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it-r-ihy*t -mt-r-11a-ayir!ie j Benson E^crors and Alimony. 1iiej A special says that the late Mrs. lt;Benson Eggers, now Mrs. Peeor, has ibegun suit at Danville for $800 Salimony awarded her by Judge Stim- sson, a few weeks ago, when he grant- ted a divorce from Benson Eggers, ithe thrice-married IS-venrs-old bnv. a* %She was Ins second wile. In order to collect this judgment, it has been ( found necessary to site for the setting ^ aside of a real estate transfer, which n Eggers has made to his mot Iter. By dthis deal he conveyed to her an St)- a acre tract of land which would be a amply sufficient to secure a couple of 1« alimonies, such as Mrs. Pecor enjoys. 11 Her attorneys allege that this real Ijjl estate was transferred during the u pendency of the divorce proceedings and that it was accomplished by means of a blind deed, with the sole intent and purpose oi preventing the ^ collection of a judgment against him. The story of young Eggers* brief ^ but eventful career makes very inter- Jj eating reading. Eggera was first hlt; married when lb to Lulu Belle Co 11-man, age 1.1, in Flod township, Put-nam county. She was a school girl. ]lt After six weeks she left him to hunt in a lawyer, telling a story of cruel h» treatment. A divorce was granted in Jjj April, ISiMi. IM six weeks he married , Miss Ulioda Morgan, of this city. d\ Three weeks later ho was divorced, to1.ft-yecruel treatment being also alleged by ^ his second wife. Miss Ethel M. mHarris, of Danville, was his third |ji venture. He laid himself liable to nie\bigamy but escaped this cleverly by having his third marriage set aside. [],
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Greencastle Star Press
Greencastle, Indiana, US
Sat, Mar 19, 1898
Page 8
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