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Show DIVORCE IS DENIED BY COURT "My husband has not supported me for a number or years," taid Mrs. Emma Harper In Judge Howell.) court this morning, "ami, as a matter of fact, ho is not abic to support me. He is a sick man and greatly Incapacitated. In-capacitated. I do not think ho Is able to make a living for me, and we havo not lived together tor over a year." "What is tuo trouble between you," sc.1.1 the Judge, "can't you . gel along with each uthT. Your husband is not to hlarue If he L-s not able to support sup-port )on, is he?" "Well, the great trouble between us. Judge, is, that tliero Is a groat diffcrenco in our ages. Ho Is about TiC years old and I am much younger than that. He L- Incapacitated, which makes a great difference. It is quito impossible for him to make n living jor me, and that has been tho caso lor quite a long time. I have to work for my living 1 do sewing and other oth-er kinds of work for a livelihood. Wo just can't get aloug together, Judse, and I can't live with him." These statemeuis were made to tho court by Mrs. Harper In her testimony testi-mony against her husband, Isaac Harper, Har-per, she asking for a heparatlon ou the grounds of fatluro to provide tho necessaries of life in tho marital relationship. re-lationship. The Jelendanl was not In court to defend his title to the right of husbandshlp and there were no witnesses, except Mrs. Parker, to testify tes-tify in her behalf. In passing upon the matter the court stated that It would be Impossible Impos-sible to grant a divorce on the testimony testi-mony given, but that final disposition of the case would not bo made until the plaintiff Is given an opportunity to furnish further reason.) why tho parties should bo separated. "It would be entirely out of tho question for mo to grant a decreo of d vorce in this case as it now stands," said tho Judge, "the plaintiff will hnve to give heiter reasons for divorcement di-vorcement than she has presented In court ut tills time, before I could think of granting a divorce. The mat-t$ mat-t$ may be recalled at some future time." |