Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-03
|D|VORCE CASES IN
| SUPERIOR COURT
Twenty-eight Uncontested Ac-
tions Listed for Trial at
This Term.

|
The January term OF county courts
opened FOR business this morning with
eS uncoptested divorce suits listed for
trial In Superior Court.
In the case OF John s. Swan VS..
Mabel c. Swan. which has been pend
ing since last May, Edward II. Coch-
ran, attorney for the plaintiff. in
formed the Court that his client had
died The case will be retired upon the
Ming of the necessary papers.
Tho court ordered that II the costs
are not paid, the prothonotary Will be
ordered to collect them In the cases OF
James L.. Loguc VS.. Daisy G. Logue
and Helen f.. Logan VS.. Harry II
Logan. In the case OF Everett Il. Mar
tin vs.. Elizabeth f. Martin, the court
ordered that II the costs are not paid
during this term OF court. the decree
nisi already granted will be set aside
and tho petition dismissed.
Philip l., Garrett. attorney for tn,
plaintiff In the case of Elizabeth /.
Hickman VS.. Alexander Hickman, in
formed the court that he has been un.
able 10 locate his client. The couri
dismissed the case upon payment o
costs. other cases dismissed upon pay
ment OF costs were those OF Harry J
Crabe VS. Grace Crabe. Helen w. OBJ
crrender Va, Harold s. Oherrender an,
Mollie e. Titleman vs.. Isadore Title
man.
When the case OF Joseph +. Quinn
Va. Edna Quinn was brought mp II
/, regard TO the payment of costs. I
was stated that after the granting o
a decree nisi. several months ago, tn,
couple resumed living together and tn
husband has been placed under a non
support order IN Municipal Court. Fur
ther time was allowed for the paymen
OF the costs.
Joseph Stitt was granted a deere
: nisi from Mary Ann Stitt on ground
OF desertion. Tho couple were marrie
d, In London and the wife deserted he
!, husband In 1903 testimony showed.
:, on grounds OF desertion, Bertha Ma
gonska asked for a divorce from Joh
NagonslSa. Her husband left he
eleven times, she said. For the sup
: port Of herself and two children, sh
has had TO do scrubhing work. sh
said Decision was reserved for
week
Decision was reserved In tho suit {
: Joseph II. Lyons VS.. Catherine Lyon
on the ground that Mrs. Lyons for
;, mer husband was alive. after sh
. had learned OF his supposed dealt
Mrs. Lyons said her first husband ha
, deserted her for another woman an
that later she was told OF his deaf
In Texas. Subsequently she said. aftt
:, she had married Lyons. she learne
her first husband was still alive.
Desertion was the ground alleged 1
b, the suit Of Bertha l.. Miller VS. Art
!, J. Miller. Mrs. Miller also asked for II
custody of a child. The decree VIZ
granted and the petitioner was gran
:. ed tho custody of her child
=. HabitUal drunkenness was charg,
In the suit Of Mary Gray VS. Thorn,
:. Gray. who We're married. at RocSlar
= ;. In 1905. The petitioner. said she h,
'' done all kinds OF work. even to labo
ing in the harvest field. I'm order to q
her husband TO do the proper thir
toward her and TO give up drinkin
She said he failed TO provide for h,
and that finally she left him.
In the case Of Charles l.. Dear v
Rosa T.. Dear, a decree was grant,
n on the grounds OF desertion.
\ Annie c. Wilson was granted a d
y cree mist from her husband, Rol
II. Wilson. and the custody Of h.
three children. The grounds were h,
n bitual drunkenness and extren
cruelty.
on grounds OF desertion. Lille
Reed was granted decree from Joi
\. Reed.
= Martha a. Purdy was granted a d
AZ cree from Alonzo J. Purdy on groun
IN OF desertion.
n. A decree nisi was granted in the 81
s. of Bertha Rev VS.. George Rev,
IN grounds of desertion.
le Desertion was alleged in the suit
ig Harriet l.. Naylor VS. Kennard
n Naylor. in which decree nisi w
al granted.
IS Decision was reserved in, the s,
Walter c. Walker vs. Emma V. Wal
'g er. in which statutary grounds we
re alleged
is a decree nisi was granted in Il
III suit OF Irma Z. Whiternan VS.. BENT
v min F. Whiteman. on grounds OF d
's sertion and extreme cruelty.
u Extreme cruelty was alleged In q
= suit Of Louise J. De Cray vs., Ma
he De Cray. a decree nisi was grant
o. and the petitioner was granted perm
-, -. sion TO resume her maiden name.
- Statutory orrenses were alleged
Laura Mae Jones. Nesress, in h
g. petition for divorce from John '
- Jones. A decree nisi was granted.
re Frank Nentwig was granted
er decree nisi from Martha w. Nentw
bv on grounds Of desertion.