Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 70, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 March 1911 — Marlins Have Another Spat And Husband Made a Defendant. [ARTICLE]

Marlins Have Another Spat And Husband Made a Defendant.

The Marlins had another rip-roaripg time of it this Thursday Mrs. Marlin came in from the farm “they occupy west of town and swore out a complaint against Steve, alleging that he had slapped her, knocked and dragged her from the house and refused to permit her. to come back in. The warrant issued for his arrest charges assault and battery. Steve and his wife had a falling out a few months ago and she sued him for divorce, but later withdrew the complaint, since which time they have been living together and keeping out of the court, although they seem to have been having weekly family rows. This time the spousf objected so strenuously to having her golden locks used as a drag handle

that she swears nothing can reconcile her short of having Steve fined and sent to JaiL • ' The- justice is of the opinion that peace might be secured in this family if it was divided and one set started south and the other north and each required to travel the rest of theif 1 lives in opposite directions.