The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-08-28
Mrs. Mary Wilson Takes a Peculiar
Oath to Prevent Family Trou-
bIes in Divorce Court.
HUSBAND TO BE HER DICTATOR.
She VIII Carry Out the Marriage Vow Lit
to Pick Her Companions.

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acted in Kenosha was enacted in a
lawyers Office Thursday afternoon
when Mrs. Mary Wilson, wife of Carl
Wilson and we'll known woman re-
siding on the North side, took an oath
to be true to her husband which was a
novelty in the forms known to law and
justice.
For some time the Wilson family
had been badly broken up by internal
troubles and it had been alleged that
the wife and mother had been keeping
company with other men. The hus-
band had started an action for divorce
and when the wife heard of his action
she was deeply penitent and going to
her husband she asked that all be for
gotten and that the papers be with
drawn. Wilson decided to be lenient
with his wife, but lest the same trou-
bles should arise again he insisted that
she go before notary and .take a
binding obligation to show her peni-
tence and to give assurance Of her &C
tons for the future. The woman
readily consented and going to the
Office of the attorney who had drawn
the divorce papers she subscribed her
name to al oath which is probably the
most unusual pledge ever exacted by
husband. The oath was as follows:
State of Wisconsin, County of Keno
sha, S. S.:
81, Mary Wilson, being duly sworn,
take upon myself the following solemn
obligation, the other party in interest
being my beloved husband, Carl Will
son:
81 hereby renew the marriage vows
made by me to my husband at the
time of our marriage fourteen years
ago and solemnly promise and swear
in the future to love and honor my
husband, the said Carl Wilson, and
obey only him. I promise to keep our
home in clean and neat manner aud
to give my entire time to the care of
my husband and his children. I will
not at any time leave my home after
seven O'Clock in the evening without
the expressed consent of my husband
and without his accompanying me. |
will yield to him in all affairs touching
the care and education of our children
and will ask in return that he sees to
it that the children are brought up in
proper and Cody manner.
II s1lemnly promise that in the flu
ture TGi1l not invite any person to my
house either male or fema1e) without
the full consent of my husband, and
that | will not be seen in any public
place with any man unless my husband
shall have fully consented to my MAX
ing such an appearance. I promise
now and forever to give up the use of
all Intoxicating liquors of every ma
ture and I will not touch wine, ale,
beer, whiskey or any other sort of in
toxicating drink unless it is brought to
me in the presence Of my husband
with his full consent.
II further promise to keep all the
provisions of my marriage vows in
literal and not in dgurative manner
and as far as is possible for woman
to do will love, honor and obey my
husband in all things. agree to rem
der to my husband true and approved
account of all the monies entrusted to
me for the care and keeping of our
home and to expend no money without
his consent.
cali this | swear to freely and may
God help me to keep my oath"
[sEALl MARY WILSON.
The oath was approved by the hus-
band and both Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson
were given copies of it. They went
away happy and contented and as yet
there has been no rupture of the solemn
obligation.
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