The information below provides some insight into the early years of Minnie (McDougall) Lawrence, as well as her husband, William Lawrence.
MINNIE LAWRENCE, AS GUARDIAN FOR ABNER, LILLIAN, DORCAS, LUCILLE AND RUTH LAWRENCE
vs.
LAKE SUPERIOR TERMINAL & TRANSFER R. R. CO.
Feb. 9, 1914.
MEMORANDUM---On March 20, 1902, W. G. Lawrence and Minnie Lawrence were married, and as the fruit of the marriage came one boy and four girls, --- Abner, now aged 9 years; Lillian, 8 years; Dorcas, 6 years; Lucille, 4 years, and Ruth, 2 years. Concerning the early years of the marriage this record is silent, but during the three years prior to March 5, 1913, the married life of these two and the children was not only frought with poverty, but the relations between husband and wife were stormy. Two or three times the husband left the wife to go West. Whether or not he intended to return to resume the marriage relation is not clear. In 1912 the husband left for the West, and during his sojourn there the wife made the complaint against him to the District Attorney of St. Louis County, Minnesota, where they had lived during their marriage, charging him with desertion and non-support. He was indicted by the grand jury for having abandoned his wife, on the 22nd day of February, 1912. He was arrested and stood trial in Duluth, Minn. He was acquitted of the charge Sept. 7, 1917. Much of the testimony of Mrs. Lawrence given on that trial against her husband is before the commission, which she now says under oath is the truth as to the relations then existing between husband and wife.
October 16, 1912, Minnie Lawrence began action in the district court of St. Louis County, Minn. for a divorce against her husband, W. G. Lawrence, charging cruel and inhuman treatment, and on the 26th day of February, 1913, an absolute decree of divorce was granted the plaintiff by default on the part of the defendant, and in said decree that plaintiff was awarded the care and custody of all the children and was also awarded twenty-five dollars a month as alimony, to be paid by the husband to the wife each month beginning with April. At the time of the decree of divorce the two older children, --- Abner and Lillian were temporariily residing with the parents of the husband at Brainerd, Minn. In November, just before Thanksgiving, the youngest child was sick with pneumonia and it was very difficult for the mother to take care of all the children at that time. The father suggested that the two older children be sent to his parents during the sickness of the youngest child, and the mother consented. They were so sent and had not returned at the time of the divorce or at the time of the death of the father hereafter mentioned.
After the prosecution and aquittal of the father in Duluth, in September, 1912, he went to Superior, Wis. and obtained work with the respondent company. There he lived until his death but sometimes called to see his wife and children in Duluth during that time. Just before his death he went to Brainerd and visited his parents and the two older children. He gave his children some clothes at that time, to the value of possibly ten dollars. During the year preceding his death W. C. Lawrence contributed to the support of his wife and children, in cash and clothes, in the following amounts: July, 1912 $20; October, $15; November, $30; December, $20; and January, 1913, $20--- this in addition to clothes furnished the two children at Brainerd, Minn., in January, 1913. He furnished no support during the month of February, but the balance due him at the time of his death from the railway company was turned over to the mother as the guardian of the children. This amounted to about $120.
March 5, 1913, while W. G. Lawrence was in the employ of the respondent railway company, and during the course of his employment, he was accidentally injured, resulting in his immediate death. He was working as a railroad brakeman and was earning about $90 a month at the time of his injury. Shortly after his death the accident was reported to the commission, with the information that the company was ready to assume its liability under the compensation act. It was not then known that the divorce had been entered, and the company undertook to bring about a settlemtn on the basis of full liability, as it was assumed that the husband and wife were living together. However, the facts of the divorce became known and the case assumed a new aspect. Mrs. Lawrence procured an attorney at Duluth, Minn., who stipulated with the attorneys of the railway company the facts upon which the case was to be submitted to the commission. Under that stipulation, and under the admission of liability of the respondent company, an award was entered for $1,200, which later was set aside by the Circuit Court of Dane County, on the application of Minnie Lawrence in her own behalf and in behalf of her children, and the case was remanded to the commission for further proceedings.
MINNIE LAWRENCE, AS GUARDIAN FOR ABNER, LILLIAN, DORCAS, LUCILLE AND RUTH LAWRENCE
vs.
LAKE SUPERIOR TERMINAL & TRANSFER R. R. CO.
Feb. 9, 1914.
MEMORANDUM---On March 20, 1902, W. G. Lawrence and Minnie Lawrence were married, and as the fruit of the marriage came one boy and four girls, --- Abner, now aged 9 years; Lillian, 8 years; Dorcas, 6 years; Lucille, 4 years, and Ruth, 2 years. Concerning the early years of the marriage this record is silent, but during the three years prior to March 5, 1913, the married life of these two and the children was not only frought with poverty, but the relations between husband and wife were stormy. Two or three times the husband left the wife to go West. Whether or not he intended to return to resume the marriage relation is not clear. In 1912 the husband left for the West, and during his sojourn there the wife made the complaint against him to the District Attorney of St. Louis County, Minnesota, where they had lived during their marriage, charging him with desertion and non-support. He was indicted by the grand jury for having abandoned his wife, on the 22nd day of February, 1912. He was arrested and stood trial in Duluth, Minn. He was acquitted of the charge Sept. 7, 1917. Much of the testimony of Mrs. Lawrence given on that trial against her husband is before the commission, which she now says under oath is the truth as to the relations then existing between husband and wife.
October 16, 1912, Minnie Lawrence began action in the district court of St. Louis County, Minn. for a divorce against her husband, W. G. Lawrence, charging cruel and inhuman treatment, and on the 26th day of February, 1913, an absolute decree of divorce was granted the plaintiff by default on the part of the defendant, and in said decree that plaintiff was awarded the care and custody of all the children and was also awarded twenty-five dollars a month as alimony, to be paid by the husband to the wife each month beginning with April. At the time of the decree of divorce the two older children, --- Abner and Lillian were temporariily residing with the parents of the husband at Brainerd, Minn. In November, just before Thanksgiving, the youngest child was sick with pneumonia and it was very difficult for the mother to take care of all the children at that time. The father suggested that the two older children be sent to his parents during the sickness of the youngest child, and the mother consented. They were so sent and had not returned at the time of the divorce or at the time of the death of the father hereafter mentioned.
After the prosecution and aquittal of the father in Duluth, in September, 1912, he went to Superior, Wis. and obtained work with the respondent company. There he lived until his death but sometimes called to see his wife and children in Duluth during that time. Just before his death he went to Brainerd and visited his parents and the two older children. He gave his children some clothes at that time, to the value of possibly ten dollars. During the year preceding his death W. C. Lawrence contributed to the support of his wife and children, in cash and clothes, in the following amounts: July, 1912 $20; October, $15; November, $30; December, $20; and January, 1913, $20--- this in addition to clothes furnished the two children at Brainerd, Minn., in January, 1913. He furnished no support during the month of February, but the balance due him at the time of his death from the railway company was turned over to the mother as the guardian of the children. This amounted to about $120.
March 5, 1913, while W. G. Lawrence was in the employ of the respondent railway company, and during the course of his employment, he was accidentally injured, resulting in his immediate death. He was working as a railroad brakeman and was earning about $90 a month at the time of his injury. Shortly after his death the accident was reported to the commission, with the information that the company was ready to assume its liability under the compensation act. It was not then known that the divorce had been entered, and the company undertook to bring about a settlemtn on the basis of full liability, as it was assumed that the husband and wife were living together. However, the facts of the divorce became known and the case assumed a new aspect. Mrs. Lawrence procured an attorney at Duluth, Minn., who stipulated with the attorneys of the railway company the facts upon which the case was to be submitted to the commission. Under that stipulation, and under the admission of liability of the respondent company, an award was entered for $1,200, which later was set aside by the Circuit Court of Dane County, on the application of Minnie Lawrence in her own behalf and in behalf of her children, and the case was remanded to the commission for further proceedings.
The information below provides some insight into the early years of Minnie (McDougall) Lawrence, as well as her husband, William Lawrence.
MINNIE LAWRENCE, AS GUARDIAN FOR ABNER, LILLIAN, DORCAS, LUCILLE AND RUTH LAWRENCE
vs.
LAKE SUPERIOR TERMINAL & TRANSFER R. R. CO.
Feb. 9, 1914.
MEMORANDUM---On March 20, 1902, W. G. Lawrence and Minnie Lawrence were married, and as the fruit of the marriage came one boy and four girls, --- Abner, now aged 9 years; Lillian, 8 years; Dorcas, 6 years; Lucille, 4 years, and Ruth, 2 years. Concerning the early years of the marriage this record is silent, but during the three years prior to March 5, 1913, the married life of these two and the children was not only frought with poverty, but the relations between husband and wife were stormy. Two or three times the husband left the wife to go West. Whether or not he intended to return to resume the marriage relation is not clear. In 1912 the husband left for the West, and during his sojourn there the wife made the complaint against him to the District Attorney of St. Louis County, Minnesota, where they had lived during their marriage, charging him with desertion and non-support. He was indicted by the grand jury for having abandoned his wife, on the 22nd day of February, 1912. He was arrested and stood trial in Duluth, Minn. He was acquitted of the charge Sept. 7, 1917. Much of the testimony of Mrs. Lawrence given on that trial against her husband is before the commission, which she now says under oath is the truth as to the relations then existing between husband and wife.
October 16, 1912, Minnie Lawrence began action in the district court of St. Louis County, Minn. for a divorce against her husband, W. G. Lawrence, charging cruel and inhuman treatment, and on the 26th day of February, 1913, an absolute decree of divorce was granted the plaintiff by default on the part of the defendant, and in said decree that plaintiff was awarded the care and custody of all the children and was also awarded twenty-five dollars a month as alimony, to be paid by the husband to the wife each month beginning with April. At the time of the decree of divorce the two older children, --- Abner and Lillian were temporariily residing with the parents of the husband at Brainerd, Minn. In November, just before Thanksgiving, the youngest child was sick with pneumonia and it was very difficult for the mother to take care of all the children at that time. The father suggested that the two older children be sent to his parents during the sickness of the youngest child, and the mother consented. They were so sent and had not returned at the time of the divorce or at the time of the death of the father hereafter mentioned.
After the prosecution and aquittal of the father in Duluth, in September, 1912, he went to Superior, Wis. and obtained work with the respondent company. There he lived until his death but sometimes called to see his wife and children in Duluth during that time. Just before his death he went to Brainerd and visited his parents and the two older children. He gave his children some clothes at that time, to the value of possibly ten dollars. During the year preceding his death W. C. Lawrence contributed to the support of his wife and children, in cash and clothes, in the following amounts: July, 1912 $20; October, $15; November, $30; December, $20; and January, 1913, $20--- this in addition to clothes furnished the two children at Brainerd, Minn., in January, 1913. He furnished no support during the month of February, but the balance due him at the time of his death from the railway company was turned over to the mother as the guardian of the children. This amounted to about $120.
March 5, 1913, while W. G. Lawrence was in the employ of the respondent railway company, and during the course of his employment, he was accidentally injured, resulting in his immediate death. He was working as a railroad brakeman and was earning about $90 a month at the time of his injury. Shortly after his death the accident was reported to the commission, with the information that the company was ready to assume its liability under the compensation act. It was not then known that the divorce had been entered, and the company undertook to bring about a settlemtn on the basis of full liability, as it was assumed that the husband and wife were living together. However, the facts of the divorce became known and the case assumed a new aspect. Mrs. Lawrence procured an attorney at Duluth, Minn., who stipulated with the attorneys of the railway company the facts upon which the case was to be submitted to the commission. Under that stipulation, and under the admission of liability of the respondent company, an award was entered for $1,200, which later was set aside by the Circuit Court of Dane County, on the application of Minnie Lawrence in her own behalf and in behalf of her children, and the case was remanded to the commission for further proceedings.
MINNIE LAWRENCE, AS GUARDIAN FOR ABNER, LILLIAN, DORCAS, LUCILLE AND RUTH LAWRENCE
vs.
LAKE SUPERIOR TERMINAL & TRANSFER R. R. CO.
Feb. 9, 1914.
MEMORANDUM---On March 20, 1902, W. G. Lawrence and Minnie Lawrence were married, and as the fruit of the marriage came one boy and four girls, --- Abner, now aged 9 years; Lillian, 8 years; Dorcas, 6 years; Lucille, 4 years, and Ruth, 2 years. Concerning the early years of the marriage this record is silent, but during the three years prior to March 5, 1913, the married life of these two and the children was not only frought with poverty, but the relations between husband and wife were stormy. Two or three times the husband left the wife to go West. Whether or not he intended to return to resume the marriage relation is not clear. In 1912 the husband left for the West, and during his sojourn there the wife made the complaint against him to the District Attorney of St. Louis County, Minnesota, where they had lived during their marriage, charging him with desertion and non-support. He was indicted by the grand jury for having abandoned his wife, on the 22nd day of February, 1912. He was arrested and stood trial in Duluth, Minn. He was acquitted of the charge Sept. 7, 1917. Much of the testimony of Mrs. Lawrence given on that trial against her husband is before the commission, which she now says under oath is the truth as to the relations then existing between husband and wife.
October 16, 1912, Minnie Lawrence began action in the district court of St. Louis County, Minn. for a divorce against her husband, W. G. Lawrence, charging cruel and inhuman treatment, and on the 26th day of February, 1913, an absolute decree of divorce was granted the plaintiff by default on the part of the defendant, and in said decree that plaintiff was awarded the care and custody of all the children and was also awarded twenty-five dollars a month as alimony, to be paid by the husband to the wife each month beginning with April. At the time of the decree of divorce the two older children, --- Abner and Lillian were temporariily residing with the parents of the husband at Brainerd, Minn. In November, just before Thanksgiving, the youngest child was sick with pneumonia and it was very difficult for the mother to take care of all the children at that time. The father suggested that the two older children be sent to his parents during the sickness of the youngest child, and the mother consented. They were so sent and had not returned at the time of the divorce or at the time of the death of the father hereafter mentioned.
After the prosecution and aquittal of the father in Duluth, in September, 1912, he went to Superior, Wis. and obtained work with the respondent company. There he lived until his death but sometimes called to see his wife and children in Duluth during that time. Just before his death he went to Brainerd and visited his parents and the two older children. He gave his children some clothes at that time, to the value of possibly ten dollars. During the year preceding his death W. C. Lawrence contributed to the support of his wife and children, in cash and clothes, in the following amounts: July, 1912 $20; October, $15; November, $30; December, $20; and January, 1913, $20--- this in addition to clothes furnished the two children at Brainerd, Minn., in January, 1913. He furnished no support during the month of February, but the balance due him at the time of his death from the railway company was turned over to the mother as the guardian of the children. This amounted to about $120.
March 5, 1913, while W. G. Lawrence was in the employ of the respondent railway company, and during the course of his employment, he was accidentally injured, resulting in his immediate death. He was working as a railroad brakeman and was earning about $90 a month at the time of his injury. Shortly after his death the accident was reported to the commission, with the information that the company was ready to assume its liability under the compensation act. It was not then known that the divorce had been entered, and the company undertook to bring about a settlemtn on the basis of full liability, as it was assumed that the husband and wife were living together. However, the facts of the divorce became known and the case assumed a new aspect. Mrs. Lawrence procured an attorney at Duluth, Minn., who stipulated with the attorneys of the railway company the facts upon which the case was to be submitted to the commission. Under that stipulation, and under the admission of liability of the respondent company, an award was entered for $1,200, which later was set aside by the Circuit Court of Dane County, on the application of Minnie Lawrence in her own behalf and in behalf of her children, and the case was remanded to the commission for further proceedings.
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