The Detroit times., 1911-05-19
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TESTIMONY
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- Judss Mnndefrs court Thursda,
mcrrinr ana Wednesday afternoon, IN
~unporf al ne eross-biIi she has hset
A. opposition 30 Justice TeAsans OIL
lor divorce.
"a The Justice charges HIS wife with
Assertion. which Mrs. Teagan combats
nnd aha comes back with charges thai
lar husband n. CO was. IN habitua
6r1,ukard and that his conduct forced
her 40 leave him. The case II attract,
1nr much attention by reason OF the
xrominence OF the parties. the court
room being crowded Thursday.
One Of the principal witnesses
neninst Teaean, Thursday morning.
F VS. Miss Ruth Teagan. q niece OF the
D1sintin and q daughter OF his twin
brother. George Teagan- She gave
6amnging testimony against her uncle.
declaring that during the year-and-a-
Ali abe had lived I'm his house, he had
come home drunk about four times
veek. ON an average. She fully cor
xobornfed Mrs. Teagan's allegation
hat. the Justice, on several occasions.
# had compelled her 20 get out OF bed
f. when he came home at IL o'clock. or
1oter, and get his supper.
~Vcry often he never touched what
W had prepared. but would Just SIT
there and chew the rag" the girl testi-
nod. Zone night, I remember,
oonldn't get his soup hot enough to
|ouit him, and had 70 heat II up four
lines
Old neIghbors OF the Teagans told
q seeing the Judge come home stag
rering on frequent occasions and OF
Nearing him call his wife the vilest
names. His favorite nicknames for
her. according to testimony, were
hid" and sport" All agreed that
Mrs.. Teagan was q modest, refined lit
+ ne woman OF simple tastes and will
Inc housekeeper.
Mrs. Teagan's testimony on direct
oxamination occupied most Of We'd
f nesday afternoon. When court recon
voned. Thursday morning, Senator
James A. Murtha, counsel for Justice
Reagan. took up the cross-examination
but was unable to shake Mrs. feaganss
tory. Her husband, she said, began
drinking the second year OF their mar
e rid life, some II years ago, and con-
kinned to do so until they separated
a August, 1907, growing worse all the
lime Their troubles became aggray-
1fed when, In 1906, she came back
from Worthwhile, where she had spent
Ma year with her parents recovering
k<om typhoid fever.
kAfter that he would give me no
money with which to run the house
md would not let me run an account
~ the grocery" she said. Sometimes
- would send up q great lot OF stun.
<nr more than we could use, and other
times he would forget to send up any
thing. So with us 1t was either feast
D1fa famine all the time, and ] had
no' say In the matter whatever.
Mrs. Teagan admitted that she had
E0yoled around considerably, visiting
WINNER resorts and other cities, and
aid that she generally travelled on 9
Xore secured for her by her husband
Attorney Murtha produced letter
~ had written from Munising, Mich.
n@er date of Sept. %. 1906, In which
y addressed him as Dear John,
signed herselg, Yours lovingly
et you have told us that your az
for your husband turned tc
pt after you came back from
lle that year." said the law
~ always gentle and kind to my
~, Was the reply.
Teagan denied that she hat
n 4 practice Of giving presents
hing and other articles, to he
<Ivo8, as Murtha attempted (,
0x. or that she was extravagant II
clothes. The most elaborate dres
- ever had, she testified, cost IS
- Was purchased in May, 1907
cFt time before the separation. He
5smaler. Mrs. Ella Jordan, ad
11ced the money for the goods ant
mn she presented the bill to MI
11gan, II developed later, the latte
|c1 refused to pay. The bill is still
Mrs Teagan said that, following tn,
1c@|oration, she sent her househol,
xQQdo to the depot TO be shipped I,
Xo(thviIle, but her husband had re
Itfined them. The goods were al
1<Vards divided, but she claimed sh,
1o4 not received her full share.
Xrs Teagan testified, Wednesda.
1I<1rnoon, 10 several occasions whel
Icr husband came home drunk o.
~ occasion. she said, he came STAG
ing In very late at night, turne
1< the gas and then turned the COO
1InIn. allowing the gas to escape. o.
mother occasion he fell into the bath
@1 and she had to help him out d
1xcra1 occasions he had struck hel
&14 said, and the language he Is a
Io1td to have used toward her car
NOT be printed In a family paper.
On redirect examination Thursda,
NH. Teagan said that there was n
<rruIority about her husbands drinl
|1x. A. times he would remain sobe
1r dnys. and, again be would com
&c||oe drunk nearly every night for
Ok She recalled a time when
no sober for three months at
<ro<ch. then qualified the statemer
"a saying that he was not intoxicate
any great extent during this p'
and while that condition Taste
f0f along fairly we'll
~ husband has violent temper,
rxfd but when he VIII leay
alone can live with him.
~ are opposed TO the drinkiu
nor By anyone. are you noti
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