Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 85, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 June 1907 — Two New Divorce Cases [ARTICLE]

Two New Divorce Cases

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•wwww,, .4. sasreagrre: for the September term of the circuit eourt, and in both of which the defendants were charged with wrong-doing in job lots, and of rank character. In fact if both plaintiffs prove all their charges against their recalcitrant marriage mates they will not only have plenty of grounds for securing their own divorces, but enough left over for half a dozen more divorces, if it was only available for future use.

Mrs. Leona V. Taber is one of these plaintiffs, and she wants release from Albert P. Taber. The complaint alleges that they were married Nov. 30, 1903, and separated March sth, 1907. She charges cruel and inhuman treatment in that he would curse and swear at her and her relatives, and call them vile names; that he neglected her aud provide for her support, and that during the year 1906, when their baby was born, he sent her only $lO during the whole year. She also alleges that he spent his time and money with gamblers, drinking men and lewd women. It is further specifically alleged that the day before their separation he spent the whole night away from home in company with a woman of unchaste reputation, and then boasted to his wife of his couduct. The plaintiff asks the custody of her sou, Lorn in May, 1906. and all other proper relief. She lives in Carpenter tp. and believes her husband is some place in Wyoming.

In the second case the husband is the plaintiff, being Andrew Knopinski, of Hanging Grove tp. His matrimonial experience was brief but exceedingly strenuous, according to the allegations of his com plaint. Himself and the defendant, Josephine Knopinski, were married Oct 30, 1900, and separated Dec. Ist, 1901. He asserts that his wife has a vile, vicious temper, and would curse aud swear at him worse than a barbary pirate. and threaten and even attempt to take his life. Had struck at him with a butcher knife, made a throw at him

with a bet poker, which went wild, and had no difficulty in landing on him when she confined hereelf to

She presented him with a son™

three months after their marriage, which seems to have severely jolted his faith in her ante nuptial professions of virtue. He asserts that she afterwards tried to kill this child and when he interposed to save its life she made a diva at him with a butcher knife. They lived near Sheldon, 111., at the time of this occurrence, but afterwards returned to Jasper county, and the child was given to a family residing in the county. He charges further that the defendant had a very unseemly proclivity for gadding about nights with other men, and when he finally told her she mast cnt this oat or they mast separate, she told him to go and be she never had any love for him anyhow. She is now ont of this state and (opposed to be in Michigan.