The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-24
CUPID SHINES At
DIVORCE SESSION
Five Minutes After Securing Divorce
Mrs. William Charter Get. License
To Wed Again.

Five minutes after Mrs. Belle Char
ter had been granted divorce from
her husband. William, by Judge Muir
I'm, Saturday morning, a license OF
marriage was taken out by Mrs. Char
ter and George Alger, a pattern max
er, OF Wyandotte He is "a years OF
age and she is 49,
According 10 Mrs. Charter, her hus-
band refused TO live with her any
longer because she instructed sa-
loon.keeper In the neighborhood not
TO sell him any more liquor. She said
he was drunk most OF the time, so
drunk that he would fall down stairs.
She alleged that she had been forced
10 assist him in managing his butch
er shop
Because her husband, in his night
shirt, rushed into the room where she
was entertaining company one night,
Evelyn Horsman, pretty blond, ask
ed for a divorce from Walter w.
Horsman, mail carrier, before Judge
Murfin, Saturday The decree was
granted.
The incident occurred, Feb. 5, 1911.
Mrs. Horsman said, and there were
Her husbands conduct mortified her,
she testified, while her guests were
inexpressibly shocked.
Mrs Horsman also said that her
husband beat her with his fists and
per. Her sister, Ethel Dow, verified
her sisters evidence.
Dolores Cole was granted a divorce
a
civil engineer, on the grounds or cruel
ty. According TO Mrs. Cole, because
she refused to work mathematical
problem for her husband on one oc-
casion, while he went down town he
twisted her arm. She also said that
he was friendly with neighbor wo-
man and would take her to shows
and send her flowers. She testified
further that he drank to excess and
once threw shoe at her.
Judge Murfin ordered Cole to pay
$50 a week for the support OF his
two children. Sylvia, aged z, and Max
inc, aged 5. 1t is said Cole is now In
Boise, Idaho.
A decree was granted to Charles
II. Morgan from his vile, Mary. In
1904, Morgan, who is employed in
local automobile factory, went to Mis-
souri, Valley, Ia, TO work in the corn
fields, and ii was there the couple
were married When, year later
he decided to return TO Detroit, she
refused to leave her relatives, he
said
Rose Brown testified that, in the
eight years she lived with her hus'
band, Carmichael Brown, he bought
her only one skirt. She said he cursed
her and threatened to strike her
She declared he was drunk nearly all
the time they lived together. A de-
cree was granted.
Augusta HIM declared her husband
Gus HIM had been on a drunk fNr
eight years and had threatened =
kill her. They were married in 1881.
She was granted a divorce.
Rose Payne was granted decree
from her husband, William Payne.
She said he did not support her and
laid more attention to other women
than to her.
A witness, asked as to Payne's &C.
cupation, replied:
Hes a booze artist"
The Judge scratched his head a
moment, smiled and then said, the
decree is granted"
Divorces were also granted TO the
following: Carolyn vs.. Fred a.
Cheadle, cruelty; vincengo VI. Flea
more Insenga. desertion; Martha vs.
Leonard Johnston desertion; Laura
Pelton VS.. John H. Pelton, cruelty
Maggie vs.. Alonzo Hits, cruelty, and
Jennie Va. Artie Porter, non-support