The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-21
SUES FOR DIVORCE
C. G. ChumOs, Wealthy Greek
COnfectioner, Defendant.
Wife Charges That She Was
Neglected.
SENT TO A FARM.
Insufficiently Supplied With
Food and Clothing.
Rich Brother of Woman Tells
of the Marriage.

court by the Foster Humane society
alleging the neglect of his wife and
three small children by keeping them
at a small farm house four miles out
Ct the city, his wife last evening
brought suit for divorce in rhe district
court and secured a restraining order
f, ON the court. virtually tying up his
business and requiring him to pay into
court $500 for her use today.
A brother of Mrs. Marie Chumos, A.
D. Chacona, a prominent Greek and
rich confectioner of Oil City, Pa, has
arrived to manage her interests here
and represent other relatives scattered
over the United States. He is much
incensed over the treatment Chumos
has given his sister and favors radical
measures
Whenever 1 think of that farm
house." he says, 4 am furious"
Unable to speak a word of English
and entirely without means of travel,
Marie Chumos. with her three children.
one a baby girl but 10 months old,
Nicholas 20 months old and George 4
years of age. were sent out to the farm
three months ago. Humane Officer
King and his sister heard of their con-
clifton and began an investigation.
They had not had anything sent
ont to eat in six DAYS" said Mr.. King.
The house is little shack of four
almost bare rooms. There is absolute
ly nothing in it except a little stove
and three broken chairs and one bed in
the upstairs room With but scant COW
ering for the woman and three chill
0ren. 1t is one of the Very worst
cases we have come across They have
not had a speck of coal during all this
zero weather and the wood she must
get herself.
Brought into the probate court by Of
ficer King with an interpreter. Louis
Charrowhas, the woman admitted every
charge Mr.. King made against her hus-
band and when the question came up as
to where she should live until the trial
of Chumos comes up tomorrow she re-
fused to be taken to Chumos' room.
Thereupon on the recommendation of
Mr. King. Judge Schoch ordered her
self and children to be cared for at the
home of the interpreter, Charrowhas.
upstairs at 416 Kansas avenue, Whefe
she is now living
Chumos at the time of the arraign-
ment admitted that he had not been 10
see his wife and babies for 60 days He
defends himself, however, by saying
that he sent his family out to the farm
for fresh air and at the same time sent
out two cows and some chickens that
they might have fresh milk and eggs.
He also said that he sent out pro-
visions every day.
Con Chumos. as he is Familiarity
known, married Marie in 1904. After
becoming wealthy by diligent thrift. he
went to Greece in that year to find him.
self a wife His wife's dowry was TO-
900 francs.
II is limited bv Marie's brother now
that Chumos married her for the dow
nv only Talked with today, this
brother. though reticent concerning the
present affair, told freely of the mar
rage of his sister. relating many Gus
toms of Grecian matrimonial pro-
cedure.
I'm that summer of 1904 he said.
there was a crowd of us from Amer
lea visiting the old country and were
at I Iii ema. a PLEASURE resort in the
mountains near Sparta. When we go
over there we arc all treated as guests
by first one family and then another
and We ali stick together and have
good time and eat and drink be-
came acquainted with Chumos. He
was very economical and did not like
to spend any money. Both his people
and mine live there, though, and one
DAY bis sister Went to my house and
told my people that he wanted to
marry my sister and asked what they
thought of it. NJ folks told me and
went to see if he really meant BUSH
ness. He had met my sister. L sup
pose when we all had been enter
tanned at my house He said he had
sent his sister M to the house and
rot to let all the party know and
called my uncle and brother and par
eutS into a room to talk it over. MY
uncle knew Chumos had sent money
from this country to the National Bank
Of Greece and said he was rich and
verJ economical and a smart man.
Then we decided that if my sister
wanted to marry him she should, and
we called him to the house one night
You know it is customary for the peo-
pie to give a bride over there "a
what do you call it-dowry. We
asked what each would give and got
about 5000 francs. but Chumas had
decided on an amount, 10, 600, and re-
fused less. He said he would take that
or none and I said. We'll. you can
have it
Thus Chumos added neat sum to
his resources. 1t is understood that
the amount was placed in the Bank
Of Greece in her name and is there
today When Chumos came back to
america he brought his sister with
his wife and she is now helping him in
his store. If the brother-in-law is not
misinformed Chumos. q brother and
this sister live in one upstairs room
He wanted to talk to me- said
Chacona. 'and took me UP to his
room. There were three beds in a
roww- I asked him who slept there
and he said. Me here, my brother
there and my sister there When
my sister was there she had to sleep
in one bed with the three children.
But when I think of that farm, l am
furious. My sister can not talk Eng
lish. She couldn't tell anyone what
she wanted and she had no way to go
20 town. / would like to take you out
and show You that house I think it
Is an old church, saw a cross on it.
Anyhow it is stone The paper is all
torn off inside and that stone wall
gets mighty cold. They didn't have a
speck of coal and nothing to eat in six
days
The brother denies that he will take
his sister with him back home should
she get her divorce, but says that per-
haps she VIII go with him to visit
awhile. He says he is here simply to
'ee that she gets fair treatment and
gets angry every time he remembers
how she has been treated. Besides