| Show HUSBAND AND WifE RIFE THOUGH DIVORCED Peculiar State of Affairs in Case Of Mary A Crooks vs El EI Elmer EImer Elmer mer E Crooks DECREE WAS NEVER FILED Mutter III IU mil Ill After r IIII of oC Six SIN SINai ai for foi forAn unified a aAn An Interesting and perhaps complicated state of ot facts has hall Just been heen die dis discovered covered In lie connection with the divorce of ot Mary A Crooks from rome Elmer U J 1 Crooks which was wal heart heard by Judge lilies on nr June 30 20 1699 1691 more mare than Ix years ago but hut the decree lC ree In which has hall never been beell tiled In tho the hence Mr Mv II Mrs Irr rooks Crooks tire ure still Ic Ie gull golly husband and un wife Ite It appear that Judge lilies hues heard henri the cue Jut but from rune tho the bench hen h before rendering a de decree al Ie cree ree On Sept 25 1103 It cirne mille up UI be before before fore tore Judge Hall lIall and a n decree win was reel ren In let tavor of or plaintiff The nilI decree were never presented to tl him hine for tor hU hit hl ami 1111 lie lit went vent out of ot without signing theta them th The Is that tient t no decree has ever flied filed and before one can Inn be It will be necessary to 10 again try tiT the case clI e before one Olle of ot the Judges of oC the district court COUlt WANTED ANTED COPY OF 01 D The matter was wall i brought lo to light when wilen County Count Clerk Cleric u few tew days ugo ago received n re request from Mrs M I IJ H HMItchell Mitchell of Seattle for foe u II certified lied Clod copy of ot the thee decree In the thu case AFe The rice letter was AS addressed to County Count recorder Perkins Perkin under tho the be belief belIet lief lIet lid that the decree would ba hI recorded corded r In his The woman enclosed Jo Joto 5 to r y for tor the copy COP Mr tr Perkins Perk hI turned the mutter matter over OCI to the county clerk who wrote Mrs Mitchell of ot the condition of ot the case He addressed pd tho the letter as us directed to tl Collins Block Seattle Wash lint but It was re returned returned turned to him blue marked marlell No o such suche nd oll address dress o mN mEW OIt Mrs Irs Mitchell again lI wrote to Mr Ir wanting to know kno win why ho lie tend had hadnot not sent the deuce decree She was evident evidently ly very cr angry arid and accused accused the county count recorder ot of wanting to kc keep keell p tier her money monc to help hell support his liCe numerous wives but stated that site she dirt did not propose to have leer her money used for or any circle mich pur purpose purpose purpose pose Till Thi letter ietter contained thu stoic address ns OS the thee first one Mr Ir Perkins took It to Mr erect ami asked erl for tOI an ace explanation whereupon he was shown the letter by the thue clerk which had been returned Mr II 1 will again endeavor to send u a letter h to Mis IS Mitchell While waiting for foe It to be bo returned both bathe the clerk roil and recorder are wondering If It Mrs Mitchell Is I J e former Mi Mrs Crooks Crool R need III what will hap leech happen pen loll next net It If she llo H not receive the clerks letter |
