1905 Divorces in The Oklahoman - Oklahoma County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Emily Jordan 04 Jun 2006 Return to Oklahoma County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/oklahoma/oklahoma.html ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== (01/03/1905) Mrs. Anna Silvers has instituted a suit for divorce from her husband, Tom Silvers, in the district court. Some Divorce Suits. Miles R. Grimm vs. Una Grimm, and John Ricord vs. Alice M. Ricord, are the titles of two divorce suits filed on the district court. (01/04/1905) Notice by Publication. Territory of Oklahoma, Oklahoma county, as, in the District Court of Said Territory, Within and for Said County, in the Third Judicial District. Susie C. Peters, plaintiff, vs. James Peters, defendant. Whereas, the said plaintiff has filed her petition in said court, setting forth reasons defendant, and has filed her affidavit showing that she cannot with due diligence make service of summons upon said defendant because he resides out of said territory and is a non-resident thereof. Notice is therefore hereby given to the said defendant, James Peters, that he has been sued in said court by the said Susie C. Peters, and that he must answer the petition of said plaintiff filed in said cause on or before the 25th day of January, 1903, or her petition filed in said cause will be taken as true and judgment rendered thereon accordingly forever divorcing the said plaintiff from the said defendant. Witness the hand of the clerk and seal of said court this 13th day of December, 1904. (Seal.) B.D. SHEAR, Clerk, By WILL H. CLARK, Deputy. H.H. HOWARD, Attorney for Plaintiff (01/05/1905) These Want Divorcement. Three divorce suits were filed in the district court yesterday. Mrs. Laura Smith asks divorce from James Smith, alleging neglect and non- support. Lena Mann asks legal separation from her man, Jerry Mann, alleging that he made a murderous assault upon her and dove her away from home. W.H. Dutton asks divorce from his wife, Mary E. Dutton, alleging desertion. They were married in Allegheny, Pa., in 1883?. (01/17/1905) In the district court yesterday Mary T. Bailey filed a suit praying divorce from her husband, Anderson Bailey, alleging extreme cruelty and asserting that on one occasion he locked her out of their house and threatened to shoot her. They were married at Paoli, I.T., on May 1, 1895, and have one child. (01/18/1905) AN 8-PAGE STORY VOLUMINOUS DIVORCE APPLICATION OF MRS. HAZEL MOULTON. Grew Cold and Tightened Up the Purse Strings and Wretchedness Enveloped a West Side Home. In the District court yesterday Mrs. Hazel Moulton filed a suit for divorce from her husband, Colfax Moulton, alleging cruelty, neglect and divers other grievances. The petition consists of eight typewritten pages and if prolixity is advantageous in court a divorce will be readily forthcoming, even though the allegations may be meager and flimsy. They were married in Oklahoma City on March 18, 1900. They reside at 1243 West First street. Mrs. Moulton says her husband is engaged in a business from which he realizes from $2,500 to $3,000 per annum, has an income from real estate in Iowa amounting to about $500 a year and his residence property valued at about $2,000, also about forty acres of land in Oklahoma county. The plaintiff asks for a divorce and a distribution of the property and the coin. Her attorneys are Messrs. Fulton & Paul. Mrs. Moulton alleges that some moons ago she noticed a coldness developing in her husband's relations toward herself, and finally this change resulted in cruel treatment, come cuss words and then a scrimmage or two. Then she went to visit friends at Neosho, Mo., and from there to the World's Fair and to her many appeals for money to buy clothing and pay expenses hubby turned a deaf ear, but the unkindest cut of all came when she visited some of the stores in Oklahoma City and found that because of instructions received by them from Mr. Moulton she could not purchase any goods. Then came the application for a divorce. (01/21/1905) Wife Deserted Him. In the district court yesterday W.N. Enos filed a suit praying divorce from his wife, Birdie Enos. He alleges that they were married on April 1, 1891, in Saline county, Mo., and that Birdie left him in 1896, and has not yet returned. (01/21/1905) In the district court yesterday Minnie Peck filed a suit praying a divorce from her husband, John Peck. They were married at Little Rock, Ark., on December 18, 1895. Plaintiff alleges that about a year ago John deserted her, taking with him all her money, about $300. (01/24/1905) The Ehret Divorce Case. Mrs. Annie Ehret yesterday filed a suit in the district court against her husband, Conrad Ehret, a well known foundryman in this city, praying for divorce, custody of their minor children and her equitable proportion of the property. She recites that Ehret is worth about $25,000. Mrs. Ehret alleges extreme cruelty on several occasions, relating that on one occasion recently Ehret ordered her to leave their home and, because she did not do so immediately, chased her, with a butcherknife in hand, declaring that he would cut her head off. Mrs. Ehret got out and desires now to remain away permanently. (01/25/1905) STRONG CHARGES MRS. BARTLEY ARRAIGNS HER ATTORNEY IN A RECENT DIVORCE SUIT. WAS NEGLECT OR BAD FAITH She Asks Retrial of Divorce Case and Makes Allegations That Are of a Somewhat Startling Nature. Mrs. Dora Bartley yesterday filed a suit in the district court in which Gilbert B. Bartley is made defendant. In her petition Mrs. Bartley asks that a divorce granted to Gilbert Bartley last summer be set aside, stating that her attorney at that time, J.J. Mitchell, either acted in collusion with Mr. Bartley or willfully refused to do his duty as her attorney and oppose the granting of divorce to Hartley, and that she was prevented from having a fair trial. At that time she was in Washington, D.C. Mrs. Bartley tells a sorrowful story of her unhappy experiences. She alleges that they were living at Joliet, Ill., when Bartley told her he desired her to leave him and get a divorce, or he would do so. When she declined he tried to hire her to do as he requested and when all this failed he left her and came to Oklahoma. He wrote to her but never asked her to come to him, saying the country was wild and new and not fit for her to be in. He kept writing and urging her to get a divorce, using all his persuasive powers, promising protection and large alimony to her. He finally told her he was going to marry a rich woman, one who could and would set him up in business, and would then provided for her, the plaintiff, if she would get a divorce. Upon leaving her he gave her $15 and gave notice to the merchants in Joliet that he was going away and would not pay her bills. Mrs. Bartley relates that she was afflicted with rheumatism at times so bad that she had to be helped out of bed, and in her hearing Bartley would say she was dying by inches and he would be glad when she was dead. Judge J. L. Brown is Mrs. Bartley's attorney in this interesting and somewhat sensational suit. (01/26/1905) Ardis Gilham yesterday filed a suit for divorce from his wife, Mrs. Allie Gilham, alleging desertion, which accurred in April, 1903. They were married at Los Angeles, Cal., in 1892. (01/28/1905) Criminal Case Dismissed. Mrs. Con Ehret has dismissed her suit against her husband on the criminal charge of making a deadly assault upon her, having secured assurance from Ehret that he will not resist her application in the courts for a divorce, and it is also reported that he has agreed to an equitable division of the property. (02/01/1905) In the district court yesterday Mrs. Anna Knepper filed suit asking divorce from her husband, George Knepper, alleging abandonment. They were married at Port Washington, Wis., on June 8, 1898. (02/02/1905) She Wants to Know. Mrs. Jane Chambers of 240 N. St. Francis street, Wichita, Kan., has written to the court officials here as follows: "I wish to know if Sam Chambers got a divorce from Jane Chambers in your court. I heard he had and I want to be sure of it, as I want to get married again; and do I have to sue for a divorce? As he was not divorced from his first wife when he married me. We were married five years the third day of last December and have been parted four years the third day of this month, January." No record for Sam's divorce could be found. (02/03/1905) Brown Divorce Case. In the district course yesterday Mrs. Annie Brown filed a suit for divorce from her husband, James Brown. The petition asserts that they were married at St. Louis, Mo., on Nov. 28, 1894, and have lived together at intervals since that; that Brown failed to contribute to her support, that he frequently became drunk and remained so for days, and sometimes became abusive and threatening; that the plaintiff feared for her safety and finally urged him to leave her, which he did on Dec. 20, 1904, and that seven days later by illegal means secured possession of furniture to the value of $700 belonging to her, sold same and converted the money thus derived to his own use without her knowledge or consent. Mrs. Brown conducts "The Vendome" at 229 ½ W. California avenue. (02/03/1905) JENNIE LEUKINS LOOKS FOR DIVORCE ALLEGES THAT HER HUSBAND IS CRUEL AND HAS SQUANDERED HER EARNINGS. Mrs. Jennie M. Leukins yesterday filed a suit in the district court in which she prays divorce from J. Clinton Leukins, her husband. She recites in the petition that they were married at Conway Springs, Kan., on November 25, 1889, since which time they have alternatively lived together as man and wife until September 24, 1904, when Leukins, "by illegal means," forced plaintiff to sign a contract relinquishing her right and claim to the property she had purchased with savings from money earned by manual labor, so that a disposition of same could be made at the pleasure of defendant and appropriating the receipts of such sale to his own use. She further alleges that he has always refused to in any way contribute toward her support; that by threats he gained possession of her earnings, which "were recklessly spent and squandered by defendant for his own pleasures, gratification and lust; that at such times she was left in the most destitute circumstances." Mrs. Leukins also alleges that her husband was guilty of divers and sundry acts of extreme cruelty towards her, asserting that he frequently struck her in the face with his fist and "many times used a club with which to beat her;" that frequently he drew from his person a loaded gun, threatening her life and the lives of those with whom she was associated. She particularizes one occasion, December 10, 1904, when he came to her home and, she alleges, so abused and threatened her that, fearing her life was in danger, she was forced to flee from home. Mrs. Leukins asks for a decree of divorce, custody of her minor child, Freda, alimony and guardianship for their minor children. Mr. Leukins is a manufacturer of crimp slippers and Mrs. Leukins is a dressmaker. (02/10/1905) In the district court yesterday Alice Rutter filed a suit praying divorce from Geo. B. Rutter, alleging abandonment. They were married in Oklahoma City on April 11, 1902. (02/11/1905) Zegafuse Wants a Divvy. Considerable interest attaches to the divorce suit of Emanuel vs. Sarah Zegafuse of Arcadia. The suit has been filed after the parties have been separated for sixteen years. Mrs. Zegafuse owns a couple of fine farms near Arcadia, while it is said that Zegafuse is hauling wood into town for about $1.25 a day. He asks for alimony and a deed to one of the farms now in his wife's possession. (02/14/1905) Mrs. Lily Benner yesterday filed a suit in the district court praying divorce from J.W. Benner. They were married in Cheyenne county, Colorado, on Dec. 25, 1887. Abandonment is alleged as occurring on Sept. 1, 1904. (02/16/1905) And He Wants Divorce. In the district court Beverly J. Bayne yesterday applied for a divorce from Dollie M. Bayne. They were married at Stillwater, Okla., on June 18, 1898. Plaintiff alleges that his wife at Bristow, I.T., on June 1, 1900; committed adultery with C.N. Bayne and that she is now living with the latter at Tulsa, I.T., where they are passing as man and wife. (02/28/1905) In the district court yesterday Mrs. Jennie Davis filed suit for divorce from her husband Joseph Davis. They were married at Nebraska City on July 7, 1895. Plaintiff alleges he was, when she quit him in 1900, and habitual drunkard and that she had to leave home because he abused her and has been compelled to support herself by working as a servant. (03/02/1905) Mrs. Jennie Davis has filed a suit in the district court against her husband, Joseph Davis. (03/03/1905) Grant Divorce Case. Attorney J.L. Francis has gone to Mountain City, Tenn., to take depositions of evidence in the J.W. Grant divorce case. Mrs. Grant has filed a cross bill and asks $10,000 alimony. (03/08/1905) Non-Support Alleged. Mrs. Maggie A. Winton yesterday filed a suit in district court praying divorce from her husband, C.H. Winton, alleging gross neglect and non- support. They were married March 23, 1903. Mrs. Winton alleges her husband told her she had to make her own support; that he would not contribute anything whatever for the same. Alleges Adultry. John L. Dapp yesterday filed a suit in the district court asking a divorce from his wife, Blanche E. Dapp, alleging that she was guilty of adultery with one Stine Thompson and abandoned plaintiff. They were married on Jan. 7, 1903, at Philadelphia, Pa. (03/10/1905) JAKE BARNES WANTS PRINCE T ANNIMAL TAKEN FROM MRS. BINKLEY BY SHERIFF IN RE-PLEVIN ACTION. Another development in the Binkley divorce case occurred yesterday. Mrs. Clara Binkley, in her suit for divorce against her husband, John W. Binkley, a Frisco railway engineer, set forth that Binkley was the owner of the pacing house, Prince T. Wonder, and she kept the horse in her possession. Wednesday Jake Barnes, a local gambler, appeared in court, by his attorneys, Putnam, Mabry & Jones, setting forth that he had a special interest in and was entitled to the possession of the racing horse, Prince T. Wonder, reciting that on February 20 – the day previous to the filling of Mrs. Binkley's divorce petition—Binkley made to him a chattel mortgage as security for the payment of a certain promissory note for $500. The mortgage is for Binkley's half interest in the race horse, it being claimed that the other half interest in the animal is owned by John Roche of Buffalo, N.Y. The petition in the replevin action recites that Binckley is absent from the city and cannot be found, and cites a provision of the mortgage that , in case he felt unsafe, Barnes was entitled to immediate possession of the horse. Pending a hearing in court the race horses now in possession of the sheriff. (03/10/1905) In the district court yesterday W.R. Brewer filed a suit praying divorce from his wife, Ozella Brewer, alleging that "she has never at any time contributed any of her earnings to the maintenance of the home." They were married at Gainesville, Tex., October 14, 1899. Mrs. Grace Counts yesterday filed a divorce suit against her husband, J.V. Counts, alleging gross cruelty. They were married at Kingfisher, Okla., in March, 1901. [this article was not scanned and thus the image cannot be enlarged enough to read it.] $16,000. The obsequies will occur at the African M.E. church at 1 o'clock tomorrow afternoon under Masonic auspices. (03/16/1905) TOMORROW IS DIVORCE DAY. One Divorce Was Granted Yesterday—Judge Burwell Will Instruct the Grand Jury This Morning. The following divorce cases are set for hearing tomorrow: 4575—Lucy vs. Ed Bagley; 4718—Sarah E. vs. J.H. Knox; 4753—Annie vs. J.F. Westenberg; 4843—Maude A. vs. Chas. J. Dischamps; 4907—Mattie vs. E.J. Wallace; 4909—George vs. C.L. Heningen. 4253—Etta vs. John T. Stephens; divorce; hearing tomorrow. 4969—W.N. Enos granted a divorce from Birdie Enos. (03/16/1905) Mrs. Crotty Asks Divorce. Mrs. Ethel Crotty yesterday filed a suit for divorce from her husband, J.W. Crotty. The petition sets forth that they were married here on September 24, 1902, and that "at that time defendant went by the name of J.W. Huffman." Mrs. Crotty alleges in her petition that her husband refused to contribute to her support and refused to pay her debts for her necessaries, and permitted her personal effects to be seized and held for house rent for herself and the defendant. Plaintiff prays for divorce and restoration of her maiden name, Ethel Wilson. (03/18/1905) THE PETIT JURY Divorce Cases Are Continued—Mrs. Grant Gets Lien on Property of Her Recent Husband. In the district court yesterday the venire for petit jury service was summoned before the court and certain persons excused from service, after which the entire body was excused with order to report for duty Tuesday morning. 4753—Annie vs. J.F. Wessenberg; suit for divorce; dismissed by plaintiff. The following cases were continued to March 27: 4843—Maude A. vs. Chas. J. Deschamps; divorce. 4937—Laura vs. James Smith; divorce. 4922—Anna vs. Tom Silvers. Continued to March 20 were the following cases: 4938—Lena vs. Jerry Mann; divorce. 4864—J.W. Grant vs. Emma Grant; divorce; judgment in favor of Mrs. Grant made a lien upon plaintiff's property. (03/19/1905) District Court. Mattie Wallace was granted a divorce from T.J. Wallace. Annie L. Brown was granted a divorce from J.H. Brown. The former resides on the northeast corner of California avenue and Harvey street. (03/19/1905) In the district court yesterday Ella F. Jackson filed a suit praying divorce from her husband, William E. Jackson. (03/21/1905) James Johnson yesterday applied for a divorce from his wife, Lillie Johnson. Fannie Myrtle Valmer yesterday applied in the district court for a divorce from Joseph Valmer. (03/25/1905) NEWS OF COURTS Cases which will be called today in the district court are as follows: Laura Smith vs. James Smith, suit for divorce. (03/29/1905) THREE DIVORCE SUITS FILED YESTERDAY ABANDONMENT IS ALLEGED IN ALL OF THE CASES—THINK MARRIAGE A FAILURE. Three divorce suits were filed in the district court yesterday. J.M. Williams asks divorce from his wife, Minerva, on the grounds of abandonment. The petition recites that they were married in Union county, Illinois, April 21, 1871 and lived together as husband and wife until April 1, 1903. Mary Hunsaker files a suit for divorce from Mort Hunsaker on account of alleged gross neglect and abandonment, which occurred two years ago. She also asks restoration of her maiden name, Mary Abernathy. They were married at Cobden, Ill., January 10, 1892. Nellie W. McGee prays divorce from John W. McGee, alleging abandonment, also asking restoration of her maiden name, Nellie Whitfield. They were married on October 15, 1902, at Waxahachie, Ellis county, Texas, and lived together until February, 1903. (04/04/1905) UP TO THE JURY 4920—Miles R. Grimm vs. Una E. Grimm; divorce; plaintiff cited for contempt for failure to comply with order for alimony. 4985—Ardis Gilham vs. Allie Gilham; divorce; decree granted. (04/06/1905) CASES DISMISSED. Mrs. Maggie A. Winton was granted a divorce from C.H. Winton and restored to her maiden names, Maggie A. McElRoy. (04/08/1905) Christian Hubele yesterday filed a suit in the district court praying a divorce from his wife, Alice Hubele. (04/11/1905) Flora Danruther has applied to the district court for a divorce from J.C. Danruther, alleging cruel treatment. (04/15/1905) HUSBAND LIVING MRS. CRISP FINDS HER FIRST HUSBAND ALIVE AFTER SHE REMARRIED. PROMPTLY SECURES DIVORCE And Now Her Other Husband Has Secured a Divorce From Her—Other News of the Courts. In the district court yesterday Wm. L. Thompson was granted a divorce from his wife, Nettie Thompson. This divorce case is somewhat interesting. Six years ago when Nettie Crisp married Thompson she believed herself a widow. Two years ago Crisp made his appearance on earth again. The woman then secured a divorce from Crisp. Thompson has added another chapter to the story by securing a divorce. On his cross petition J. Clinton Leukins has been granted a divorce from Jennie M. Leukins and the custody of their children. (04/16/1905) In the Luckens divorce case the children were given into the custody of their mother. (04/18/1905) DIVORCE SUITS FILED IN COURT TWO COUPLES FIND THAT MARRIED LIFE IS NOT BLISS UNALLOYED. In the district court yesterday James Lawrence filed a suit praying divorce from his wife, Florence Lawrence, alleging extreme cruelty, gross neglect and that on one occasion she said, "Jim, I would not be caught in company with you." They were married in Platt county, Missouri, in December, 1874. Their trouble commenced about January 1, 1904. Mr. Lawrence asks custody of their minor child, Joseph. Delia Donovan asks divorce from her husband, Daniel B. Donovan, alleging extreme cruelty, abuse and drunkenness. They were married at Enid, Okla., on Sept. 24, 1901. (04/19/1905) Mrs. Penn Asks Divorce. Luther J. Penn, who was arrested by the police when, it is alleged, he was attempting to elope with a young unmarried woman, was released because his wife failed to appear against him. The sequence of the case occurred yesterday when a divorce case was filed in the district court by Mrs. Mamie Penn. (04/19/1905) In the district court yesterday Mrs. Florida A. Bolt filed a suit praying divorce from her husband, Harry H. Bolt. (04/23/1905) Two Were Freed. Judge Beauchamp granted two divorce decrees in the district court yesterday, one to Beverly J. Bayne and the other to Mary Hester Fuller. A Divorce Suit. Laura Leola Smith yesterday filed an application in the district court praying divorce from her husband, James Smith, alleging non support. They were married here in May, 1902. Smith, she alleges, is a carpenter. (04/26/1905) Steinhoff Divorce Case. In the district court Jos. C. Steinhoff has applied for a divorce from his wife, Hermina Steinhoff. Mr. Steinhoff was formerly manager of The Senate. The court clerk would not exhibit the petition in this case to the reporter. (04/27/1905) Secured a Divorce. In the district court yesterday Laura Leota Smith was granted a divorce from James Smith. The defendant did not appear in court. Maggie I. Oliver yesterday filed a suit in the district court praying divorce from Louis Oliver, alleging abuse and abandonment. They were married in this city May 3, 1891. (04/28/1905) Brace of Divorce Suits. Two divorce applications were filed with the clerk of the district court yesterday, as follows: Mrs. Ora A. Rogers vs. Bruce Rogers, Mrs. Alice Anderson vs. John Anderson. (05/02/1905) Two Divorce Decrees Were Granted Yesterday Other Proceedings. Mrs. Lizzie Layton was granted a decree of divorce from James Layton. Mrs. Lena Mann was granted a divorce from Jerry Mann. In the district court yesterday, Faghte? Mackey filed a suit for divorce from J.W. Mackey. (05/05/1905) Mary E. Summer yesterday filed a suit in the district court praying divorce from her husband, Michael E. Summer. (05/05/1905) Other Court Proceedings. The divorce case of Binkley vs. Binkley was dismissed. 4843—Maude A. Deschamps vs. Chas. J. Deschamps; divorce suit; continued for term. Other suits dismissed were as follows: Laura Smith vs. James Smith, divorce: (05/10/1905) WANTS ALIMONY. Crescent City Woman Will Be Satisfied Without Divorce. Guthrie, Okla., May 9—An interesting case is in progress here today before a referee in the district court room wherein Mrs. Elmira Cox is suing her husband Elihu Cox, ex-county commissioner, for alimony. She does not ask for a divorce, her religious belief not allowing her to take such action, but she wants the court to force her husband to support her. She names Mrs. Amanda Wellsford as the woman in the case. All parties live near Crescent City. Mrs. Cox claims that her husband associated frequently with the other woman and prevailed upon his wife, continually, to do likewise. His wife protested, however, and quarrels followed between husband and wife. It was finally brought to a climax by Cox informing his wife that he was going to teach Mrs. Wellsford the bible. His wife answered that the other woman had a bible and could certainly read, but Cox insisted that Mrs. Wellsford wanted him to interpret the holy book for her. Mrs. Cox upbraided her husband unmercifully and tried to shame him, so she says, but he only became the angrier. Something was said about a warmer climate, and Cox informed his wife that he "would furnish the fuel and she could raise the hell." The court is playing to a good sized crowd. Attorney Harry Huston is attending to the case for Mrs. Cox, and Devereaux and Hildreth for the alleged erring husband. (05/11/1905) Two Divorce Suits. Milton Tudor vs. E. Tudor and May M. Burchard vs. Charles S. Burchard are the titles of two divorce suits filed in the district court yesterday. In the district court yesterday, Mrs. Blanche Taylor applied for a divorce from her husband, H. Taylor, alleging extreme cruelty. They were married in 1896, and have three children. (05/16/1905) Two Divorce Cases Filed. Two suits for divorce were filed in the district court yesterday. Robert McKim is the plaintiff in the case against Barthama Caroline McKim, charges failure to perform the duties of a wife and among them, neglecting to prepare his meals. Hannah E. Shelton prays to be divorced from her husband, John N. Shelton and also asks the custody of their three year old son. They were married in Edmond four years ago. The plaintiff charges cruelty, vulgar language and in one instance threatening to kill her. (05/16/1905) ALLEGED FORGERY OF DIVORCE DECREE A PROMINENT ATTORNEY OF SOUTH MCALESTER IS ARRESTED, BUT DENIES HIS GUILT. South McAlester, I.T., May 15.—T.D. Taylor, a well known lawyer of this city, was arrested on a bench warrant, charged with forgery. The grand jury, in session, returned two indictments of that character. It is alleged that Taylor forged the name of District Clerk E.J. Fannin to a supposed order of the court granting a divorce to a client of the defendant. It is claimed that the forgery was detected through the concern of the Texas state board of pardons in an application for the pardon of E.E. Whittington, in the state penitentiary at Rusk, Tex., serving a term for bigamy. Whittington thrice married. Declaring that his first wife was dead, he married wife No. 2, who later discovered the first marriage and caused her husband's arrest for bigamy. Pending his trial, he separated from wife No. 2 and married again. When he was finally sent to the penitentiary, his third wife sought a pardon for her husband through Attorney Taylor. In applying for a pardon it was declared that Whittington had been a victim of circumstances and that he had been divorced from wife No. 1 before he contracted the second marriage. The pardon board asked for proof of this court decree and Taylor is alleged to have drawn up a bogus order of court granting Whittington a complete divorce on the grounds of desertion. To this decree was affixed some sort of a seal, but it was so dimly formed that the pardon board returned the document to District Clerk Fannin requesting him to make a new imprint. It was there that the forgery was discovered. Taylor gave bond and was released. He denies his guilt. (05/21/1905) Mrs. Farrar Wants Divorce. In the district court yesterday Mrs. Minnie Farrar filed a suit praying divorcement from her husband, Alvin H. Farrar, alleging cruelty and non- support. She also asks restoration of her maiden name, Minnie Ballinger. They were married at Wewoka, I.T., on July 16, 1904. (05/21/1905) Twenty-Eight Divorces. Shawnee, Okla., May 20.—Twenty-eight divorces were granted to that number of Pottawatomie county couples this week by District Judge Burwell. In one day the judge granted twenty divorces, mostly in default cases. The others were contested as alimony or children in each case caused a controversy. (05/23/1905) Sympathy with the man. Wm. T. Wallace, at the instance of his wife, was yesterday subjected to an inquiry as to his sanity and was discharged. Mrs. Wallace would not shake hands with him and the sympathy of the spectators was with the man in the case. The court ordered that he be allowed to see his children whenever he so desired. Wallace told his wife he cherished no malice toward her but would not live with her, and according to his story, his reasons are just and sufficient. He gave Mrs. Wallace all his property and will hereafter reside and work in the city. Mrs. Wallace resides on a farm ten miles southeast of the city. (05/26/1905) Sadie Sues for Divorce. Mrs. Sadie E. Moore yesterday filed a suit in the district court praying divorcement from her husband, Lloyd E. Moore, alleging non-support. They were married in this city on August 14, 1902. (05/28/1905) Suit for Divorce. Claud V. Evans yesterday filed a petition in the district court praying divorce from Mrs. Dicie T. Evans, his wife, alleging adultery and naming one Ambrose Crain as co-respondent. (05/30/1905) Walter Wants Divorce. Walter B. West yesterday filed a suit in the district court praying divorce from his wife, Lottie West, alleging abandonment. They were married at Montgomery, Ala., Feb. 4, 1904. The petitioner alleges his wife left him a few days after their marriage. (05/31/1905) Judge Beauchamp will occupy the woolsack in the district court at Tecumseh today and will hear the Blakeney vs. Blakeney divorce case. (06/02/1905) These Want Divorcement. In the district court yesterday two suits for divorce were filed as follows. Gilson L.Gray vs. Maggie Gray, and Daniel H. Gulick and Evaline A. Gulick. (06/03/1905) Alleges She Was Cruel. Homer Minx yesterday filed a suit in the district court asking divorce from his wife, Maggie May Minx, alleging extreme cruelty and gross neglect of duty. They are residents of Oklahoma City and have been married eight years. (06/04/1905) DREAM OF BLISS BADLY SHATTERED DIVORCE PROCEEDING TELLS OF WARM TIMES IN A BRIEF HONEYMOON. In the district court yesterday Mrs. Mary Bedner filed a petition praying divorce from her husband, Henry Bedner. They were married in this city on the 13th day of last month, though the petition nowhere recites that the unlucky thirteen is responsible for their troubles. Mary alleges that from May 24th to May 29th was the tornado period of their honeymoon; that during this stormy period Henry continually cursed and applied epithets to her, to her great mental humiliation and pain and also repeatedly struck and beat her. Plaintiff asks divorce, restoration of her maiden name—Mary Josefh—and judgment for an equitable share of her husband's property. W.C. Reeves is attorney for the plaintiff. (06/04/1905) A BRIEF SESSION OF DISTRICT COURT SEVERAL UNHAPPY MARRIED PEOPLE RELIEVED OF THE TIE THAT BINDS. Judge Burwell presided a brief session of the district court yesterday. 5117—J.M. vs. Minerva Williams; divorce; case continued for service on application of plaintiff. 5188—Mary J. Brown vs. Geo. W. Brown; divorce; decree granted and plaintiff to pay costs. 5203—Minnie Farrar vs. Albert Farrar; divorce; decree granted at cost of plaintiff. 4858—Hiram Snodgrass vs. Ida B. Snodgrass; divorce; decree granted at cost of plaintiff. 5146—Florida A. Bolt vs. Harry H. Bolt; divorce; decree granted. (06/06/1905) Yesterday Was Also Divorce Day in Court and Several Persons Were Given Their Liberty. Monday was also divorce day and the following decrees were granted. Bettie F. Losley from John Losly, at cost of defendant. James Johnson from Lillie Johnson, at cost of plaintiff. Hannah E. Sheldon from John N. Sheldon and custody, at cost of defendant. Ella F. Jackson from Wm. E. Jackson, at cost of plaintiff. Elias Naufal from Rhoda Naufal at cost of defendant. Flora Danruther from J.C. Danruther, at cost of plaintiff. George F. Tole from Annie Tole, at cost of plaintiff. Mamie Penn from Luther Penn, at cost of plaintiff; given $25 per quarter for maintenance of children and $50 attorney fee. Nellie W. McGee from John G. McGee, at cost of plaintiff. Other court business was transacted as follows: 5180—Mary E. Summer vs. Michael E. Summer, divorce; decree granted at cost of defendant. 1543—Territory vs. James P. Jordan; citation for contempt of court in failing to pay alimony to his divorced wife as ordered in the decree. (06/08/1905) NINE OPINIONS ARE HANDED DOWN THE SUPREME COURT THEN ADJOURNED FOR A WEEK TO GIVE THE EDITORS A CHANCE. Guthrie, Okla., June 7.—In the Oklahoma Supreme court today nine opinions were handed down as follows, by Associate Justice Clinton F. Irwin: Harry M. Bennett, by Chas. B. Wilson, his guardian, vs. Sarah Bennett, Lincoln County; divorce for extreme cruelty granted defendant in error from her husband, Harry M. Bennett being their child; this action attempted to thwart the payment of $1,000 temporary alimony and $6,000 permanent alimony. (06/14/1905) Mrs. Delia Donovan was yesterday granted a divorce from Daniel B. Donovan. (06/15/1905) In the district court yesterday K.F. Avery filed a suit praying divorce from C.E. Avery. (06/17/1905) Application for Divorce. Petition for divorce was filed in the district court yesterday by Mrs. Ella H. Bevard, asking that the bonds of matrimony existing between herself and one William H. Bevard be dissolved. The case will be heard July 10. (06/22/1905) In the district court a decree of divorce has been granted Mrs. Pattie Hampton from William D. Hampton. The divorce case of G.L. Gray has been set for July 15. (06/23/1905) Mixed at Choctaw Depot. G.D. Gray, traveling salesman for Ely-Walker & Co., St. Louis, plaintiff in suit for divorce from his wife and defendant, in a counter suit for alimony was met at the Choctaw depot by Mrs. Gray yesterday afternoon and it is said, the two exchanged words and Mrs. Gray struck her husband on the head with an umbrella. (06/30/1905) Says Husband Slapped Her. Guthrie, Okla., June 29.—In the Logan county district court today Mrs. Loranea Gardner began a suit for divorce from her husband, Albert Gardner to who she was married in 1877. She claims her husband slapped her hands and ears and in public called her insane. (07/01/1905) Girl Wife Left Him. Guthrie, Okla., June 30.—John C. Nye, a farmer 60 years old and one of the oldest residents of Logan county, yesterday filed a petition in the district court asked divorce from his girl wife, whom he had married nine years ago. Nye was a widower at that time and owned a valuable quarter section west of Guthrie. About a year ago he says his wife suddenly left him and he has been unable to find any trace of her. He believes she has abandoned him and asks for a legal separation. (07/04/1905) John Douglas yesterday filed a suit for divorce from his wife, Ophelia. Both are colored residents of Oklahoma City. (07/07/1905) Some Divorce Suits. Recent divorce suits filed in the district court are as follows: Jessie D. Baird vs. Stephen B. Baird, John Douglas vs. Ophelia Douglas, Eliza Townsend vs. Floyd Townsend. (07/11/1905) Two Divorce Cases. In the district court yesterday Mrs. Mina Foresman applied for a divorce from her husband, Frank Foresman, alleging desertion and non-support. They were married in Oklahoma City on April 26, 1902. The plaintiff asks custody of their child, Christine, aged seventeen months. Another divorce suit filed is that of Mrs. Belle MaLoy, who charges that her husband, Benjamin MaLoy, threatened to kill her and did knock her down with his fists and beat her with a leather strap. They were married at Chandler, Okla., June 25, 1901. Plaintiff also asks alimony. (07/18/1905) John Burton has filed a suit in the district court asking divorce from his wife, Nancy J. Burton. (07/19/1905) Mrs. Ada Moore yesterday filed a suit for divorce from James P. Moore, alleging gross neglect, non-support and habitual drunkenness. They were married at Wellington, Kans., on November 20, 1902. Mrs. Mattie Bittner has filed a suit in the district court praying divorce from her husband, Henry Bittner, a teamster, and asking restoration of her maiden name, Mattie Josefi, and an equitable share of defendant's real estate and worldly goods. She alleges gross cruelty and that the plaintiff has threatened to kill her. (07/25/1905) Mrs. Edith Garrett was yesterday granted a divorce from George Garrett. (07/26/1905) SUIT FOR ALIMONY MRS. CHARLES M'CAFFERTY RESORTS TO LAW TO SECURE THE PROPER SUPPORT. HUSBAND IS SOMEWHAT SHY She Alleges He Married Her to Escape Criminal Prosecution and Abandoned Her the Day After Their Wedding. Mrs. Mamie McCafferty, nee McCollum, yesterday filed a suit in the district court, praying judgment for alimony against her husband, Charles McCafferty. The petition recites that they were married on the 12th day of June, 1905, and that on the 22d day of the same month a son was born to them. The petition recites that McCafferty accomplished her ruin under promise of marriage. Defendant alleges that the day following their marriage McCafferty abandoned her and wholly failed to contribute one penny toward the maintenance of herself and their son. She alleges her belief that he only married her to escape criminal prosecution. Mrs. McCafferty also state that her husband is engaged as a clerk in the county treasurer's office at a salary, and that she believes he has property and means of about the value of $2,000, which he has secreted and covered up. The petition asks a decree awarding her $75 per month and $100 for attorney's fees. Her attorneys are Hayes, Thorpe & Thorpe. In the probate court Mrs. Ida Casey secured judgment against McCafferty for her claim as nurse, amounting to $30, and an attorney fee amounting to $10. (07/27/1905) Granted a Divorce. Nicholas Zacherie was yesterday granted a divorce from his wife on the ground of abandonment. (07/27/1905) Two Divorce Suits. Two divorce actions were commenced in the district court yesterday. Josephine Daricek asks divorce from Frank Daricek, to whom she was married at Plattsmouth, Neb., September 20, 1891, alleging abandonment. They have four children. Lucetta C. Gilkeson asks dissolution of her marital relations with Robert M. Gilkeson, alleging that he was convicted of a felony and is now serving a sentence in the penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kan. Plaintiff asks restoration of her maiden name, Ethel Marie Morris, and custody of their adopted daughter. (07/29/1905) James Harris has filed a suit praying divorce from his wife, Mollie Harris, alleged abandonment. Both are colored residents of Oklahoma City. (07/30/1905) LIFE IS IN DANGER MRS. FRANK HUTTO COMPELLED TO ASK DIVORCE FROM HER HUSBAND. ONCE IN THE LEGISLATURE Hutto is a Leading Republican and Professor in the A.&.M. College at Stillwater—Some Sensational Charges. Guthrie, Okla., July 29.—A sensational suit in which is concerned a leading professor in the Agricultural and Mechanical college at Stillwater is to be filed in the district court at Stillwater today. Judge J.H. Burford last night issued an order to prevent Frank A. Hutto, who has the chair of economics at Stillwater and was once a senator in the Oklahoma legislature from doing physical violence to his wife, Lydia M. Hutto, and today Freeman Miller, attorney for Mrs. Hutto, will file a petition for divorce from her husband. The charges cover ten pages and are sensational in their nature. The quarrel between Mr. and Mrs. Hutto has been going on for ten years, and Mrs. Hutto declares, for her personal safety, she has come to a point where she must seek legal separation. Hutto was a graduate of the Kansas agricultural college and came to Oklahoma in 1887. He was a practicing attorney, and once, several years ago, Mrs. Hutto became jealous of her husband's stenographer and created a scene in an office building by breaking up her typewriter. In her position Mrs. Hutto sets out that she had $5,000 when her husband married her and that since they have been married her husband had succeeded in getting a good part of her property in his name. She said he had but little when she married him, but that now he has a farm valued at $20,000. She says she loaned him money with which to build his house and in return she was to receive a deed for a quarter section of land. Her husband made out the deed, but it in some way disappeared. Mr. Hutto has been one of the leading republican politicians of Oklahoma. He was a member of the upper house of the Oklahoma legislature in 1899. He has been prominent as an instructor of history and economics at the agricultural college. He is said to have been dismissed by President Scott several years ago, but his influence was such that he was immediately reinstated. (08/04/1905) Wife Wants Divorce. Mrs. Bathay Kuykendall yesterday filed a suit praying divorce from William Kuykendall, alleging gross neglect. They were married in Campdon county, Mo., July 10, 1892. (08/08/1905) Wife Ceased to Love Him. William H. Pitts yesterday filed a suit in the District Court praying divorce from his wife, Lettie D. Pitts. They were married in Oklahoma City on December 5, 1901. Pitts recites that a short time after their marriage Lettie ceased to love him, although he did all in his power to secure her love and affection and was kind to her and her two children by a former husband. He recites that on June 22, 1905, he received a letter from Lettie saying that she did not love him and urging him to leave her and liver apart from her. This was a sufficiently strong hint and William is therefore suing for divorcement. (08/08/1905) Mrs. Mary E. Warner has filed a suit in the district court praying divorce from Lester C. Warner, alleging gross neglect. (08/11/1905) I.E. Mulligan vs. E.D. Mulligan is the title of a divorce suit filed in the district court yesterday. (08/12/1905) Two Divorce Suits. Divorce cases filed in the district court yesterday were: M. Scheider vs. L. Schelder; Minnie E. Federer vs. F.L. Federer. (08/15/1905) In the district court yesterday Elmer E. Pierce filed a suit praying divorce from Eva F. Pierce. (08/15/1905) In the district court yesterday David Carson filed a suit praying a divorce from his wife, Hattie Carson, alleging that she has been guilty of gross neglect of duty in that she declined to prepare his meals for him. He also alleges that she "chewed tobacco and drank intoxicating liquors." They were married in Oklahoma City on July 4, 1905. Mrs. Carson was having a divorce suit prepared, but her husband's attorney, T.F. McMeechan, was a bit more expeditious, and now the wife's attorneys will likely file a cross-bill. Carson is a dairyman residing near this city. (08/16/1905) Divorce suits filed yesterday: Anna McMillan vs. C.R. McMillan; Margaret Manwell vs. S.W. Manwell. (08/17/1905) Mrs. Emma Gist yesterday filed a suit in the District court praying for divorce from her husband, Richard Gist and alimony. (08/18/1905) The disclosure in the Taggart divorce case which brought out that forty gallons of punch were consumed at a society function given by the Taggarts in Manila one evening evidences that George Ade will have to revise his aphorism to the effect that "the cocktail and the constitution follow the flag." (08/19/1905) She Sues for Divorce. Mrs. Allie Daugherty yesterday filed a suit in the district court asking divorce from her husband, C.A. Daugherty, alleging gross neglect and non- support. They were married at Red Bud, Kan., on December 22, 1888. (08/20/1905) Coffman Divorce Case. In the district court, Mrs. Jessie Coffman has filed a suit praying divorce from her husband, Titus Henry Coffman alleging gross neglect and non-support. They were married in Chanute, Kas., October 20, 1897. (08/23/1905) Mary V. Tole vs. G.F. Tole is the title of a divorce suit filed in the district court yesterday. (08/24/1905) DIVORCE SUITS THREE IN DISTRICT COURT IN SOME FAMILIES IT SEEMS A COOLNESS SPRINGS UP IN WARMEST WEATHER. As a result of a coolness springing up in midsummer, three couples have gone to the district court and are asking divorce. J.H. Walker asks divorce from Florence Walker, his wife, alleging that she refuses to give her attention to household duties, is "on the go" more or less of the time and refused to get the meals for her liege lord and the family. The petition also alleges adultery, naming one McClain as correspondent. Mr. and Mrs. Walker were married at Kansas City on May 1, 1888. They have five children, the eldest being 14 years old. L. T. Russell asks divorce from her husband, Alton G. Russell, alleging extreme cruelty, non-support and habitual drunkenness. They were married October 28, 1897, at Anderson, Ind. Plaintiff asks restoration of her maiden name, which is ooyly withheld from the petition. John W. Cornelison asks divorce from his wife, Cora A. Cornelison, alleging that when he married her she had not secured a divorce from her husband, Lewis Simmons, who is now living. Plaintiff alleges he had no knowledge of that when he married her, on January 5, 1902. He further alleges she abandoned him on August 5, 1903. He has their two children. (08/30/1905) William Davis vs. Carrie Davis is the title of a divorce suit yesterday filed in the district court. (08/30/1905) Prominent Divorce Case. A petition was filed in the district court today by Mrs. Eva L. Eager, asking a divorce from her husband, William P. Eager, one of the most extensive property owners and wealthiest men of Guthrie. Incompatibility of temper is the reason given. Attached to the petition is a signed agreement between Eager and his wife that she is to have $1,500 cash and the title to considerable Guthrie realty. (08/31/1905) Charges Abandonment. In the district court yesterday Mrs. Bertha Anderson filed a suit praying divorce from her husband, John Anderson. They were married at Ludington, Mich., in Feb. 1894. The petition alleges that Anderson abandoned her four years ago. (09/01/1905) WIFE IS A SLAVE IF ALLEGATIONS IN DIVORCE SUIT AGAINST MARTIN GENZER ARE TRUE. SAYS SHE WORKED LIKE A MAN Alleges Husband Threatened to Kill Her If She Went to Church and Refused Her Medical Aid When She Became Ill. Mary Genzer vs. Martin Genzer, is the title of a divorce suit filed in the district court yesterday. They were married at Ammonsville, Tex., January 10, 1893, and have three children, the oldest aged eleven. The Genzers reside on a farm in Oklahoma county. The petitioner alleges that for eight years past her husband has been guilty of extreme cruelty to her that has grown worse during their married life and during the past three months it has become unbearable. She alleges that he has for a long time refused to allow her to go to church, go to town, visit neighbors or leave the place at any time, that he threatened to kill her if she attended divine services alone or with her children. The plaintiff further alleges that she is compelled to work in the fields, plow corn and cotton and pitch hay, until she is now unable to further perform such labor. She alleges also that she has been struck and injured by Genzer and that on one occasion he grabbed up a chair and ran herself, daughter and her sister out of the house, threatening to kill them; that he refused to purchase necessaries for her unless she performed a man's labor in the field, and that he refused to allow her to purchase medicine or to have the attention of a doctor. The plaintiff also alleges that her husband told her in the presence of witnesses that he had visited immoral houses in Oklahoma City and had committed adultery. She prays divorce, custody for her children, alimony and an equitable share of the property, also an order restraining Genzer from disposing of the property. (09/01/1905) MRS. WM. DODSON SUES FOR DIVORCE ALLEGES NON-SUPPORT AND THAT HUSBAND HAS THREATENED HER LIFE. Mrs. Nona Gertrude Dodson yesterday filed a suit in the district court praying divorcement from her husband, William M. Dodson. They were married at Carthage, Mo., on October 16, 1891. The petitioner alleges that her husband instead of finding employment and supporting her has spent his time and money in gambling houses and has done much to prevent her from supporting herself and child; that she has been conducting a boarding and rooming house and that on repeated occasions he has driven her boarders and roomers away; that on one occasion he cursed and abused her until she had to call a policeman and that he has since threatened to do her great bodily injury; that he has threatened to kill her. Mrs. Dodson prays a decree of absolute divorce and alimony and asks an injunction to prevent her husband from coming upon her premises at 417 West Third street pending the action in court and asks custody of their minor child. (09/06/1905) Lalia M. Shaw yesterday filed suit in the district court praying divorce from Oscar W. Shaw. Both parties are colored. Gross cruelty and abandonment are alleged. (09/07/1905) Mrs. S.E. Miles yesterday filed a suit in the district court praying divorce from W.E. Miles, alleged extreme cruelty. Both are colored persons. (09/07/1905) A Humble Petition. Walter V. Humble yesterday filed a suit in the district court praying divorce from his wife, Mrs. Nora E. Humble. They were married in 1896. Humble alleges that his wife during his absence encouraged the visits of other married men and in several instances encouraged the jealousy and enmity of their wives; that she is an habitual reader of sensational novels and absorbs the stories to such an extent that she lived in the realm of fiction to the gross neglect of all her household duties. (09/08/1905) Divorce Annulled. The supreme court today decided that a divorce can be annulled after the death of one of the parties to the suit. This was the desire in Rogers vs. Nichols, an appeal from Logan county. Mrs. Rogers, the plaintiff, claims to have no knowledge of the divorce proceedings until after her husband's death. As the divorce deprived her of any interest in his property, she asked that it be set aside and her request granted. (09/12/1905) WAS A BUSY TERM DISTRICT COURT DISPOSED OF 423 CASES DURING THE MARCH TERM. PROBATE COURT IN SESSION County Attorney Hays Dismisses Another Big Bunch of Criminal Cases—Gaming Tables Are Burned. Margaret J. Andrews received a decree of divorce from E.A. Andrews. (09/13/1905) Mrs. Emma Roth has filed a suit in the district court praying divorce from her husband, Fred Roth, alleging extreme cruelty. She also prays an equitable division of the property of defendant. (09/15/1905) A Suit For Divorce. Samantha A. Brown has filed a suit in the district court praying divorce from her husband John L. Brown, alleging that the latter attempted to cut her throat with a knife while they resided in Woods county. They were married in Hardin county, Tenn., in 1885. (09/19/1905) Wants a Divorce. In the district court yesterday W.H. Pollock filed a suit asking divorce from his wife, Mrs. May Pollock, alleging extreme cruelty. The petition alleges that his wife would frequently remain out late at night with young men and would come home and boast of it to humiliate him. (09/26/1905) In the district court yesterday a petition was filed by Dora F. Bailey vs. Robt. W. Bailey, asking divorce and custody of child. They were married at Carthage, Mo., on January 4, 1902. Abandonment is alleged. (09/27/1905) J.A. Green vs. E. Green is the title of a divorce suit filed yesterday. The plaintiff also makes A.S. Miller defendant in a suit for $5,000. H. Foster vs. S.T. Foster is the title of a divorce suit filed yesterday. (09/28/1905) In the district court yesterday Amelia J. Davis filed a suit praying divorce from her husband, C.S. Davis. (09/29/1905) W.B. Brown, vs. M.A. Brown, is the title of a divorce court filed in the district court yesterday. (10/1/1905) A Case Dismissed. In Justice Beall's court yesterday afternoon the suit filed by Herma C. Foster against S.T. Foster, alleging that the latter had threatened the lives of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. K.O. Anthony, and family and herself, was dismissed, and the plaintiff ordered to pay the costs in the case. It is alleged that an attempt was made to secure certain property belonging to Mr. Foster, and that a chattel mortgage had already been given to the property. Some time ago Mrs. Foster applied for a divorce from her husband. (10/05/1905) Asks Divorce and a Divvy. Elizabeth Finnell has filed a suit in the district court praying divorce from her husband, Walter Finnell, alleging mistreatment in various forms. She relates that defendant owns a 160-acre farm near Jones City and has other property to the value of about $1,000, from which she asks alimony. (10/12/1905) Broke Nose of Witness. Norman, Okla., Oct. 11.—Sam Howery this morning hit an Anadarko man named Smith over the head with an ax handle and broke the bridge of his nose and cut his face so that it needed eight stitches to repair the damage done. The trouble started over a divorce trial that was going on. Howery's wife sued him for divorce and Smith was one of the witnesses. (10/12/1905) LOVE LORN LASS Sued a Tulsa Married Man for Breach of Promise Damage Tulsa, I.T., Oct. 11.—A breach of promise suit, involving the love affairs of Miss Daisye Wallace of Galena, Kan., and R.S. Waddell of Tulsa, has been filed in the district court here. Miss Wallace says she is damaged $25,520 because Mr. Waddell proposed to her, while all the time he was a married man. The petition alleges Mr. Waddell proposed early in the year, the wedding being set for the latter part of June, 1905. In July, Miss Wallace was told by Mr. Waddell he was a married man, but that he would be divorced by September 3, at which time he would be free to marry her. Mr. Waddell is one of the best known Tulsa businessmen, having resided here for a number of years. He owns a large amount of property, and is estimated to be worth at least $50,000. He was a member of the board of aldermen up to April. Miss Wallace in her petition says she was deprived of the "support and society of a husband" by the situation, and wants $10,000 for that. Because she had announced her approaching wedding, "causing humiliation and mortification of facing her friends and comrades at Galena and other places," for which she wants $6,000, and for the suffering of loss of health caused by the acts of the defendant, she wants $6,000. The $520 added is for the trousseau she bought. This is the first breach of promise suit ever instituted in the Eighth recording district. (10/12/1905) OKLAHOMA COURT LITIGANTS AND THEIR TROUBLE IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE TERRITORY INTERESTING DIVORCE CASE Bride of Two Months Asks to Have Marriage Cancelled Because He Is Charged With Murdering Her Predecessor. Guthrie, Okla., Oct. 11.—In the district court at Kingfisher yesterday, Mrs. Fannie Fuxsa began proceedings against her husband, Frank Fuxsa, Jr., and his father, Frank Fuxsa, Sr., asking for temporary and permanent alimony. She was married to Fuxsa in Omaha, Neb., about two months ago within a few days after the sudden and mysterious death of his first wife, to whom he was married on February 27, last. The story of the case is an interesting and unusual one. Following his second marriage in Omaha, Fuxsa was arrested at his home near Hennessey, in Kingfisher county, by Deputy Sheriff Mon Tate on a charge of wife murder. His preliminary hearing was held early in September and he was held to the grand jury under $3,000 bond, which he afterward gave. It is charged against Fuxsa that he murdered his first wife on July 25, last. She was but sixteen years old when she married Fuxsa last February, and Fuxsa himself is but nineteen years of age. A great many witnesses were examined at the time, many of them being Bohemian neighbors of the accused. His wife died from strychnine poisoning, and it was announced to be a case of suicide. This decision was believed at the time, but Fuxsa's hurried second marriage aroused suspicion and an investigation was started, which resulted in his arrest. The witnesses testified that the cause of the woman's taking strychnine, if it was self-administered was on account of continual upbraidings and abuse from her husband. His first wife was Miss Fannie Reisart, the daughter of a farmer living near Bison. (10/12/1905) Divorced at Chandler. In the district court at Chandler, Judge Burford has granted a divorce to Mrs. Della Smith-Burton, who was married to Jack Burton, a Chandler cobbler while she was convalescing from wounds, received when her mother Mrs. Agnes Ames, and the hired man, Ben Jackson, were murdered by Tom Woods near Stroud, three years ago. Woods is now serving a life sentence for the murders. Mrs. Burton allowed her husband alimony in the sum of $500 and a span of horses. (10/14/1905) Jos. Ulrich vs. R. Ulrich, is the title of a divorce suit filed in the district court yesterday. (10/14/1905) Hasty Marriage –Divorce In the district court at Stillwater, Mrs. Dora M. Wright has filed a suit for divorce from her husband, J.L. Wright, alleging gross neglect of duty and extreme cruel treatment. They reside in the northern part of Payne county, near Perry, and about a year ago the plaintiff sued for alimony, but was denied any relief by Judge Burford. Now she asks an absolute divorce. The parties are both past middle age and it is the second marriage for both, following a slight acquaintance. Sensational evidence developed during the former trial. Mrs. Cora Pinkerton has also filed a suit at Stillwater for divorce from her husband, Ralph Pinkerton, charging extreme cruelties and general indignities. Pinkerton is a resident of Blaine county, where he has a 320 acre farm. (10/15/1905) R.M. Wagonseller vs. Wagonseller is the title of a divorce suit filed in the district court yesterday. (10/15/1905) Divorce for Editor's Wife. Guthrie, Okla., Oct. 14.—Mrs. T.E. Beck, wife of the editor of the Jefferson Review, and a leading McGuire republican in Grant county, today began a suit for divorce from her husband, alleging that he has become crazy on the subject of religion. She has also secured the appointment of J.H. Asher as receiver for his property. It is stated that Beck left Jefferson, two weeks ago, and his present whereabouts are unknown. (10/17/1905) M.E. West, vs. James West, is the title of a divorce suit filed in the district court yesterday. Other suits filed were: Ezra Ankle vs. J.W. Ankle, Jacob Harrell vs. Sarah A. Harrell. (10/19/1905) FILED YESTERDAY IN DISTRICT COURT. No. 5456. J.C. Hamilton vs. Mary Hamilton; suit for divorce. No. 5457. W.E. Watts vs. Alfred Watts: suit for divorce. No. 5458. N.C. Childers vs. Barney Childers; suit for divorce. (10/22/19050 MANY DIVORCES IN DISTRICT COURT JUDGE BURWELL TRANSACTED A GREAT VOLUME OF COURT BUSINESS AT YESTERDAY'S SESSION. Judge B.F. Burwell of the district court transacted a heavy volume of business at yesterday's court session, disposing of many motions. A great grist of divorce cases was also disposed of. Mrs. Lettice Provo was granted a divorce from John B. Provo and a division of property. Divorces were granted the applicants in other cases as follows: Minnie Feresman from Frank Foresman. Bertha Anderson from John Anderson. Zetta M. Mayfield from William S. Mayfield. Blanche Taylor from H. Taylor Romed Minks from Maggie Minks L.T. Russell from Alton G. Russel. Margaret Scheider from Lewis Scheider. W.H. Pollock from May Pollock. John W. Cornelison from Cora A. Cornelison. Mattie Jackson from John Jackson. William B. Brown from Malinda A. Brown. (10/22/19050 Got His Divorce. During the recent term of court at Stillwater, a divorce was granted, absolute in six months, to Mrs. Tena Waddell from Robert S. Waddell of Tusla, the man who was recently sued by Miss Daisy Wallace of Galena, Kans., for $25,550 breach of promise. She alleged Waddell asked her to marry man and then afterward told her he was a married man and she would have to wait until he got his divorce on September 3, of this year. Mrs. Waddell came to Stillwater several months ago and brought suit for a divorce, alleging gross neglect of duty, abandonment and extreme cruel treatment. The divorce was granted by default. (10/24/1905) James Harris was yesterday granted a divorce from Mollie Harris. They are colored people. (10/25/1905) Of the 37 divorce cases, the most important is that of Mrs. Marguerite Wisby vs. Joseph Wisby, a prominent Guthrie attorney and democratic politician. Wisby was the fusion nominee for congress in 1898 against Dennis Flynn. (10/27/1905) District Court. Thomas Edwards vs. Viola Edwards, suit for divorce. (10/28/1905) In the district court yesterday Mrs. Mattie Bittner was granted a divorce from Henry Bittner and an equitable division of property ordered by the court. (10/31/1905) A prominent case at Chandler, from a historical standpoint, was that wherein Jack Burton and Adella Smith were the defendants. Burton, the former husband of the Smith woman, bought a binder before he and his wife were divorced, and the dealer sued both to recover the value thereof. The court dismissed the action against the woman and held Burton liable. In this case the woman was the daughter of Mrs. Agnes Ames, who was murdered near Stroud by Jim Woods, now serving a life sentence. (11/02/1905) Filings in the Courts. District Court --5476. L. Wood vs. J.D. Wood; suit for divorce. (11/05/1905) Granted a Divorce. Mrs. Samantha A. Brown was yesterday granted a divorce from John L. Brown. (11/05/1905) Guthrie, Okla., Nov. 4.—Grass widows are plentiful at present in Guthrie. There were forty-five divorce cases set for today's docket here, and Judge Burford called "next" as rapidly as possible. Several were granted by default, but in the majority of the cases a fight was put up. The most important case was that brought by Mrs. Marguerite Wisby, for a divorce from Judge Joe Wisby, and it was granted by Judge Burford last night. Six more divorces were granted by noon today, and the mill is still grinding. (11/08/1905) In the district court Mrs. H.L. Baird has applied for a divorce, alleging that her husband is an habitual drunkard and has repeatedly threatened to kill her. (11/11/1905) Wife Asks Divorce. In the district court yesterday Mrs. Lettie Hunt filed a petition praying for divorce from her husband, F.B. Hunt, alleging gross neglect of herself and child. They were married on December 14, 1898, at Standard, Okla. (11/11/1905) The Wisby Case. A wrong impression has gone forth in regard to the divorce granted Mrs. Marguerite Wisby from her husband, Judge Joe Wisby, in the district court here, during the present term. It was stated in former press dispatches that the divorce was obtained on cruelty charges, when, in fact, it was secured by Mrs. Wisby on a mutual agreement between her and her husband. Before Judge Burford took final action on the case, Judge Wisby asked him to grant the divorce, stating that it was a mutual agreement between himself and Mrs. Wisby. (11/12/1905) After Many Years. A divorce case entitled Mary E. McDowell vs. John McDowell was yesterday filed in the district court. They were married in Moultrie county, Illinois, February 28, 1854. The petitioner alleges that she was abandoned by her husband on April 3, 1901. C. Keiser vs. E. Keiser[Kelsey?] was the title of a divorce suit filed in the district court yesterday. (11/14/19050 The Moulton Matter. Mrs. Hazel Moulton has filed a petition in the district court praying for a divorce from her husband. They were married at Oklahoma City March 18, 1900. Extreme cruelty is alleged. Norman Puiett and C.A. Galbreath are Mrs. Moultons' attorneys. (11/15/1905) Miller Divorce Suit. N.U. Miller yesterday filed a suit in the district court praying divorce from his wife, Phoebe J. Miller, alleging that she once assaulted him with a chair, another time with a poker and finally caused him to leave home. They were married June 15, 1890. (11/16/1905) Mrs. Laborne Prays Divorce. Mrs. Catherine Laborne yesterday filed a suit in the district court praying for a divorce from her husband, Wm. Richard Laborne, alleging habitual drunkenness, neglect and non-support. She asks $50 a month alimony and restraining defendant from disposing of an 80-acre farm which they own in Oklahoma County. They were married at Emporia, Kan., November 7, 1888. Mrs. Gordon Asks Divorce Mrs. Hettie Gordon yesterday filed a suit in the District court praying for divorce from her husband, R.A. Gordon. They were married December 22, 1904, in Polk county, Missouri. Extreme cruelty is alleged. The plaintiff conducts boarding house at 128 West Second street and has secured an order restraining the defendant in any wise interfering with this business pending a hearing of the divorce case. (11/22/1905) Troy Asks Divorce. In the district court yesterday James B. Troy filed a suit praying divorce from his wife, Mrs. Nellie Troy, alleging that she deserted him on January 28, 1902, accusing him of spending all his earnings in a way other than for her comfort and failed to clothe her as became her station in life. They were married at St. Charles, Mo., August 7, 1901. J.H. Shirk is attorney for the plaintiff. (11/24/1905) Mrs. Hattie French yesterday filed a suit praying a divorce from her husband Emery J. French, alleging that he abandoned her and left her in destitute circumstances and poor health. French, she alleges, is an employe of the M.K. & T. railway company and receives a salary of $100 a month. They were married on March 26, 1903. (11/26/1905) Granted a Divorce. In the district court yesterday, Mrs. Effie Corbett was granted a divorce from John Boston Corbett. (11/26/1905) Alleges Abandonment. In the district court yesterday John W. Fightmaster filed a suit praying a decree of divorce from his wife, Gertrude M. Fightmaster, alleging that she can left their home at Shawnee, Okla., in March, 1902, and has been absent ever since. They were married June 4, 1901, at Cripple Creek, Colo. (11/29/1905) Filings in the Court. District Court – 5517-5518. Myrtle Holland vs. W.B. Holland, suit for divorce. 5520. Annie Ragland vs. C.S. Ragland, suit for divorce. Alleges Abandonment. Mrs. Annie Ragland yesterday filed a petition praying divorce from her husband, Carlis S. Ragland, alleging non-support. They were married at Dallas, Tex., May 11, 1905. (11/30/1905) Mrs. Winslow Asks Divorce. Mrs. L'Amie Winslow yesterday filed a petition praying divorce from her husband, Charles A. Winslow, alleging neglect and non-support. She also asks a division of property, a restraining order to prevent disposition of same and restoration of her name prior to marriage, Mrs. L'Amie Lake. Mr. Winslow is a local employe of the Frisco railway. (12/02/1905) Mary E. Watts granted a divorce from Alfred Watts. (12/02/1905) Mrs. Anna Collier yesterday filed a suit in the district court praying divorce from her husband, William Collier, alleging abandonment. They were married at Evansville, Ind., March 17, 1908. (12/03/1905) Mrs. Shaw Granted Divorce. Lilah M. Shaw was yesterday granted a divorce from Oscar W. Shaw, &75 alimony and title to property. Martial Tie Severed. Judge John J. Burton was yesterday granted a divorce from his wife Nancy Burton. (12/05/1905) Filing in the Courts. District Court – 5523. Anna Collier vs. William Collier; suit for divorce. 5526. R.E. Lynch vs. Thomas Lynch; suit for divorce and alimony. (12/07/1905) Husband Sues for Divorce. In the district court yesterday O.C. Haley filed a suit praying for divorce from his wife Mary A. Haley, alleging extreme cruelty, relating that she repeatedly attempted to hit him with a smoothing iron and on one occasion threatened to kill him. Other more serious allegations are made. Haley is an electrician. They were married at Norman, Okla., September 1, 1901. In the District Court. Mary Tole was granted a divorce from G.F. Tole. The parties reside near Choctaw City. (12/07/1905) Filings in the Court. O.C. Haley vs. Mary A. Haley, suit for divorce. Mrs. J.C. Adams has been granted a divorce. (12/09/1905) Ollie L. Thompson yesterday filed a suit praying divorce from his wife, Mrs. Amanda Thompson, alleging adultery with different men, visiting wine rooms and houses of prostitution. They were married in April, 1903. Mrs. Agnes Bodine yesterday filed a suit in the district court asking divorce from her husband, George Bodine, and also praying custody of their four children. Neglect and failure to provide are alleged. Mrs. Lizzie Dorsey yesterday filed a suit praying divorce from G.K. Dorsey, alleging disertion and non-support. They were married at Purcell, I.T., October 8, 1903. Mrs. Dorsey asks to be restored to her maiden name, Lizzie Lawson. (12/09/1905) District Court Filings. 5531. Lizzie Dorsey v. G.K. Dorey, suit for divorce. 5534. Agnes Bodine vs. George A. Bodine, suit for divorce. 5535. O.L. Thompson vs. Amanda Thompson, suit for divorce. (12/09/1905) Mother Regained Child. Guthrie, Okla., Dec. 8.—Mrs. Leta McAdams, of Mulberry Grove, Illinois, has located her infant son in Lincoln county, and with the assistance of Sheriff Martin has recovered possession of him. She has been searching for the child for six months. Some time ago Mrs. McAdams secured a divorce from her husband and was given custody of the child. Shortly afterward the child was kidnapped by its father and the whereabouts of both was unknown for a long time. She says her husband is now in Marshalfield, Missouri. The mother is a daughter of a prominent Illinois Methodist minister, and while in Chandler, awaiting to get possession of her child, she was the guest of Rev. Crumley, the local Methodist minister, and his family. (12/12/1905) THE CROSS PETITION A BIT SENSATIONAL MRS. HALEY DENIES HUSBAND'S ALLEGATION WITH STRONG RECRIMINATIONS. Mrs. Mary A. Haley, who was made defendant in a divorce suit filed by her husband, O.C. Haley, yesterday filed her answer and a crossbill, denying the principal allegations in her husband's petition; branding as false the statement that she was unfaithful to her marriage vows, but that her husband admitted to her his own unfaithfulness; alleging that he had once choked her and knocked her down and struck and abused her child by a former marriage; that he had twice deserted her. She asks temporary alimony in the sum of $10 per week during pendance of the litigation and $1,000 permanent alimony. (12/13/1905) Gunn Divorce Suit. Dr. Willoughby H. Gunn yesterday filed a suit in the district court praying divorce from his wife, Dr. Emma A. Gunn, alleging that she has left her happy home and is sojourning at a hotel, declining frequent invitations to return to her consort and earstwhile liege lord, Mrs. Gunn left her home several days ago. (12/14/1905) Filings in Court. District Court – 5541 Ida Warren vs Edgar Warren, suit for divorce. She Alleges Abandonment. Mrs. Ida Warren yesterday filed a suit in the district court praying divorce from her husband, Edgar Warren, alleging abandonment. They were married March 12, 1898, at Dallas, Texas. Plaintiff also asks restoration of her maiden name, Ida McGee. Gave a Peace Bond. In Justice Zwick's court yesterday T.S. Foster was arraigned and ordered to give a peace bond in the sum of $250. The complaint was made by his wife, who filed a suit in the district court, praying for a divorce. She yesterday alleged that Foster came to the office on Grand avenue, where she is employed as a stenographer, and threatened to kill her. Foster drifted into the city about a year ago and married the daughter of K.O. Antene, who is the editor of a Bohemian newspaper. In about six weeks family jars commenced and led to the filing of a divorce suit by Mrs. Foster. This only seemed to increase their troubles, and the culmination came in yesterday's court proceedings. (12/14/1905) BOHEMIAN FILES A $15,000 SUIT ALLEGED THAT HIS WIFE'S LOVE WAS ALIENATED AND HIS HOME RUINED. The $15,000 damage suit filed in the district court by Frank Cerney, in which Frank Hralbe, Anna Hrabo, Oscar Hrabe and Fendrych are made defendants is somewhat interesting because of the remarkable allegations made therein. The plaintiff relates that he married his wife, Ruzena Cerney in Vysoko Myto, Bohemia, in 1896, and removed to Chicago, Ill., six years ago, accompanied by his three girls aged respectively eight, five and three years. Cerney alleges that himself and family lived in harmony and happiness until the past summer, when the defendants conspired and combined together and by unlawful means and inducement acquired an improper influence over his wife," that about September 5, 1905, they enticed his wife Ruzent away and alienated her affections from him. The story of how this humble Bohemian tailor journeyed from Chicago to Oklahoma City and for a time vainly sought for his wife and, how, when he at last located her, she had become estranged from her husband and the father of her children, has been detailed in these columns. The troubles of Cerney have long been the principle topic of comment in the Bohemian colony of Oklahoma City and the wronged husband seems to have the warm sympathy of the greater portion of his fellow countrymen resident here. (12/15/1905) Miller Divorce Suit. N.U. Miller yesterday filed a suit in the district court, praying divorce from his wife. Phoebe J. Miller, alleging that she once assaulted him with a chair, another time with a poker and finally caused him to leave home. They were married June 15, 1890. (12/19/1905) District Court Filings. 5545.—E.W. Crooker vs. Mary Crooker; suit for divorce. (12/29/1905) Mrs. Tasker Robinson yesterday filed a suit praying for divorce from her husband, John Robinson. They are colored folks. S.T. Foster yesterday gave $100 bond for appearance and was released from custody by the sheriff. He will be tried on the charge of attempt to kill his wife, who had applied for a divorce. (12/30/1905) Filings in Court. District Court—5555 Trasker Robinson vs. John Robinson, suit for divorce. (12/31/1905) CHARLES A. WINSLOW'S SENSATIONAL ALLEGATIONS IN CROSS BILL FOR DIVORCE. DENIES HIS WIFE'S PETITION Winslow Says His Wife Stayed at the House of C.G. Jones and Others—Refused to Live With Him. The cross petition and answer to the amended petition of L'Amie Winslow in her suit for divorce from Chas. A. Winslow and in which also Grace A. Winslow and the St. Louis & San Francisco railroad are named defendants, is a bit sensational and the scandal mongers will afford no little amount of food for gossip. The answer is at some length and has been filed in the office of the district clerk. Each and every allegation, statement, matter and charge set out in the plaintiff's petition, except that which is further on in the answer expressly admitted, is denied. The defendant also denies that the plaintiff and himself were married in the year 1889, as alleged, but states that about three months after July 10, 1899, at Guthrie, they were married by the probate judge of Logan county, and ever since have been and are still husband and wife. A denial is also entered to the good behavior and demeanor of the plaintiff and that he has "systematically or otherwise neglectful to her interests or happiness; that he has not been guilty of "extreme cruelty toward the plaintiff during the last two or three years." In his answer to the sixth allegation, the defendant admits that he is employed by the Frisco railroad as a clerk, at the sum of $90 a month; "that the railroad company is not indebted to him in any sum except from month to month for his salary and wages." The answer alleges that the plaintiff "has frequently borrowed money from money sharks and from C.G. Jones, and others and has purchased much goods on credit without the knowledge or consent of the defendant." Further alleging, "that the plaintiff has a boy of seventeen years of age, named Marvco Lake and a daughter of about twenty years of age who is a variety or vaudeville actress, whose name is Amie Lake, and that these children are of a former marriage, their father being a gambler and race track follower, which the defendant has learned since he became the husband of the plaintiff." A denial is also made to the alleged ownership of property and that he is contemplating the disposal of any property with a view of defeating the plaintiff. Answer and Cross Petition. In his answer and cross petition, the defendant "alleges and charges that the plaintiff, L'Amie Winslow, was guilty of fraudulently contracting the marriage, and that for several months prior to the time that she prevailed upon the defendant to marry her, had been living with the defendant and that about October, 1899, persuaded him upon representations as to her condition to marry her, and that upon such representations, so made, a marriage license was procured and at the instance of the plaintiff was dated back about three months so as to make it appear that plaintiff and defendant were married about July 10, 1899, and further that but for the false representation, he never would have married or consented to live with her, but believing such representations to be true, he finally consented and did marry her." For the second cause of action the defendant alleges the fact to be that, "for a period of one year, or more, the plaintiff has wholly abandoned him, failed and refused to live with him, and that without any reasonable excuse or grounds therefore left the bed and board of this defendant and has since been living at the residence of C.G. Jones and others, over the protest of the defendant, that the plaintiff has frequently remarked that the defendant was kind, good and considerate to her, but that she didn't want any man tied to her string, and that she wanted to be free of Winslow and get rid of him. That during the time she was staying at the residence of C.G. Jones, she would soak the feet of the said Jones in hot water, trim his toe nails and cut the corns of the said Jones, all of which this defendant says was not the duty of said plaintiff, but the same constituted gross neglect of duty on the part of the said plaintiff." The third cause for action alleges that the plaintiff has "red? Large bills beyond the means and ability of this defendant to pay, has borrowed money without the knowledge and consent of this defendant from money sharks, that she has declined to perform her household duties and that by reason of these charges the defendant prays that he may be granted absolute divorce by reason of her abandonment of him." -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Oklahoma County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/oklahoma/oklahoma.html