The Detroit times., 1911-10-09
W|FE's DATE NOTE
FALLS INTO HANDS
OF HUBBY
Florence LAvigns's Missive To my
Dear Little Fat Man" Aids Spouse
In Getting Divorce; Besides, She
Used To Beat Him.
Ollie Baker Also Features Self a,
Victim of Woman With Strong
Right Arm.

Ny Dear Little Fat Man:
| have placed implicit faith In
you, and will meet you In Detroit
for a few hours.
Always Mason,
Your little girl,
FLORENCE LAVIGNE.
This letter formed an interesting
exhibit In the divorce case Of John w.
Florence Lavigne, heard by Judge Don
oyan. Saturday morning. The letter
was written to a man named Hudson.
In Omaha. Neb.. but fell into the
wrong hands. and was OF great al
sistance in procuring divorce for the
husband.
Although the wife signs herself
your Little GIRL" one witness tesIi
fed that she was much larger than
her husband and possessed some tenn
per-"
Il saw John once after his wife had
given him a terrible beating and he
looked like a cyclone had struck
him" the witness said. His clothes
were ripped and torn, his collar and
tie were gone and his face was
scratched and covered with blood"
Apparently he was no match Tor
her" Judge Donovan said.
Well. while his wife clawed at his
face with her finger nails her mother
choked him, sister threatened him
with a butcher knife, a little brother
attempted to strike him with fiat
iron, so the poor man didn't have
much show"
Another man, who suffered at the
hands of a pugilistic wife was ollie
Baker, and he was also freed by the
court. Baker testified that his wife,
Ethel, drank a little too much some
times, and on these occasions was apt
to be peevish. He said that he found
her In Electric Park once. drinking
and when he demonstrated she struck
him In the face three times and they
were both arrested. His wife was nm
ed $40 and he was liberated by the po-
lice justice. Baker said that the last
time he saw his wife she started for
pedro party, and when he heard OF
her next she was In the House Of Cor.
rection.
"I'll never stop drinking II as long
as they make It." was Ira Kest's an
swer TO his wife, May. when she asked
him to give up liquor. so she told
Judge Donovan, and she was given
decree on the grounds Of drunken.
ness. She was also allowed "a pei
week alimony.
Shall prohibit him from marry
Ing for two years." asked the Judge.
Il don't care what you do with
himy she replied, But pity the wo
man who ever marries him."
| Nettie Waldman said her husband
Henry, was out on probation at the
time she married him, but he had been
detected In crime and was now In pris
on. She got decree.
Strong drink was given by Mrs,
Mildred Cardino, wife of George Car
dino. for the wrecking Of her happi.
ness and the breaking up OF their
home.
Ida Paquette said she was married
at Is to Albert Paquette, now a bar
tender In the Salamander saloon, on
Randolph-st. She charged that he
came home drunk frequently and
abused her. She was given a decree
Other DEGREES granted were to
Carrie vs.. George II. Stensell, cruelty
Nellie Va. Frank Thereau, drunken.
ness; Mary vs.. John Holgate, de-
sertion; Belle vs. Henry Taplitzky,
non-support; Ellen vs.. Sam Mosgrove,
desertion and non-support; Emma vs..
Fred Pasch, non-support; Dele ys.
Kibby Pelin, ,desertion; Nazareth vs..
Celina Mayhem, infidelity, and Fay VI.
Walter Kalsow, infdelity.