Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 63, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 March 1910 — Divorce Granted to Mrs. Jessen In Circuit Court last Saturday, [ARTICLE]

Divorce Granted to Mrs. Jessen In Circuit Court last Saturday,

While the jury was looking over the Lawler land last Saturday morning. Judge Hanley heard the complaint of Mrs. Jennie S. Jessen for a divorce from John H. Jessen. The defendant was not present and was not represented. He had acknowledged service by filing a written answer denying the allegations of the plaintiff in her complaint. The judge granted the divorce, the grounds being abandonment and failure to provide. A part of the complaint asking the court to give to Mrs. Jessen sole ownership of the residence property which has been held in their joint names, was noL-acted upon. The complaint, stated that the property was bought by money furnished by the plaintiff, although the title vested in she and her divorced husband. It is understood Jessen is in Fort Worth, Texas.