Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 88, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 July 1909 — Deserted By Husband, She Sues For Divorce. [ARTICLE]

Deserted By Husband, She Sues For Divorce.

Mrs. Mollie Goodner, of Rensselaer, has brought suit in the Jasper circuit court for a divorce from her husband. Perry Goodner. They were married in February, 1892, and have six children as the fruits of the marriage, Lottie, age 16; Everett Russell, age 11; Leslie Laurence, age 9; Ovie, age 4, and Virgil, age 2. The oldest daughter is married, but the mother asks for the custody of the other four. Mrs. Goodner makes sensational charges against her husband in the complaint. She alleges that on September 12, 1908, the defendant left home with Mrs. Mary Payne, and says she believes they have since been living together in another state. She also charges v him with cruel and inhuman treatment and alleges that he was in the habit of striking and whipping her.