The Shelby Republican
Thursday July 26, 1923
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DIVORCE GRANTED
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Mrs. Dorothy Lay
was granted a divorce from Othnell Lay by
Judge Harry C. Morrison, in the Shelby Circuit Court today, following the
hearing of evidence. The custody of their son was awarded by the court to the
grandmother, Mrs. Amy Lay. The mother is permitted to visit with the
child at suitable times.
Contributed by Barb Huff
The Shelby Democrat
Thursday July 26, 1923
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LAY DIVORCE GRANTED
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Judgment for a divorce to
Mrs. Dorothy a. Lay, of this city, from Othanal
Lay, has been issued in the Shelby circuit court. Evidence in the case was
heard Tuesday with Cheney and Tolen representing the plaintiff and Alonzo Blair
for the defendant. The custody of Max Edwin Lay, 7 months old, son of the
couple was awarded to Mrs. Amy Lay, his grandmother. The court also ruled
that the mother will be permitted to see the child whenever it is possible and
also ordered that a time and place be arranged between the plaintiff and Mrs.
Amy Lay, where the child may be taken twice each month for a visit with the
mother.
Contributed by Barb Huff
The Shelby Republican
Thursday April 19, 1923
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DIVORCE SUIT FILED BY WIFE
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Mrs. Othnell Lay, of This City,
Says Husband Failed To Provide For Her
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TOOK HER BABY FROM HER
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Mrs. Dorothy Lay, No. 321 West South street, has filed a complaint for
a divorce in the Shelby circuit court, against Othnell Lay. Mrs. Lay asks
for the custody of their son, Max; for attorneys fees in the sum of $100,
and an allowance of $10 per week pending the hearing of the suit. Cheney and
Tolen are her attorneys.
The complaint states that the couple was married November 11, 1917, and
separated April 1, 1923. Mrs. Lay asserts that her husband failed to provide for
her, and that he did not keep his promise to provide a home for her. They lived
with his parents from the date of their marriage, she says. The plaintiff
charges that her husband failed to buy her any clothing, and that she either
bought clothing for herself, or her husband’s parents gave it to her.
On March 31, 1923, Mrs. Lay says that her husband told her that his parents
intended moving to a farm in Ripley county, and that he intended going with
them. He told her, she says, that he always intended living with his parents.
The wife charges that her husband cursed her, and told her that he did not care
for her. She states that on April 8 her husband, his parents, and a Shelbyville
police officer came to her home and forcibly took her child from her.
Contributed by Barb Huff
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