Show HE DESERTED TIER I Mrs Erlcstrom Awarded n Decree and Clint oily of the Children 1 The next case was that of Mary W II Ekstrom vs Axel E Ekstrom It was shown that the parties were married at Malmo Sweden in November I Novem-ber 1876 and that the defendant abandoned I aban-doned his wife and three children and for a long time previously had failed to provide for his family His honor granted the decree as prayed awarding award-ing the wife the custody of their three minor children and restoring her to her maiden name of Mary Wilhelmina Sundwall |