Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-14
DIVORCE SUITS IN
SUPERIOR COURT
Judges Harrington and Rice
Granted Fifteen DEGREES Nisi
Yesterday Afternoon.

Judge Harrington. IN tho Superior
Court. yesterday afternoon. granted a
decree nisi in the divorce suit OF Ruth
Virginia h. Salmon, aSains' John
Houston Short. Jr. Philip l.. Garrett
was attorney for tho petitioner, who
alleged extreme cruelty. The couple
We're married at Marivill, Tenn. on
February 10, 1920, when they were
Wilmington High School students and
the petitioner was 16 years old and the
defendant II. Mrs. Short testified that
her husband frequently struck her In
the face, because he did not like the
way she kept house, and her mother,
Mrs. Salmon gave corroborative testi-
mony. Short and his wife separated
on September 1, 1921.
Judge Rice granted a decree niei in
the case of William r.. Smith against
Edith r. Smith. Horace G. Eaethurn
was attorney for the petitioner, who
charged the defendant with infidelity
and alleged che married another man
last year
Judge Harrington reserved decision
in the following cases:
i Victor kutscher against Ros'
Kutscher, deeertion, Philip l.. Garrett
for the petitioner.
Annie Rutter Horner against Johr
Simpson Horner, desertion. Henry r
Isaacs for the petitioner.
Mildred f. Nichols against Paul j
Nichols. extreme cruelty. Philip j.
Garrett for the petitioner.
Judge Rice granted DEGREES nisi II
the following cases:
Osborne r. Goldsborough agains
Nellie NJ. Goldsborough, infdelity, VII
liam w. knowles for the petitioner.
James A. Crothers against Elizabeth
Jones Crothers, desertion, John Pearc'
Cam for the petitioner.
Raymond II. Stout against Alice J
Stout, desertion, J. Frank Bail for the
petitioner
NIarf NJ. Fischer against Willard l.
Fischer. extreme cruelty, James Sauls
bury for the petitioner.
George II. Meginnis against Made
Meginnie. desertion, James H. Hughes
Jr., for the petitioner.
Mile Nilone Nerone against Michae
Nerone. desertion, Charles G. Keedy fo'
the petitioner.
Mary T.. Mason against Isaac r
Mason, Negroes, extreme cruelty, j
Paul Green for the petitioner
Horace Henry against Irene W
Henry. Negroes, desertion. Clarence A
Soptherland for the petitioner.
Judge Harrington granted decree
nisi in the following cases:
Emma +. Chadwick against Whine
II. Chadwick, desertion, Philip J.. Gar
rett for the petitioner.
Marie Sterling age inst Preston Ster
ing. deeertion, Garvett for the pc
titioner.
Evelyn Warren Taylor against Har
rison Taylor desertion, Garrett for tn
petitioner.
Earl Cole against Jessie e Cole, de
sertion, Garrett for the petitioner.
John A. Smith against F'reda Il
: Smith. desertfon, Garrett for the pc
tltioner.
In the Court of General Sessions tn
grand jury presented Indictment
against the following persons: Georg
Iogue, using a child for immoral pur
poses; John Hammen, breaking an
entering the dwelling of Raymon
Rossiter, in Brandywine hundred o
October 2, 1922, with intent to commit
larceny; Henrietta Scott, receivin
stolen goods, a coat valued at So
property of Cora Hawkins; Thoma
Golden, having illegal possession {
heroin; Joseph VALID, having illegt
possession OF eight quarts of whisl1
and four quarts of alcohol.
The grand jury ignored bin chars
ing Edith McGonigle with assautin
John MSGonigle with. intent to comm
murder and a bill charging Willial
McGrann with the larceny OF 1871
from Thomas Elliott.