Show iwersen divorce case the divorce suit of christina vs niels P r Si vensen occupied judge harts attention all ali day saturday tho parties partie s to tile suit euit live lire in hyde park and it looked as though about three fourths of the inhabit tants of that peaceful burg had been summoned as witnesses cruelty and failure to provide were the grounds upon which the divorce was asked and according to the test testimony mony introduced by tile the plaintiff was a veritable tyrant mrs testified that he doled out rations to the family both with food and fuel and when the allowance which he made ran out no more could be obtained because he always kept the provisions locked up on one occasion on he left a piece of bread in the table drawer and while he be was away his wife gave a couple of slices to two hungry tramps who called at the ba bouse use when came home he learned of the charitable act and anc resented it by abusing his wife and finally struck ller her with a butcher knife Swen sens 15 year old son went upon the stand and corroborated his mothers testimony several of the neighbors also testified to acts of cruelty is a carpenter by trade and judging from his appearance is a veritable fox in human guise he sat beside his attorney in the tha court room and with a face as red as a cocks ana snapped p his big little beady eyes at tipe the witnesses while they gave their evidence and from his actions he be let his lawyer overlook any bets for he be bobbed up and down in his chair like a cork in a millrace and the crowd in the court loom smiled after listening to the evidence of sixteen witnesses judge hart adjourned court until yesterday when owing to sickness in his big fir mily the case was be consent of 0 the attorneys continued until saturday |