The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-23
SAYS WIFE PLAYED
BURGLAR IN HOME
Looted Place of Money and Silver
ware, Destroying Both, Because
Refused Ticket To Circus.

Mills Manning has never been able
TO figure out just what Il cost him
when he refused TO take his wife,
Amy, TO a circus, but In Judge Hos
mer's court. Saturday morning. he ex-
hibited a whole handful OF good Am
erican greenbacks, all torn into little
bits. This destruction OF filthy lucre
was the work OF his wife, he testified,
and was just her method OF showing
her resentment because he did not
provide tickets for the big tented
show.
One day shortly after the circus
visited the city, Manning said he re-
turned TO his home at No. "a Church
ST., and found the house thoroughly
overturned, money missing, silver
ware gone, dresser drawers upset and
contents scattered over the floor. He
naturally, thought that burglar had
paid the place visit and reported
the matter to the Trumbull-ave. sta
ton. Detectives visited the house
and agreed that burglars had been
there. The following week he found
the house In the same condition again,
and again detectives were called. The
officers were suspicious, but could
find nothing to work upon and the
matter was dropped. A third time
the house was ransacked, and once
more the officers were called. This
time they searched the place thor
oughly, and hidden in the back shed
they found the silverware crushed
and battered. paper money torn To
bits. wearing apparel torn and house.
hold ornaments smashed.
The detectives accused Mrs. Man
1ning OF the crime. but she made Wig
orous denial at first. alter she broke
down and confessed she had done the
deed, and gave as her reason that she
was angry because she could not see
the circus.
Manning said that his wife had a
vicious and ungovernable temper. In
the evening, he said. he was never
allowed to read, as his wife insisted
that he talk to her all the time. II
he attempted to read a newspaper or
book 1t was torn from his hands and
destroyed. The young husband said
has only dissipation was attending the
carpenters union meetings, and that
always caused row. Once Mrs Man
ming carried her husbands dinner to
a job on which he was employed. ar
irving just In time to see a workman
hand Manning a can containing beer.
you'll not drink that stuff" Mrs.
Manning shouted, and welldirected
kick sent the can and contents sky
ward. The men drank water with
their lunch. Manning was given a
decree.
Marian Downs, a farmer, displayed
his anger in much the same way as
Mrs. Manning, his wife, Amanda, tes-
ftAad ipo fad
that all the money from the sale OF
butter and cream belonged to her, her
husband went to, the field and killed
all the cows. Mrs. Downs says she
was compelled to do a mans work in
the field. and while she was .husking
corn on Nov. Is, 1909, she said that
her husband kicked her In the face.
She left him then, and the court de-
cided she need not return. The wife's
property rights had been settled out
OF court
May Rapp, a handsome blond OF
statuesque carriage and stylishly at
tired, testified that her husband, Wes-
ley, annoyed her continuously by tell
ing her of his affinities, and INVITING
her with the fact that he had lived
with another woman before he mar
ried her.
Burton B. Miller's fondness for
painted women led to the appearance
of his wife, Mary l. Miller, in court.
She was given q decree.
Music had no power to sooth the
savage beast OF Gus Dievall, accord
ing to the story told by his wife, Pearl.
a strikingly handsome woman. She
said that he gave her orders to keep
the photograph quiet, but she became
lonesome one day, and sought to drive
away the blues with few pretty
strains from the latest opera. A blow
from hubby's fist sent her into dream
land for 10 minutes, she said.
One pair of shoes in nine years is
all CORTLAND Poussette bought for his
wife, Eleanor, she said. She was CIV
en- a decree on the grounds Of non
support
Other DEGREES granted were to Eide
VS.. Irma Brunette, desertion; Wanda
VS.. Foster Eberhardt, cruelty; Grace
Va. George B. Spencer, cruelty; Cath
crime VS.. Frank Gallagher, desertion;
Wilhelmina vs.. Frank Tertling, deser-
ton; John vs.. Gertrude Thayer, de-
sertion; Lillian l.. vs.. Frank Pipes,