The Detroit times., 1908-06-16
[ |A|S0.N RESULTED
IN BROKEN LEG
FOR man
DIVORCE APPLICANT TELLS OF
HUBBY BEING THROWN DOWN.
srAIRs-usuAL TALES OF WOE
AT MONDAY MATINEE.


The prize story OF Mondays divorce
session was told by Blanche Brunt,
who asked Judge Hosmer for a d.
yorce from her husband. Charles H..
now a resident OF Toledo, where he IL
alleged to live with another woman.
How did your husband come to
break his Lego" was one OF the irst
questions her attorney asked.
He was calling on another woman,
when her husband came home and
threw him downstairs. He was
brought home and was laid up for
nine weeks"
The Brunts were married In Cleve-
land In 1895, and lived together hap
PLY until the husband commenced
paying attention to other women.
Later he took to drink, and then 1t
was all of with Charles.
He used to come home drunk
about three times week." Mrs.
Brunt said. Once he was gone
three days. and having learned where
he was, walked right into a room
where he was with another man and
two women. Another time he came
home at 2 o'clock In the morning and
ordered me to get up and prepare a
meal for him. | told him where the
pantry was, and to get his own meal,
but he made me get up, and then
struck me. ran, but he followed me,
and said: i can't live with you and
/ can't live without you. SO ! am go
ing to kill you ran to neighbours.
and from there sent detective home
to quiet my husband. He told the Of
fcer that he was going TO kill me. he
described the shroud he would pur-
chase for me, and said my coffin
would stand against the wall under
the telephone left him them
Mrs. Brunt was given decree, and
permission to resume her maiden
name, Blanche p. Porter.
Curses and Blows.
Curses and blows were about all
Kate Lafferty received from her hus-
band. James. plumber. living on
Monroe-ave., SO she testified, and she
will get a divorce in 80 days. The
Laffertys were married In 1903 and
separated three years later. Mrs
Lafferty now supports herself. In ad-
dition 10 the decree. she was allowed
SO per week for the support OF their
child.
Alleging that her husband deserted
her in 1896, and married another wo-
man. who has since obtained d.
vorce, Minnie Gordon asked for d.
vorce from Frederick Gordon. Mrs.
Gordon came TO Detroit six years ago
L.
having heard that her husband was
here. She faiied to find him, SO she
settled here and made Detroit her
home. She was promised a decree III
the usual time.
Lawrence A. Sedlow told his wife,
Sophia Sedlow, that he was going out
I'll the city to look for work. Law.
renee started on his-search- lc
1904 end never returned home. He
did return to Detroit two years later,
and now makes $50 per week as an
SO Mrs. Sedlow said. In
addition to a decree she will get $3.50
rer week for their child.
Emma Was Too Swift.
He kept her In idleness and dress
ed her too WELL" was the reason CIV
en- BY laxative witness for the
trouble In the home OF William j..
DOYLE. who asked for a decree from
Emma NJ. Doyle. on the, grounds OF de-
sertion. She was too swift for him.
the witness continued, and
she vent out nights lot" The hus-
band testified that his wife would re-
turn from these night trips under.
the influence of liquor. More than a
year ago Mrs. Doyle started for her
home la Memphis, Tenn. and never
returned Decree promised
"iIe tried to hold my face against
the not stove" BERTHE ellison said Of
Ler husband. Allison. and the story
was corroborated by her brother who
anne in Just in time to rescue his
sister. The husband was drunk near
" all the time. other witnesses test.
fed, and a decree was granted.
Rosetta Byant. of Van Buren, town
ship. said that since her husband.
PANEL. deserted her In 1893 she had
supported herself by doing farm
work, such as digging potatoes aaJ
huskihg corn. Decree In 80 days.
BecaLse Hermine Van Wyck object
cd when his wife went out nights
with other men, and frequently came
home intoxicated. she packed up the
furniture while he was at work, and
went eway, the husband testified.
There are Others" wife Said.
81 net her with other men more
than once?' the husband said, and
when I demonstrated she told ME
there were other men beside me. and
to clear out IL ! didn't like It," He
will get decree.
Gusta Grossman was promised a
decree after she told OF the drinking
habits of her husband, to whom she
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