Proceedings in Easley Divorce In the action of Easley v. Easley. preliminary details having been' published in these columns, Judge Purdy, in the United States Court for China, on Monday morning. granted divorce to petitioner, in which settlement had been arrived at out of Court. Mr. S. A. Moss] represented Mr, Easley, while Mr. F. J. Schuhl appeared for Mrs. Easley.
Tt will be recalled that, in a _previous hearing, Mre. Easley admitted that ske had lett her husband.
addressing the Court, Mr Schuhl said that his client did not wish to involve an outside woman, with whom she thought her husband. had tad relations. ty con. tinued counsel, had refused to live with her husband.
Mr. Moss said that he did not belove there was any chance of reconciliation between the parties con-
Both he and Mr. Schuh! had tried to bring the people together again. He intended to prove that Mi Easley had deserted her husband.
In giving evidence, Mr. E. S. Easley said that they were married Jon March 1, 1920. They had two children. In September, 1924, whi he was away from Shanghai, she eft him, taking all of her clothing, the silverware, ete, leaving him lonly his personal belongings.
Mr. F, Mortimer, called to give evidence by Mr. Moss, said that he had known Mrs. Ensley for two years. He also knew that they had not lived together for 16 months, Judg& Purdy, as stated above, granted the divorce, 7
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