The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-07
COURT REFUSES
To SEPARATE
BLANDON PAIR
Husband and Wife Are Both AT
Fault, Judge Mandell
Rules
SOME TALES OF KISSING
ARE Barred IN COuRT
Both Parties TO Suit Admit Co
ing Outside Family Circle for
OsculatOry Exercise

81 can never live with my husoanu
again. in view OF his conduct to""ru
me-" said Ora NJ. Blandon to IN"
Times. Friday morning. after Juuse
Mandell had dismissed the bIll ~no
brought for divorce from clarence
G.. Blandon, II shall go back 10 tne
home which he and | occupy, toSelh'
er with our daughter. Mabel. bur
shall stay only long enough 10 MAKE
, plans TO leave.
Gould you not be reconciled IN any
way"
NO" she replied. There is moth
ing that my husband might do TO IN
duce me TO live with him again; ne
/ has gone too far in his abuse OF me.
Why. nor half OF his cruelty toward
me came out in court | could nave
brought his own mother down 70 Test
| ify against him. but | didn't IKE 10
subject her TO that humiliation.
| AS Mrs Blandon talked 10 the re-
porter her little daughter wept Dlt-
terly and her crying caused the noun
er 10 explain that the child felt the
disgrace of the case keenly. saylhS
she Vas afraid her playmates would
throw il up" 10 her.
II was suggested 10 the mother that
the little girl ought to be able 10
bring about reconciliation
THE child doesn't care any more
for him than | do" said the mother.
He never cared for her.
In dismissing the bill OF Mrs. Ban
don, and also the cross-bill OF her
husband, Judge Mandell said soon
after the opening OF court, that each
was guilty OF conduct tending TO pro-
woke the other. and that neither was
entitled TO a decree, in view OF the
decision Of the supreme court in the
case OF Kellogg VS.. kellogg. when
was aired in the circuit court. some
months ago.
The Judge added that Mrs. Blandon
had admitted acts OF indiscretlon,
whrreuDon ATTORNEY Walter Trevor,
for Mrs. Blandon, suggested that the
worst her husband could charge hcr
with was kissing Bean Blandon had
also admitted kissing Mrs. Bean,
Trevor said
Blandon testified. Thsrsday after
noon, In his own behalf. lie adj
mitted kissing Mrs. Bean, the wife
of Fred A. Bean. head OF the
Wolverine Automobile school, with
whom Blandon says his wife Ia in
love. hut said the kissing always took
place in the presence OF his VIE. He
denied, in response to question from
Walter NJ Trevor, attorney for MRS.
Blandon, that he had been in the ha1it
of kissing the women OF his neighbor-
hood. He accused his wife OF being
entirely too friendly with Bean, and
related that he had once found her in
the company of Bean on Belle Isle.
He said that he and his wife and the
Beans had been in the habit Of taking
launch rides together on Saturday aft
but said that he finally deeid-
nd TO terminate these on account or his
objection 10 the way Bean and Mrs.
Blandon were acting. He forbade Mrs.
Blandon 10 invite the Beans for cut
ings, and this made her angry, Blan-
don said.
Chester Arthur. former partner 81
Bean in the auto business, said that he
had seen Bean and Mrs Slandon to-
rett1er In the College, Inn, also that ht.
had brought Bean and Mrs. Blandon
ana the ltNtt1 . Ue'th ~
Crosse Pointe in an automobile, Beans
machine having broken down. Bean,
he said, told him Miss Blandon, IL
years old was his niece.
Mrs. Belle Lindsay said she had
seen Bean and Mrs. Blandon dancing
In the Arcadia.
Mrs. Anna Newbury, No. 1874 Four
testified that Mrs Blandon
had told her that Blandon had knelt
and begged that she not visit Beams
ONCE, and that Mrs. Blandon replied
that Bean was the best friend she had.
and that she would not grant her hus-
bands appeal.
In the latter part OF her cross-exam-
nation, Thursday afternoon, Mrs.
Blandon said that che and her hus-
band were still living under the same
roof at No. l410 Waterloo-st., but that
only words OF bitterness passed be-
tween them. He was neglecting her
In regard to support. she said. and
she was obliged to work 20 support
herself and daughter. she declared.
she is now working for Bean as a