An action for separation has been brought by Mrs. Phoebe Barber
against
Frank J. Barber, both of Phelps. On Monday an order was granted
allowing
Mrs. Barber an alimony of four dollars per week and fifty dollars
counsel
fee. Hon. Edwin Hicks of this village, appears for the plaintiff, and
E.
Miller, Esq., of Newark, for the defendant.
From Geneva Gazette 19 November 1880
Edgar V. Benham of Canandaigua, has been granted a decree of
divorce from his wife, Altha L. Benham.
From Ontario County Journal 12 February 1897
A divorce was granted Charles Mack at Supreme Court by
Judge Nash, Wednesday. Mack was also given custody of his child. There
was no defense. Mack is a resident of South Bristol. The Tracy House
register was called into play as evidence showing that Rosa B. Mack
and one Monks, occupied a room at that house last fall
during one night.
From Geneva Daily Times 26 December 1907
Phelps, N. Y. - Maud Dennis Bissell has applied for a divorce from
her husband, Lorenzo Bissell, formerly of Phelps, but who
resides at Detroit. The decree is asked for on statutory grounds and
desertion.
From Geneva Daily Times 28 July 1908
Phelps, N. Y. - Testimony in the divorce action brought by Maude
Dennis Bissell against her husband, Lorenzo Bissell, was
taken before a referee at Rochester yesterday. The divorce is asked for
on statutory grounds. The plaintiff was represented by Attorney Lapham
of Geneva.
From Geneva Daily Times 3 February 1902
A divorce was secured Saturday by Charles T. Brown, formerly
an attache of the U. S. Express Co. in this city, from his wife, Laura
Halliday Brown. The decree was granted the plaintiff by
Justice James W. Dunwell, in the special term of supreme court held at
Lyons. T. Elliott Truesdale was the attorney for Mr. Brown.
From Geneva Daily Times 1 May 1909
The case of Burrill against Burrill, the only action on the Equity
calendar for the term of Supreme Court, which convenes at Canandaigua
on Monday, is expected to reveal an interesting matrimonial tangle
which the parties are endeavoring to straighten out. Both the parties
are well known in Geneva, where they have resided. Charles Burrill is
a printer and was formerly foreman at the plant of the Geneva
Independent. According to his story he was married on November 6,1889,
to Elizabeth F. Shanks. He continued to live with his wife for
a number of years, during which time two children, a boy and a girl,
were born. Trouble then appeared on the Burrill marital horizon and as
a result, Burrill claims that two years ago he applied for a divorce
from the woman and that he employed Attorney Lyman J. Baskin to
prosecute the action and secure the necessary papers.
Mr. Baskin promised to secure the divorce and it is claimed that the
parties appeared before a court and gave their evidence. The decree,
for some reason or other, it is claimed, was not handed down but acting
on the fact that the attorney had told him that the divorce would be
granted, Burrill went to Niagara Falls, Ont., and married Mrs.
Charles Clark of Geneva. This was on the 28th of March two years
ago. The Burrills have been living in Canandaigua and Burrill claims
that his former wife came to Canandaigua some time ago and took her two
children away from him and as he desires to clear up matters so that
his second marriage will be legal, he has now started an action to
clear the case up. The case has been noticed for trial at the term of
court which convenes at Canandaigua on Monday when it is expected the
court will determine which woman he is married to and just what steps
he will have to take to straighten out his matrimonial tangle so as to
conform with the law.
From Victor Herald 2 May 1902
Bristol, N. Y. - Mrs. Lena Caulkins has been granted an absolute
divorce from her husband, E. Kirby Caulkins.
From Geneva Daily Times 26 February 1904
A. R. Chapman of East Syracuse, formerly of Phelps, has been
granted a divorce from his wife, Julia Carr Chapman, at the
special term of Supreme court last week. The father was granted
the custody of their child, a daughter. Mrs. Chapman was formerly Miss
Julia Carr, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Carr of this village.
From Geneva Gazette 29 December 1893
Mrs. Wm. R. Dryer of Palmyra has obtained a divorce from her
husband on the statutory ground. The couple were married in 1875
and separated in 1887. Mr. Dryer formerly hailed from Victor, and
we believe is a son of the late Wm. C. Dryer.
From Geneva Gazette 14 October 1898
At a special term of supreme court, held at Auburn, Saturday, Frank
G. English, of Waterloo, obtained a decree of divorce on statutory
grounds, from his wife, Anna D. English, of Geneva.
From Geneva Gazette 10 August 1894
A $20,000 Windfall - The following is communicated to the
Rochester Herald from Havana: In the fall of 1883, Mrs.
Alice E. K. English made application for a divorce from her
husband, Hezekiah English, both being residents of Victor,
Ontario county. Hon. William H. Adams of that village was
appointed referee. There was one child, an invalid daughter, and
pending the referee's decision, Mrs. English was awarded $8 per week
for the care of herself and daughter. Mr. English swore that he
was only worth $4,000, and the referee gave his decision awarding
$2,500 to Mrs. English. The family at once separated, Mrs.
English and daughter moving to Havana, while Mr. English went to Ithaca
and secured a position as a school teacher. Mrs. English learned
about June 1st, last, that her husband had died at Flushing, L. I., and
his remains had been brought to Ithaca for burial. She informed
ex-Senator Hicks and the latter at once began an investigation which
developed the fact that Mr. English had not re-married and had died
without making a will. As a result the invalid daughter was the
sole heir. He continued the work of closing up the estate and
last week paid to Miss English the sum of $21,102.33, the amount which
he recovered for her.
From Shortsville Enterprise 17 February 1916
A decree of interlocutory divorce was granted by Justice Benton in
Supreme Court at Canandaigua on Tuesday in the action of Harry W.
Frazer
against his wife, Mae E. Frazer, both residents of
Shortsville.
The Frazers were married at Clifton Springs during the year of 1909 and
have a 4-year-old daughter. Disposition of the child will be taken up
by
Judge Benton at a later date. John Goodwin of this village was
named
a co-respondent in the case. Arthur H. Smith represented Mr. Frazer,
while
Mrs. Frazer made no appearance.
From Geneva Daily Times 19 April 1897
A Syracuse newspaper yesterday has this account of Genevans who are
seeking a divorce in that city:
Love has soured with advancing age in the case of the Gambees, and now,
in the thirty-third year of their married life they find themselves in
the divorce court. John H. Gambee is not accused of an
overfondness for either wine or women, alleged cruelty and abandonment
being the grounds set forth in Charlotte D. Gambee's petition
for divorce. John is a coachman who for a long term of years has been
in the employ of the Gerrit S. Miller estate of Geneva. Charlotte is at
present living with one of their four
children in this city. Yesterday her attorney, John R. Collins, went to
Utica and before Justice Scripture asked for an allowance of attorney.
D.
Raymond Cobb opposed the motion. Incidentally the whole story was out.
Charlotte
sets forth in her complaint that she was married to John on November
30th.
1861, at Waterloo. Until August 4th, 1894, they lived together and then
John
left. It was a cold case of abandonment, according to Mrs. Gambee, and
she
was left without ample means of support. Cruelty in various forms is
also
set up in the complaint. But John has put in an amended answer, which
goes
Charlotte a few better. In public and in private, says the coachman,
Mrs.
Gambee's conduct toward him has been abusive, brutal and inhuman. An
ungovernable
and vicious temper characterizes her says John, and frequently she has
made
threats upon his life. In fact, he declares, she became a menace to him
and
to the vicinity in which she lived. Of course, Charlotte indignantly
denies
the truth of this arraignment. In the motion made before Justice
Scripture yesterday, one of the affidavits read was that of Mrs. Gerrit
S. Miller,
the defendant's employer. Mrs. Miller substantiates John's counter
charges
of cruelty in some instances. Justice Scripture allowed $40 counsel
fees,
$20 a month alimony and referred the issues to Joseph Bondy of Syracuse.
From Ontario County Journal 30 October 1896
Shortsville, N. Y. - Mrs. Sarah Harmon has secured an
absolute divorce from Frank Harmon and has been allowed the
privilege of assuming her maiden name, Sarah Aldrich.
From Ontario County Journal 15 September 1893
Elizabeth Heins against Theodore F. Heins - This case was brought
on for a final hearing upon the proofs, at the Special Term, held at
the court house, on the second day of the present month, and was argued
and submitted by E. W. Gardner, Esq., counsel for the defendant, and S.
Gooding, Esq., counsel for the plaintiff. Judge Adams handed down his
decision on Saturday last, dismissing the plaintiff's complaint with
costs, and granting to the defendant, Theodore F. Heins, an
absolute divorce against his wife on the ground of adultery, and
awarding the custody and control of the two children to him. The case
has created a good deal of interest in the village, as the parties were
well known here. The action has been pending for over a year, having
been commenced in July, 1892. The action was originally commenced by Elizabeth
Heins against her husband for a separation, on the alleged ground
of cruel treatment. Mr. Heins, in his answer, denied absolutely all of
these charges, and then, as the law permitted him to do, set up in his
answer an affirmative cause of action, charging the plaintiff with
adultery with Morgan L. Frone, of Canandaigua, and one John
Livingston, of Rochester. The court holds that the proofs fully
sustain the charges. . . . The hearing before the referee was
commenced in December last, and before any evidence was given, the
plaintiff withdrew and abandoned her alleged cause of action against
defendant for a separation and the trial proceeded upon the issue as to
the adultery of the plaintiff. . . . .
The case in many respects is a very sad one. The defendant, Mr. Heins,
is a man of irreproachable character. He is a German by birth, and is a
florist and gardener by profession, having for many years had charge of
Mrs. A. McKechnie's extensive greenhouses and gardens. He owns and
occupies a comfortable home on upper Main street. His family consists
of his wife, the plaintiff, and two bright daughters, over whom he has
always exercised the utmost care. In August last year on his return
home from an excursion to Keuka Lake with some German friends, he found
his wife gone and his house stripped of his household goods. The woman
temporarily stopped a short time on Chapin street, and then moved to
Elmira, taking the two daughters with her, where she has since resided.
Mr. Heins succeeded in reclaiming a portion of his property, but the
children have been kept away by plaintiff, and Mr. Heins has not had an
opportunity to see them for more than a year. The court having now
awarded their custody to him, it is hoped they will return home, where
they will receive the kind care and supervision they need, and which
when there they have never failed to get.
From Geneva Gazette 6 May 1892
Mrs. Mary E. Hoefler has begun an action for divorce
from her husband, John C. Hoefler, both of Geneva. The
plaintiff is at present in Rochester. The case has been referred
to A. P. Rose, Esq. to take testimony and report his opinion thereon
to the Supreme Court. During the pendency of such action it is
also decreed that the defendant must pay plaintiff $4 per week and $25
for counsel fees and disbursements, without prejudice however to the
plaintiff's right to apply to the court upon the coming in of the
report
for an additional allowance of costs and alimony. The referee
is authorized to take testimony in Geneva and in Rochester. The
defendant is one of Geneva's mail carriers.
From Ontario County Journal 11 February 1910
Naples, N. Y. - An absolute divorce has been granted to Mrs.
William Karnes and she now resumes her maiden name, Miss
Elizabeth Kallenbach.
From Ontario County Chronicle 16 April 1902
Cora Kinsman, of Farmington, has been granted a divorce from her
husband,
John Kinsman.
From Geneva Gazette 15 December 1899
It is reported that Hiland C. Kirke, late of Phelps (where
his wife now resides) has instituted proceedings against her at
Washington D. C. for divorce on the ground of desertion and
abandonment. Mr. Kirke is well known as an educator and inventor
of the balance thermometer. The couple estranged are well along
past middle life.
From Ontario County Journal 3 December 1897
At a term of the supreme court at Lyons on Tuesday, Justice Dunwell
granted an absolute divorce on statutory grounds to Mrs. Ella Lucas
from her husband, Zabina Lucas. The parties were married
in Auburn in January, 1877, and lived together in Canandaigua until
last spring. The plaintiff alleged that her husband committed acts of
infidelity early in this year and named as one of the correspondents
Lillie Adams. The plaintiff, who now lives in Lyons, was given custody
of the minor son, Fred Lucas.
From Geneva Daily Times 13 July 1895
Buffalo, July 13 - Mrs. Mary McDonald, wife of Detective Frank
McDonald, who has brought an action for divorce from her on the
grounds of alleged adultery, has filed a motion for alimony counsel and
fees.
Some sensational developments are expected when the case comes up.
Mrs. McDonald was a Geneva girl. Her name was Mary Fahey.
She was married to McDonald at Geneva about four years ago.
He
was then engaged by the State to detect lepredators who were
interfering with experiments at the State Farm, by destroying plants,
etc. Mrs. McDonald was at that time a waitress at the Kirkwood
Hotel where McDonald was stopping. It was there that he became enamored
of her.
From Geneva Gazette 10 June 1887
Catherine A. McGonegal, who has been engaged in the
millinery
business here in the past few years, has obtained an absolute divorce
from
her husband, Chas. H. McGonegal, for principal cause.
The Referee decided in favor of plaintiff, which was confirmed by Judge
McComber in last special term. She was represented by Seward
French of Rochester.
From Geneva Daily Times 1 April 1910
A final decree of divorce has been entered in the action brought by
Clara Radder of Lewis street against Albert Radder. The
parties were married on May 26, 1891, at Brockport by Rev. Mr. Colburn,
pastor of the Methodist church at that place. The interlocutory decree
in the case was granted at a term of Supreme Court held in Cayuga
county on November 26th last and the final decree was entered in
Ontario county on March 19th. The plaintiff in the proceedings was
represented by Attorney L. K. R. Laird of Auburn. The parties have not
lived together for the past eight years and Mr. Radder has not been
heard from in the past four years.
From Geneva Daily Times 20 October 1909
Rushville, N. Y. - Millie L. Torrey, of Honeoye Falls, has been
granted a decree of divorce from S. Holden Torrey, Jr., of
Rushville by Justice Beaton in special term, in Rochester. James M.
Heath appeared for Mrs. Torrey.
From Geneva Advertiser 12 February 1901
In court last week a divorce was granted Wm. VanGelder from
his wife, Cora S. VanGelder. They are reported as Geneva
parties, but we hear that the woman is in Michigan, and put in no
answer to the pleadings.
From Ontario County Journal 2 May 1879
In the year 1877, one Charles D. Warren came to
Canandaigua from the East, and engaged with Johnson Tillotson as a farm
hand in the south part of this town. At the time, Miss Harriet
Hendershot, daughter of Benjamin Hendershot, was employed as a
domestic in the same family. An intimacy soon sprang up between them,
which developed the fact that the
young lady had loved "not wisely but too well." Shortly Warren left for
parts unknown. Miss Hendershot soon after procured a warrant of A.
Hemenway,
Esq., for the arrest of Warren, charging him with seduction under
promise
of marriage, which resulted in the arrest of Warren by officer Charles
E.
Tate, his incarceration in Ontario Co. jail and subsequent marriage of
the couple. But "the course of true love never did run smoothly," and
within
a month after the marriage ceremony had been performed, Warren again
took
his leave. Shortly afterwards a summons and complaint was served upon
the
unfortunate wife for a divorce, the action being commenced in the city
of New York. Avery Hemenway, Esq., appeared for the wife and Mr. Tubbs,
a lawyer of New York, for the plaintiff. The trial was to have taken
place
on the 17th of April last in New York city. In the meantime, the wife
of
Warren procured a warrant of Delos Doolittle, Esq., of this place, for
the arrest of her truant husband as a disorderly person, for abandoning
his family. The warrant was placed in the hands of officer L. T.
Sheldon,
who proceeded to the city of New York, and arrested the truant husband
as he left the witness stand, where he had just been testifying against
his wife on the divorce suit. Officer Sheldon had no little difficulty
in
bringing his prisoner away from the city, even with the aid of a
detective, as his friends made desperate efforts to restore him on writ
of habeus corpus. The divorce sought appeared to be one of the "patent"
kind, in which witnesses can be bought to swear to anything, and the
injured wife has no chance
for defense. He was brought to this place, and lodged in jail last
Thursday. The examination was commenced before Esquire Doolittle on
Friday, and adjourned to Tuesday of this week. On Tuesday the
prisoner was required to
give bail for his good behavior for one year, and pay his wife $50 and
court costs, which was readily acceded to. After the money had been
paid
and the prisoner discharged from custody, his injured wife approached
him,
and clasping her arms about his neck, and with a voice choked with
emotion
and with burning tears streaming down her cheeks said, "Dear Charles,
forget
me if you will, but for God's sake do not forget your rosy-cheeked boy,
for he bears your name and image. Charley is a dear, lovely child.
Adieu,
Charley, Adieu!" During all this time not one dry eye was discernible
in
the court room.
From Geneva Gazette 25 June 1897
Love's young dream experienced a rude awakening in the supreme
court, Hon. James W. Dunwell, justice, present, last Saturday in this
village (Lyons) when Lillie M. Wright of Geneva instituted
divorce proceedings against Charles G. Wright, asking for
allowance for counsel fees and alimony pending trial of the action.
Mrs. Wright is an infant in law and appeared by her guardian, W.
C. Reed, but in reality she is a full grown, bright appearing and
attractive young woman. The husband, it appears, is also an
infant. He was represented by George F. Ditmars guardian ad
litem. The wife alleged the statutory offense. Infant marriages
are often disastrous. Wayne Democratic Press
From Geneva Daily Times 4 August 1910
Affidavits which alleged out-of-the-ordinary means taken to secure
a divorce were presented at a hearing before Justice Sawyer at
Canandaigua yesterday. The action is one brought by Jack L.
Bouslack, a Geneva Italian against May L. Bouslack, who
now claims to reside in Albany. The hearing yesterday was upon an
application made by the defendant to have an order commanding the
plaintiff to pay her $10 per week during the pendency of the action and
also counsel fees amounting to $250. H. J. Crawford of Albany, attorney
for the defendant, was represented by George L. Morse of Pittsburg. P.
H. Leahy represented the plaintiff. After hearing the argument Justice
Sawyer ordered Bouslack to pay the defendant $35 within ten days as
counsel fees. In the affidavits alleging the fraud in connection with
the case, it is alleged that Bouslack tricked Samuel Lemma, a
Canandaigua Italian, into certifying before an Albany notary that he
had served a copy of the summons and complaint in the action upon the
defendant. After swearing to this fact, Lemma alleges that he
discovered the trick and demanded the summons of Bouslack so that he
might serve it. He alleges that Bouslack told him that he never
intended that the summons be served as he did not want the woman to
know that the action was pending so that he could secure his divorce by
default. Lemma then alleges that he informed the notary of the facts
and also told Mrs. Bouslack. Mrs. Bouslack then demanded and received a
copy of the papers and it is declared that she will fight the case. The
action is brought on the grounds that the woman had another husband
living at the time of the marriage to Bouslack. In her answer the woman
admits this but alleges that she secured an absolute divorce from her
first husband. The present action will heard in Ontario County.
From Geneva Daily Times 8 October 1910
A divorce decree signed by Justice Sawyer at a special term of the
Supreme Court in Lyons has just been filed in the county clerk's office
in the case of Bertha T. Lovejoy against Arthur Lovejoy of
Geneva. The plaintiff is granted an interlocutory decree and is given
permission to assume her own name and to marry again.