The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-28
RANG IN AFFINITY
AS HER UNCLE,
SAYS HUBBY
Wife Brought Henry Caspary To
Home, Introducing Him as Relative,
Joseph Flannery Declares in
Lurid Tale in Divorce Court.
Plaintiff, 104-Pounder, Tells Of
Strenuous Life With Spouse Of
Twice His Weight.

Joseph Fiannery, diminntiYe. dap
| per little cigar clerk, weighing lo4
pounds, asked for a divorce, Wednes-
day. In Judge Mandels court, from
his wife. Edith. who tips the scales
at 215. Henry Caspary, Jeweler AT
No. 80 Lafayette-blvd., represented py
Mrs. Flannery as being her uncle. out
who. according to Mrs. Caspary, is no
relation to the defendant, was named
as the affinity in the case by fiai'
merry.
That he was afraid OF his wife, and
she knew Il, was freely admitted by
Flannery, who declared that when
ever he wanted TO talk back TO her,
he got his hat and then stood near
the door In readiness TO fee should
she take offense at what he said. he
also said that her persuasive powers
consisted OF two big revolvers, and
whenever he did anything to which
she objected, she would force him TO
gaze into the barrel OF one OF the
weapons. while she gripped his throat
"She corralled me into marrying
her." Flannery testified. She was
the first girl l ever kept company
with. When she said that / must
marry her, would tell her, you know
that you are married and we wouldn't
be happy but she would always re-
ply, "well, my husband Is dead and
besides, you must marry me.
How old was she when you mar
ried herr" asked Attorney Frank f.
Bumps.
well, she said she was "a. but
she looked older than that" he re-
piled.
Flannery said that he Is now S3.
Big tears appeared In Flannery's
eyes as he told that one morning
when he awakened. he found that his
wife had tied his clothes into q little
bundle and placed rHem In the middle
Of the floor. She commanded him to
get out.
lyon don't want me to leave. do
your he asked her. 49,. Z
eyes, you get right out Of here" he
said she replied
II went" he testified.
After we were married, my wife
kept two revolyers lying around the
house. but I've got one Of them now"
he went on. Whenever she would
want me to do anything, she would
grab hold of me and pointing one or
the big guns at me, force me to obey.
She also would call me vile names.
she could handle me SO easily that
was afraid to say anything to her
unless / was near the door and could
get my hands on IL quickly. Yes. sir.
I always had my hat ready to put on
whenever started to speak to her.
She told me that Henry Cas-
parry was her uncle. l believed her
for a while, but. later. found out
hat he was no relation to her. She
,lways introduced him as Uncle
Henry and would even take him to
my home, introducing him to my par
ents. brother and sisters In that man
ner. He used to come around the
house, and would have more to say
In the running of affairs than /. He
would nx pictures on the wall, and do
other odd Jobs around there, and,
once, he and my wife even went out
to hunt for Q house for us to live In.
One day. while at work. took sick
and the boss told me to go home. |
did so, but when I arrived there.
found that the house was locked. |
didn't have a key, so I went to my
parents home and went to bed. Later
my wife came there and told me that
bad to go home with her. was
too sick to go. but she grabbed me
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