The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-13
CHICAGo-s DIVORCE MILL.
It's Daily Grind Illustrated by a Wo
mans story of Her Wrongs.


mans story of Her Wrongs
From the Chicago Tribune
what is your husbands occupaton:' asked
Mr.. F. A. Hoffman,, Jr.
"Habtual drunkenness, sir, said Mrs. Dap
pen.
There was a roar in Judge Collins court. The
| divorce mill had drawn in its usual crowd of
spectators, open-eyed acknowledging, rolling
the scandals under their tongues. The case of
Dappen VS. Dappen was in progress, and Mr.
Hoffmann's political fame made the spectators
regard him with awe.
81 refer, said he, ito your husbands profess
sion"
He made cigars"
Good cigars?"
Occasionally"
Mr.. Hoffman, drew a cigar from his pocket.
This, your honor, is one of the defendants
cigars"
MARK it Exhibit A, y" said the Judge
"Ha Mr.; Dappen any other professlon?" con-
tinued the lawyer
Not to my knowledge" said Mr.. Dappen's
wife.
Never practiced as a dentist?"
Not professionally"
NOW Mrs pappen, on your oath, did not
your husband extract six of your teetn?'
Mrs. Dappen looked timidly round. Mr. Dap
pen being evidently out OF hearing, she whis-
pered, He did"
Did he administer gas, or ether. or any
anesthetic?"
''NO sir ~
'Did he extract the teeth one after the other?"
He extracted them all together"
HAD your husband any license to practice as
dentist:"
81 never heard of it. He used to say, 4 will
allow you 81 a day Bring me the accounts
every week, and if ever fiud a cent misstng l
will knock your teeth out.
Did he find any deficit in your accounts?"
"One Saturday night l could not balance the
books. l was l3c. short. Without word my
husbacd struck me in the mouth. Six of my
teeth were Knocked out. ! swallowed two"
Have you the other four in court?"
Yes. sir.
MARK them Exhibit B." said the Judge.
AT this moment strange package was
brought into court. 1t might have been fish
ing rod or boatbook. 1t wrapped in a
newspaper
What is that" demanded the Judge
"A broom, your honor, said Mr.. hoffman,;
the broom that was used in the case of Steinke
VS. Steinke'
rs the plainUiff a man or woman?'
"a woman. Your honor cannot suppose that
] would appear for 80 degraded being as hus-
band"
MIR Horton took the witness stand. Mr.. Hor-
ton was bOarder i'll the house of Mrs. Steinke
and the house situated in the village of Mel
rose
'Mr Horton, " observed Mr.. Hoffman,. ibid
Mr. Steinke treat his wife with cruelty?"
NO"
"Did he ill-use herr"
mo"
''Did he beat her with a broom?"
He may have used a broom. / should not
have noticed a little thing like that"
DO you recognize this Groom, Mr. Horton?n
Cannot says do"
Would you refer to this broom as a little
thng!"
"Oh, well, really now; a man can't pay atten-
ton whenever another man beats his wife with
q broom"
1t was a singular boarding house which Mrs
Steinke kept. Her husband smashed a irving
pan over her head and the drippings ran down
her face. But the bOarders simply thought it
an agreeable diversion on Mr. Steinke's part
He SAID to a friend: I'm throw my hat on the
floor. If my wife picks it up III thrash her: if
she let's il alone I'll thrash her. So III thrash
her anyway and nobody will blame me-
Mr. Steinke was right. Nobody blamed him
but Judge Collins. Judge Collins gave his wife
a decree of divorce.