Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-19
DIVORCE HEARINGS
IN SUPERIOR COURT
September Term Begins With
Sixty-six Cases Listed
for Trial.

Superior Court and Court of General
Sessions opened for the September
term today with an unusually large
rumher of cases scheduled. There
are IFS cases TO be heard in Court of
General Sessions, of which 25 are con-
tinued cases, while number of APP
p>als are to be heard from Municipal
Court decisions. Seven cases are
scheduled for the Court of Oyer and
Terminer. six being for murder. There
are &c divorce cases to be heard at
this term of Superior Court,
Divorce cases were heard in SUI
perior Court. with Judge Rice pre-
siding in Court Room No. ., and
Judges Heisel and Richards in Court
Room Nvo. 1.
The first case heard in Court Room
Nc. 1, was that OF Hector Van
Muelebrock VS.. Emily Van Muele-
brock. who We're married in Ghent.
Belgium. in 1911. Harry Emmons
represented the plaintiff. A decree
nisi was granted. Adultery was the
ground alltxed.
Desertion was the ground i'm the
suit of John II. Stewart VS.. Hulda A.
Stewart. i. Frank Ball represented
the plaintiff. Decree nisi was granted.
The first case taken up before Judge
Rice was that of Anna l.. Connolly
against James j. Connolly, in which
dessrtion was alleged. Mrs. Connolly
was granted decree nisi and the
custody of her four children.
In the case of Polly Roberta
Surratt. or Newark, against Mack
tx
served by Judge Rice. The coupio
separated in 1916 in North Carolina.
the petition said.
Mrs. Emma +. Hemping was granted
decree from Harry II. Hemping on
grounds of desertion and was given
custody of her children. Tho couple
were married in 1871 and separated in
1918. Mrs. Hemping said that one
morning her husband left her to SO
to work and never returned.
\ decree nisi was granted in the
case Of Lewis Sem VS.. Mary X. Sem,
OF the grounds of deserticn.
4 decree nisi was granted in the
suit of Katherine r. Jones VS.. Herman
r. Jones, on grounds of iesertion.
A decree nisi was granted in the
suit OF Lafayette David Patrick VS.
Flets z. Patrick. on grounds OF
desertion.
A decree nisi was granted in the
two children was granted Zofia
Zuchowska in her suit against Adam
Zuchowska. on grounds of extreme
cruelty.
A decree nisi was granted in the
suit Of Andriano .Fedele VS.. Angelina
Fedele. on grounds of adu terry.
Desertion was alleged by Elsie G
Wilkinson in her petition Tor divorce
from Ernest III. Wilkinson.
In the case of Charles Waters
Negro. against Hester Waters, Judg,
Rice reserved decision to hear fur.
ther evidence.
On statutory grounds. Blanche f
Clark was granted a decree from Nor
man !. Clark.
Lulu Beck was granted deere.
from Samuel ]. Beck on grounds o
dessrtion.
Josephine A. Slattery was granteS
s divorce from William +. Slattery OF
grounds of extreme cruelty. Mrs
Slattery testified that her hushan,
often beat and burned her and ono
cut her.
Lena Cosbey, Negress. was grantes
decree from. Charles a. Cosbey ol
grounds OF desertion.
Desertion was alleged in the petition
OF Clevey r.. white for divorce from
William W. White. A decree wa
granted
Florence 5. Wickens was granite,
a decree from Howard D. wilcben
on grounds OF desertion.
In the case of Leroy P. Saxoi
against Elizabeth NJ. Saxon, "a deere
was Granted the plaintiff on ground
OF desertion.