Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 October 1908 — Peacock Trial Next Tuesday. [ARTICLE]

Peacock Trial Next Tuesday.

The trial- Erastus Peacock, V’e railway mall clerk, for wife d'sertiun will come up at Kentland next. Tuesday, having been sent to that county on application of the defendant Mr. and Mrs. Peacock were married almost 41 years ago, and lived toge'-l er for almost 39 years, wheu he made application for divorce. So completely did he fail to substantiate the charges that he had based his suit on that it was denied by the court Then Mis. Peacock brought action for separate maintainance, and the court direct'd that the husband pay her $7 a week, but this he has refused to do, and Mrs. Peacock has been compelled to make her own living as a solicitor, notwithstanding the fact that he receives a salary and pension amounting to $l4O a month. For some time Mrs. Peacock lived at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Murray, and the Knights of Pythias lodge paid her board to the amount of SSO; then thinking that her husband would comply with the court order she remained at Mr. Murray's house until she owed a board bill .of more than SSO, and. then she refused to longer remain there and for some time provided herself with scant mea's at her room. Later she moved into a part of the old Peacock home and has been a solicitor about town for Larkin and other supplies. She denied herself in every way until she completed the board bill at Mr. Murray's home, which she did only lecently. ’ * When, it was seen that be would not comply with the court order the case was called- to the attention of the grand Jury and an indictment charging him with wife desertion was returned, and it is on this Indictment that ba will be tried at Kentland next Tuesday.