The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-07
MODEL HUSBAND
CHANGES TO BRUTE
R. c. Schnell's Infatuation With
Tailoress Broke Up Home, Wife
Says-Dr. Bowers Gets Decree.

An extraordinary story of a man
beins the lest OF husbands for mauy
ye,"s. and thel sGddenik becoming I
br'.;e. vas to'i il the divorce crutt,
Satin day. in M case OF Mary VS.. Sco.
e.; C.. Schnel
81 nell was 'oi many years fore
:nau ~ j. c. Hugc's L. 81 shop, mis-
wife testified, anC was mo lei nus
bara. Then - bccall infatuated
with Ida lreman. & tailoress employed
IN TIE same hon. anG nom That time
vas chap,al man. MIS- Schnell
said he was Du, every nlgh. until mid
Lipdt or after, and, If she questioned
hin.. on requested him 20 remain az
holac night. he would ly into rage
call her vile names and strike her.
Once he attempted TO kill her. she
declared. She said ne would have sue
ceeded in his attempt. but for the
protection given her by her son. The
son, a young man OF fine appearance,
told of a struggle he had. TO prevent
his father killing his mother with a
razor.
The wife was granted decree.
The embezzlemcnt OF William Eppe
in 1907 was recalled saturday, when
his Wife, Rose a pretty little woman,
asked for decree on the grounds OF
deSertion. She said she had not seen
her husband since June 2, 1907. when
he fed from the city with FUNDS be-
longing To his employer, Alexander
Gordon, the cigar manufactures. De-
cree granted.
Or. William ID. Bowers. OF Ecoree
was granted decree from his wife,
Catherine. after he told OF her in
fatuation for Fred Marie, neigh
Dor. She said she told him once she
loved Marie, and would stick 10 him.
A witness told of passing the Bowers
home one night, when he saw Marie
beside the house talking with Mrs.
Bowers, who had her head out OF
window. 4 young son OF the doctor by
his first wife said he saw his step
mother and Marie embracing ana
kissing in the back yard when he
went out for coal.
James Wiltsey. a white-haired resi-
dent Of Worthwhile, was granted de-
cree on the grounds of desertion. He
ness one day. he said. and when he
returned he found the house had been
stripped of all the furniture. and the
chicken coop of chickens. Mrs
Wiltsey. who now resides on lhlrd-
ave. Detroit. sent word TO him since.
he said. that she was satisfied win
the change she had made, and would
not return.
That her husband was confirmed
drunkard and had been arrested Tor
drunkenness. was the testimony OF
Jeania Hollington who was granted
divorce from Arthur Hollington a
former employee OF the Regal Motor
Co. and more recently with the Hupp
Mobile Co. She said he seldom came
home before midnight. and then was
usually intoxicated. He came nome
in that condition when her baby was
but a few days old. Mrs. Hollington
said, and created such disturbance,
that she suffered a relapse and Tor
several days was near death
The fact that her husband. Leonard
Webber. was convicted Of forgery ana
sent 10 the Detroit House of Correc-
ton for five years, won divorce FOR
Cecilia Weber
Afinities were blamed by Ernest
Burden and John p. DeGrcat for the
breaking up OF their homes. Burden
was living in Worthwhile when Charles
Kellar butted in, he said, and soon his
wife. Emma left him. She and kellar
are now living together In Detroit, IT
was testified. DeGroat blamed George
Holmes for his troubles. he said he
had his wife, Barbara and Holmes ar
rested. and on her promise to "be
good" the case against her was
dropped, but Holmes was given 90
DAYS. DEGREES were granted in both
cases.
Other divorces granted were in the
cases of John VS.. JoSepha Kovaril,
desertion; Ethel NJ. VS.. Charles Coon
rod. cruelty of a revolving nature;
and Alberta VS.. John Thompson, non
support.
A novel request was made to Judge
Rohnert by Mrs. Minnie Phillips.
through her attorney. George y Green
ing. Mrs. Phillips was granted a legal
divorce from her husband, Morris, sew
crai months ago. and Il was agreed
between the parties that In case the
wife accept $500 almOny her hu5
banG was 10 allow her 10 OBTAIN
Jewish divorce also. AS the matter
now stands the husband can re-marry,
but the wife cannot according 10 the
church Law Now, Mrs Phillips
charges. her husband refuses TO permit
her TO get a church divorce. and she
saws he has been tanning her on the
fact that he can remarry and she can
not. Mrs. Phillips came into court
saturday and asked that her husband
L. compelled To carry orft his agre9-
ment and permit her 10 get Jewish
divorce, or increase the alimony 70
5000 cash.
Owing TO the novelty Of the request
the Judge was undecided what Go do
and took the matter under considera
ton.