A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > District of Columbia http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=323 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=33272 Submitted by: Susan Article Title: Washington Post Article Date: March 1 1878 Article Description: The Demand Divorces Article Text: They Demand Divorces Yesterday Messrs. Hill & Elsworth, for Sallie B. Foss, filed a bill for divorce from the bonds of matrimony with Milton C. Foss. They were married in this city by Rev. Mr. Knight September 1, 1873, and lived together until December 1, 1876, when he deserted her, leaving her in very destitute circumstances. She avers that he is able to support herself and child as he holds a lucrative position in the Government Printing Office She prays for a reasonable allowance for her support. Bridget Durham filed a suit against Tyler V. Durham for divorce. They were married in this city by Father Keane July 28,1869. He has neglected to provide for his family, and in August 1877, cruelly beat and maltreated her. She prays for a reasonable alimony. Mr. F. P. Cross entered suit for divorce from Charles H. O'Brien for Mary J. O'Brien. The declaration alleges that the maiden name of the complainant was Mary J. Wood, and that she intermarried with respondent at Trinity (Catholic) Church in Georgetown, DC, in January 1871 and they lived as man and wife until July 1872. In November 1872, he was tried and convicted of murder in the first degree in the District Criminal Court and sentenced to be hanged. The death sentence was commuted to imprisonment for life in the Albany, NY, Penitentiary, which commuted sentence he is now serving. She prays a divorce a vinculo matrimonli from said Charles O'Brien. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ DC-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com