The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-11
zABOCKE WOULD BEAT
ORDER TO PAY WIFE
InstruCtS Attorney to Dismiss
Divorce Suit Responsible for
Aiimony Demand

The fertile mind of Felix Zabocke,
resident of the upper flats, has devised
an ingenious plan to defeat an order
of the court directing him to pay his
wife So per week alimOny pending the
settlement of an action for divorce
brought by the husband. Zabocke pro-
posed to beat the game by dismissing
the divorce action and inviting his wife
to return to him. f@ - 7
Zabocke's troubles during the past
few weeks have been many Two
months ago he returned home from
work one night to find that his wife
had packed her trunk and left him.
Neighbors told him that man had
been at the house assisting Mrs. Ia
bocke in her hurried preparations for
departure. The husbands woe was
complete when he examined the mat
tress of the bed and found that $50
had disappeared. 1t was the savings
of years and represented much hard
work, for Zabocke is but a common
labOrer.
Zabocke suspected that the man in
the case was a West side baker named
/ AuSkeWiStch, and his suspicious were
I confirmed when he discovered that the
/ baker had disappeared the same day.
The matter was placed before County
attorney Kane and the city detectives
were asked to investigate the case
/ Zabocke wanted the money, whether he
ever heard of his wife again or not.
Wife Denied Taking Money,
] The couple were traced to Milwau-
kee, but when brought back to st. Paul
and charged with the theft of the
money the wife denied that she had
taken it. Zuskewistch after his return
70 oft =
Tor stealing gun. He was sentenced
to sixty days in the workhouse or to
pay fine of $50. He extracted a roll
of bills from his pocket and paid the
fine.
In the meantime Zabrocke's wife de-
cllned to return to her husband, and he
brought suit against her for divorce.
The case is on the docket for the June
term, and yesterday the wife went into
court and asked that her husband be
compelled to pay her alimony pending
the trial of the case. The courts order
was that ZabOcke should pay his wife
50 per week until the case was settled.
The blow was hardo one for Zabocke.
who, since the loss of his savings, has
had hard time to get along himself
Zabocke heard the order of the court
in silence, but once outside the court
room, he turned to H. p. Keller. his at
tOrney, and inquired:
DO have to pay SO to that woman
every week?"
Zabocke's Happy Thought
His attorney informed him that it
was the order of the court, and that he
would be held in contempt if he failed
to do SO.
''We will make some other arrange
ment when the case is settled" said
the attorney, but until it is settled YOU
will have to pay"
Then a happy thought started work
ing in the fertile brain of the foxy
Felix.
If the case is dismissed it is set
tied, isn't it?" he asked, and the ques-
ton gave the attorney something to
think about.
DO you mean you will drop the
suit?" asked Attorney Keller.
Sure l will if it will save me SO a
week; wouldn't your" and the unfortu-
nate husband anxiously awaited his
attorneys reply.
that If the action should be dismissed
and the wife invited to return and
make her home with Zabocke that he
could not be held for alimony, and the
husband readily agreed to the plan.
I'll ask her back, but / know she
won't come, so it won't make any diff
ference, and l will be ahead So a week. -
said Zabocke.
Attorney Keller will this morning
file a motion for the dismissal of the
action for divorce brought by Felix "a
bocke against Johanna Zabocke.