Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 February 1913 — DIVORCE PROCEEDING ATTRACTS ATTENTION [ARTICLE]

DIVORCE PROCEEDING ATTRACTS ATTENTION

Homer La kin Charged With Turkey Stealing by Wife in Action for Divorce From Husband. The suit brought by Mrs. Homer Lakin for divorce from her husband has attracted a large crowd to the court house. It began Monday and looks like it will continue over today. Special Judge Cunningham, of Kentland, is hearing the case. During the course of the wlaintiff’s testimony she stated that during their married life he stole chickens and turkeys, dressed them and shipped them to Chicago. She also told of his bringing a party of friends to the house to play poker and drink beer and said that when she cofaplained at the beer bottles strewn about the floor the next morning he took the shotgun and told’her that if she told anything about it he would kill her. He has been on the witness stand a considerable part of today and a large number of witnesses from Union township have been summoned to testify on one or the other- sides of the case, while the court room is well filled with witnesses.