The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-09-13
| HAVE LOST AL
Love AND RESPECT
FOR MY HUSBAND
--mks. - ,. HALL.
A Testimony In Divorce Case Ends.
Plaintiff ssys That Even 4 1s /.
fused Decree Rsconciliaaioa !
Il Impossible.
sssassrapAsr TsIls q Hsning
Halls Father and Brothsr Chids
Him for Drinking.

vorce case OF Agnes Harding Han. a
Detroit. against her husband, b.
Frank Hall. q well-known Lansing
business man and politician, Wa com
pleted at noon. Wednesday, after hay-
ing occupied the attention Of Judge
Hosmer's division Of the circuit court
for almost week.
The attorneys IN the case were
given until o'clock Wednesday after.
noon to get ready for the summing up
OF the testimony, and II Il probable
that before night Mrs. Hall viii know
whether she 10 to have decree.
In case you are refused q divorce.
Is q reconciliation Dossibler Mrs.
Hall was asked.
Decidedly no." she answered with
all the emphasis she could command.
Il have lost all love and respect for
my husband and under no considers
ton will return TO him and live with
him again.
How about Mr.. Halrs declaration
that In case you are refused decree
a reconciliation win be effectedr'
Il state positively that I win not
live with him again"
Wednesday mornings session Of the
trial was q decidedly unpleasant one
for the defense, when the plaintiff
brought TO her aid number of wit
nesses to rebut much OF the testimony
offered on beh: 4 OF Hall.
The session opened with the testi-
mony of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Nuts
chel and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mercer.
who were brought on by Hall to show
that he was not intoxicated at the
home OF Mrs. Hyatt. sister Of Mrs.
Hall. Their testimony was Of very
little aid to the defense.
WAS Hall drunk on that occasionr'
Mr.. Mercer was asked.
No, he was not drunk, but his
clothes were not neat"
WAS his condition disgracefuly"
mo. I remarked on his changed
appearance, and after reaching my
home said TO my wife: That n not
| the Frank Hall knew In EansinE. Y.
Eari Bressler, guest at the party,
said Hall was not drunk, but looked
as II he had been drinking for several
days. and was carrying II we'll
The real surprise OF the trial was
Darling, for two years stenographer
In the once Of the Hall Lumber Co.
Lansing.
She testified that many times she
had heard Mr.. Halls father and broth
er rebuke him for being late at the
ONCE and for his drinking.
did you ever hear Mr.. Hall, Sr.
warn Frank that unless he stopped
drinking. he would lose his wifef'
"Yes, remember hearing Frank
given such a warning"
did he drink extensivelyf"
We'll. he was away once for o week
on spree"
.How do you know thatr'
"I heard HIS father and brother
talking about t. They were very
much worried They 'phoned 70 his
friends all over town. asking for him.
After he had been gone few days
Herbert Hall asked me to try and
throw the once boy on the track 80
that he would not circulate the re-
port that Frank had been on . spree.
But the boy knew all about II because
he told me he saw Frank drunk az
night"
was the privilege Of signing
checks taken away from Prank
"Yes. Herbert told me not 70 per-
NIT Frank to sign any more checks.
did he give q reason for this
cit wasn't necessary. knew. II
was because of his drinking"
"who is the brains OF tho HAN
Lumber Cor
II consider Herbert Hail the best
business man."
On a protest from the attorneys for
the defense, this question and the an
swer were excluded.
In cross-examination. Ms. Darifnt
was closely pressed to give the exact
words OF the protests she claimed 20
have heard Herbert Hall and mis- fntn-
er make to Frank over his drinkine'
and 80 persistent did Judge Cahili Do
come that the witness became
aroused.
when take position with .
Arm their domestic affairs are none
~ NV business, and I do not try 20
hear of them or TO remember them.
sha declared emphatically. These
afrairs were talked over In the once
IN INV presence. and ! COULDN'T Keep
INV ears stuffed with cotton all the
time When the men raised tnen
voices I'm anger couldn't help but
near and I know from the talk that
frank was drunk great deal !
never saw him drunk. however. oe
cause I did not run around at nights.
william A. Coulter. OF LANSING, was
brought on by the defense TO tell what
tCenttrued On rase TweS