The Detroit times., 1908-08-10
FIGURES FOR
FOURTH TIME IN
DIVORCE COURT
GETS SECOND DECREE FROM
WIFE WITHIN YEAR AND WAS
PREVIOUSLY DEFENDANT ON
TWO OCCASIONS.

Twice within a year william I. APP
ger has been granted divorce from
his wife. Nellie. The second presen-
tation was made to him Monday
by Judge Mandell. after
William and three detectives had
testified as TO some OF the wife's hab-
its.
The first decree was granted by
Judge Hosmer about a year ago. AZ
ter the decree was signed William
and his wife got together, and were
remarked. Then their trouble broke
out afresh. The husband testified
that his wife forgot her promises,
started keeping late hours. and sew
eral times. he said. he had seen her
with strange men. Once he followed
her to resort on Broadway. He
said that a mere $40 per week wasn't
enough for her. and on several occa-
sions when that was all he had to
give her she called him ''grey-head-
ed old dog" and threw his clothes
into the street.
Detectives Reid, Good and Stein
babel told what they knew of Nellie,
and a colored man told of tracing
her TO resort
The husband has figured in divorce
court several times, two women hav-
ing obtained divorces from him be-
fore.
This Job Not Patient.
Lulah, Massecar's husband Job,
couldn't have been as patient as his
illustrious and ancient namesake,
and the worries of married life drove
him away from home after three
months. They were married In Wa
terford Ont, in 1905. Mrs. Masse-
car had just told OF her desertion
when it was discovered that her bill
for divorce had been filed less than
two months. and further hearing was
postponed.
Martha Hoff testified that her hus-
band, Charles, barber, was drunk
nearly all OF the three weeks they
lived together and that his finances
were always in such condition that
she had to work to support herself A
witness testified that Charles would
rush the can" at his barber shop
every time he shaved customer.
Naturally business wasn't very brisk
and the husband left for parts UNI
known.
lived together for several years, but
frequent quarrels marred their happi-
ness. and while residing I'm Escanaba
Mrs. McKinnon was ordered from
her home. she testified. She said her
husband promised TO support her
elsewhere, but he had never sent
her a cent.
A Woman lntervenes.
Another woman came between
Clara and Fred Blank, Mrs. Blank
testified, and the husband and this
woman are now living together In
Milwaukee. Blank sends little
money occasionally to his children,
the wife testified, and writes to them,
but he has never sent her anything
toward her support.
Edith Salter, an attractive young
woman. who Is now employed by the
Michigan Wire Cloth Co.. said she
left her husband after he had drawn
an open razor across her throat and
threatened TO kill her. The Salters
were married in Sarnia. Ont, In 1904.
and lived together two years.
The call OF the wild appealed
strongly to Charles Hoops every
spring. his wife, Fredericka, testi-
fed. and when the flowers began to
bloom Charles usually started out on
a haunt through the country. Just
when q fire started to feel comfort
able in the fall, Charles usually re-
turned. Several times, Mrs. Hoops
said, she objected to supporting her
husband during the most expensive
part OF the year. but all she got In
return for the protest was a beating
Mrs Hoops was a widow of uncertain
age al the time OF the wedding.
Ida Perkins tight-fitring black
dress was the envy OF all the ladies
as she told how her husband, John,
a traveller. drank booze, beat her and
called her nasty names.
DEGREES were promised In every
case.