The Van Buren press., 1875-08-24
DETROIT D0MESTICIrY.
A Doctor Horsewhlps His Wife Two
Months After Marriage.
Punches Her Nose in a Theological
Discussion, and Performs Other
Interesting Capers.

lHe IoiioWlnT Is from the Detroit Free
Press. Mrs Jenner, the lady in question. is
very well khewn in oureity-beiore her niar-
riase she was Miss Maggie Seymour, daush-
ter of J. @. Seymour, formerly cashier OF the
Bank at Fort Smith. Miss Seymour was an
accomplished young lady and had many
friends in Van Burehi
The Jenn.r case, of which mention was
made in the Free Press OF last Thursday, has
finally been taken into court. 1t will be re-
me mbered that Margaret May Jcnner. wife OF
Dir. Andrew J Il. Jenner, physician residing
at 266 Jefferson avenue recently left her hus-
band. on account, us she alleged, ,ofcXtraordi-
nary and savage cruelties committed upon
her by him at five o'clock. saturday after
noon Moore and Griffin. solicitors for Mrs
Jenner. filed in the superior court n bill in
cliancery praying tor divorce for alimony.
Tor an injunction to restrain the Doctor ON
dtsposng OF his property. and lastly for a re.
ceiver to take charge of his estate until final
decree shall have been rendered. Mrs. Jen-
nrr in her bill of complaint rccites that she
was married To the defendant on the 9th of
April, 1870, that when about two months had
elapsed he began course Of unkind. harsh
and tyfahical conduct, which continued al
most without intermssion until She left him
on the 3lst OF July.
The specific charges are that on or about
the llth OF July last, while passing mp Jeilrr-
son avenue IN a carriage, engaged In the dis
eassieh of the sermon that morning which
they had then recently listened to ut Christ
church, DR.. Jenner rllely and violently and
in anger struck her with his hand four severe
blows about her head and face, knocking off
OFT her hat. causing her nose to bleed, and
otherwise giving her severe pains both in
mind and body that this occurrence could be
seen by any one passing, and was seen by at
least one gentleman on the street at that
time; that Oh or about the 25th OF July last.
while returning from Windsor where she had
been with her husband on visit TO her par
ents, he informed her while passing in the vi
entity OF the Biddle house that he was going
to give her one OF the S. verest thrashings that
she had ever received. After returning to
the house he said to her: " intended to give
you fifty lashes with my riding whip but
will only give YOU five to make you remem-
Der this night; that in pursuance Of said
threat he did strike her in an angry and vio-
lent manner, just before she retired to her
bed, five severe blows with his riding whip
upon her bare flesh. causing her to suffer Sc
we're pain. and leaving the marks upon her
body for more than day that on the follow
ing morning While she was taking II bath he
forced her head under the water In tho bath
tub and held it there until She was nearly
strangled. He then forced her head under
the cold water faucet and held it there for
some minutes, to her great annoyance and
suffering. Upon her getting out of the water,
he said to her: = | am going to give you six
more lashes with my whip and therenpon
he rHdely and violently struck her six severe
blows upon her bare person with his whip.
causing her intense pain and suffering. Each
OF sid acts was without cause or provocation
on hel part; and in consequence of the cruel
and inhtaan treatment above mentioned. to-
gethef with the thre ,ts aforesaid, and such
brutal and autra seoits conduct toward her a
renders it unsafe for her to live within reach
of his violence, on or about the 3lst day of
July she WAS obliged to leave him and return
to the hoele OF her parents, since which time
she has not dared to return TO his house or
live with hin.
The complainant further alleges that she is
without property CT means of support; that
she is entirely dependent on her own labor
and the charity OF her friends for support;
that the defendant Jenneri is a physician and
has a large and successful pfactice' that he
has always represented to her that he was
man of large means and property; that ne
keeps five horses and two carriages, ana llves
in comfort and luxury that since their mar
riagr he has purchased for her piano cost
Ing about 81 600, aud before their marriage
he made her valuable presents. all of Nlch
were left II the house which she was con,-
PEELED to leave; that he is also possessed Of
personal property of the value of SIS 500 ;that
his annual professional income is, AS she be-
levcs. from his own statements, a very large
sum. but the precise amount she does not
know; that he has on hand quite a large stock
of medicines, manufactured to great extent
by himself OF imported material which he has
always claimed to be of large value; that she
believes he has also other estate or resources
of income besides the foregoing which she is
not famii tr with
Shp oil lut ri1 hal
that. unless the defendant is enjoined from so
doing. he will dispose of or put beyond her
reach, or that of the court his estate for the
express purpose of defrauding her out of
HER JUST RIGHTS.
She therefore prays that decree Of divorce
may be granted that the defendant may be
deereed to pay her. upon such decree of di-
vorcs being granted. such alimony ont of his
estate as. under all the circumstances, the
court may deem reasonable; the meantime
during the pendency of the suit he may be re-
quired to pay her such sum or sums of money
as will enable her to properly carry on and
defend her suit. and such sums as may sup
port her; and that he or his agents may be en-
Joined from in any manner disposing Of or
encumberng any OF the property except his
stock Of medicines; that he may also be en-
joined from collecting any outstanding ac-
counts fiat may be uue or become due to him
until the further order of the court; and that
\ receiver may he appointed to whom the es-
tate shall be transferred bv order of the court
until the final decree shall be rendered.
Judge Cachrane granted the injunction as
prayed for. and Deputy Sheriff Albert Brad
ford was directed to serve copy Of the order
upon the defendant.
The doctor has not of course, yet put in a
formal answer to the bill, but he recently
stated to a reporter OF the Free Press that he
had been indirectly Informed of the character
of the charges against him, and that they
were tfss,,r OF talsehoods from beginning to
end Thst Is all the denial he has made but
b. b. & II. NJ Duflield have been retained ms
his counsel. and they will in due time present
a formal and specific denial Of the allegations
contained IN the wife's bill