Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-10
COURT SEWERS TIES
Of COUPLE MARRIED
TWENTY YEARS AGO
WIFE ALLEGED MATE STRUCK
HER WITH KNEE, CAUSING
LIMB TO BECOME BLACK AND
BLUE-MARSEILLES DIVORCE is
DISMISSED.


a divorce from James w. Gale in the
Circuit Court late yesterday afternoon
on charges of cruelty. Mrs. Gales
bill asking a severance of her mar
riage ties was filed a few minutes be-
fore the hearing, which was held be-
fore Judge Eldredgc at the close of
the afternoon court session.
Mrs. Gale testified that she and the
defendt mt were married June 30, 1902,
and separated Oct. Z, 1922 They are
the parents Of three sons, Wifred F.,
aged IS; George f., l6, and William
e., l6
In December of last year. the corn
plainant claimed the defendant struck
her a blow with his knee, causing her
limb to become black and blue. In
January OF this year he threw her
across the room. causing her to strike
against the door and injure herself.
She also claimed that he ordered her
to leave her home.
Mr.. Cailc did not contest the action.
The complainant was granted the Gus
toGy of their three sons. Attorney A.
II. Shay represented Mrs. Gale.
Dismisses Divorce Bill.
Mrs. Emma TonnClli of Marseilles
mother of ten children, who on Sept.
. Narted divorce proceedings against
Oh tries Tonne!li in the Circuit Court,
dismissed her case yesterday. The
couple, according to Mrs. Tonneni's
bill, were married in June, 1900 in
Italy
Ten children, ranging from 81 years
to l6 months of age, were born to the
marriage. Mrs. Tonnclli in bringing
her action brought charges of cruelty
against the defendant
Resume Taylor Divorce Hearing.
The Taylor divorce hearing was re-
sumed in the Circuit Court this morn
ing. Throughout the day yesterday
testimony was taken, the case going
to the defense in the late afternoon
The defendant, Theodore Taylor, a
Streator garage man, took the stand
and denied the charges preferred
against him by the complainant, Mrs.
Nellie G. Taylor.
His brother, George North Taylor,
was on the stand when court ad-
journed for the day. Other witnesses
who testified for the defendant alleg-
ing that he was not g habitual drunk
ard, as Mrs. Taylor claimed, We're
George Zack. George Risk ,Ir. and DR..
M. Vanderhaup, a neighbor.
The witnesses for the complainant
who gave testimony in support of Mrs.
Taylor9 charges that the defendant
was habitual drunkard were Philip
OHalaran, Mrs f. c Shea, daugh-
ter of the principals; John Theodore
Taylor, a son of the principals, who
nois; Walter Van Leon, Mrs. Jennie
Savage and Mrs. Nora Langan of Kan
kakee, who is sister of Mrs. Taylor
The complainant in her testimony
claimed that the defendant threatened
to kill her.
The couple were married twenty
five years ago, on Oct. Is, 1897. Mrs.
Taylor is represented by Attorney Rob
ert Larkin and Mr.. Taylor by Attor
ney A. H. Shay.
Wants Wedding AnnuIled.
Through his father, William Wen
Eel of Peru. as his next friend, Earl
Wenzel has started annullment pro-
ceedings in the Circuit Court to have
his marriage to Freda Ploch IWenzel
set aside. The suit was filed about
two weeks ago, but was suppressed
until today so that service could be
obtained on the defendant.
The couple were married Sept. IA,
1922, in Ottawa, according to the bill,
and both the defendant and the COM
plainant were but II years of age.
The complainant alleges he had his
seventeenth birthday on Oct. II, 1921.
He charges that the marriage was il
legally contracted because they were
both younger than the state law re-
quires persons to be when they con-
tract marriage.
Names Correspondent.
Naming Lillian Gilbert as core
spondent and charging that Edward
Decker was untrue to his marriage
vows, Mrs Lucille Decker of La Sale
started divorce proceedings in the Cir
cult Court today. The bill alleges that
Mr.. and Mrs. Decker were wed in La
Sale April IA. 1914, and are the pa
ents of three children, Edward, aged
z; Timothy, 3, and Dolorys. 2.
Mrs. Decker claims that she learned
of the defendants alleged misconduct
on Dec. 26, 1920. and that he then left
her and has continued to live apart
from her.
The bill states that the complainant