Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-27
Says Husband Drove Her From Home
and PLACED Another Woman in
Charge - Latter Refused 70 Leave
and Wife Returns Home - Husband
Makes Bluff at Suicide.

Louis lawyers. to represent her in her
fight against her husbands petition
for legal separation.
Depositiorls In support of Mrs. Swift
GERS allegations will be taken in the
Office OF her Des Moines lawyer Oc-
tobef 50. TFer witnesses, chief among
whom "a hsr sister living in Iowa.
The Switzers were married in De-
cember, 1897, in Anamosa, Iowa, fifteen
minutes after Mrs. Switzer had OBJ
tanned divorce from Switzer's broth
err. A short time after their marriage
the Switzers moved to st. Louis and
took UP their. residence at 3414 Locust
street. where they lived with only an
occasional squall to mar their ocean
OF bliss. until June l, this year. when
their real troubles began. There had
been four children born of the union
three boys and a girl, the eldest Of
whom. Motie. is s years old. The
others are Hilma, s; Melvin, q: and
Mirrel. III. These, together with a
child Of Mrs. Switzer's by her former
husband made up the family. Swift
] ger, who Isl a carpenter and musician,
and about IS years old, says the chil-
! dren are now with his parents in Jones
] county, Iowa.
On June l, after one OF their squalls
4 had developed into a tempest, Swift
4 zers separate Mrs Switzer left
home, but returned the same day.
From that time on relations between
husband and wife were strained to
such an extent that reconciliation
was out OF the question.
The Swttzers agreed to-separate for
good. but they could not reach an
understanding regarding what DISPOSE
ton should be made Of the children.
Finally Syvitzer decided to employ q
housekeeptr, declaring that Mrs.
Switzer was not a fit person to care
for the little ones. It is stated that
both agreed to this proposition, tho
Mrs. Swits,er maintains that she never
did consent to giving her children into
the care Of another woman.
At any rate a housekeeper was en-
ployed. Switzer claims he did not take
this step until August 8, when he re-
turned home at IL p. M, and found, he
says. the house in darkness, his wife
gone, and children dirty, hungry and
crying. Then he decided that he must
employ a housekeeper.
Got Another Housekeeper.
Mrs. Kate Fox, who lived in the
slss.. over I he one occupied by the Swift
zers, and who was separated from her
husband, was prevailed upon by Swift
ger to be mother to his children. He
says he offered to pay Mrs. Fox S.
q week.
Three days after Mrs. Fox had been
installed as housekeeper in the Swift
zer home. Mrs. Switzer came back,
according to Switzer, and wanted to
resume h,sr place as head of the house
hold. When she was told that she
was not wanted she declared that she
would not permit Mrs. Fox to take
her place.
You drove me from home by your
cruel treatment and now you've
brought this woman here in my place"
declared Mrs. Switzer. If l can't stay
here, she, can't stay
Mrs. Fox declared she was going to
hold the fort as long as Swttzer would
pay her IS week
Mrs. S'witzer called upon the police
to eject Mrs. Fox. Two officers ac-
compani,sd her to the house and then
Switzer, seeing that there was prob-
Fox to leave. Mrs. Fox left and Mrs.
Switzer once more established her
self In the Switzer domicile.
A few. days later Mrs. Switzer
again called upon the police to eject
Mrs. Eos: but when the officers reached
the Swi'.zer home Mrs. Fox was not
there, tho Mrs. Switzer declared she
had beer there but a few minutes be-
fore. Mrs. Switzer then applied for
a warrant against her husband and
Mrs. Fox, but owing to lack of legal
evidence to support her allegation, the
warrant was denied.
On August 20 Mrs. Switzer again
left her husband and went to room at
1914 Olive street. She claims that
during her absence her husband again
induced Mrs. Fox to become his
houseke,sper.
On August 90 Mrs. Switzer again re-
turned home and insisted on the i'm
mediate removal of Mrs. Fox. There
was quite scene in the Switzer home
during which Switzer made bluff at
taking poison, according to one of the
charges in Mrs. Switzer's cross bill.
This scene was followed by the final
separation and the filing of a petition
for divorce by Switzer.
Mrs. sswitzer was served with copy
of the divorce petition at 1914 Olive
street and later she returned to the
home oil, her parents in Iowa. She de-
scided to fight the divorce proceeding
In order to get the custody of her
children. Accordingly she retained
attorneys at Des Moines, Iowa, to draw
ND her cross bill and they, thru ST.
Louis lawyers. fled Mrs. switzer's
charges in the circuit court Monday.
Besides the charge that her husband
exchanged her for Mrs. Fox. Mrs.
Switzer alleges in her cross bill that
Switzer was at one time too friendly
WI married woman, who has since
died. and that he made appointments
with a Mrs Mamie Smith. whose pres
ent whereabouts are unknown.
Worse Than a Cyclone.
The spacious park prese lted scene
~ dnvs atnfion--shrubS broken, paths