Show STILL SEPARATING The Divorce Market is Unusually Botiyant Misfit Couples Take up the Time of His Honor New Suits BrouirUt Police and Probate Judge Zano held court in chambers yesterday terday and the inevitable divorce case came up in the afternoon Tho parties were Anna Bjorkman and Andrew Bjork man who were married in Sweden in 1853 and came to this country several years ago Mrs Bjorkman showed that her husband had deserted her some time ago and since hon had contributed nothing to her support sup-port The defendant made no defense and It decree was granted on tho grounds stated HUfiUES VS HUGHES The divorce suit of John Hughes vs Ida Hughes was next taken up for hearing upon the order requiring I the defendant to show cause why he should not be punished for contempt in ailing to pay alimony as directed by the court Hughes it will be remembered brought suit to obtain a divorce from his vifo on tho ground that she had deserted him Mrs Hughes was in Sulidu at the I time but she promptly returned to the city put in an answer denying this allegu ion and filed a cross complaint alleging that the plaintiff had abandoned her and that tho whole thing was a scheme to rob her out of her interest in certain real estate held by Hughes Pending a hear ng an order was made directing the plaintiff to pay into court a certain sum for the main tenance of his wife and for costs The first payment was made but he failed to make the second payment and this hearing was tho result Hughes testilied that his failure to pay the money was duo to the fact that he did not have it and could not get it He had some property in Salida which he was trying to ispose of and as he intended to apply the iroceeds to the payment of this alimony fudge Zane took the matter under advise bent for a week which practically gives Hughes an extension of time in which to obey tho order of the court CAKUTEEs VS CAKUTHUS The case of Caruthes vs Caruthes was referred re-ferred to T B Timmoney SMITH VS SMITH In the divorce case of Maggie Smith vs Charles Smith the defendant was ordered to appear on September 3 and show cause why ho should not pay temporary alimony AN OllDEK ron SEUVICE In the case of Critchlow vs Cullen et alan al-an order was made of service by publication publica-tion MKIMMIXS vs MKIMMIXS Another divorce suit was commenced in the Third district court yesterday the plaintiff being Mrs Jane McKitntnins and the defendant William McKimtnins In her complaint the plaintiff alleges that sho was married to tho defendant in this city in May 1SSS > that on August 16 1890 the defendant deserted her and for more than a year past has utterly failed to contribute to her support that she does not now I know where he is or whether he is alive or dead For these reasons she asks for a de cree Of divorce run EltSIllr TUOUBLES Charles B Divey has brought suit against Ferobabcl Wood and in illS complaint com-plaint he alleges that in ISM he entered into partnership with the defendant for the manufacture of glue oil tallow etc that on May 9 Ib91 the defendant took exclusive ex-clusive possession of the partnership goods and stock and has continued the business on his own account preventing the plaintiff from participating ttiprin Wherefore he asks that the partnership be dissolved that a receiver be appointed and that tho defendant be restrained from interfering in-terfering with tue property and that the assets be divided between the partners according ac-cording their respective rights S W Darko is the plaintiffs attorney New Sultus William A Tovrea has brought suit against W H Whitney L C Crossnmu James Thompson L P Gillespie Frank Glllespie and J H Daly The plaintiff alleges al-leges that in July last ho performed certain work for W H Wnitney and agreed to take in payment therefor certain lots that ho finished the labor amounting within tho contract to 3o350 but the other defendants defend-ants claim an interest in the premises adverse ad-verse to the plaintiffs rights Ho therefore there-fore asks judgment for the amount named and that a receiver be appointed Reilly Kane are the plaintiffs attorneys Morris Hoffman has brought suit against William T Birks to recover 420 witn interest I in-terest note alleged to be due on a promissory Thieves at Work At an early hour yesterday morning Officer Danner caught a man in the act of trying to pry open a window on the south side of the GlUt house The man was arrested ar-rested on the charge of attempting to commit com-mit a burglary fie gave his name as Frank Hays Yesterdayafternoon thieves broke into the residence of O H Pettit in the Ninth ward during the absence of the family and got away with 15 in money a gold watch two gold chains a pearl necklace and other articles of V jewelry The police are in hot pursuit Police Points In tbe police court yesterday Grove Spencer pleaded RUilty to the charge of keeping a gambling house and was lined 50 Frank Adams one solitary drunk was assessed 5 John Scranton charged with stealing some underclothing belonging to John Schwartz was acquitted John Parry will be tried tomorrow on the charge of V taking an animal from tho 1 custody of an officer V Josie Flick was arrested yesterday for l d being an inmate of a house of prostitution She left 25 which will bo forfeited tomorrow to-morrow Probate Court Judge Bartch made the following orders yesterday Estate of Thomas Price order made fixing fix-ing Thursday September 3 at 10 a m as time to hear petition for sale of personal property Estate of C D St George claim of George H Church 34 being six months interest on mortgage of 1400 at 1 per cent per month approved Estate of E M Bynon continued to August 31 at 10 a m Estate of Thomas Jewell order made fixing Monday September 21 at 10 am as time to hear petition for distribution |