The Detroit times., 1908-03-19
COURTS DECISION
MAKES PASTOR 4
b|GAMIST
DIVORCE SECURED sy REV. PE'
TER BORN, WHO ELopED WITH
MRS. ANsrErr. ILLEGAL UNDER
JUDGE muHpHrs Hurtnc.

The Rev. Peter Born, former pas
tor OF a German Lutheran church Ia
Detroit. and now living in Beaver
Falls. Pa. finds himself with TWO
wives, and Martha Anstett, woman
with whom no eloped in August, 1901.
ias two husbands, according to q de-
cision rendered by Judge Murphy
Thursday morning.
The elopement OF Born with Mrs.
Anstett caused sensation. The friend
liness between the pastor and the
woman whom he now calls his Wits.
was the occasion Of much gossip.
which finally reached the ears OF Mrs.
Born. and she started suit for divorce.
An appearance on behalf OF the hus.
band was made by former Judge Look.
but the elopement two weeks later
stopped further proceedings. Pastor
Born and his affinity went to Wiscon-
sin, where several months later he So
cured divorce from ais wife, and wac
married to Mrs. Anstett August AM
stett, husband OF the woman. had also
learned OF the scandal, and he tso
started divorce proceedings, but he.
dropped his case when the elopement
took place. and the suit Is still pend
ing.
Recently Mrs Born made appiicar
ton TO the courts for alimony, Clair.
ing. on the strength IL the appearances
made by Judge Look, that she was
still the wife Of Peter Born. The pas
tor opposed the application claiming
that Judge Look put IN an appearances
without authority. AMI that he never
heard that his wife had started suit
against him.
Attorneys for Mrs Born produced
Judge Look as q witness, and he tes.
tilted that not only Gid Born retain
him as attorney to fight Mrs. Born'a
suit. but that at the same time Mrs.
Anstett retained him 10 fight the casa
started by her husband, and he pro
duced a written retainer signed BY
both OF them. authorizing him to at.
This paper not only showed collusion
on the part of both the preacher ard
the woman. but was referred to by
Judge Murphy as conclusive evidences
that the attorney had been retained.
Retaining. an attorney and his making
an appearance In the case ON behalf
of Born make HIS divorce In Wilson,
sin illegal. Thus both the pastor and
his second wife are guilty of biehmy
Born has some property In Detroit.
and It Is this the aged Mrs. Born Is
trying to secure as alimony. The old
woman WAS In court Thursday morn
ing, an interested spectator at the pro
ceedings Her attorneys. May e.
Dingeman, stated that she was pcnni-
less, and was now living on the char.
ity OF friends.
Extracts from the bill for divorce
filed by Mrs. Born were read. In which
Il Is alleged the friendllness between
her husband and Mrs. AH6tett became
so plain that the woman's husband
turned her out. They are alleged to
have spent night in the Crawford
house, Windsor. and the bellhop Is said
to have carried beer 10 them more
than once. In his bill August Anstett.
who was a cook in the old Russell
house, says that once he ordered the
preacher from his house, and that bis
wife informed him that IL he went she
would go with him.
AT the time Of these alleged occur,
rences Mr.. Born was about "a years %
age. He is the father OF seven chill
dren and all four sons have entered
the ministry.
Attorneys for Mrs. Born intimated
that she would now amend her bill
and ask for separate maintenance.
thus compelling her husband to SOP
port two wives.