The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-08
100 JARS FRUIT
Couple, Suing for Divorce, Also
Owns 35 Glasses Jelly.
And Still, Despite These Riches,
They Try To Separate.
OH, YES-AED A BUICK CAR
Also Six Little Piggies, $50
ChickenS-But No Children.
Frank L. Robbins and Wife in
Real Row in Court.

That Frank l. Robbins. an eiectri-
clan living in Highland Park. started
more trouble in an effort to end that
which he had already taken on.
was made evident when a cross petit
ton and answer to his petition for
divorce. filed Wednesday, vas filed
this morning in the office of the
Shawnee county district court by at
torneys for his wife, Clara Robbins.
According to the petitions. the
marital relations of the Robbinses was
not Of the blissful nature described
by the poet. They have been married
only a little over two years. but &C
cording 70 Rnbbins's petition his wife
soon became abusive to both him and
his family. She often remarked. he
says that bis father and mother.
himself and other members of his
family were disreputable. She neg
Iected her household and farm duties,
he insists. and spent most of her time
in town. When these things had
gone as far as he believed they should.
divorce. but his wife was so profuse
in promises to mend her erring ways.
that he dropped the case.
He Held Hand Over Her Mouth
Since then Robbins charges that his
wife has been more abusive than ever.
On August s, he alleges, she became
violently angry, and cursed him and
his family. using vile and indecent
language, until he only stopped her by
holding his hand over her mouth. In
her cross petition. Mrs Robbins al
leges that her husband struck her on
the mouth with his fists and cut her
lip After this ~ent, Robbins says,
his wife went to certain business
house in town and made slanderous re-
marks about him and his family.
Mrs. Robbins charges her husband
with extreme cruelty. and declares
that he is a man of violent temper.
which he makes no effort to control
Often she says. and without provoca-
ton. he falls into fits of anger and
in his rage curses and abuses her and
calls her names too vile and indecent
to print.
In April. she alleges. he became
anENE without cause, and striking her
in the face with his fist. knocked her
down and while she lay on the floor.
proceeded to kic'5 her and bruised her
body, making her sick and lame. He
has repeatedly accused her with hav-
ing relations with other men, she says
Owing to these things, Mrs. Rob
bins declares that life with her hus-
band has become unbearable, and
prays the court that the divorce be
granted her instead of him She filed
. motion for temporary alimony, say
ing she had no money to defray the
expe nses of a suit, and at the final
AAE1A MS EElAAAS RC-AAAe~A-CAAN
q pro rata share of their property She
says they own 100 jars of fruit. thirty
five glasses of jelly, nine tons of al
falfa hay, one sow. six half-growr
pigs. $50 chickens, twenty-five geese
and one Buick car She also insists
that they own six lots in the west par
of town She also wants to retain tbs
property that was hers before mar
rage. col sistins Of dishes, linens anC
other household artiCl :
Robbins. in his petition. mention:
some" chickens, the household goods
six pigs and ali auto with a mortgage
of $3.50 on it. He says nothing abOu
the lots