The Detroit times., 1911-12-18
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
SUPPLIES PROCTOR TO
PROBE DIVORCE CASES
Assistant Aldrich Sits With
Judge Donovan and Assists in
Questioning Applicants.
NO DEGREES ARE GRANTED
Careful Inquiry Will Be Made IN
All Cases That Seem To
Warrant 1t.
NO DEGREES ARE GRANTED

The demand of the circuit court
Judges for proctor" or 'trlend OIL
he court" 10 investigate divorce cases
Ias borne fruit, and Saturday morn
ng the prosecutors ONCE was repre-
sented by Assistant Prosecutor AID
ich. Mr. Aldrich took seat near
Judge Donovans bench, and in sew
sral cases assisted I'm the questioning
If the applicant. Mr.. Aldrich also TOOK
notes on all the cases in which he was
not satisfied. and promised an In
gestigation.
Judge Donovan also took more care
Than usual, and at the opening OF
,ourt announced that no DEGREES would
he granted until an investigation had
assured him that a divorce was ne
cessary and proper. Judge Donovan
had prepared list of questions wnlch
he put TO every plaintiff before the
case was opened. The list follows:
"How long have you lived in De
troit?' What is your street address,?
The condition Of the children, II
any, How many previous Ill
yorces?" docs the defendant know
of this divorce suit?''
Judge Donovan put all OF these
questions to the plaintiff, and in adj
lition asked most OF the questions.
the attorneys merely standing at the
bench looking on. In no case was
decree refused, and IL is safe to pre-
dict that all. or nearly all OF the APP
plicants will be freed from the bonds
OF matrimony before Christmas.
Jennie May Bennett, childish-look-
ehA M
a few weeks past Is years or -ge
when she went to Windsor and was
married to Arthur Bennett They
lived together just four days, when
the girl-wife returned to her parents
home and has remained there ever
since.
What caused such an early separa-
ton" the Judge asked
"He couldn't support me-" she an
swered,
rYou couldn't find that out in four
days." the court answered
We'll, I found out enough to show
me he was no good. and couldn't live
with him.
"You were too much OF a child to
enter into marriage anyway, and | will
probably give you decree, but will
hold II up for time" the plaintir
was informed.
Following the case in which the
parties lived together only four days.
came that of Lizzie BrinkaTts who said
that for 80 years she endured the
weekly beatings OF her husband. VIII
liam. They have nine children. Asked
10 tell how many times she was
beaten the woman said she could not
count them. She was given the as
surance that decree would be given
her.
Following Is list OF the cases heard
bv Judge Donovan: Savrin vs.. James
McAllister. drunkenness: Helen VS.
Robert Ingram. desertion: Ella c. VS.
George G.. Rogers. another woman;
Charles VS.. Cora NJ Day. desertion;
Iillir VS.. Edward Haiden. non support
Ethel VS.. Arthur Benedict. cruelty:
Ethel VS.. O'Harvey Rosenthal. non sup
port. Clara VS. Otto Heiden. cruelty;
Charles VS.. Mabel Dahmer. desertion;
The following cases were heard by
Judge Codd and divorces will prob
ablr be granted: James VS.. Ethel Hold
crteIty; Mabel VS.. Timothy O'Rrien.
Drunkenness Edna May Va. Frederick
Tighe. cruelty; Laura VS.. Edward V.
Moore, cruelty; Jennie VS.. William
Woodcock desertion: Selma vs.. George
l.. Boughner. desertion: Agnes VS.. Mel
son Delisle. non-support: Emily VS..
Uterine VS. Lawrence Bauman, deser-
ton OF 26 years: Theresa vs.. Anthem
Klupp, cruelty. and Sylvan VS.. William
Rabc, cruelty.