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The Pecu'' ’lt;Meiof the present divorce uting was that of Annie Clarissa Whippen and Charles D„ in which statutory grounds were Charged. Tfc# present is the outgrowth of the ruling of |he full bench in 1888. on the petition of the husband against the wife, the chargebeiag desertion.To begin at the beginning. Annie and Charles were in Boston, Nov 8, 1809, and lived for a time in this city, Bradford and Haverhill. Annie, for reasons of her own, left Charles to paddle his own canoe Feb 5. 1876, since which time she has kept old maid quarters.Charles kept a bachelor's ball until Oct 22, 1888, when, believing that eight years’ desertion on t’.«t part of Annie annulled her claims on him, he married one Carrie Hickey.Time rolled on and go did the thoughts of Charles. He finally came to the conclusion that the best and safest way out of his predicament was to get a divorce from Annie. He accordingly employed John F. Wakefield, and in the due course of time Charles D. vs Annie C. Whiffen was heard before Judge C. Allen.Of course the husband charged desertion on the part of the wife of 1869, and as Annie did not appear to contest this claim, everything seemed smooth sailing until the facts of the marriage of 1883 cropped out.The case was reported to the full bench, which, in its report of 1888, held that be was guilty of adultery with wife No. 2, and of course not eligible for divorce favors.Mrs Whippen recently taking it into her head tc test her rights to a divorce from Charles, called upon Mr Wakefield, her husband’s attorney in the former divorce proceedings. The latter had the case placed on the trial list, and when a bearing is reached practically stands on the findings of the full bench in support of a divorce.So that Annie’s right to a divoroe was proven by the husband in his action against her six years or so ago. All she had to testify to was that she had been married to Charles, that she had deserted him. which was good grounds for him had he not married prior to the bringing of his bill, and that since said marriage withThe Hickey Womanshe had not lived with him.Y ona An/vU — k— - *
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Boston Daily Globe
Boston, Massachusetts, US
Tue, Jan 09, 1894
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