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Show Dr. J.B. Stewart is suing at Shelbyville, Ind. [Indiana] for a divorce on the ground of cruel treatment. Having a large practice, he is frequently called out at night. His wife, being jealous, refused to believe that all his absences from home were professional, and demanded that he should stay in at nights. He said that his patients would not stand neglect. Then she adopted the plan of taking poison whenever he had a night call, thus compelling him to remain and doctor her. She swallowed a deadly drug in this way several times, and her life was saved with difficulty. The husband claims that such conduct is a just cause for divorce. |