Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-01-10
Court House News
COMMON PLEAS COURT
Divorce Actions Filed

| township, files suit for divorce
against Opal Rowland, on the
grounds of adultery and gross neg.
lect Of duty. They were married in
1922, and have two children, Dor.
othy Rowland, IL years Of age, and
Richard, seven. Petition also states
that the conduct of the defendant
has been such that she has not
shown him consideration; that she
| does not care for his companion
ship, but prefers the company OF
| others.
] Herbert Woodward VS..
Georgia Woodward
| Alleging gross neglect of duty and
| extreme cruelty, Herbert Woodward
files suit for divorce again Georgia
Woodward. They were married
March 13, 1920, and have no chill
dren. Plaintiff states that within
about two weeks after he and de-
fendant were married, she left him
and was gone TOR period of 1 /
years; that it was not until March
tion as to her whereabouts. Plain
| tiff states that upon learning of the
| defendants location, he went to the
northern part of the state to her
place Of residence and got her to re-
! turn to him, and from that time un-
| til Nov. 21, 1884, they continued to
| live together in Morgan county.
Plaintiff states that without just
cause defendant placed him under
arrest Nov. Fl, 1884, and on the
same day she left his home and he
las not heard of her since. Plain
tiff states that he is World war
soldier and that he has been in ill
health since he was discharged
from the army, and that most of the
time he mas been confined to his
bed, due to sickness; that while con-
fined to his bed defendant would
/ beat and abuse him and call him
vile and indecent names; that dur
ing the month of November, de-
fendant struck him with a club,
which caused him great bodily in
jury. Petition further states that
defendant would not prepare his
meals, and that during the four
years residence in Morgan county,
she would leave him and be gone
for days without just cause, during
which time he would be confined to
his bed.
Ich
Andrew Pillsbury asks divorce
from Edith Pillsbury on grounds Of
gross neglect of duty and extreme
cruelty They were married at New
Lexington, in 1929, and have no
children. Petition alleges defend
ant has been wilfully absent from
plaintiff for period of three years.
Plaintiff states that defendant has
refused to live kvgth him; that
without just cause she has been un-
kind and disagreeable in conduct
toward him; that she has called
him offensive names; that on some
occasions defendant would strike
plaintiff that she frequently told
him to get a divorce, that she did
not care to live with him; that on
many occasions defendant would
leave her home at night and that
she would be out in the company of
men until three or four O'Clock in
the morning.
Divorce Hearing Monday
The divorce case of Thelma
Smith VS.. Edwin E. Smith, is set
for hearing Monday, Jan. IA, at 10
o'clock.
In the case of The Waterford
Mill Supply Co. VS.. Victor E. Nor
gan, and others, defendant files a
demand for lawful exemption in the
sum Of $500, to be paid out of the
proceeds of the sale of premises, to
be sold upon execution against him.
Defendant Victor E. Morgan says
he is married man living with his
wife, and head of family, and
has no other property, and is living
upon said property.
Application of C. B. Richardson
and Arthur Hickman, to be releas-
ed from bond of Errville Shrivers,
is granted. Defendant is ordered
to give bond in the sum of $500,
and unable to furnish same, is in
Jail.
PROBATE COURT
Woodie Chambers Gardner, the
person named in the will is appoint
ed executor of the estate of Lulu
White, deceased Bond, $4,000.
The will of Lulu White, late of
McConnelsville, is admitted to pro-
bate. BY its terms, to deceaseds S
mother, Carrie B. White, for and
during her natural life, is bequeath-
ed the income from all deceased's
estate, both personal and real, and
all such part of the principal there
of as she may deem proper or neces-
sary for her support. At Mrs.
Whites death, such property as not
disposed of by her, is bequeathed
$500 each to Lulu Whites nieces,
and nephews, Carolyn Jane Co.
bourn, Richard Henry Cobourn,
Mary Jane White, Nancy Lou White
and Henry Kennard White. The
residue of property is then to be
divided in equal shares among Lulu
Whites brothers and sisters and
their heirs. The will further di-
rects that Miss Whites undivided
interest in the retail store of H.
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