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COURT HOUSE NEWSMrs. Joseph Smith Files Suit' for Divorce After Thirty-. •seven Years.DEMAND IS $25,000.00Schwartz Will Case Concluded—Went to Jury Late This Afternoon.Late this afternoon, Attorpey C. L. Walters, representing the plaintiff, filed a suit entitled Adaline Smith vs. Joseph W. Smith, divorce and $25,000 Simony. The complaint is long and recites many instances of abuse. The parties were married April 16, 1876, and lived together until January 1, last year. Eight children were born to them, of whom five are living. An ungovernable temper, uncleanliness and other '^buses, including a threat to kill, are told jn the complainc. It also alleges that at the time of marriage 'plaintiff had* $3,500, an amount equal jto that of her husband. By their joint efforts this has increased to $50,000, and that though defendant had increas-of $2,000, he was very niggardly about '*his allowance to his wife. The sum of $25,000 alimony is asked and the court is asked to make a suitable allowance to allow the plaintiff to prosecute this case.
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Decatur Daily Democrat
Decatur, Indiana, US
Mon, Mar 24, 1913
Page 4
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