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4 iUitoftirtuil Told to 4^iiftt^ and Whon WantedBack Would Ila *nt For.Charles Pfau vs. Ellen M. Pfau. This case, herd by Judge Johnston, wusa petition for divtorce. charging willful absence. The naar-liage took place in Hamilton, lt;)., in February,1 ^T9, and 1 be separation in July of the samejmk, '• JT jThe plitujfifl testified that at the time of themarriage l*e wanted one month of being twenty years, ui d the defendant was about the same age.lt; ii bwlug n^k d to state the cause of the eepnra-tu.a tin w h sulu t hat his wile had gone out Hi vtrai evejiingH and would give him no satisfnc-tioii a« to where she was. and at the nuggestlon ofm r father. lt;.ipfniu t ole. of Covington, tnat he alien.d leave for awhile, he dm so, aud tos wire tbeti retus«*i to live with him again. He thenWent to Memphis, procured employment audwmte to her to eotne there, and alsowrote to her parems, but receivedno reply, and when he returned to Cuiciunnti after several months’ absence the detendaur re-fnsod to see him. He tlrst uiude her acquaintance at the store of W H. Andrews on Fourih street, where he was employed us a salesman and sitecuioe in as a customer, and ufter a live months'courtship they w* re married. Both her parents tout him to go away, and said that when they wants i him they would send for him. On calling at uh ir house upon bis return from the South her more* r told him to keep away or he would get lino trouble, und a young man named Chris. Wright, vvh * had been paying her attentions be-foie ilie witness married her, advised her not tohare unrtlmig to do with him.In response to a question as to whether the defendant was not regarded as u giddy, dashing, ruttie-bran **u young woman, lie repiled that sue was a Uashmg lady.The mother of plaintiff testified that she called at Mrs. Cole’s .'.otise, in Covington, to learu the cans*- c»t the trouble, and that her eon’s mother-in-law und a* ife both said he had better go away, and they would let him know when they wanted hitu 'lti. Did they make any complaint against bindA. None at all, but advised him ro go away, and said they would let him know when they wanted him back, aud they never let him know yet. .Laughter.]in answer to the Court, the plaintiff stated that j t ho n arriage eer* mony w as performea by the Rev. IGranville Moody. - f'-V,After bearing some further evidence the Court remarked that a ease of willlul absence wan*uiadc out under the law. The history of tlin cane illustrates the folly of a young man,after a few months’acquaintance, marrying alady, one-tenth of whose expenses be could not1 meet on a limited salary. it was apparent i front the testimony that the plaintiff was an j honest young man. who had done his share to j make tne best of a had mutch, his wife refusing to Jive w till him alter persistent elforts on his part to induce tier to do so. Decree*granted.Hidden for plaintiff.
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Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Thu, May 10, 1883
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