The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-08-19
INC0MPAT TIBILlTY
DEEMED GR0UND
FOR DIVORCE
Mrs Gustav r. schimusl Granted
Decree Because Husband Il Dom
ineering and Sought 10 @Run
the House"
Mrs. Fieldhouse, Who Tells Lurid
Tale Of Author spouse's Jealousy,
Also Shakes OF Joke.

Mrs. Lilly Schimmel was granted a
divorce, Saturday morning, by Judge
Murnn, from her husband, Gustav r.
Schimmel, president Of the Grunow
q PATTERSON Co., on the grounds OF
incompaubility OF temperament.
This Is an ideal case Of incompati-
bility OF temperament and Il seems
70 be the only cause for divorce IA
this case" declared Judge Murfh.
Under the Michigan law, such
ground Is not a cause for a divorce"
IL was only after Attorney James
ID. May, who represented Mrs. Schin-
mel, had read to the court the deci-
sion OF the supreme court In the case
OF Prof. Hazeltine, OF Ann Arbor, to
whom Judge Hosmer refused d.
vorce after a sensational trial. reyers.
Ing the decision of the local court,
that Judge Murfin would grant the
decree.
Mrs Scnimmel testified that her
husband was very domineering and
sought to run the house" She de-
olared that he insisted upon her plac-
ing the chairs in the house Just as
he desired
do you call that extreme cruelty?r r.
asked Judge Murfin. II don't think
that It Is cause for divorce IL
husband wants the chairs placed
where he wants them. | am particu-
lar about that myself"
Mrs. Schimmel testified that high
school girl came to their house 10
visit her daughter, and her husband
became infatuated with her, taking
her places. their daughter, however.
accompanying them. Mrs. Schimmel
testified that his actions created
considerable talk around the neigh
borhcod" She also testified that for
two years, he had not spoken to her.
When this testimony Was given. the
court expressed his views on 'incom-
patibility OF temperament"
"rhe fact that for two years he
had not spoken to her shows greater
cruelty on his part than II he had
struck her every time he had come
into the house, your honor" argued
Mr.. May, when the court raised the
point as 70 whether any grounds foI
divorce had been shown.
After the decision of the supreme
court had been cited by Mr.. May, he
placed SchimmePs daughter, Emily,
on the witness stand, and she testi-
fed regarding her fathers treatment
of her mother.
According TO the testimony. Schim-
mel has an income Of $4,000 year
and the court ordered him to pay
$40 week alimony and "a week for
the care of the minor children.
Blanche B. Fieldhouse was granted
divorce from her husband, William
X. Fieldhouse. of Kalamazoo. an aii-
thor, by Judge Murfin. Mrs. Field
house testified that when she was
married April IL, 1910. her husband
claimed to have $4,000. but she said
that he failed to support her and
decree was granted on rnat ground.
According to Mrs. Heidhouse, they
were married In Detroit. but shortly
afterwards went to Kalamazoo to live.
She left him.. Feb. 4, 1911, and re-
turned to her home in Detroit She
testified that her husband was ex
tremely jealous of her. When their
child, Eleanor, now about seven
months old, was born, he made her
get down on her knees with Bible
before her and swear that he was the
chiid's father.
What about Fieldhouse being Iii
cTdTy WdH dShcu JuhbC Muthh VI
Mrs. Fieldhouse's mother.
"He never wrote anything she re-
Piled. well, he did write one novel
but IL was never published. ] don't
know where he Is now. He never
would work from the time my daugh-
ter married him and be never earned
anything"
According to the bin OF complaint
filed by Attorney w. II. Gallagher
who represented Mrs. Fieldhouse. and
copy OF which was given TO Judge
Murfin, Fieldhouse had not supported
her. and had also been extremely cruel
10 her. She formerly lived with her
parents al No. 40 Baker-st, After the
marriage ceremony. they went on
honeymoon TO New York city.
While In New York, he noticed that
she wore gold bracelet, and asked
her where she got Il. When she re
piled that friend presented IL to her.
sroutauued m pune Three.l