked ana Deaeu n,a his he r
lie was no larger than he, but oilen =
haae biro without cause. Decision was
''lIs 4srrv p Joslyn was counsel for the
p's'~ prant Fitzgerald was granted
s.1a ,isi on his petition for divorce
from ELLEN NJ. Fitzgerald on stsu,o.s
a-,,,nds The couple were married IVY
,he nov Father McKenna at 81. Msls
n G. Church In 1902, ana on spaeS, ut, ~.
as az this year. Mrs. Fit1eeI an i1l 49,,
husband after he had accused heI l.nl vi ,.l,
,,rorer conduct. Mr.. Joslyn appeaI9u
for Mr. Fitzgerald. -, .,,,andpr
p.,se- Ir negro. against his VIE
Tseie Bolden. on grounds Of uesei '4on'
irhev were married in 1898 sno' lesti-
r,onv showed that Essie left nome III
1000 giving no reason for uoins so
mr. Dctitioner was Represented ps
philip L. Garrett -..s , do
Iohn X. Tompkins was gTahleu . -
rree nisi on his petition TOT olNo'es ~,
e~oI,st his wife. Emma J. Tomklns' ON
Funds of desertion. The plainliu tes
9osd that his wife left him IN lsoo -,
desnite his entresiing her TO stay VII. ,
him Mr. Tomkins was represehleu D'
w W. Knokles ,.o,neiie
On grounds Of deseruoh' 49, e, 80,
s. Jones was granted decree me- -ns~.
Frank p. Jones. lho coupie ",A Mr.
risd on September 26, 1917, anu W Va
80 len HE wife in July, 1919 Dur
i,,- tbe last year that the couple nv,
,a7oiher ZONES refused 80 WORK an
Ne ,,,ife together with her parents
.,,nnorted him. Mr.. Garrets was CUM
sci for Mrs. Jones. -. ,oh, I
decree ulsl was granieo Joui
na,,-nhsn, against his wife, bthel 1eNNL
bsm on statutory grounds y M
= eSo,,rn thai Mrs. Downham nan Nv
I'm ibis city with a man Wheh tiie A,a y,
was arrested for non-suppolt ol -
wife At the same time a cna, -, -
adultery was placed against W, ", 80.
ban Mr. and Mrs. bowman We
.r,,d In october, 1913, and the 10
,,ar isSt his wife on May 40, last yea
me ~ ,ctions became known
him. .,,ed a d
80 against Laura II. Kane, on sta'
torv grounds. The couple were ul'
ried In 1909. Charles B. Evans rep'
sented the petitioner. ,.,,-.
nm grounds OF desertion, Madeline
Uoopes was granted decree y
sqains Louis Harvey Hopes, Ut.
couple were married In Canlaeh, ~
an Ocfober Z, 1908. They were
tbeir way home from the west on ,
rnarv r 1916 when Mr.. Hopes lei'
vie al the train. at Kansas CITY,
hos moi beeu heard from since
Tysns WAS counsel for the petitione
Tbe arss suH heard before Ju
pro thai Of Rean r. Duncan aga
paul F Duncan, asking for divorce
thc Grounds OF desertion and haDl
druntenness Wilbur L. Adams,
rosentinc Mrs. Duncan, placed ner
the stand as his frst witness. ole
she and Duncan were married "a
arv % 1915. and they lived togetne
Ahls CITY at various places inoiu
her fathers home and ms moelel
AM November 90. 1915, when they
awaited. Mrs. Duncan returning 10
mother's. During this period she
he drank a great deal and did not
mar properly, and that since eepar'
ne has failed to provide g home
her or support her. She wishes z
sunne her maiden name. Jennings.
connie had no children. After
,nrroboratory evidence a decree
was granted, no defence being
mined.
The case OF Lena p. Barnett as
James Barnett, with counsel foi
petitioner the same as IN tho pre-
Ease. was next heard. Mrs. Bar
eround for seeking divorce was
treme cruelty alleged to have be-
nhcted bv her husband. prior 80
nartine early In this year. oh
eisred that on a number of ooc
he had Threatened her life, sayini
he would shoot her and that free
lv when intoxicated he would
her Mrs Barnett's mother cor
aisd her testimony regarding me
ing and threats. A decree nlsl W
dered there being no defence
The next case was tnat OF Nj
Shur against Alfred E.'Shur, Jr,
= LEGATIONS OF the petitioner Deln
Shur had deserted her Mrs. Shl
She and Shur wore married IN
Camden on January 4. He is
hanger and is now. u is said, 10
ton. ~ j. Three years ago' Mrs
said. he told her that ne COZ
longer support her and that she
4, have 10 come 20 this city and in
her son by a dormer marriage
then he has given her only an
toward her support. Wili'
Lyman. representing Mrs Shur
ed some further evidence In s
tiatlon OF the petitioners cas-
Judge Rice ordered a decree MIS-
The case 10 follow was mat o.
w. Zebley against Ethel NJ Le
the ground Of desertion. Le
member OF the First Delawar
ment, said that when he and
- Gray ~