The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-07-17
WOMEN FILE MOST
SUITS FOR DIVORCE
IN PREBLE, REPORT

EATON, Ohio, July 17-Forty-four
divorce suits were filed in common
pleas court within a year, according
to the annual statistical report of the
county clerks office for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1922, prepared by
Clerk of Courts V. o. Rookstool and
filed with the secretary of state. At
the beginning of the fiscal year, July
l, 1921, there were % suits pending,
which with the A filed made total
of 81 divorce actions. Within the last
fiscal year a total of Al of the 81
suits were disposed of. leaving 26
pending at the close of the year. OF
the total of 81 suits, As were brought
by wives and % by husbands.
Absence and neglect was charged in
AZ cases, cruelty in IS, statutory of
tense in one and drunkenness in one.
Of the IL cases disposed of IS wives
and 16 husbands were given DEGREES,
and five wives and two husbands dis
missed suits they had brought Ten
wives received alimony and 16 were
awarded custory of children, while
children. Thirty-four DEGREES were
given on ground of absence and ne
glect, six cruelty and one on statu-
tory charge.
Fines Assessed
The report shows $500 in fines was
assessed and 5000 collected. Costs
taxed amounted to S1,075.07, of which
$101.56 was taxed against defendants
and of which amount 1888 was col
lected from them. The state paid
$7S4.74 of the total costs taxed. For
feited recognizances or bonds, $4,000.
For crimes and offenses, q indict-
ments, involving 2S persons, were
found within the year. Fifteen indict-
ments, involving Is persons, were
pending at the beginning of the year,
making a total of AZ indictments and
As persons Disposition was made OF
is indictments, involving % persons,
leaving "a indictments, involving 20
persons, still pending.
Fifteen Of the IS indictments dis
posed of resulted in conviction and
three were nollied. The convictions
were: Two for assault with intent to
rob. one for robbery, one for burglary
two for forgery, two for grand larceny
one for concealed weapons and six for
other offenses. One murder indict
ment is still pending.
Civil judgments rendered during the
year totaled 26 and involved $53,331.S1
Money only was involved in 81 judg
ments and the amount was $34,979.19
Average amount of each judgment was
$2,051.22.
Total Jury Fees
Jury fees within the year amounted
10 S1,273.40, of which S43794 was pait
to grand Jurors; $713.66 to petit jurors
in civil cases, and $121.80 to petit jur
ors in criminal cases,
Total of cases filed within the veal
was 273, which, with 319 pending a,
the beginning of the year, made tota
of 592. Disposition was made of 211
within the year and five were taken t
higher court, leaving 376 still pend
ing. Five cases were filed in court o
appeals and five cases were pending
Eight cases were disposed of and TIVE
were taken to a higher court.
Ten inquests were conducted by th'
coroner-seven males and two females
Two males and one female committed
suicide, Accident caused the dealt
of two males and one female; TIVE
males and one female died from un
known or natural causes. Death o
one male was due to homicide. Al
were white and native born.
Two persons were naturalization
German and one Englishman.