Decrees Granted in Two Cases Brought by Wives Against Husbands, Two divorce actions came to the attention of Judge Purdy in the American Court on Monday mornin "Frances Farmer v. J. Farmer and Helen Howard v, Claude Howard. Tu both instances Mayor Yioleomb acted for the com-
While. defendant neither Appenced nor was represented. His instances, the action of Farmer v.
Farmer, Mr. Holcomb in a preli address, stated that a complaint been filed in mid-summer, which alleged cruelty' and drunken:
on the part of defendant, This after the birth of petitioner's Along with Mr. Schuhl, he who represented respondent. at that time, he managed et the Youthful couple to take up 1 On November 18, i an amended complaint, citing the same grounds, Me. Farmer had not filed an amended answer, Mrs, Farmer, in giving evidence, stated chat within 0 days of thie her and swore at her. Four times manage, her tidsband had. struct
within the frst month he had been true, Ab a wedding function held in her father's house, three weeks earth "ceremony, remondent Stepped her from dancing and, while Pree upecsirg bene te and tore her wedding dress.
She lived with her parents for ight months before going to hoo pital to have the baby, "Her husband did not pay the bill for the Period of confinement. They had a Tittle home together after the baby 'Mrs, Violet Sternberg, school girt friend of petitioner, gave corroborative evidence, while the family chauffeur told' what he saw of the most recent incident, Addressing the Court Mr. Holcomb'asked for custody of the child, permission for his client to resume her maiden name, alimony, support the child and his fees as counsel.
Judge Purdy ordered that reapondent pay $125 alimony and toward the child's support, the costs of the action and counsel's fees, the latter to be paid at the rate of $25
In the succeeding action Mrs. Helen Howard, in giving evidence, said that they wore married on February 3, 1923. She lived with her husband unfit July when she made a trip to Peking. They met again in Shanghai the first week in September, when, he, having lost his job with the Standard Oil Ca. was on his way to America. They d not live together in Shanghai. Although he told her he would return. (he borrowed money on some Jewels for his transportation) far as she knew he had not been i China since nor had he written, Ret pondent had not contributed to, support.
After his Honour "had inter togated witness, he ordered the necessary documents. to be drama,
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