The Detroit times., 1909-12-21
HUBBY b|GAM|sT
IN JUST TWO DAYS
Mrs Mary Wirth Says Spouse Wed
Caroline Brewster Just After
Marriage To Her.

81 was married in Windsor on Fri
day. Sept 20. 1905, and on Sunday
morning. TWO days later, my husband
married Caroline Brewster"
This testimoy was given In Judge
Mandell's court. Monday afternoon by
Mrs. Mary Wirth. wife OF Gus Wirth.
a former Detroit saloonkeeper. and
well-known man about town. Mrs.
Wirth's appearance on the stand
caused q mild sensation. She Is
blond OF ample proportions. with
wealth OF faxen hair and was stylish
ly dressed.
II was first married TO Gus In 1895.
and got a divorce from him in 1893.
she continued. I'VE made up again
and the second marriage was the re-
suit. Now am through with him for
good"
Il should think you would be-"
Judge Nandell said. II know your
husband When | was prosecutor
had occasion to deal with him several
times. Why have you not had him
prosecuted on a charge of bigamy."
Il did have a warrant sworn out for
nilu, uus the poiiCo WOh oiicos AAAA'
she said
1T looks like he has pull with the
police" the court commented.
Mrs. Wirth also charged that when
her husband left her he took a valu-
able pair OF ear rings. Attorney w.
d. Ellsworth asked for an immediate
decree, but Judge Mandell took the
case under advisement.
hat her husband knocked her down
I'm the shop where he was employed
and beat her, because she was Few
minutes late with his dinner. was the
testimony OF Nellie s. Howard. who
asked for a decree from Harvey s.
Howard. She was compelled to leave
him In 1906. she said. because he
never supported her. Decree grant
ed.
II never knew what became Of my
husbands money until after we
separated and then | learned that he
spent IL on other women" testified
Lillian Rennie, who was granted
decree from John Roscoe Rennie. John
was a travelling salesman, she said,
and during the two years they lived
together he gave her not TO exceed
$40 and bought her one suit. AS
result her parents kept them.
MY father" the wife testified. OF
fered to take us into his home and
board us and our child at So per week,
which included everything except my
clothes. We were there 80 weeks
and John paid just one weeks board.
"Dodging pedestrians on Woodward
ave. is nothing compared to the ex-
perience had lodging stove pokers
and dishes during my married life
with Levina Jacklin." testified Joseph
H. Jacklin. taxicab driver. Il was
married to her In London. Ont. when
was only II She was older. She
cursed al me continually. and threw
at least three sets Of dishes at me.
merely because | wanted her 10 re-
main at home occasionally and do a
little house work A decree was
granted.
Nettie NJ. Prentiss said that her
husband. William, race track driver.
was never sober when he had money.
Decree granted.
Eddie LaChance. an Incompetent.
was unable To tell much about his
marriage to Anna Brown. OF Maidstone,
Ont. When asked about the marriage
he stared vacantly and said nothing.
An annulment of the marriage was
asked for. and most of the testimony
was given by two uncles. The case
was taken under advisement
Other DEGREES granted were Edith
vs.. Henry G.. Close. non-support: May
vs. Peter Sharbnow. desertion; Helen
VS.. Midland White, non-support; Mel
lie VS. Michael Kenny, desertion;
Edna VS.. Charles Conlen, drunken
ness; Mary VS.. Daniel J. O'Connell.
non-support; Emma S. VS.. j, Snyder
Jewell. desertion. and Edward VS.. De-
liza Huber deSertiOn