Lafayette Sunday Times Sunday, January 11, 1880, pg. 1 UNTYING NUPTIAL KNOTS NINETEEN COUPLES SHIPWRECKED ON THE MATRIMONIAL SEA. One Woman Figures in Two Separate Complaints Where Males are likewise interested - 'Twas over thus. _______________________________________________ The complainants in the under-mentioned suits for divorce have certainly forgotten the words of holy writ which command that what God had joined together no man shall put asunder. Tired of marital life an appeal to the Courts is made and a judicial decree is asked to loosen the connubial chains. The records in the County Clerk's office show that since the 15th day of last October, nineteen applications for divorce have been filed. The Superior Court had twelve cases and the Circuit Court seven. The following is the exhibit: SUPERIOR COURT Henry Bartley vs. Hattie E. Bartley Alfred W. Staley vs. Lucy Staley Sarah J. Hoffman vs. Christ Hoffman John Matteson vs. Mary B. Matteson James P. Moore vs. Lydia Moore Emma Beaker vs. Elliott Beaker Geo. W. Reynolds vs. Jennie Reynolds Martha J. Emery vs. Geo. H. Emery Sarah L. Burk vs. Edmund Burk Christina Foster vs. Nicholas Foster Mary V. Mason vs. Jonathan Mason Sinthia Wikle vs. Jefferson Wikle CIRCUIT COURT Catherine Large vs. Nathan Large Mary Felix vs. Isaac J. Felix Martha Boyer vs. Chas. N. Boyer Jennie Lame vs. Jeptha Lame John H. Clay vs. Malinda Clay Elizabeth C. Morehouse vs. Silas A. Morehouse Minerva J. Rice vs. Geo. W. Rice It will be noticed that in the list one George W. Reynolds asks for a divorce from Jennie Reynolds. It will also be observed that one Jennie Lame sues for a divorce from Jeptha Lame. Now be it remembered that the aforesaid female who figures in both of these cases, although sailing under two different names, is the same identical individual. This is a fact. It seems that Mr. Jeptha Lame is at the present a guest of the State of Missouri and is being entertained at Jefferson City. The State is somewhat particular in caring for Mr. Lame and furnishes him with an elegant wardrobe, a predominating and leading feature of the clothes being pronounced wide stripes of alternating black and white. Jeptha was defendant in a murder suit out in Missouri and the State got the best of him by seven years majority. Mr. Reynolds wedded the fair Jennie while he was an inmate of the Danville, Illinois, jail. The marriage save Reynolds from a term at Joliet as he was under indictment for living in adultery with the aforesaid Jennie. The novel feature of one woman figuring in two different divorce suits, in which one man is the plaintiff and the other man defendant will be likely to receive the attention of the court in another shape than in the divorce mill. It is an outrageous scandal on justice and an exhibition of total depravity that ought to meet with immediate and severe punishment.