The Washington herald., 1909-10-17

OF Marion, Ind, secured a divorce because
her husband insisted on having his pet
dog for a bedfellow.
Mr.. and Mrs. George f. Abram. OF
Detroit, Mich. also parted over a dog.
Each claimed the family pet as individual
property, and both bought tiny brass
license tags. The dog disappeared. and
each accused the other OF kidnapping
dear little Bessie. The cocker spaniel
later appeared as exhibit A In the divorce
trial.
Gottleib Herring. Of Muskegon. Mich.
gave his wife her freedom and S12j in
alimony because she insisted upon hav-
ing her AngOra cat share their couch
which gave poor Gottleb a creepy feel
ing. Theresa stoutly insisted that her
cat 80 plus the alimOny was worth q
thousand GOttiiebs.
Justice Of the Peace William B. Will
Jams. Of Montclair, n. J.. tried In vain to
make peace between a couple whose
names he refused to divulge. but who
were separating because the wife insisted
on kissing her cat goodnight.
Differences over the site Of their home
have led many a couple to the divorce
court. In Chicago Willis Howe, manager
OF the Palmer House for twenty years,
and later manager of the Virginia Sc
cured divorce because his wife refused
to live in Chicago. and ne refused to leave
the Windy City. She said that after Vi
emma and Paris. Chicago was cruelty. Her
husband dubbed her actions "desertiOn,'
and both won their polnt-a divorce.
Kisses. though quite within the matri-
monial law, have been known TO pass as
cruelty. Poor Arthur Kehr. a Chicago
musician. sued for divorce because his
career as breadwinner was interrupted
by his wife's appetite for kisses. Y could
not elude that constant cry Of Arthur.
kiss met he said in his complaint L
was prisoner at my wife's house. The
week ! was there / earned just $40. I
had TO run away. and after sixteen days
Of everlasting l applied for a divorce"
On the other hand, Mrs. Henry Rodgers,
Of Hasbrouck Heights, n J., applied for
a divorce on the ground that her hus-
band. who holds a prominent position
with the United States Steel Corporation.
no longer kissed her on leaving home and
returning. Vice Chancellor Garrison. Of
Jersey City. dismissed the complaint be-
cause the wrongs complained Of are Of
a sentimental nature, and the Court OF
CEancery has no Jurisdiction"
When Mrs. Frederick W. Maschmeyer,
Of St Louis. begged Judge Hough TO
grant her a divorce on the grounds that
her husband cruelty refused to kiss her.
the judge was inCredulOus. for she was
lovely and altogether kissable. but when
he learned that the refusal 10 bestOw the
longed-for kisses was the outward and
visible sign Of an inward and almost per
petual crouch, the judge decided that
here was q case Of cruelty, indeed.
reasons for divorce. Prof. George W.
Burns. a teacher in the public schools OF
Cincinnati, secured a divorce because his
wife, having borne him ten children, re-
fused TO have any further additions to
the family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Neuman. Of Los
Angeles. had made an ante-nuptial agree
ment that they were to have no children.
Mr.. Neuman, after a few years, changed
his mind on the subject, but Mrs. Neu-
man did not. and returned to her own
home and mother
Mrs. Hamilton Fries. Of Somehow. Y.
J.. thought her husband ought 10 walk
the floor with the baby when the latter
so desired. especially after nightfau.
Hamilton declared that, after covering
10000 miles Of carpet IN the wee small
hours, he was justified in striking Mrs.
Fries and the baby decided that papa
must either walk or lose EN-. Papa lost.
But Rudolph Bartzat. jr.. of Lincoln.
Nebr-, thought his wife was going some
when she sold a so baby buggy for 81 in
order TO buy a ticket for a theatrical pe~-
Torrance. He said he did not mind hav-
ing her sell an occasional article Of fur
nituTe to buy a new gown. but he drew
the line at her selling what he had given
their baby. Another case Of home and
mother for hers.
The most innocent pleasure. carried %
excess. may be counted as an exhibit in
a divorce case. Mrs. J. W. Smith. Of
Bellefontaine. Ohio sat up i'm bed at
night to roll and smoke cigarettes. and
her husband secured a divorce. Mrs.
Grace g Markell, OF Scranton, Pa. Sc
cured divorce because her husband
would not permit her 70 dance with other
men, and talked out loud about it, too.
thereby cruelty embarrassing her in
public.
Joseph 4. Kuntz, a New York brewer,
is what the professional fremen call "a
bun He lived opposite the fire house.
~ ms far- hot oil
he followed the engines This disturbed
the slUmbers OF his wife. who. after en-
during the excitement for four years,
applied for a divorce.
George G. Genereaux, OF Oakland, Cal,
his men friends at poker in
the family woodshed. When his funds
ran low he stepped into the house and
borrowed OF the family exchequer. His
wife said this cut of the supply OF house
hold delicacies, and she secured her de-
cree without trouble.
Jules Joseph MOquette and his wife OF
Newark. y. J.. split over socialism. and
his wife said she would not be kept awake
nights listening to his TRADES on the sub
iect. Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Johnson, or
St. Louis. split because he wanted 10 do
the homework and let her seek a job
downtown. She said she wanted TO
make the biscuits and bron the steak
herself.
Charles F. Healy. Of Chicago, must
have been a gooG-natured person, because
when his wife was III and her doctor
said that the divorce decree which she
wanted would be a sure cure. he yielded
without q murrnllr Then eha -aora+faF