The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-19
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I TESTIMONY
~ Of Justices Niece in Support Of
Rifs's Cross-bill in Divorce Suit
Very Damaging to Her
Uncle's Case.
|fsndant Tells Of Finding Her Hus-
band Drinking With Wife Of
Saloonkeeper.

Il was q story Of humiliation. sufier
and bitter disappointments, back
4 40 By the testimony OF seemingly
q interested witnesses, that Mrs
xabeth Teagan, wife OF Justice OF
Il Peace John B. Teagan, unfoided
Judge Mandell's court Thursday
krning and Wednesday afternoon, In
>oport or the cross-bill she has hled
>< opposition to Justice Teagan's bill
divorce.
. rhe Justice charges his wife with
sertion. which Mrs. Teagan combats,
I she comes back with charges that
husband Is, or was, an habitual
1nnkard and that his conduct forced
10 leave him. The case is attract
much attention by reason OF the
bmfnence of the parties, the court
& bm being crowded Thursday.
One or the principal witnesses
ainst Teagan, Thursday morning.
rs Miss Ruth Teagan, a niece OF the
DIaintiff and q daughter OF his twin
hrother. George Teagan. She gave
d maging testimony against her uncle.
6claring that during the year-and-a-
LIZ she had lived In his house, he had
enc home drunk about four times
TEX. on an average She fully cor
<1borafed Mrs. Teagan's allegation
1T the Justice, on several occasions,
4 "a compelled her TO get out OF bed
y len he came home at IL o'clock, or
Ter, and get his supper.
Very often he never touched what
W. had prepared, but would just sit
there and chew the rag" the girl test-
oed. "One night, I remember, ]
couldn't get his soup hot enough to
1uit him, and had to heat It up four
tines"
Old neiglbors OF the Teagans told
% seeing the judge come home stag
3orfnx on frequent occasions and or
hearing him call his wife the vilest
names. His favorite nicknames for
her. according to testimony, were
kid" and sport" All agreed that
Mrs. Teagan was a modest, refined lit
ne woman OF simple tastes and will
Ing housekeeper.
Mrs. Teagan's testimony on direct
examination occupied most Of We'd
nesday afternoon. When court recon
vened. Thursday morning, Senator
James A. Murtha, counsel for Justice
Reagan. took up the cross-examination,
but was unable to shake Mrs. Teagan's
D<ory. Her husband, she said, began
thinking the second year or their mar
He'd life. some IL years ago, and con-
dnued to do SO until they separated
"a August. 1907, growing worse all the
dme Their troubles became aggray-
nted when, In 1906, she came back
H0m Worthwhile, where she had spent
rear with her parents recovering
rom typhoid fever.
After that he would give me no
money with which to run the house
md would not let me run an account
at the grocery" she said. Sometimes
he would send up great lot OF stun.
ar more than we could use, and other
lines he would forget to send up any
thing. So with us II was either feast
~ famine all the time, and had
no say In the matter whatever"
Mrs. Teagan admitted that she had
Travelled around considerably, visiting
summer resorts and other cities, and
1oid that she generally travelled on q
DoDs secured for her by her husband
Attorney Murtha produced letter
ne had written from Munising. Mich,
under date OF Sept. %, 1906, in which
Uhe addressed him as Dear John,
md signed herselg, yours lovingly"
Yet you have told US that your af.
ton for your husband turned TO
lempt after you came back from
willie that year." said the law.
vos always gentle and kind to my
md was the reply. Z
m TeRgan denied that she had
1o . practice Of giving presents
Ming and other articles, to her
1tIyee, as Murtha attempted &c
ow. or that she was extravagant In
1r clothes The most elaborate dress
No. ever had, she testified, cost S6s
Ind was purchased in May, 1907, a
Mort time before the separation. Hell
(Eoesmsker. Mrs. Ella Jordan, ad
<nnced the money for the goods and
UAcu she presented the bill to Mr.
Ieaxnn. It developed later, the latter
had refused to pay. The bill is still
unpaid. E4
Mrs. Teagan said that, following the
separation, she sent her household
goods TO the depot TO be shipped 10
Worthwhile, but her husband had re-
plevined them. The goods were az.
forwards divided, but she claimed she
had not received her full share.
Mrs. Teagan testified, "Wednesday
afternoon. TO several occasions when
her husband came home drunk. On
o1e occasion. she said, he came stag
Eoring In very late al night, turned
on the gas and then turned the cock
oDain. allowing the gas to escape. On
another occasion he fell into the bath.
tup and she had 70 help him out. On
several occasions he had struck her
eho said. and the language he is al
I6God % have used toward her can
not BE- printed IN family paper.
On INDIRECT examination Thursday
Mr., Teagnn said that there was ne
regularity about her husbands drink
1nr. AZ times he would remain sobel
- days, and, again he would come
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