The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-09
BOY IS CENTER OF
DIVORCE TRAGEDY
Little Wa Tier Hull Bursts Into Tears
When Told To Choose Between
Parents-Mother Promised Decree.

Called to decide between his father
and mother. both of whom he appears
to love dearly. little Walter Hull. aged
10. was The chief factor i'm one of the
most pltliul scenes ever witnessed i'm
a dnorc cease
II was IN Judge Rohnerts court
room that the little drama took place.
"Wednesday morning Judge Rohnert
had just decided 10 grant a divorce To
Mrs. Derucia Hull, whose husband.
Walter brought suit against her. max
Ing sensational charges, and he left il
TO the boy TO decide with whom he
wished To 90 The lad looked first at
his father, then at his mother. and be-
gan 10 cry. Mrs. Hull sat on a back
seat IN the court room shaking with
sobs. while her husband sat in an.
9th n part of the room with his face
buried in nj handkerchief
The room was crowded with specta-
tors at the time. and there was scarce
~ Il dry eye. Men who had no inter
est IN the case looked on at The little
tragedy. While their eyes were wet
WIKI tears.
The boy was inclined 10 favor his
father with whom ne has lived for
two years At he time the parents
separated two years ago In Los An
Eelcs MI Huh took the child and came
east ana s.nce then he has seen his
mother Ddl once Mrs. Hull Is conf
dent that II the boy is allowed To visit
with her tOr few days he will be
willing TO live with her To give the
TWO chance to become acquainted
again after the long separation. Judge
ltohncit neld up the decree for few
days. and directed that Walter remain
win hi smother. This arrangement
suited all the parties concerned and
Walter Went away with his mother
seemingly happy.
Judge ROhnert stated later that he
would probably hold up the decree for
two or three weeks. and allow the boy
TO visit back and forth He hopes
thar the boy may bring his parents to-
gether
Ms. Hul's sudden appearance in
court Tuesday morning. greatly To the
surprise OF husband. entirely upset
his plans Of getting divorce unop-
posed and Wednesday he decided To
withdraw and allow Mrs Hull to take
VAS her husbands insane jealousy
that caused all their trouble. She
says be made life miserable with his
false charges coupling her name with
men he brought into their home him
self She saws he brooded on these
matters SO much that she at times
believed he was crazy. She exhibited
a list OF questions her husband com
PEELED her to answer. telling her that
il they We're not answered before II
O'Clock he would kill her and commit
suicide
I'VE were living in the mountains
near Los Angeles at that time Mrs.
Hull testified "On the night follow
ing the answering Of his list he awoke
about midnight. and said to me-
What are YOU doing here. this is an
immoral house asked him what he
was doing there then Then he grew
so wild that thought he would Kill
~ all. and rang for the neighDors~
They rushed TO the house. and my
husband Quoted down His actions
that night resulted IN the loss OF his
Job
Mrs. Hull denied emphatically her
husbands charges of triendliness with
a mission worker named James. He
was brought To their house as
roomer by her husband. she said. and
remained there for several months lie
grew bold toward the last. Mrs. Hun
said. and told her he loved her. she
ordered him 10 leave the house, ana
told her husband of the occurrence.
lanes returned. she said and again
,Old HOY of his love and wanted her
10 clone. She said he threatened 10
kill her II she told her husband. 10
avoid any such a possibility Mrs. HUI
went TO Pasadena for two days, leav-
ing letter explaining the situation
to her husband. Her disappearance
was reported in the newspapers, ana
she learned that James was IN jail
Then she returned
At this point Judge Rohnert stopped
the case and promised her a decree.