Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-05-15

WH1I0 he pIuck0Q them the VlSlIOrS
carried them to the wagon where
Mrs. Stepp placed them After
while she accused her husband of
whispering to one of the lady visitors,
jumped from the wagon and went to
the house. The next day the visitors
left
The wife objected to his being
down town on Saturday night but he
said that it was necessary as he saw
those who owed him. He keeps
horse for breeding purposes.
He also said the assessor had re-
duced the valuation $475 on the prop
erty. He thought it was worth $4,000.
George Stowe, resident of Reeds
burg for seven years and chief of po-
lice part of that time, stated that Mr..
Stepp came to his place on May 20,
1923, and that his hands and face
were scratched. The court ruled the
officer could not state what Stepp
told him as that would be hearsay
evidence.
! On Thanksgiving, 1923, Mrs. Stepp
came to the officer but he could see
no bruises or scratches on her.
The officer said Mrs. Stepp remark
ed, "I'H go back and if he lays his
hands on me I'll shoot him" The Off
Ger saw no revolver.
Moonshine in the Barn (?)
Nathan Owens, when called the
second time, said that he visited the
home of his daughter on one occa-
lsion, the son-in-law produced bottle
in the barn, took drink, and gave
Mr. Owens the last swallow. The
witness said he had never tasted
moon" before nor since, yet he
thought sure it was the genuine stuff.
The last time Mrs. Stepp was on
the stand she said there never was a
lperiod when she refused eight days
to prepare the meals for her husband,
never swore at him, and never fol
lowed him to the barn with revolver.
The Decision
When it came to the decision
Judge Crosby said that he was pre-
lpared to grant the decree and would
not delay to obtain the value of an
estate left by the defendants deceas-
ed father, James Stepp, in Fayette
county, Iowa The estate coming to
the son will be about $4,000. The
complaint of the plaintiff was denied
but on the other hand a divorce was
granted Mr.. Stepp. He said they were
evidently hasty in temper. The court
placed the value on the farm at 49,
600 and the personal property at ST.
1900 making $4,000 in all. He ordered
Mr.. Stepp to pay Mrs. Stepp the sum
of $500 within six months, her at
tOrney 500 and the other costs in
1.-The case, this including the witness
es. Mrs. Stepp keeps the property
she took away. Neither can marry in
any state within one year
Divorces Granted
A divorce was granted by Judge
Crosby in the case Of Maud Huffman
against Jacob Huffman. She resides
with the two children on Ash street.
just south of the Tobler property,
and he is in Minnesota. Desertion is
given as the cause for the action. He
has been paying $50 month for
some time, this will be continued. The
only witness besides Mrs. Huffman
was Mrs. Myrtle Holmes.
A divorce has been granted to Mil
dred Dalling from Vern DalIing both
of Baraboo. They were married on
March %, 1923. There is some per-
sonal property which has been divid-
ed There are no children and no
alimony was granted. Cruel and in
human treatment is given as the
cause of the action. Besides Mrs
Dalling the only witness was Mrs
Lila Meyer.
Legal Tangle
A divorce was granted in the case
Of Ruth Case Moore, 26, of Madison
Eversus Henry Moore. Both are one
time residents of Lone Rock Mrs
Moores suit was uncontested and the
decree was granted on the grounds
of desertion and n-support, the
couple not having lived together
since July, 1922 There are no chill
dren, two having died in previous
years. and no alimony was stipulated.
The location of the husband is in
definite
The case is one of many legal tan
giles. Mrs. Moore was married in
1917 to a soldier named Case, then
stationed at Camp Grant. The mar
riage took place in June and, accord
ing to testimony in the present case,
he disappeared the following month,
: July Some months 'afterward the
body Of a soldier was found in the La
Crosse river. decomposed beyond
recognition, but possibly that of
Case.
While Mrs Case was under the i'm
preston that her husband was dead