The Detroit times., 1913-11-12
PATHETIC NOTE
INDICATES MAN
HAS TWO WIVES
Charged by One With Non-Sup-
port, Letter From Another
Alleged Spouse Is Read
ELMER ROBERTS SENT
UP BY JUDGE LACY
Prosecutor to Investigate Mis-
sive From Cheboygan Address
ed to ''Dearest Hubby"

A letter from an apparently heart
broken young woman In Cheboygan
read In the domestic relations court.
Tuesday morning. indicates double
life" and deceipt OF two women BY
Elmer Roberts, who, upon the COM
plant Of his Detroit wife. Mrs. Ber-
tina RobertS, was In court OH charge
Of non-support. The letter was ad-
dressed Dearest Hubby" and after
! listening to II, Mrs- Roberts refused
to accept money which her husband
offered her.
Since his arrest several days ago
Roberts had appealed to his wife to
| get him out & jail. The man previous
~ had disobeyed orders Of the court,
with regard to paying his wifes medi-
cal expenses.
The judge sentenced him to 80 days
/ In the House Of Correction, saying
that he wished he could make It =
year. The prosecutors once will be
asked to investigate the letter from
the Cheboygan girl. whose name was
said to be Lulu Warren. Roberts ad-
mitted that he had lived with her
since his Detroit marriage, but de.
nisd that he ever had been married
to her. In spite Of her addressing him
90 hubby" The letter follows:
Dearest Hubby: What q relief
that can write to you. and, be-
lisss ma, yon will get q letter
nearly every day. ! am going
to quit the paper mill, Wednes-
day. which II payday. That Is the
only thing you asked me to do
that I didn't do.
| Well, dear. we all took q lunch
and walked to O'Brien's park this
p. m, and am about pushed. Was
sick In bed two days last week.
was Just about crazy. thought
you had forgotten me, but, dearie,
don't suppose you could write
oftener.
| I have cried nearly every day
| and night since you went away.
and I don't think I have eaten
| enough % make three square
| meals. had PAINTING spell the
night you went away and they
were afraid to let me sleep alone,
90 slept with Esther with
| camphor bottle In one hand and
your picture In the other. I have
| never gone to work or to bed
without kissing you. Many time
have gone up Main-st., crying
10 hard I couldn't walk straight
and I don't know how long l can
stand II, but when cant, Will
say goodbye to everything.
could die happy II ! knew but one
thing, that IL, that have your
true love, for God knows you
have got my love. heart and life.
Elmer, you will never know
what these past few days have
cost me, and for my sake bring
them to q close and let US be to-
Rether again happy once more.
Heaven knows, dear, I did all
could to make you happy, and am
doing oil I can to help you. l
haven't spent red cent only to
mail your letters. Nov, dearie,
please tell me how long 1t will be
before can see you. This is
Monday morning: took my half
day and am washing, got all your
clothes washed for you when you
Join me which hope will be
soon. ~
Elmer. are you staying with
Berthay The thoughts Of you be-
ing down IN Detroit, fairly tears
my heart out. Dear. Just got
notice that there h money at the 4
telegraph once for me. I don't
know how much, but bless your
heart. Your mother 10 nutty 10
80 AZ, and. bless her. win make
her happy II II n within my pov-