Evening journal., 1919-03-04
DIVORCES Wife
WHO ESCAPES DEATH
Mrs. Bernard F. Fox Was
Unconscious in Gas
Filled Room
FIVE OTHER COUPLES
ARE SEPARATED

Divorce DEGREES nisl were granted In
six suits for divorce by Judges Boycc
ana Conrad in the Superior Court yes
ieriay afternoon. Judge Boyce sat in
Court Room No. and Judge Conrad in
Court Room No. ..
Bernard r. Fox obtained a decree
from Kathryn Fox on statutory
grounds The couple were married on
juno 26, 1912 and Airs. Fox LETT her
husband afler-they had moved TO this
city on August 2i, 1913.
James A. keenan,, detective Of phil
adelphi1 and Police Sergeant John W.
Jordan Of the same city. told OF Mrs
Fox being found unconscious and a
man named James Kelly, found dead IN
gas Oiled room in Philadelphia
house on January g 1917.
Mrs. Fox, who was present at ul'
hearing put In no defense. Mter the
hearing OF the evidence she was called
in by Judge Conrad for a private con
suliation. after which the Judge grant
ed q decree nisi 10 Fox. William w
knowles was counsel for the petitioner.
on the same grounds, Eva II. Pretty
man was granted q decree on her pcti-
lion for divorce from Clarence Reed
Prettyman. Robert Il. Harman was
counsel for Mrs pretlyman.
According to the testimony, Mr.. and
Mrs. Pretlyman were married N0Yem-
ber 80. 1907. and lived together until
September 70. 1917, when the defendant
IS supposed TO have left with anOiheS
girl. Ills present whecabouts are un-
known. They had two children, OF
whom Mrs. preiiyman was given GUS
tody.
Mrs. Prettyman said that she had
been visiting relatives in Harrington, !
ard when she returned home. she !
found a nOse left by her husband say
ing that he was going where lhe
HgDts are brighter neyerN 10 return
circumstances testified 70, indicated
that Prcttyman had gone on with n
glrl.
George W. Neeld was granted de-
cree from Catherine r. Neeld on statut-
ory grounds. The couple were mar
ried- in Elkion January 2G, 1916, and
separated December q, 1918, after the
plaintiff hfi heard OF his wifos inn
proper conduct. At. the time Of their
separation, Mrs. Neeld told her hus-
band that a man, whom she named,
had given her 500 and was going to
pay for getting a divorce for her. W.
w. Knowles was attorney for the pc
titioner.
lanes Salisbury obtained a divorce
Or ola A. MacEachern from Howard
MacEachern, on grounds Of dcsertion.
7he MacEachcrns were married Feb
uary 20, 1909, and parted I'm December
Of 1915. u was brought out that Mac
Eaehern did not support his wife even
during the time they lived together.
In the case Of Charlotte r. White vs..
William c. White the plaintiff stated
her husband deserted her for no cause
rs far as she knew. The testimony OF
NE plaintin was corroborated by Mrs.
lula Patton. Decree nlsi granted.
In the case Of Mary SaXton vs.. Isaac
4. W. II. Saxton, the plaintiff asked for
lecree on the ground Of dcserti0n and
,lso for custody Of child, for which I
'he asked support of 50 per week. The
plaintiff claimed her husband was quar- (
'elsome. Her foster mother. MIS-. q
ieorgiana Senns, corroborated the tcs-
iimony OF her foster daughter. Miss 4
Nina Blake testified corroborating the
testimony of the plaintiff and Mrs
Senns. Decree was granted, custody OF s
child gNcL. and 50 weekly for mainten-
ance OF child allowed. II
In Court Of General Sessions yestor-
day afternoon the Grand Jury handed ,
down the following true bills:
Charging larceny-Daniel TAYLOR.
Harry Scott Frank pelgroiio. Nelson
Parker, Isaiah Anderson, Archie VII
liams.
Charging Illegal possession Of spirit II
nous quors-Wllllam Ganncy, Joseph 1
Webster.
Charging Transporting liquor into |
dry ierritory--Wiliam Gaffney.
Charging pointing a pistol-Samuel /
Hart.
Charging breaking and entering
Robert Dawson % charges.
Charging Il ghway rob0ery-Ezekiel
Genrge and William Starkcy.
Charging violation Of the State drug
act--Anna Blakey t6 charges.)
Charging driving of an automobile
without the consent OF the owner
Walter Niblette.
Charging embezzlement by bailee-