The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-16
WIFE CAROUsED
WITH OTHER men
Samuel W. Hereld, Gray Haired Vet
eran, Tells of Gay Life Led by
Spouse Of 20.

Samuel w. Hereld. whito-haired
veteran OF the civil war. made his
way slowly TO the stand in Judge Muir
phys court, Saturday morning, and
related with much show OF feeling the
disastrous results OF his marriage 10
Fannie M. Leadbeater. Hereld gave
his age as 81, while his wife Is only
rs.
Another case OF December marry
ing June" remarked Judge Murphy,
and the old man nodded his head sor'
rowfully.
They were married February 20,
1909, and lived together until the loi1
lowing June. The second night aiter
the marriage the bride went out Win
another man and remained all night
the aged husband testified, returning
in the morning In an HILARIOUS state OF
intoxication. These nightly excur
sions occurred at least rs times dur
ing the three months they lived TO-
gether Mrs. Hereld returning home
at times so Intoxicated that IL was
necessary TO call doctor. Inc
plaintiff also testified that he had $500
OF his pension money saved up at the
time OF his marriage, but that his
wife coaxed all this away from him.
and he was penniless at the time she
left him. Decree granted.
That his wife also went out on the
second night following their marriage
and sought amusement In the com
pany OF other men was the complaint
OF Colonel Reading, Of the Reading
Trucking Co., In his suit for divorce
from Marie Reading.
This couple lived together only
three months, the husband said, and
their life was almost one continual
quarrel, due, largely. he said, to his
wife's desire to spend most OF her
time away from home and with other
men. Then Mrs. Reading was not
fond OF household duties. the husband
said. and once when he asked her
to get his breakfast, she landed
hard right on his face. They separat-
ed after Mrs. Reading tried unsuc-
cessfully to caress her husband with
q Ratchet.
Bard j. Winslow said that he
thought he was marrying a divorce
court widow when he went to Windsor
with Alice Lavina Riley In 1901, and
went through a marriage ceremony.
He found out two years later that
she had a husband named Hugh Glenn
mons living In Emmett county from
whom she had never been divorced.
His marriage was annuled
Mrs. Frances Graham, now pretty
Detroit nurse, was granted a divorce
from Harold Graham, to whom she
was married In Owen Sound. Ont, At
the age Of is. Mrs. Graham's name
Hrta o.N
and her father Is leading business
man in Owen Sound. She was COM
PEELED to support the family for sever
al years. the plaintiff said.
Agnes M. Bruce was married in
Woodstock, Ont, to John T. Bruce.
Her husband sent her TO Chatham,
she said, and promised to follow In a
short time and make a home for her.
The next she heard OF him was that
he had passed through Chatham
heading toward Detroit with another
woman. Decree granted.
How a man can live happily with
q woman for rs years. raise a family,
and then take up with another wo-
man and leave his family. was related
by Bertha z. McNutt. Her husband,
John r.. left her in Lansing six years
ago. she said, and is now living with
another woman. She handed to the
Judge a photo of this woman. Mrs
McNutt was greatly affected by her
story and shook with sobs while test
flying She was granted decree.
pitiful little story OF how Karl
Keller, a Michigan Central yard man,
broke up a Christmas entertainment
being prepared by his wife and little
child, was told by Annie Kiefer, his
wife. She charged that her husband
drank to excess, and was abusive. He
came home on Christmas eve, she
eaid, very drunk. She and the boy
were hanging up stockings and pre-
raring for Santa, when the father
came In cursing. and drove them into
clothes closet, where they huddled
in fear a part of the night. On an
other occasion, Mrs. Keifer said, her
husband threw her down stairs and
expressed the regret that the fall
hadn't broke her neck He left his
wife, after sending her a note that he
was living with a woman named Liv-
ingstone, and intended to stay with
her. Decree granted.
Other DEGREES granted we're: Maud
vs.. Morley Tibbals, cruelty; Mollie VS.
George Fish, nonsupport; Otto VS.
Anna Badowski, cruelty; Maude vs.
George Villa, non-support: Leona VS.
John Guilbert. drunkenness and non
support: Mamie Va. Everett Robinson,
desertion; Martha vs. Robert Tong.
cruelty; Nina w. Stephen Graves, non