Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 January 1895 — THE CIRCUIT COURT. [ARTICLE]

THE CIRCUIT COURT.

Judge Wiley and Pros. Atty. Annibal arrived Monday evening, and opened court and organized the grand jury, with W. A. Brown as foreman and the original panel all present. Tuesday forenoon was consumed in calling the docket, and hearing the evidence in the divorce case of Leota M. Fans vs. Geo. W. Faris. "In this case, a divorce is for on tie the grounds of cruel treatment. The parties were married in Nov. 1893 and lived together on the defendart s farm in Gillam, until the following March. Plaintiff had with her an 8 year old son, by a former marriage, while defendants had a house full of grown children. Several of these, according to the evidence, were big, unmannerly louts of boys, who did everything possible to make matters unpleasant for the plaintiff, and made a specialty of persecuting her little boy. They kept him scared half to death by the frightful stories they told him, so that he even ran away from the house, in the excess of his fear. The defendant, too was very severe on the little boy, said he was no good and never would be; ought to be in the care of his own father, &c. It was also shown by the evidence that the defendant was neglectful of the plaintiff, refused to provide her proper care and food in sickness <fcc. The plaintiff asks divorce and the restoration of her former name of Jones. Judgment on the case will be rendered on the return of Judge Wiley, next week. . Judge Wiley left for Indianapolis Tuesday forenoon, leaving Capt. Chilcote to hold court in his place, as special judge which he is doing with becoming dignity and ability. Tuesday afternoon a decree of divorce was granted to Josiah Davisson from Maggie M. Davisson. They lived m Union tp., were married under the aj.ple blossoms of May and parted during the first run of buckle-berries in September. Their married life was brief but not 11 hsful. She abused him in divers ways, such as accusb g of a varigated catalogue of offers, s against morality ; and was herself much prone to “gallivanting” about with other men.

Yesterday afternoon Mary E. Fay, of Kniraan, was given a divorce from Cli-irles Fay, of Union tp., and her maiden name of Delaney was restored. They lived together six weeks in the summer of 1893, wh;-§ the efendant turned her out. He was ugly and abusive all the. time, and drunk a good part of the time. He also called her vile names, and falsely accused her of running with another man.