With their air castles tumbled about their heads, all joy gone from life an their only hope for future happiness embodied in a future that knows not marital restrictions, worshippers at the shrine of the goddess of divorce crowded the superior court chamber Tuesday and asked the aid of the law in untying nuptial knots that failed to provide the future that impetuous youth will always look forward to.
An even half dozen, three men and as many women, received attention and the late afternoon found them free of all restrictions and obligations imposed by marriage. There were more who are seeking relief but time prevented severance of the connubial bonds that were so joyfully cemented when the outlook on life was more roseate and promising.
The even division of males and females who were divorced during the Tuesday session of Superior Court, Judge E.H. Cranmer’s court, is evidence that it is as easy for a woman to pup up with a man as it is for a man to always “agree” with his life partner although the late Isaac Erwin Avery would probably have taken issue with this since he was frank to say he could never understand how a woman could endure any man while at the same time seeing nothing unusual in the ability of a man to love any woman.
The day in court was largely given over to the trial of divorce actions although one case was disposed of and a few other temporarily handled Statutory ground were employed in doing that which the officiating minister had said man should not do, the juries unhesitatingly undoing that which a permit and a minister had done in the spring of life and which at that time promised every happiness.
Helen Roberson was the first of the day’s batch to regain the freedom that was surrendered when she tripped to the altar with P.W. Roberson. She was joined a few minutes later by Murray Floyd who never again will be obliged to account to Bessie Floyd for the things he may or may not do. Lula Pratt henceforth will meet Wesley Pratt as a stranger, the romance of youth with its tinselled promises forgotten, while Sallie Austin no longer meets and knows T.R. Austin on the common ground of matrimony. The partnership formed by J.W. and Kate Musselwhite was dissolved during the day, the request for the dissolution coming from J.W.T.L. and Eunice Haskins now meet as strangers, Eunice, like the other defendants, failing to show even enough interest to come forward and deny the allegations of the man who once promised to “love, honor, cherish and protect” her.
The action in which J.L. Williams is seeking deliverance from Hattie Williams was called late in the afternoon but time necessitated a halting of proceedings and the pair remained man and wife overnight at least. If the trial jury believes all the harsh and uncomplimentary things Williams will probably say about the woman he once led to the altar, the goal of single blessedness toward which he is shooting will probably be realized.
Divorce action brought by Sadie Holsenback against L.S. Holsenback was continued while Jim Long paid the cost in the action brought by himself against Marie Long when he was called and failed to respond.
Judgment for $110.23 was returned by the jury in the action brought by James C. Davis against H.V. Cunningham. Non suit was taken and a judgement of this nature entered in the action brought against W.G. Wyatt and others by the Griswold Insurance Company.
A few additional divorce actions may be threshed out today although everything of this nature was set for trial at the Tuesday session.
From page 3 of the Durham Morning Herald, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 1924
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