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VERDICT FOR DEFENDANT.^ ^ fur 3lr^, f*rflt*ulum•;li.I he Deffcnbaugh divorce ease. which oc- i A copied the attention of tbe circuit court a j I*. 1 good part of last week, came to an end last of Fridaynight, the jury bringing in a verdict ' thufor the defendant, Mrs. Minnie Deffcnbaugh. KyiThe plaintiff, Alfred Deffenbangh, sought to obtain a divorce from the defendant, MinbelTnnie Deffenbangh, charging adultery, one of /at the statutory grounds for divorce, and foe n»elt; the purpose of establishing the charge sev- Ma eral witnesses were put on the stand, and j lie their testimony in the main was very damaging to the character of the defendant. A pre number of witnesses were also introduced tmiin behalf of the defense, among them being Dr. James S. Carry, a dentist, of Streator, nni and Isaac Whittaker, proprietor of a hotel Hu at Wenoua, and these witnesses contra- He' dieted the testimony of the witnesses for He the plaintiff. j \!The evidence for the plaintiff was not suf- S. ificent, it seems, to convince the jury that i Toi the defendant was guilty as charged and Hoi they rendered a verdict in her favor, thus W. denying the plaintiff's application for a di- I., vorce on the gronnds charged.It was one of the dirtiest cases that has ever been tried in the circuit court here, much of the testimony being unfit for pub- I thi lication. The attorneys for Deffenbangh Stt have made a motion for a new trial, and it Ceiall'is not unlikely that this unsavory case will Mshave to lie tried over again. I torHo
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Pontiac Sentinel
Pontiac, Illinois, US
Fri, Mar 04, 1898
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