The Detroit times., 1910-01-15
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DESERTED II
sATs HUBBY
Judge Rchnert seeks 70 ;Disse,so =
Windsor Marriages ~ 1sfriiiS
To Separate lrisAts.

Il guess she was Just working yon
for free trip to Chicag0," vas Ju6ro
hohnert's remark IN divorces oouTI.
saturday morning, after GoorED y.
Ttssman had told OF his desortion ~
his wife. Mary, four hours aftsr thrfv
marriage.
Tissman testified that he va hunr-
Ing for housekeeper to look after h{j
home and his children, when Intro
duced to the defendant. After court
ship OF only few days they were ma1~
rted. The ceremony was performed at
o'clock In the afternoon of March
22, 1909, and at 8 o'clock that night
Mrs. Tissman started for Chicoso "
sell her furniture. before coming To-
Detroit to take up housekeeping. She
never returned.
Tissman's attorney asked for Z d.
cree on the grounds OF cruelty. but
Judge Rohnert could not see where
she had been cruel since they nevor
lived together. The lawyer co1tendod
that her sudden desertion was cruej-
ty. but the case was held open to give
the Judge time TO consider the propo-
sition. M
Mrs. Eta Grammar came TO the
stand wearing q brand new white sIl]k
waist, and laughed heartily when sho
told how her husband, Charles W..
had abused her.
ing as q cook he bummed about So
chicken wasn't cooked to suit him he
struck me with his fist. Telling me 10
the floor and knocking out several
teeth.
And you're q cook" commented ths
judge, whereat Mrs. Grammar laughed
harder than ever. She was promised
a decree.
A bright little 14-year-old daughter
Of Mary and Charles Lalonde told Of
the many times she had seen her
father strike and choke her mother.
and OF the occasions when he came
home drunk and called her awful
names" The child was spared the
ordeal Of repeating these.
Mrs. I.alonde also told her story ~
the abuse she suffered, and was prom
ised decree.
Frank Dudanski said that his wife.
Augusta. was SO jealous that she OH
jected when he spoke to any Of his
old friends. She wouldn't allow any
OF these friends In the house. and
kicked II he spoke to them on the
street. When Fred persisted In say
ing good day" to them Augusta got
even by taking all his savings, 1896.
and leaving him. Decree granted.
Judge Rohnert's method Of dis
couraging Windsor marriages II TO
keep the parties together longer Elisa
teth and Thomas Helfreisch were
married In Windsor In 1907 and "A
days later they parted. Mrs. Helfreisch
testifying that her husband had not
supported her.
II was keeping boarding house at
the time we were married and he
came to my house to live," she said.
i"He didn't give me any money. and !
didn't think he intended to, 20 put
him out"
In reply to questions. the wife said
she did not know how much her hus-
band earned. and could not tell if NJ
had a payday during the time they
lived together.
"Pll Just hold this case up Tor .
WHILE" the Judge announced. H
may discourage a few Windsor we'd
dings to let people know they cant
get divorce every few days.
A divorce was also refused to Clara
Wells, who claimed that her husband.
Clarence, a coachman. would not sup.
port her. The wife said that Clarence
earned as high as $40 per week and
ate I'm restaurants. while she had only
shredded wheat at home. She va
unable to find any corroborative TO-
timony. and her bill was dismissed
That Frederick Rollo spent . great
deal OF his time either In jail o.
6odging officers was the testimony oe
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