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Show The Church Divorce. The case of Eleanor Tufts vs. Elbridge Tufts was then taken up again, Arthur Brown, esq., appearing for plaintiff, and Ogden Hiles, esq., for the respondent. The plainttff not only demands a decree of separation sepa-ration under the laws of the court, but alimony, ali-mony, setting up that the defendant is worth 100,000. Plaiutiff and defendant were mar-ried mar-ried many years ago. Mrs. Tufts sets up that he was guilty of inflicting upon her the most cruel treatment, and it having dawned that they would be unable to contirue as man and wife without a perpetual tempest sweeping over their lives, they went before the church, and under its laws obtained a divorce. She was married again. Up bobbed the law, however, which ruled that a church divorce was not valid that it was no divorce at all. From this horrifying position Mrs. Tufts lied, and since, that time she has reconciled herself to the life of a grass widow. She now comes forward and, while asking that the decree of the church be confirmed, con-firmed, demands a share of the defendant's foatune. The arguments were very brief, and the issue was submitted. |