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-mj-Divorce Story Printed in Omaha Paper Hardly Fits Parties Married Here■‘vThe Poor, Mistreated Maiden Was Jwice the Size ofHer HusbandAlmost shrunken Into insignificanceby the side of his Ammon of a bride-to-be, a tmaii undersized man who ap* peared to be hardly more than a small boy was half-towed and half-dragged laat Aatvrday morning into the office •f (wt county judge by his futures|M»use, who immediately ojened negotiations with Clerk Reed for a mar* ■fpjpt; license. The license was secured »n| the couple were married by County Jud«e Kisser in the court house.*m(f*|ay this Amazon of a bride filed a petition for divorce in the district court of Douglas county, alleging that her sh*rt-tlme husband had forced her to ellt;|»e to Lincoln with him under threats that he would kill her parents. Also, that after the marriage he had subjected her to all sorts of mistreatment. And she finished it lt;»ff by asking a peace bond for herhusband. ' ;fBlf ‘ ' f!|; ■ 7M 1The Amazon was Christina Knag, who gave her age as 1# years and her residence as Irvington The fcHMC0tq|IM,, was John Woynz, whlt;* gave his age as 21 and his r«sldenceWi €RRftate, - „ ' • Hgtjg l:lt|s IVh§ office farce the county judge s office aud a Htar reporter, who waspressed Into service a* a witness tothe ceremony, are wondering ut the strange anomaly presented in the bride's petition for a divorce. The poor, mistreated maiden of the divorce petition was fully twice th« size of the forceful, domineering, kidnaping Hlue Beard that the bridegroom ismade out to be in the divorce petition. Hhe took the iead In all the negotiation* to secure the Ib enseS and the! marriage ceremony. He acted as If he hardly had the energy to answer the questions of the judge In the marriage ceremony. To tin* ordinary observer, if there walt;t any ease of nh« duet ion, it would have been guessed as lying against the other party tuthe utarriage, - jVet here is the story of the divorce petition as told by an Omaha paperFriday morning. ITragic mistreatment efl a pretty lt;»ung girl is recited in u jetltion for divorce filed in district courl by Chris-tina|| W-.ynz, a bride of^four days, against .John Woynz. |^Hhe chars**# that after forcing h*r to wed by threats against 1 the lives oft her |arents. Woynz placed h**r In a room In the Ozford hotel, ttnd there and elsew here compelled her to drink beer and smoke cigarettes. |j| ; ; Woynz three months ago went to on the farm of J. C* Knag, father of the girl, at tout a mile north of FI r-eiilt; e She was Just past li yearn ofage and listened to the love making of the newffarm hand.jgHhe wa| un-«Hitng|to leave her fjhomeland^mart v, however. | At last! Woynz told the girl sin* would have toi;marry hint and tin* less! she®would||elotH»';:|wlthphi*nShe would mwdeirlher |father|«nd| mother and take her la way by j force,^^KlSd Hl'’rlghtenedB«*ut!| of her||eeus«*« and willing to submit fto anything rather ilukn have her parents slsln, the petition! says.Sheigglrl eloped fio l.lneoln with: Wonzl andl was I m trrie l lc«July It. Ijsfelfc|| Tin* follow ing day, the petition an vs,Wiiyni brought |hls yottttgg wild backtoil mtahalandpsecured a room aipt.’ieOxford I Ivdel.^There $ tlie^piusbandmade Msf Wife drink beer and sin k*» cigarettes, fnuch against l»er \vlll»^lle toulM|er fpjother JPWIPK ; alHut||the city, making | her|||drink|||l*eer Wa'Ml smoke. |ile |then itook ber| toljp Itusfl slan rooming house.- where theyfweregiven a room, and In hi* absence! twamen whom site does not know visitedher for a half hour, l*ut did not|otferheh harm or insult.l»uiing an absence of Woynz Wednesday the girl left the rooming house and w*-nt back to: her gpfptttv home.in the afternoon Knag employedDeputy t'ounty .Attorney ||fj| to start a divorce action. A warrant to place Woynzunder | bondsJ to fjkeep the peace was sworn out, but thu man has not yell been found.Mr. liattls gald |there! probably|WlU l»e no Criminal proaecutlor’, as th« re|isnot- si rtllt;i««t |evidence.
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Lincoln Daily Star
Lincoln, Nebraska, US
Fri, Jul 19, 1912
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CA, USA 16 Feb 2020
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