The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-05-19
HUSBAND PAIN TED
ROSY PICTURE;
SOON FADES
MRS. WETMORE SAYS TALES OF
WEALTH TOLD BY NEW YORK.
Err WERE MYTH-'PHONE TALK
FIGURES IN ANOTHER CASE.


suit Of blue. Mrs. Aurelia Wearn. who
was formerly Mrs. F. A. Wetmore, or
Jefferson-ave.. tripped to the stand in
Judge Rohnert's court Monday after
noon and told OF the unfortunate end
ing OF her marriage TO Walter Wearn,
a breezy New Yorker, whom she had
known but a few weeks.
Mrs. Wearn told Of visiting New
York during July 1907, and OF her in
PRODUCTION TO Mr.. Wearn. She said he
represented himself as a successful
business man with an income OF $1,000
per month The next day he propos
ed marriage, but he was prevailed
upon to wait few weeks, and the
ceremony took place during Septem-
Der, the. parties coming 10 Detroit for
the marriage.
Mr.. Wearn returned 10 New Yorl;
in few days, leaving his bride In
Detroit.
He painted a very rosy picture for
me-" Mrs. Wearns continued. He
promised 10 send my son TO univer-
sity. and 10 lavish his wealth on me.
He sent me check for $50, which
cashed and with the money bought a
ticket for New York, | no sooner ar
rived there than the check was re-
turned 10 me as no good. and | was
compel to return the money, together
with protest fees. That opened my
eyes and looked up Bradstreets, and
found that my new husband had diff
ficulty in supporting himself, and was
big bluff. While | was in New York
he was put out Of his Office for non
payment of rent.
Il was left in the Cumberland no
tel without a cent. and | didn't know
what TO do. The manager prevailed
was told - buy ticket for Detroit
and keep the change"
Judge Rohnert was undecided as to
his power to grant decree, beiiev-
ing that Mrs. Wearns gave up her resi-.
dence in Detroit by marrying a New
Yorker and going there to live with
him. and he held the matter up for
investigation.
The foolish habit of some men of
carrying love letters in their pockets
led to the undoing of Hugh s. Hadley.
His wife, Kate, sweet looking little
blond. who could easily pass for IS,
testified that one day when Hugh was
handing her card, letter fell from
his pocket, and she was suspicious.
That night she went through her hus.
bands pockets and found two letters
from different women and these were
read 10 the court. He was addressed
in one OF them as My Dear. Dear
Hughie." and one of the women said
she just knew they were made TO love
each other. The night the letters
were found the door bell and phone
bell rang at the same time. Again
Hugh made a mistake. He went ~
the door and his wife to the phone.
Mrs. Hadley found woman o. the
line asking for her husband. She re-.
piled that he was at home with his
wife and two children. Then Hugh
grabbed the receiver. Mrs. Hadley
continued TO listen. and she overheard
the couple make a date. Jus, "r:' /
the conversation was becoming inter-
esting she she called into the phone
that she was Hugh's wife. Later the
same woman called up and asked II
1t were true about Mr.. Hadley having
a wife. When she learned the truth
she promised TO have no more to do
with him.
III point Oh style hTs. FRANCES NJ.
Schumann was easily the star OF the
afternoon. She told of visiting the
worlds fair In ST. Louis. and of her
marriage there to Charles Schumann
after a short acquaintance. After liv-
ing together three weeks he sent her
home TO Detroit while ne could find a
home for them. That was the last she
saw of her husband He never sent
for her, and letters TO him came back
marked refused.
Stories OF cruelty and none.support
were told by Lulu against Joseph
Boyd: Ella against John McEnnay;
Annie against Emerson knight, and
Evely against Carl Heinze
The only male applicant of the af-
ternoon was Marcus Ormsby, who
charged his wife with desertion.