Evening journal., 1921-01-03
COUNTY courts
GET UNDER Way
Twenty-one Divorce Cases
on List for Hearing
Today
JOHN w. LAWSON is
GRAND JURY FOREMAN

With but twenty-one divorce suits
listed for trial today out OF the
slxty-eight SUITS filed for this term Of
court. The January term OF the Su.
perior Court opened this morning.
Judge Conrad presided In Court
Room No. 4, and Judge ieisel In Ma
2 Court Room.
Former Mayor John w. Lawson
was appointed foreman OF The new
grand Jury for 1921, when the Jury
met at the opening OF the Court OF
General Sessions.
About forty indictments will be
presented 10 the jury by Attorney
General David J Reinhardt. whose
term expires with today The terms
of p. Warren Green and Frank l..
Speakman as deputies, also expire TO-
day. orney-Oeneral-elect Sylves-
ter D. Townsend, Jr.. Will assume tho
once tomorrow. lie has appointed
Aaron Finger and Clarence A. Suther-
land as his deputies.
In the nrst case heard In No. 2
Court Room. Judge Ielsol granted a
decree nisl TO Edna A. HInsOn, Ne
fress, from Albert A. HinsOn, on
grounds OF deserti0n. The plaintn,
who was represented by Martin b..
Burris. said That she was married In
1910. and that her husband left her In
1916.
Norman l.. Mousley, seeking a dl-
vOrce from Elma Mousley. on grounds
Of desertion, said hat ne enlisted In
the service In 1917, and that when he
returned home, after being discharged
on February 4. 1919 he discovered
that his wife had left his home. lie
said mat he later met her In Phila-
delphla, when she refused 10 return
10 him. The couple were married In
1900.
The plaintiffs mother said that Mrs
Mousley stayed with her after her son
! had gone 30 war, but left In March
/ OF 1918. when she reprimanded her
/ for going 10 dances. The decree was
granted. Robert q. Hartman Is coun-
| sci for Mousley.
on Statutory grounds, Charles I'd.
wards was granted decree iron
/ Edith Irene Edwards. Edwards SAID
ne was married In 1913 and that h'
LEFT his wife on April 4, 1890 wher
he said ne became convinced that sh'
was conducting herself improperly
Alexander Jameson represented I'd
wards. Mrs. Edwards mother testi
fed that she did not consider hel
daughter a ilt person 10 have the Gus
tody OF the couples children Shl
testified assto the late hours kept b,
her daughter Edwards was then alsl
granted me custody " his two chill
dren.
In the case Of Eva NJ. Mangenell
vs. Morris MangenellO, a decree mis-
was granted on grounds Of desertl0n
Tho couple were married ten year
ago, but never lived together phil
l.. Garrett represented the plaintin
Marguerite c. Gregg. OF Newark
was granted decree from ElrO,
Clifton Gregg on grounds Of extrem
cruelty. She testified that she wa
married in Elkton in 1914 and rc
counted various times on which he
!. husband. after drinking, abused hel
on one occasion threatening her wit
, a razor.
John p. Cam represented Mr.
1 Gregg.
. Bessie Johnson, OF Seaford sougl
, a decree from Eurie g.. Johnson. a
grounds OF habitual drunkenness. 81
I said that she was married In 1914 AN
, that, after the marriage, her husbar
was almost constantly intoxicated
Mrs. Johnson, VINO was rcpresontC
! by Mr.. Garrett, was granted a d
4 cree and the custody ~ her childre
4 Mrs. Louise g. Engle this mOrnin
i ]
Court testified that her husband. Ha
old II. Engle, gambled and drank b
fore he finally deserted her In i9i
/, She was given decree nisi and a
lowed 10 resume her maiden name
/, Mrs. Engle said her husband.
: | metal worker. left her after thrl
years OF married life and she has n
ceived no money from him sine
= Engle is thought 10 be living In Akro
= Ohio.
: A decree nisi was granted Pea
Kreshtool from Alexander kreshtool
!, the ground OF cruelty. She said hi
= husband. a seaman. treated her brl
p tally. Kresht0ol caused a stir J
\ springing up from his seat and obiec
= ing TO a statement OF his wife. !
y was silenced by two bailifs.
Charging her husband deserted III
. after three weeks OF married life. NJ
n nor r. Smith was granted a deer
nisi from Harold j. Smith. She sa
q, she had known Smith for six mont
y before marrying him in 1915. VIII
Il he LEFT he made no explanation, 81
= said.
y Emma Neave was granted a deer
~ nisi from Charles J. Neave on q