The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-28
JEALOUS EVEN Of
HUBbY'S MALE
FRIENDS
MRS. DENNERT WOULD FLY INTO
RAGE iF SPOUSE SPOKE TO
MAN ON sTREETs-usuAL
TALES OF DOMESTIC WOE.

ress, employed In COUGHS Safest. res
taurant. tripped 10 the stand in Judge
Mandell's court Monday morning, the
weekly divorce session was opened.
She was followed by seven women and
one man. and only one applicant was
refused.
Mrs. Sullivan smiled broadly when
she told OF her marriage in Windsor
In 1905 10 William 4. Sullivan, bar
tender employed in the Detroit club.
Taey lived together two years. but
William never contributed one cent
towards his wife's support. she said.
and she was compelled TO take a posi-
ton In restaurant TO provide for her.
self. While she was working William
VAS spending his earnings on other
women. Mrs. Sullivan testified Once
she grew 80 bold as 10 demonstrate
With her husband, and for her pains
received a black eye.
sophia Browns story was one OF
plain desertion. Her husband. Ennis
r.. left her in February. 1903. Just
three months after their marriage
Eva l.. Dennert was SO jealous OF
her husband, Edward c., a draughts-
nan. be alleged, that when out In pub
lie II he bowed to a gentleman friend
Lbs wife would fly into q rage. cali
Him names. some OF which he refused
TO repeat. and scream until she AZ
tracted a crowd. They were married
in 1885. and the husband said he put
up with that sort of thing for rine
years. His wife's actions were respon-
sible for the loss OF several fine posi-
tons the husband testified.
The Last Straw.
She would follow him 10 his work.
he said. and raise a disturbance, and
his dismissal would follow. Their
trouble started within two weeks OF
their marriage. AT that time the hus-
band announced that he was going TO
call on his folks. His wife regused 10 20
with him, and when he started alone.
she used the broom on him. The nnal
break came when Mrs. Dennert In.
sisted on bringing into the house her
insane sister. Then the husband re-
belled, and the wife left.
Mary II. LaBeau had little trouble
In convincing the judge that she was
entitled TO divorce after she testi-
fed that her husband. Max, to whom
she was married in 1903. Is now serv-
ing term OF two and one-half years
In the house OF correction. Before
being sent away Max was cruel In
his treatment OF his wife, she said,
one OF his disagreeable habits being
to smash the furniture every time he
was angry.
We had row about every Sun
day" Mrs. Ella Oliver testified. MY
husband generally went out Saturday
nights and didn't come home until
Sunday. He told me he spent the
time with another woman. He often
told me about that woman. and said
II was none Of my business"
Sister Testifies Against This Hubby.
The divers were married In Ores
den. Ont, in 1895. and separated In
May, 1907. sister OF the husband
was witness for the wife, and she
admitted that her brother was a bad
man. and had not treated his wife as
he should.
Cora f. Mabley told OF the deser-
ton OF her husband. Frank, while they
were living In Bedding. Mich, in July.
1904. six months after their marriage.
Before Frank left he stole watch
and secured $15 by false pretences,
Mrs. Mabley alleged
Emma Z. Parker, an elderly woman.
told OF her marriage in February. 1905,
10 Dr. George J. Parker, retired ply
stefan from Port Huron. and Of his
desertion four months later.
Kept Hubby in Cigars and Whisky.
Il was good TO him." she said. and
gave him all the money he needed for
cigars and whisky. He lived in the
boarding house with me at No. 800
.Second-ave. We were getting along
all right, but his daughter coaxed him
to leave me and go back TO Port Huron
to i've"
Mrs. Parkers divorce was asked for
on the grounds OF non-support, but
the Judge held that Il should have
been asked for on the grounds OF de-
sertion. and dismissed the bill.
Herbert Sage. piano and bicycle
dealer at No. lis Fort-st. west. was
mprried In 1903 TO widow 20 years
his junior. She was OF the merry
widow" sort, according to the hus-
bands testimony, and within short
time commenced going about with
other men. Finally she decided that
lie in Detroit was not worth living.
and left. Two letters written by the
wife, ir which she expressed her de-
termination not TO return TO Detroit,
were offered in evidence.
Haiti Clark said that she put up With
the abuse OF her husband Alexander.
until last New Years day. when. after
she had prepared II fine dinner for
several invited guests. Alex. started a
fight with one OF the men who had
been asked In To help dispose OF the
turkey. Since 1897. when she married
him. Mrs Clark said he had been
mean 10 her. in every way. He would
call her vile names, she said, accused
her OF infldelity, and strike her.
Keep AZ u.