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FOUR DOZEN OYSTERSMADE UP TOM SMOCK’S KONEY-' MOON MEAL,*And He Talked About “Getting Ahead of the Old Man/’HIS YOUNG WIFE NOW YEARNS FOR A DIVORCE,She Insists That To'.u Forced Herto Marry Him by Making Threats of Publicly Disgracing Her—Exciting While it Toasted.The troubles of Thomas Wafle SmocK and his wife, Annie, had another airing in the • superior court, Saturday. Mrs. Smock recently sued for divorce, claiming that she had married Smock against her will, fearing disgrace or physical injury at his hands. She left hirp at the first opportunity after the marriage, and he attempted to reclaim her by means of a habeas corpus proceeding, but the court failed to sec that she was being detained at home against her will and refused to grant Die writ.Mrs. Smock told her story. Saturday morning, with flashing: eyes and in defiant tones. She said that Smock threatened her with public disgrace unless she married lilm, and that she fell that Die only thing she could do was to acquiesce. The ceremony was performed by Ib-v. John K. Pounds, then pastor of the (.Yntral Christian church, and ihen Die husband sinned out to find some of his acquaintances to obtain cougra tulai ions. The first place visited. Mrs. Snmek said, was Die restaurant kept by “Oyster Charlie, on !■?. Washington-sr.. where Smock was employed. The place, was filled with men,siie said, who eyed her impudently when they entered. They .took scats^«t a rear | table, and Smock introduced her 10 the j proprietor, adding, she said, in loud j tones, that he had got. aiitad of Die old ! man. meaning her father. lie then or- j fli-red and ate four dozen oysters, after ] which lie Jook her on a lour of several [ down town places, where hr ininnlucrd j her to some more of his fri» in’s, lt;:n*h timq « remarking that lie had “got. ahead of D.6 old man. She linaliy insisted, she said, that i hey find quarters for the night, l ie took her to the Plaza hotel, wle-re Du y spent the night, lie left Die next morning. sh*» avers, without, providing in-r ar.y breakfast. The next day. Sunday. In* lu-pi lu-r imprisoned in a room, pelting lu-r with filthy remarks, until r o'clock, when he left, and she returned to her X, Indianapolis Inane. This was Die last of Smocks romance. Yd imp. he went for km* he fmn.rt his way blocked by a siunix fa Dice. lie tried the law and failed. Me fought De divorce. Saturday, on gmiera! principbs. Me sat beside his attorney. taking no:* s and preparing for her eross-cxainina tion. in which lie exported to bring ma. tie! fact that she had not hern tin wiping to i marry him. i'ut it was vain. Nothing ; would shake her from the pnsiiion th. tj she was forced into Dio marriage. Tin? i case attracted a large crowd to the court room.
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Indianapolis Sun
Indianapolis, Indiana, US
Sat, Feb 19, 1898
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