The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-18
WIVES TELL Of
MARATHON JAG5
Spouse of John Delaney Says Il Was
the Same Old Drunk for
Four Years.

A continuous jag of four years dur
alton Is the record credited 70 John
l. Delaney by his wife, Minnie l..
Delaney, in Judge Donoyans court
Saturday morning. when she appHed
for divorce The pair separated
last New Years day.
For two years before We were mar
ried. Mr Delaney spent almost every
evening with me. his wife said out
after our marriage ! saw very httle
OF him Then re spent his evenings
about saloons Occasionally he Was
away for month at time. ana
didn't see him sober in four years.
lie would come home only 10 change
his clothes and MI up on grub
The original bill in this case was
filed by the husband but he withdre"
his case and the wife was granted A
decree unopposed In his bill De
fancy named a correspondent, and the
wife. in her answer. admitted shc
knew the man named. and went about
with him occasionally. but their rela
lions were proper, she declared.
Two men whose wives are now Nv
ing with afiinities in the old country
were granted divorces John r..
Sheldon left England four years ago,
after his wife. Edith, became SO smlt-
ten with a man living in the same
village that she left her home and
took up her abode with him. Her
husband told of coming home ole
night aud fnding this man in his
home AS the husband came in the
back door the man scooted out the
front
John Mc6aui, four years out from
Belfast Ireland said that he lett
home because he couldn't bear 10 see
his wife, Florence living with another
man
Are YOU likely 20 make up with
her." the court asked.
Not in this world. was the decid
cd reply.
Margaret Hoffman thought her hus
band. Frank. was the meanest man IN
the world So cruel was he. she testi
fed. that she had 10 keep her mother
in the house all the time as protec
ton When left alone she was sc
frightened that she locked herself III
her bedroom She said her husband
threatened 10 kill her, and once when
she was living in bed. he sat beside
her stropping his favor feeling OF its
edge. and gazing at her in ghoulish
glee This sort OF treatment produced
nervous collapse. Besides, she
said. Frank had other girls, of whom
he talked frequently. praising their
charms Decree granted
That her husband. Harry Smith
enjoyed one grand "souse" during the
hA vi
was the testimony of Florence Smith
an attractive blond She said her
husband had a fine business at one
time, but be couldn't drink and look
after the business, SO he gave UP the
latter. Decree granted
Ellen Kern said that she had not
seen her husband, George, since he
skipped out In 1905. TO avoid arrest
on a charge Of embezZlement Decree
granted
That her husband was subject &c
fits was the reason advanced by Susie
/. Gardner. decidedly pretty and
youthful wife, why she should have a
divorce from Lawrence Gardner. They
lived together only six weeks follow
ing their marriage i'm 1905. and during
that time she said her husband had
about 20 fits, during which IL took
four persons to control him. Her
physician had advised her. she said,
not 10 live with him. The marriage
was annuled.
Other DEGREES granted were 10 Flor
ence VS.. Harry f. Otto, desertion;
Annie VS.. Thomas Houston. non-sup-
port, f. from NJ. Witte cruelty;
Agnes VS.. Matthew Heuwagen de-
sertion; Prudence Va. James +. Rice,
desertion; Mabel VS.. Harry w. niger
soil, non-support; Hedwig Gerds Bee
ner VS.. Peter j Bezner, cruelty; Wal
ter vs.. May Stewart. desertion