The Detroit times., 1909-02-16
PAIR Of HUSBANDS
DISCOVER THEY
ARE NO. rs
WIVES HAD NEGLECTED LITTLE
FoRMAliTY OF OBTAINING Of.
voRcE, so COURT PROMPTLY
ANNULs MARRIAGES.

Lillian Blanke was the only appli.
| cant for a divorce in Monday alter
| Moons session 10 be turned down. She
was recognized By Judge Mandell as
woman who had been given a de-
cree by him short time ago. and he
decided she had better walt al least
six months longer
Mrs. Blanke, who is SO years of age,
was widow when she married her
second husband They failed to agree
over financial matters and Mrs. Blanke
obtained divorce. She was married
10 Edward Blanke last July. She al
legged that Edward insisted that she
sell her cottage and give him the
money to invest In saloon. When
she refused he left her He 'phoned
TO her a few weeks later that he had
found a woman ready TO furnish the
money.
Attorney William ID. Ellsworth pro-
tested that 1t wasn't Mrs. Blankes
flult the men were after her money.
Judge Mandell replied that trusting
woman like Mrs. Blanke needed pro
lection. and he told her to try again
in six months.
Frank Sallott, young man, was
married in 1906 to woman passing
az Laura Walton, and lived with her
for eighteen months before he learned
that she was Mrs. Charles Shafer, and
that her husband was still alive. This
information Sallott received from y
letter to the woman which fell into
his hands. In II she was asked II
she ever visited the grave OF their
child There was fearful scene
when Frank showed the letter to his
wife. and she admitted she had an
other husband. Judge Murphy an
nulled the marriage.
Elias Bush, aged u. had similar
complaint. He married Catherine
Myers In 1900 and lived with her for
six years before he discovered that he
was husband No. 2 An attorney who
represented the wife said that Mrs.
Myers always thought her first hus-
band obtained divorce Mrs. Myers
and Bush have lived in the same house
until the present timN but Bush told
the court that he had\to stay there
as all the money he hadTas invested
in the place. Mrs. Myers will have
to get out now as the marriage was
annulled.
Three weeks OF married life was
enough for Carrie Mead, SO her hus-
band. Henry c., waiter In Bermans
cafe, testified; then she left him to
crjoy the free life OF q woman who
likes a good time.
Mead said he worked 16 hours day
and gave his wife all his earnings.
For three weeks, he said, she went the
rounds OF all the theaters, skating
Kinks and dances in the city, and then
left HIM. When questioned about her
actions, Mead said, his wife always
told him to go to land where bliz-
yards and snow storms are unknown.
He was promised a decree
Salie Heath said that her husband.
Ellis, was so mean TO her and the
children, that the latter would hide
when they saw him coming. She said
he would be sullen and irritable for
days, when he would not speak TO
her nor to visitors who came to their
home. A decree was granted.
my wife nagged me for eight years.
and used to tell me that I didn't have
sand enough TO leave her." William II.
Shaw testified concerning his wife.
Annie. when | left her | gave her
everything | had. including a place
that paid her $50 per month, and then
she had me arrested for non-support,
but beat her in police court
Shaw was granted divorce.
Ethel X. Morton handed over to
Judge Murphy a bunch OF letters and
several photos to verify her statements
that her husband, George. was "a f1irt.
These letters were OF the mushy KIM.
and were written to Miss LYDIA Nc
Donald. in Fair Haven. The photos
showed the pair caressing each other
Mrs. Morton once gave her husband
SO to go to Cleveland, but he went to
Fair Haven instead and visited with
Miss Mcdonald Mrs. Morton's father
testified that he gave his son-in-law
lob In his grocery. and when he
entered the store he found Morton be-
hind the icebox caressing woman
not his wife.
Other DEGREES were granted as fol-
lows: Lille VIZ. Frank G.. Armstrong,
drunkenness and non-support: Jose
phine VS.. John Teaderman, drunken.
ess and cruelty; Edith vs.. William
Hessler, drunkenness and cruelty:
Agnes VS.. Patrick Doyle. desertion and
non support; Gustave vs. Jennie Ziliz.
desertion.