The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-25

Women Have Long Inning in Divorce
Court and Stories Win DEGREES
in Almost Every Case.

Slowly and painfully Mrs. Anna
Shutz made her way TO the stand In
Judge Hosmer's court, Monday alter
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 crutcnes.
When taken III with the affection
which made her a 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 II it wasn't for the
law he would send her To hell, where
she belonged
Mrs. Shutz also testified that her
husband would compel their l2-year-
old daughter to get up at o'clock In
the morning and tend bar, where she
would be compelled 10 listen TO the
usual bar room talk.
That her husband was continually
drunk for six years was another OF
Mrs. ShutZ' allegations. When she lett
the court room she carried decree
OF divorce with her.
Mrs. Amelia Keuhn told of years OF
abuse suffered at the hands OF her
husband, Charles, an haDitual drunk
ard. She told OF hard work to support
the family, of beatings and curses, all
of which was borne out by her wink
led face and bent shoulders. A pretty
daughter, Anna. said that her father
was drunk every day and often struck
her mother Decree granted.
May L. Robinson, OF Wayne. tes'
tilted that her husband, William, an
interurban motorman, spent most OF
his earnings on other women, making
1t necessary for her people to support
ner. He often struck her, she SAID,
and had knocked her down with a
blow OF his fist. Decree granted.
Emma Potvin Lalonde, the mother
of son 81 years old, but who could
herself easily pass for 80, testihed
that her husband, Docille, had not sup
ported her for 10 years, during which
time she worked and Kept the family
She gets a 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. Cornish
had to come to Detroit to support her
self, ana she is now employed as a
retoucher at Hayes She was granted
decree.
George and Anne Bewell were mar
ried in Uxbridge, Ont, in 1903, and
lived together about II 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
large family. Then an operation made
such hard work impossible and she
took in boarders. She said her hus-
band, John. then became insanely jeal-
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 q 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 she just smiled, and left the court
when it was over looking as pleased
as her husband.
Alvira Fisher 2 demonstration in a
downtown store. said her husband
Joseph, was afflicted with wanderiust
every summer, and went away with.
out leaving her cent, and never send.
ing any home. Then when the leaves
began 20 turn in the fall Joseph re-
membered mis- wife's warm coal fire
and usually came sneaking In. She
was given decree.
Mary Gates saiG that her husband
Frank, had disagreeable temper,
choked her, and once when she was
away gave their little boy whisky. She
mad been compelled to take out war
rant against him for non-support De-
cree.
a pretty bookkeeper was to blame
for the appearance in court of Maud
Schmidt She said this bookkeeper
came between her and her husband,
Emil. AS result he left her five
years ago with child TO support No
decree will be en- cred just now and
the prosecutor will be asked to prose
cute Emil for desertlon.
That her husband was an inveterate
gambler, was the testimony of Olive
Native. When she demonstrated
with him she said he struck her and
locked her in a vacant room. Decree
granted.