Evening journal., 1920-03-01
DIVORCED FROM
THREE Times Wife
Another Husband Deserted
After Nation Deprives
Wife of Beer
COURT HEARS
MARITAL WOES

With 50 divorcessulis on the list for
trial today. the March term OF Superior
Court opened. a number Of the cases
were continued until later in The term
or until the next term Of court.
The cases Of Ferdinand King vs.. Ethel
IT. King, Leslie r. Lord vs. Gertrude F..
Lord, and Niolel Verna Reynolds. an in
fant by her friend, John p. R0seman
Us. Leroy W. Reynolds. were discon-
tinued.
Judge BOyce presided in Court Room
No. and Judge Conrad in Court Room
No. ?.
The flrst case heard by judge Conrad
was that Of George William Baker VS..
Anna Baker, now called Anna Bailey.
| Alexander b. Cooper. attorney for the
plaintiff informed The court that since
being married TO Baker in New Castle on
! May 30. 1916. she has married twice.
Baker stated that his wife left him
the last time in June. 1918, after leay-
I ing him In the September previous. The
next he heard from her was when she
wrote him, telling him that she had
again been married in Washington and
urging him not TO appear against her if
her second husband had her arrested on
a charge Of bigamy. as he had threat
ened to do Baker stated that he heard
or his wife's marriage. for the third
time, to Charles Bailey. at ElkiOn. She
later admitted this marriage, the plain-
TN testified.
decree nisi was granted.
on grounds OF deseriion Anna NJ
"a Ia
seph NJ. DOnahue and was given the
custody Of her two children The plain
tiif was represented by Edwin r. Coch-
ran. Jr.
The couple were married by Mayor
Howell. on December 30 1911, and Don
ahue left his wife September Is. 1915
10 was shown.
Martin Rutk0wski was granted a de- !
cree from Sianislawa RuthowsM some /
Times kiown as Siefania Buikovski on /
grounds OF deserion.
Rutkowski stated that he was mar
ried Sepiember ,. 1871 and that his /
wife left him two months later. telling {
him that when she was widow. She ,
could sch her besr ana fvhiskev and 1
now she could not get il. He was rep- !
resented By Wilbur L. Adams.
IN The case Of Willard p. Brown vs..
Ella w. Brown, a decree was granted /
on statutory grounds aud Of desertion.
Harry p Joslyn was attorney for the
petition.
Brown testified that he was married
June iS 1913 lIe said that while he
was in The army the government. after
an INVESTIGATION. refused to allow his
wife an allotment out Of his nav be-
cause Of her alleged misconduct
On grounds or deserlion and staiu-
tory grounds, John Edward Stauffer \
was granted decree from Marie z.
Siauifer. lie was represented by John
r. Lynn
Siauner testified lhat he was married
in Bet.efton July %. iaa. 10 was
brought out that when siauher fled /,
haDeas corpus proceedings to obtain the
custody Of his children sometime 1
ago Mrs Stauner left Ire city and has
not returned
Marjorie Z Watson was granted
iecree from William r. Watson on
grounds Of desertion She was repre- ,
sented by w. W. Knowles. :
Mrs. Watson stated that She was ]
married June 20, 1910, and her husband .
deserted her April 10. 1917. She said
hat her husband never supported her
but that while she worked he took her
money.
you can take the two kids and go
I've done all J intend 20 do for YOU"
Bertha NJ. Williamson in her suit
against Harry b. Williamson, for abso-
ute divorce, on the ground Of deser-
ion, made the foregoing statement be-
ore JUDGE Royce The court wanted
o know If the wife d'd leave lhe chill
lren, just because he had told her 90.
No, / remained three more weeks. He
anne in during that time TO get his
meals. He was out al night"
The couple lived al Newark, Del. The
lecree was granted
After only five weeks of married life.
ustus Gray deserted his bride Anna :
I Gray, nee Victor, according 10 the
gifes testimony. The parties were mar
led on December p. 1912, and in the !
February he disappeared and
as not been heard from since.
Mrs. Gray, who was a widow before |
er marriage 20 Gray, asked permission
, resume be. maiden name The case
ias taken under advisemcnt
Mildred r Scull, suing Waller Ralph
Gull. Of Cape May Court House. n J.,i
lr divorce, testified she and her hus-
and lived together about eight weeks
hey Were married in Cape May Court
Ouse, in 1918. She declared he was
nable 10 support her Then the wife
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