The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-01
DISCOVERS WIFE
.HAsAN0THER HUBBY
5. F. Bodiker Married Eleven Years
Before Revelation Comes-Many 4.
Women Drew Divorces.

That he lived win his wife for il
years, only 10 learn mat she had an
other husband living was the testi-
mony of Benjamin + Bodiker. who
lives in the Hotel Franklin, in Judge
Mandells I0urt. Monday afternoon
lie was married 10 Harriet Miihoi-
land in 1898. ana lived happily win
her until June. 1909. when he learned
accidentally that h had been deceiN'
ed. az Charles MtfhOtiant. her nus
band. was still liylhs anu that no
divorce had been granted To clther OF
them \ photo of the hVing huspahd
was shown to the court
A deere OF annulment was granted
Our twins died soon after birth
and | learned that my husband burned
their bodies in the stove, ana ~ SO
proved on my mind that could not
live with him. testified Matte Flah-
merry. in asking for divorce from her
husband. William Mrs. Flannery also
testified that ne was an habituai
drunkard Decree granted.
Gertrude Randolph. "A vocalist whose
activities are in the fve-cent inca
tcrs. testified that her husband. VII
liam, before their marriage SAID that
he had $500 in the bank ana posi-
ton worth SIS month. Mrs. kan
dolph learned soon after their mar
riage that he had only $40 in the bank
and salary OF $40 per month. AS
result she had To pay their hrst
months board She said that VIII
liam seldom worked, and when ne ala
spent his earnings on himself. so that
her parents had TO support her. lhen
she took 90 singing TO support her'
self and their baby William Is ina
man who went 10 Pontiac recently
and raised disturbance where his
wife was singing. lie Was warned
hy Judge Murfn AZ that time to leave
her alone Decree granted
Carrie Missner. attractive IN appear.
ance and stylishly alfred. testified
that her husband. Howard Missner.'
nm actor. 10 whom she vas marriet
in New York. in 1907. borrowed $1,000
from her during The few weeks they
lived together. and forgot entirely 10
rcnav any OF the loan. although he
is now in receipt of salary or sZoo
nor week They lived together only
two months. and during this time MIS-
NIissner said she had 10 put lip cash
for their household expenses IheY
separated for several months and once
more tried living together Again
Howard started borrowing her money.
She said but never contributed any TO
ward their expenses.
Because the couple never lived I"
gether In Detroit lmdge Mandell nucS
toned his right TO hear the case un'
I'll Mrs. Missner had lived here two
years.
81 have lived in Detroit two years.
Mrs Nlssner protested.
Under the law womans home -
with her husband. the Judge Informed
her he viii take the matter under
consideration
Mrs. Frances J Purcell. could
scarcely repress the tears "a she told
how happy she was with her husband,
John r. Purcell. until their troublsh
came =
Then he told me was an encum
hrauco 10 him" She whispered. AMI
her lips quiycred
What the troUble was Mrs Purcell
did not say She charged her hus
band with non-support. Mrs PurceN
&c now in charge of a department In
large Detroit store, and her hus'
hand is manager o, the Bay CITY
branch OF the Prudential LIE Asstr'
ance Co. She was granted decree,
Mrs Lizzie T.. Y Hamilton was Civ.
on divorce from her husband Coello
Hamilton. head ~ the Hamilton Rifle
Co. Of Plymouth. he troubles OF
tho Hamiltons reached the courts first
in 1899. but the illncss OF their daugh
ter. who was a consumptive. brought
about a reconciliation, and the sur
was not revived until recently. In
addition 10 2 divorce. Mrs Hamilton
was given $3.50 per month alimony.
Other decrees granted were In Anna
T -. Edward Snyder, cruelty: 10
hanna US e-Iacob Lawrence. cruelty:
Alfratta VS. John J. Jackson. deser-
ton, and Marie We August Westfall.
non support.