Evening journal., 1920-05-03
DESERTED WIVES
WIN DIVORCES
Superior Court Hears Many
Marital Woes on First
Day of Session
SOME CHILDREN
GO TO MOTHERS

or the nlnotN-Onc divorce suits on
the trial list Tor The May term OF SUI
perior Court foity-flve were set for
trial his morning Twenty-Five were
set 10 be heard by Judge Rice. in
Courl Room No !, and twenly-one by
Judge Heiscl in Court Room No. g.
A number OF The other cases will be
disposed OF This afternoon A large
number OF the nlneiy-one cases. how
ever were continued until the next
ierm a The request of counsel.
The nrst case heard by Judge Hell
sci today was that of Viola Saunders
NegreSs, Vs.. Hyland Saunders. Negro,
in which cruelty was allcgd d by Ed
mund :. Helllngs, attorney for the pc
/ niiiOner A decree nsi was granted
Mrs. Saund1rs stated thai shr was
married May g. 1913 Her husband
treated her we'll for the first two years
of their married lire. but after that
time be started to severely beat and
choke her al times, which caused her
TO leave him m 1916, after several
short separations.
The court permitted her 10 resume
her maiden name Of Viola Green
! n NIAAiN was - AAN|N AA"A'A N't hNH'7
against Gilbert 5. Jones on grounds OF
desertion. The defendant was repre-
sented by William II lieald.
on grounds Of desertlOn, AlNertd
Ryan was granted a decree against
William 4. Ryan She was given th'
custody OF her daughter She was rep
resented by Wilbur l.. Adams.
IL was testified by Mrs. Ryan tha
She was married in Baltimore oc
tober 2 1899, and lived with her nus
band In Washington and later IN TN
city. he left her here ON October 81
, 1915. after . previous separations.
I'M the case Of Joseph Pursle'
, against sarah r. pursley a decree wa
, granted on grounds Of desertion. ~
/ was represented by Prank l.. speak
= man. ,,,-,.t
! Decision 10 The case Of Nir,ginl
: railaferro vs William II. Taliaferrl
4 In which descrtiOn was alleged, wa
! deferred for the obtaining Of anothe
4 witness. Leonard +. Wales was attol
E ney for the plaintiff.
Mrs TalaferrO testified that sn
y was married October 2i 1891, IN thl
e ciiy They lived In New taste an
I llaifr In this city. Her husband d'
serted her about fifteen years ago
Mrs. Tallaferro's 2i-year-old son an
26-year-old daughter were Witness
Theresa NJ. st. Clair was granted
I decree against Ernest h 81. Clair O
y grounds OF dcscrtion She was repr
.snted by Horace G.. Eaaburn.
n was testified by Mrs. 81. ca
e ihat She was married January !
TX 1916 and her husband lett her Nj
ss 1. 1917. promising 10 send iof ner'
ID on grounds of deserllon, Loulsc e.
- noWns was granted a decree ire
s. peniamin n Downs Mrs Downs. vi
OF was represented by W. w. knowl
D. testified that she was married fenr
m arv iii 1905. In This city Her hu
r. hand lefl her In Philadelphia M ,
ie loher. 1912. after four previous Sc
ed ' ore witness testified that Dow
lg always had a quart OF whisky
The Following decrees OF dlyol
ne were also granlcd: Helen b. Mill
by colornd. from Clarence B Miller,
iis serlion: Albert J. Brown, from NJ
ne drcd Brown. adultery, James b. pl
ca ton from Lulu publon, deseru'
cA Florence l.. Fr'eburger, from WIN
m T. Fti burger. desertion.
Decision In The petition OF Nlio
lea nuslo from s. Augusta on groui
Ter of deseriiOn was continued penu
'al proof OF marriage.
ic- Decision In The case OF RAYMOND
lls, MAYER Vs Mae r. Mayer was defer
IT bv the court until after hearing
rid iimony 90 be given by Chief OF
al, lice Black. who was out or 10y
lge sylvester ID Townsend, Jr. is alt
nev for the plalntin.
by Mir Mayer testified that almost n
ec- lnhe time of his marriage ON Aug
ro- i2. 1918. he had trouble with his y
because he refused TO comply "
her wishes 10 return TO Fort Wol
TEX. their former home. She M
many threats on his life, he said
10 on the day he left her, 3
IN She had drawn a revolver which
took from her after a struggle.
He found The Weapon was not u
and ed and when he remarked on
my She said. No MS not loaded
lcsi time. but Il WI be the next. !
IN soi 10 put the carlridsss in
Non She had threatened TO poison
~ Mayer said. telling him that IS
,vill "a him back to Texas either dea'
fho alive"
.eao sno Mayer sad that ne was afrai,
~, % his wife and after he lefi her.
h the met her only in the onlcc OF c
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