The Detroit times., 1909-05-25
TELL MANY TALEsOF
NAUGHTY HUBB|Es|
Women Have Long Inning in Divorce
Court and Stories Win DEGREES
in Almost Every Case.

Slowly and painfully Mrs. Anna
Judge Hosmers ccg-.., Monday after
noon, where she told OF the cruelty Of
her husband. John F.. Shutz, saloon
keeper. Mrs. Shutz is suffering from
tuberculosis OF the bone In her foot,
and walks with the aid Of crutches.
When taken Ill with the affiiction
which made her cripple. Mrs. Shutz
said her husband cursed her. called
her vile names. and told her she
went to bed only TO be waited on. She
said that several times he came into
the room, held a revolver at her head
and told her that IL IL wasn't for the
law he would send her to hell, where
she belonged.
Mrs. Shutz also testified that her
husband would compel their 12-year-
old daughter TO get up at 6 o'clock In
the morning and tend bar. where she
would be compelled to listen to the
usual bar room talk.
That her husband was cintinually
drunk for six years was another or
Mrs. Shutz' allegations. When she left
the court room she carried a decree
| Of divorce with her.
Mrs. Amelia Keuhn told OF years OF
abuse suffered at the hands OF her
husband, Charles, an habitual drunk
ard. She told OF hard work to support
the family. OF beatings and curses. all
of which was borne out by her wrtnk-
led face and bent shoulders. A pretty
daughter, AnnaA said that her father
was drunk every day and often struck
her mother. Decree granted.
May K. Z. Robinson. of Wayne, tes-
titled that her husband, William, an
interurban motorman. spent most OF
his earnings on other women, making
It necessary for her people TO support
ner. He often struck her, she said.
and had knocked her down with
blow of his fist. Decree granted.
Emma Potvin Lalonde, the mother
of a son q years old. but who could
herself easily pass for 80, testified
that her husband. Docille, had not sup
ported her for 10 years, during which
time she worked and kept the family.
She gets decree
| Antionnette Cornish said that her
husband, John r.. had prosperous
photograph business in Calumet, but
spent so much time entertaining his
friends that he failed. Mrs. Corish
had to come to Detroit to support her
self, and she is now employed as
retoucher at Hayes. She was granted
a decree.
4 George and Anne Bewell were mar
ried in Uxbridge, Ont, in 1903, and
lived together about IL months. Then
. George was given a position In Mani
toba. but Anne refused to leave dear
old Uxbridge, and George went with
out her. She has since refused to
live with him. He got divorce on
the grounds OF desertion.
For eleven years Mrs. Elizabeth
Federspeil said she toiled over the
wash tub, helping to support their
large family. Then an operation made
such hard work impossible and she
took In boarders. She said her hus-
band, John, then became insanely teal-
Gus, and made life miserable for her.
Decree.
Mrs Edna Walthers was one Of
the most interested persons In the
room when her husband, Alois, asked
for decree. She walked about In
the corridors. conversing with attor-
neys and apparently enjoying herself;
then when her husbands case was
called she hurried into court to hear
what he had to say. He charged her
with certain acts of unwifely conduct.
but which she just smiled, and left
the court when 1t was over looking as
, pleased as her husband.
Alviro Fisher. demonstration In n
downtown store. said her husband.
, Joseph. was afflicted with wanderlust
every summer, and went away with
out leaving her a cent, and never send
ing any home. Then when the leaves
began TO turn In the fall Joseph re-
membered. his wlfe's warm coal fire
and usually came sneaking In. She
, Twas given decree.
MARY Gates said that her husband,
Frank. had disagreeable temper.
choked her. and once when she was
away gave their little boy whisky. She
had been compelled to take out war
rant against him for non-support. De-
cree.