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Show Whole Family is Offended by Valentine and Seeks Relief i Four unhappy wives appeared bofore .riidpro Morse, iu the equity diA'isioii of the. Third District court Friday, for tho severance of matrimonial tics. In three cases the relief Avas granted and tho fourth case Avas taken under advisement. ad-visement. Jennie Valentine asked for a decree from Goorge Valentino on tho ground of cruelty and failure to support. After Mrs. Valentino had g'rveu her tcsti-mnn- nobod3' could haA-e accused George of being a comic valentine. In fact,-t.horo fact,-t.horo Avas nothing amusing in his treatment treat-ment of liia wife, according to her testimony. testi-mony. Mrp. Valentine said she was mnrried October 23, 1901, and has thrco chil-dron. chil-dron. ranging in age from four months to fivo years. Sho also testified that nor husband had boon, guilty of cruelty for Homo time past. "'He Avas certainly cruel and mean to us," sho said. "Ilo slapped mc and abused me and Avas mean to tho children." It Avas further testified to that Valentino, - Februaiy 11. IflOS, sold all the property of himself him-self and wife that ho could clisposo of and went to California. Ho returned later. Mrs, Valentine Baid. but sho did not see him. She added that ho loft hor Avithout means for tho support of herself and children, and that Valentine Val-entine had not supported his family for -some time past In addition to a decree of diA'orce Mrs. Valentine was awarded the custody of tho children and $20 a month as alimony. Annie Oakden told Judgo Morso that hor hnsband. Tfobnrl. Oakden, was a cement ce-ment contractor, capable of earning from $'1..10 to .12 a day, but that ho had not contributed anything to her support since May 30. .11)07. Tho Oak-dens Oak-dens were married May 7, .1801, and liaA-o three children, aged 4, 7 and 9 years, respectively. Tho decree was granted as prayed and Oakden Avas, instructed in-structed to pay his wife $2000 as uli-mony, uli-mony, the payment to bo mado in 100 installments of $20 each. Mrs. Oakden Oak-den .was also awarded the ciistodj' of the' children. Martha" 13. Allor was granted a dc- creo from William J. Allor, on the ground of failure to support. Mrs. Allor Al-lor said she Avas marrieu December 111, 1906, and had one child, aged a fow months. Hor husband, who Avas an engineer and capable of earning $4 to $5 a day, sho said, loft her in April, 1907, and had since contributed nothing noth-ing toward her support. "Mary A. Oavanaugh asked for a decree de-cree from Morgan E. OaA'anaugh on tho ground of failure to support, but. tho matter Avas taken under ndA'isement by tho court, pending a decision ns to Avhethor or not the service in the caso was good. Mrs. Cava.naugh's story is a and one. She was mnrriea to CaA'anangh in Missouri Mis-souri in April, 1897. At that time Cav-anaugh Cav-anaugh was a gripinnn in tho employ of a street enr company in Sr.. Louis, and later ho was in the employ of the goA'crument at tho nrscnnl at Davenport, Daven-port, In. In' IS98, Mrs. CuA-anaugh said, her husband began to act peculiarly peculiar-ly and was examined b.y an insanity commission. lie was pronounced sane, but they separated and thereafter ho refused 'lo lmvo anything whatever to do AVith her and contributed nothing .to her support. About fivo years ago CaA-anaugh was adjudged iusnue and committed to tho Mental hospital at Jacksonville, III,, , Avhorc- he is at the present lime. In I view of tho fact that Cavanaugh is incompetent, in-competent, O. W. Carlson had been appointed ap-pointed guardian ad litem for him. Mr. t'urlson, hoAvevcr, took no active part in tho proceedings. Judge Morse wns satisfied that the causo of action arose before CnA'an-migh CnA'an-migh was adjudged insane and that Mrs. Cavanaugh was cutitled to a decree; de-cree; but he was not satisfied with the service. The sorA'ico Avas by publication publica-tion and began beforo tho noAV laAv wont into effect, providing that in actions for diA-orce tho summons avIicu published must. Bet out tho reliof demanded in Sreatcr dotail than under tho old law. ofore tho expiration of tho publication of tho summons the now law Avcnt into effect and Judge Morse dosiros to look into tho question of whether or not the service is good under the circumstances. |