The Detroit times., 1908-03-24
HUSBAND TURNS UP
AT TER WIFE
REMARR|Es
ANNuLMENT SUIT REVEALS SORT
OF ENocH ARDEN SITUATION
ONE sLUssERINo MAN IN Dl
voRcE SESSION.


vorce session Monday afternoon was
told by Mrs. Addie Marie Bedfor l.
Somerville. who asked for the annI!-
ment OF her marriage TO William
Somerville on the ground that Bed
ford. her first husband. was alive
when she married Somerville.
The woman explained that she mar
ried Bedford In Chatham. Ont. In
1892. and In two years he deserted
her She heard later that he mad
teen shot In Simcoe, Ont. by men
with whose wife he lad become .On
friendly. After the shooting Bedford
disappeared, and the wife was In.
formed that he was dead. After waii
ing reasonable time she married
Somerville. She was greatly shocked
later to see Bedford walking up GTa-
tiot-aYe. very much alive.
Judge Murphy granted the annul'
ment, and Mrs. Bedfcrd's attorney
announced sne would seek q divorce
from the first husband, and be free 10
marry Somerville again, II she desires.
Mrs. Hattie Raymond wept continu
ously SIS she told OF the many beat
ings she had suffered while living with
her husband, Frank, 70 whom she was
married in 1900. Several times she
said she was turned out OF doors dus.
ing the night, and scantily clad was
compelled to take her babe and look
for shelter with the neighbors. De
cree granted.
Alberta Garlick was promised dc
cree within 80 days, after she had told
of the frequent desertions of herr hus
band, Robert d., painter and dec
orator The Garlicks were married
in Windsor, In 1897.
A witness for Mrs. Garlick told of
seeing the husband with another wor-
an, but she said she hadn't told his
wife.
"Do you mean to say that you nev-
er told the wife about this other wom-
an?" inquired Judge Murphy.
mo. never mentioned It," replied
the witness.
We'll, that's remarkable and
Judge Murphy shook his head doubt.
fully.
Just plain story OF desertion was
told by Jennie Swantoil, and she was
promised q divorce from her husband,
William III.
Mabel Thompson, q stylishly attirei
colored woman, told q ahrilling sto'y
of her flight for life. In which her hus-
band, Joseph H., armed with a knift.
chased her half mile to the home q,
her mother. There Joseph was az
rested. While awaiting trial he skip
ped out. and has never been heard Of
since. She was promised a decree.
Cora Woodward's Int In life was q
hard one. according 10 her story. She
Is the mother of six children, the cIc.
est IL years old. Her husband. Reu
ben. to whom she was married In
Yale. Mich. in 1895, drank continually
she said, making 1t necessary for her
to work most of the time to supper.
their many children. Her husband
could never hold job. and they NOV
ed from place to place. Mrs. Wool
ward naming q score of towns IN
which they lived. The final breaking
came. she said. when her husband be
came too friendly VITA the nurse who
cared for Mrs. Woodward when she
was i'll. Decree granted.
1t is not often that a man shows SC
much feeling In asking for divorce
as did William E. Peckham. a sales
man for the Concrete Construction
Co. He estifed that his wife. Susan
to whom he was ma a-ried in Alymer.
Ont.,. in 1902, expressed her hated ior
him within two days after their mar
riage, threw hair .nush at him and
slapped him. She often struck him
with her fist. he said. and. had
slapped him at least SO times Dur
ing his recital the husband. big man
of fine appearance, lied almost con
tinually and frequently stopped talk
ing to wipe away the tears He
blamed his unhappiness to friend
whom he introduced to his wife. lie
said she told him soon after the In
PRODUCTION that she loved the frienu
better than she Lowell him. Furthe:
testimony will be heard next week.