Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 78, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 June 1898 — A Pair of Twin Divorce Cases. [ARTICLE]

A Pair of Twin Divorce Cases.

Two new divorce cases came from Remington, from the same attorney and in the same mail, a day or two ago. In both cases the name of the defendant is Meyer, and it is understood that they are brothers, or possibly only cousins. The similarity of the two cases extends still further, far about the same circumstances :as grounds for divorce are urged in both cases. The plaintiff in one case is Mrs, Hattie Meyer. She wants & divorce from George D. Meyer, They were married Dec. 20, 1879, and separated May 3, 1898. The complaint states that on May 23k, 1898, the defendant, beat, struck and kicked the plaintiff, and threatned to shoot her. He has failed to make provisions for her support for several years past; and the complaint alleges that ha is a habitual drunkard. They have one child a girl of 17, of whom the plaintiff asks the custody. From reliable sources we learn that the plantiff is a very estimable, industrious woman, and further that the defendant was all right until whisky got away with him. In the Meyer case Mrs. Alice Meyer is the plaintiff and Gustave Meyer, the defendant They were married Jan Ist 1885 end separated Mar. 29, 1898. He too is charged with striking, beating and kicking the plaintiff, on Mar: 21,1898* and on divers times preceding that date. Also it is stated that he has neglected to provide any support for his wife, and is charged, as the defendant in the preceding case, with being a habitual drunkard. The plaintiff earns her living as a domestic. This couple have no children.