Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 February 1908 — FOUNT DIVORCE CASE [ARTICLE]

FOUNT DIVORCE CASE

So Much So That Even the Judge Presiding Could Not Help j Laughing. WOMAN HAD THE “BIG STICK* 4 ' 1 How Sbe QueUed a Religions Deputation— Another Wife Who Asks for a Receiver.

Nashville. Ind., Feb. 26. With a shotgun and an ax Mrs. Phoebe Hat bett, forty-five years old, made her husband, Bartlett Hatchett, promise to cut out some of his “tantrums’* and “be good.” She also, with club, put three ministers to flight, and tbe religious services conducted nightly In the Hatchett home have been abruptly terminated. Revs. David Graham, W. U. Crabb and Preston Petro, with other persons of tbe neighborhood, gathered at the borne of Mr. and Mrs. Bartlett Hatchett to hold prayer service. t How Sbe Quelled a Riot While Rev. Graham was talking he stated that “secret prayer would never bring any souls to God.” Some person in the audience took exceptions, and nearly everybody Joined In the discussion, which became heated. During the argument one of the ministers “cut up,” as Hatchett expressed it, and Hatchett ordered him out. He refused to go and Hatchett struck bim over the head with his cine. Then it was that Mrs. Hatchett, siding with the preacher, struck her husband between the eyes with an apple. This was too much for the ministers, and while they were trying to prevent active hostilities, Mrs. Hatchett ordered them all out, and as they were slow in obeying, she backed up tbe command with a club, which proved persuasive. Was as Good as a Show. The last d«y of the circuit court here was taken up In hearing the divorce case of Bartlett Hatchett against Mrs. Hatchett. A large crowd was attracted to the courtroom. The testimony of Hatcbett was so quaint and laughable that Judge Deupree, of Franklin, who presided, could not con trol even himself, but he begged tbe crowd to keep as quiet as possible, although he said: “I know you cannot keep from laughing, but I want to bear this case.” Had to Pay Her for Baking. Among other things Hatchett said in his testimony that his wife called him “an old grayhaired groundhog,” said he: “Phoebe got mad for nothing, and I went to town to get some fresh meat and when I returned sbe bad carried tbe cook stove into another room and bolted tbe door. I asked Phoebe if T could fry my meat on her stove and Sbe said: ‘No, you can’t fry any meat in here.’ I paid her 10 cents every time she made biscuits for me since the prayer meeting.” The judge took the case under advisement. SHE WANTS A RECEIVER Firm of Everett Roberts and Wife Has Dissolved and Tbere Is Land tn Litigation. Shelbyville, Ind., Feb. 26. The appointment of a receiver has been asked by Mrs. Margaret C. Roberts, to take charge of the property of her husband, Everett Roberts, and also tbe money he has on deposit in the Farmers’ National bank. She sets forth that they were married last October, and lived together until early In February this year on a forty-two-acre farm. • She deeded the farm to him, she avers, and gave him the privilege of selling the personal property on his promise that he would buy a larger farm. After these deals had been made, she alleges, he made her leave their home, and that he fs living with bis relatives. She avers the property was valued at $9,000, most of wb ch has been deposited in bank. She says she has no means of support, and she asks for SSO a month. Six Demand 950,000 Damages. Bedford, Ind., Feb. 26. Suit has been filed in the Lawrence circuit court against the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railway company for personal damages aggregating $50,000. The plaintiffs are W. A. Borders, John and Diana Tewel!, Sarah Earle, John Osborn and John and Mary Walker. Tbe suit grows out of a wreck at Riverrale, a year ago. Brother* Die* the Same Day. Franklin, Ind., Feb. 26. Samuel and Levi C. Brunmemer, bachelor brothers, seventy-thtee and sixty-nine years old, respectively, died wltbin a few hours of each other. Samuel was n soldier In tbe war of tbe rebellion. They lived near Kinder. Flood Victim* Disappointed. Princeton, Ind., Feb. 26.—Ten hours after tbe WebaSb, Patoka and White rivers had reached a stand and tbe situation In tbe flooded sections had assumed a better outlook another rain set In with general Indications of a period of wet weather. Infant Seriously Burned. Petersburg, Ind., Feb. 26. —Tbe dress of tbe infant cbild of Edward Beck, ♦bo was standing in front of an open grate, caught on' fire, and the child was seriously burned before tbe blaze was extinguished.