The Detroit times., 1911-04-10
CANNOT GRANT
CHURCH DIVORCE
Judge Hosmer So Rules in the Case
of Annie and Louis Levy, Deny
ing Petition.

That a judicial court has no author
ity 10 grant an ecclesiastical divorce,
was the ruling made by Judge Hos
mer, Saturday, when he denied The
petition fled by Attorney Louis IL.
Wolfe to have Jewish divorce grant
ed TO Annie Levy from Louis Levy.
on Feb. 5, 1910, Judge Hosmer
granted Mrs Levy decree, but, az
cording to the petition flled by Ms.
Levy. her husband has continued TO
represent her as still being his wife.
because the records in the Jewish
temple show that she has not been
divorced under the laws OF the
church. In the petition IL was also
asked that Levy pay his former wlte
s. week alimony, as he is now max
ing s25 a week as shoe salesman
Attorney Sidney Alexander, repre-
senting the defendant, objected 10
the petition, declaring that, years
ago II was decided that there Is dii-
ference between the state and church
laws, and asked that the court re-
fuse 10 grant the petition.
Mary E Stewart was granted a de-
cree from her husband. William. Ac-
cording TO Mrs. Stewart, they were
married Jan 81, 1910. and in the year
following he only bought her one 20
suit
Your clothes are good enough.
Don't mind the styles" she said he
always told her when ever she men
toned the fact that she needed new
clothes.
She said that he failed TO provide
for her and that she was forced 20
keep boarders. She said that three
weeks after they were married, he
wanted 10 pay her s5 week and be-
come boarder.
! When asked by her attorney,
I Thomas A. Conlon. II he ever gave
I her his pocketboo she replied that
| he only allowed her 20 keep II once
| for two weeks and that every little
while he would ask how much money
she had
! Mrs Stewart testified that one
Christmas evening, her husband was
sitting by the FIRE, reading his Bible.
when she went 10 raise the draught
In the furnace He suddenly became
angry at her and jumping up, grab
bed her.
be dead woman" she said he shout
ed AT her
She also said that one night sh :
was mending and he made her stop
telling her that she should not burn
the gas after o'clock, but instead
should do her mending in the day
time.
Spicy testimony and exhibits were
introduced by Attorney Harry Dinge
man in the case OF William J. Arch
ambeau against his wife, Pearl. Ac
cording TO Archambeau, they were
married in Pontiac, but she attended
dances with other men and several
times remained away from home al
night. She finally left him and one
night he saw her in resort at No
80 Champlain-st Later, he said, sac
4 was at No. PSI Randolph-st.
one OF her business cards" giving
her name as Miss Pearl Russell
and address as 76 Champlain-st.. was
also introduced as evidence along
with two pictures, one OF which show
ed her dressed in male attire. The
other one was indecent. letter
written after she had parted from hin
and pleading with him TO take hei
back and establish a home for hel
and her baby. was introduced by Nj
Dingeman. II read:
have done wrong and now all
can do Is 10 repair all mistakes
II you will help me. VIII, do
have a little heart for me- IL is
all ask of you 10 make little
home for US and the children and
will De always contented and
will try and make you feel so.
will do what is right. | swear
TO God | will. II, you will only
try Il again for my heart goes
out to that dear baby, cant
stay away from him any longer.
am tired OF my life and want
my home again. | am not so bad
as you think | am. will stick
to you and the children and leave
| no ~ III ~