1 Wright 286
Decided June 15, 1833
Ohio Supreme Court · decided 1833-06-15
Divorce. Cause, wilful absence. This suit was conducted at the instance of a man by the name of Keeler, by Williams, for the petitioner. The evidence introduced proved the absence of the 287] ^defendant, and that for six or seven years last past, he lived at the Bayou Sarah, in the lower Mississippi, and had married there. It appeared in evidence also, that for six or seven years, the petitioner had been living with Keeler as his wife, and had children by him.
Decided 1833-06-15
¶1inquired of the counsel if he prosecuted the inquiry further ?
¶2BY THE COURT. The bill is dismissed. The sheriff will take charge of Keeler, who is in court, until we have leisure to examine into this charge against him for adultery.
¶3The prosecuting attorney was then sent for, and an examination had before the court, and Keeler recognized to appear at the next Court of Common Pleas, to answer the charge of adultery.