Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1930-09-11
Court House News
COMMON PLEAS COURT
J. u. TAYLOR Seeks Divorc,

cerning his conduct to plaintiff, set
out in plaintiffs petition. Defend
ant admits having certain property
as set out by plaintiff. He admits
that he ordered certain stores in
McConnelsville to not sell and de-
liver merchandise to plaintiff, on the
credit of defendant. and AYERS that
plaintiff was at the time feeding
and lodging certain of her relatives
in the home of the parties. none of
whom defendant was under any OBJ
legation to maintain, and he denies
that such orders were given by him
to destroy plaintiffs credit; admits
plaintiff owns no real estate and
AYERS that plaintiff now has large
amount of valuable household and
kitchen furniture. rugs. etc, which
were bought by defendant and turn
ed over to plaintiff, after the separ-
alton of the parties. Defendant
claims to have provided for plain
tiff as fully as his circumstances
would permit; denies that he called
her indecent names, assaulted or
threatened to kill her; denies that
he has lost affection for her by rea-
son of any misconduct on his part,
and that she is in fear of him. He
alleges that if his affection for
plaintiff was lessened or lost, it was
because of the conduct of plaintiff;
he denies that he has used intoxi
eating liquors excessively, or has
squandered his earnings in procur-
ing same Defendant in cross pc
tition accuses plaintiff of gross neg
lect of duty and extreme cruelty.
He says that for the past eight years
plaintiff has been cold and indiffer-
ent toward him. continuously nag
ging and complaining; would take
no interest in his business; that
when he would leave on his trip in
the interest of the Malta Monument
Works she would frequently express
the wish that his automobile in
which he was travelling would run
over the bank and kill him. or that
someone would shoot him. or would
falsely accuse him of going to see
other women; would refuse to bid
him goodbye, Or to otherwise ex-
press her interest in defendants
business; would frequently refuse to
speak to him; would become en-
ragged if defendant placed his shoes,
coat or other apparel where plain
tiff claimed they were misplaced;
that she often stated to defendant
that she would like to have GER
tain relative of hers beat-out of
him; that she often called him in
decent names, and insisted upon
having in their home persons whose
presence she knew was objection
able to defendant; that soon after
defendants parents died, plaintiff
made uncomplimentary and indecent
remarks concerning his parents. De-
fendant says he always permitted
plaintiff to retain all money she re-
ceived from her niece for board;
that he gave her also a weekly al
lowance of at least Sc, paid all her
bills; that plaintiff frequently taunt-
ed him by saying that she was stay
ing with him for a meal ticket; that
on a certain occasion she threw
dishes and pans at him, and about
four months ago threw small
stool at him with great force; that
while paying rent on the house, he
went peaceably to their home for a
lawful purpose: and that while
there niece of plaintiff and her
husband Clifford Brown, were there,
and that while plaintiff and defend
ant were in conversation about per-
sonal affairs, said Brown assaulted,
struck and seriously injured defend
ant and that after he was so in
jured plaintiff refused to assist in
caring for his injuries; and defend
ant charges the fact to be that
said assault was committed against
him by Brown, in defendants own
house, with the cOnnivance of plain
tiff. Defendant states that plaintiff
was continually complaining and i'll
tempered; that he had procured for
her at great expense to himself the
services of various physicians, and
AYERS that plaintiff is not, nor has
she been, in i'll health; that plain
tiff is and has been for more than
seven years past, i'll tempered. surly,
nagging, complaining, jealous, hys-
terical and wholly unfit, tempera-
mentally, to sustain the married |
relations; that her conduct has
caused him great worry, humilia-
ton, loss of happiness, and that by |
reason thereof, on the 22nd day of
July, 1880, he ceased to live with |
plaintiff, and has since lived separ-
ate. He asks that petition of plain
tiff be dismissed: that he be de-
creed divorce from plaintiff, and
that she be barred of all dover |
rights in his real estate.
Suit for Rent
John w. Martin files suit against !!
M. w. Gray, in which he prays judg- |
ment in the sum of $160.50, alleged |
due for rent.
The application of The Norwalk |
Upholstering Co. VS.. III. J. Harmer
ct al, for receivership, was heard |
Saturday by Judge Finley, who re-
fused application for receivership, |
at cost of plaintiff. Plaintiff ex-
cepts.
In the case of The State of Ohio
VS.. Morris Simpson. for possession,
heard Friday, defendant is found |
not guilty, and is discharged.
Suit For Divorce
Orville Elliott files suit for di- |!
vorce against Agnes Elliott, a |
minor. They were married July 81,
1929, in Kentucky, and have no
children. Petition states defendant |
is guilty of gross neglect of duty; |
that while plaintiff was teaching at |
Gaysport and they were living to-
gether, defendant without cause,
left home, leaving a written notice /
that she would not return. Plain
tiff says that after their marriage
and up to time she abandoned him,
he furnished comfortable home
for plaintiff; he claims that in dis
regard of her marital duties she
failed, neglected and refused to
manage her household
duties Or nranara meals. that she