The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-30
HUBBY SP|ED ON
HER CONSTANTLY
Mrs. Wakefield Tells Of Novel Plans
To Trap Her-Red Liquor Figures
In Divorce Session.

1 The novel plan adopted by Alexan'
der Wakefield, street car conductor
20 keep his watchful eye on his wife,
Pauline, OF whom be was tnsanely
Jealous, she alleged, was described In
Judge Donovan's court. Saturday
morning, when Mrs. Wakefield, with
about twenty other women, applied for
freedom OF the yoke that had become
irksome,
Mrs. Wakefield testified that her
husband was so jealous that he In
sisted that she spend her evenings
riding on the car with him. 30 that
he could make sure she did not dirt.
Mrs. Wakefield said that several
times when she did go out In the even
ing her husband played detective ana
logged her footsteps, but he never
saw anything out of the way. AT 9TH
er times he would announce that he
was going out 10 spend the evening,
and then sneak in the cellar window
and conceal himself In the house TO
watch for male visitors, but the Wis
itors never came, the wife said. These
actions on the part of Wakefield,
caused his wife to leave him six
times, she testified, and she declared
she would never return to- him again.
She was given decree.
Lyla Irish. small, neat and decided
is attractive, testified that she was
compelled TO mortgage her wedding
presents 10 support herself, but her
husband, Louis III. Irish. got hold OF
the money and went out on grand
spree, not SOLDERING up until the
money was spent. They were living
in Pontiac at the time. Then they
came to Detroit TO look for work, and
Mrs. Irish's wealth consisted OF ST.
This, her husband borrowed. declar-
ing he knew where he could find work.
He turned up at IL o'clock that night
hilariously drunk, and she learned
that he had never asked for work.
She got decree.
Zone long souse," was Florence
Preston's description OF her husbands
life for five years In Hillsdale ho-
tel. She said he was drunk practically
all the time, leaving her to manage
the business and do most OF the work.
She also drew a decree.
Louise A. Young lived with her hus-
band, Harry j., for four years, and
during that time his sole contribution
toward her support was 81. but he
took that back the next day. She was
given a decree on the grounds OF
cruelty.
For the second time OF his life Roy
Holmes, young private detective.
who lives in Walkerville, but works
In Detroit, was named as defendant
in a divorce suit. His wife, Mary,
charged him drunkenness, and testi-
fed that he had had delirium tremens
twice. She got a decree.
George Washington, colored, said
he could forgive his wife almost ev-
erything she had ever done, but he
could never forgive her for leaving
him to take up with an Italian. De-
cree granted.
Other DEGREES granted were to Flor
ence vs.. Earl j. Howes, cruelty; Mag
gle VS.. George Dickinson, desertion:
Charles vs.. Catherine Bolls, deser-
ton; Edward VS.. Julia NieZbikowski,
drunkenness and desertion: Lydia ys.
George Warner, non-support; Eliza
VS.. Robert Il. Hedge, deserton;
Frances vs.. George j. Best, cruelty:
Pearl vs. James G.. Scramlin, deser-
ton; Henry VS.. May Warren, deser-
tion: Vonica VS.. Joseph Arnold, cruel
ty and desertion: Thomas j. vs. Grace
Blakely, desertion; Nellie vs.. Fred
Colbein. desertion: Emma VS.. John
Smith, desertion: Jennie vs. William
Washburn. desertion; James vs. Mary
olmstead. infidelity; Carrie vs.. Harry
Schults, non-support