The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-13
SUES FOR TOTAL DIVORCE
MRS. HERMAN MYERS WANTS TO
BE NELLIE DEIISCH AGAIN.

4 Bill for Divorce and Alimony Filed
: In the S l~er.or Court-rhs Armony
3 Proceed.nvs to be He ard This Week
Mrs Myers Charges Against HeI
Husband-Mr. Ds;tsca Resigns from
the Savannah Grocery Company OF
Account of the fair.
A bill for divorce was filed in the superio
court last night by Mrs. Nellie Deitsc
Myers through her attorneys, Chisholm
Irwin s. duBignon, against Alderman Her
man Myers.
A petition for temporary alimony perd
ing the divorce suit was also fled. ask
ing that Mr. Myers be required to sho"
cause instaater why the aimony should not
be granted. Judge Falligant granted the
order. This means that the alimony case
must be tried by Saturday, on which aay
the court will adjourn for the term
The beginning OF the divorce proceedings
was not a surprise. There has been TAX OF
a divorce for some weeks. but nooody
seemed 70 know anything about H. sOou
many believed that the domeslc olIIer-
ences which existed between Mrs. Myers
and Der husband would be quietly settled
without reference 10 the cSu1VS'
MRS. MYERS CHARGES.
The petition for divorce and aAmony
covers three pages Of closely typewriter
matter. After referring to the marriage OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Myers April Is last the petition
charges Mr.. Myers with having used harsh
and Insulting language toward his wife,
charging her with intidelity and refusing to
accord to her that protection she was en-
titled to receive from her husband.
The petition alleges that this has
been kept up since their separation,
July Q. and that Mrs. Myers has been
subjected to the surveillance OF de-
tectives who have followed her wherever
she has been, and that charges against her
character have been circulated where she
has been staying north. These charges, 1t
is alleged. have been circulated BY relatives
and agents Of Mr.. Myers
Mrs Myers says her husbands con-
duct has seriously impaired her
health, has destroyed herpeace Of
mind, robbed her OF happiness, mArred
and blighted the future of her
young life, has given her great and dis
tressing mental anguish and torture more
uncomfortable than blows and violent force,
has shattered her nerves TO such an extent
that she fears she will never recover from
the singing attack inflicted by the one
who, by the laws Of God and man, was at
tie time her sworn protector and guardian
TO a much greater extent even than were
her parents from whose home and prOtec-
ton be had taken her as nis wife"
TOTAL DIVORCE WANTED.
The petition concludes with the statement
tina, Mrs. II gers is forced reluctantly 10 the
conclusion that & complete and final sepsra-
ton and divorce is necessary, and she asks
that the name Nellie Deitsch be restored TO
her
Attached 10 the petition for divorce is a
schedule Of the property ownsd by H
Myers & Bros, which shows the firm 70 he
worth S715. 900, at least one-third Of which,
s25S, SSS 3351. is owned by Herman Myers.
Mrs. Myers made oath before Jus lice Nor
gan J. O'Brien Of the supreme court Of
New York last Monday as to the amount of
prop .rty which her husband owns.
The divorce suit will come up at the De-
csuber term Of the superior court 1t is
expected that al answer 70 the bill will be
Lied By Mr.. Myers to-day.
II Consequence Of the affair Mr. Maurice
1lsirssa t@ndered his resignation yester-
AR s. vice president and director
% TIE Savannah Grocery Com
pE1T, which was accepted, and Mr.. Sligo
Zyers was elected in his place. The active
management Of the company will devolve
upon its president, Herman Myers. Mr.
Deltsch said last night that his resignation
was due to the family differences between
himself and Mr.. Myers.