Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 67, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 March 1912 — USED BLOW TO STOP DIVORCE [ARTICLE]

USED BLOW TO STOP DIVORCE

Wealthy Woman, Who Would Not Withdraw Suit, Says Husband Attacked Her. Darien, Conn. —Charging that her husband had attacked her because she refused to withdraw an action for divorce, Mrs. William A. Gracey, a wealthy woman, appeared in police court. Her face was badly bruised. Gracey denied- the charge. He has been engaged in the real etftate busl-_ Mrs. Gracey sued for divorce in August, alleging cruelty and intemperance. She also sued to set aside a deed whereby she had conveyed to her husband a half interest in real estate valued at $15,000. She said Gracey had visited her in the fiope of effecting a reconciliation and had struck her when she refused to accept his overtures.