The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-18

Clerk Farrelrs Office. and were as
signed 90 duty in the domestic rela-
\ lions court The following. however,
viii lose their jobs unless some plan
can be found Tor keeping up the or
ganiZation
Harry +. Dennis chief deputy, ST.
SOC a year Cassius NJ Groat, chief
! investigator, $500 Robert Burns,
! in charge OF family accountings. ST.
500; Mrs. J. j. Mulheron. private sec
rotary and divorce investigator, ST.
200: Hal Engel divorce investigator,
200: Mr.. Burke. Office stenographer,
81 200; j. T. Langley, court stenog-
rapher, $500; MT Mcknight, en-
ployment bureau. 81 200; MIR Nusz.
kowsk. Investigator and Interpreter,
81 200; Joseph Stachura investigator
and interpreter. $1,000 Mrs Mcln-
tosh, investigator. $1,000
Sad-eyed women and children
crowded into the rooms formerly oc-
cupled by the court OF domestic rela-
tions. Saturday morning, 10 obtain the
funds left there for them by renegade
husbands and fathers
IlIrs W AAAGI iilhtls WuOt Win Hti
three small children. lives in two lit
tie rooms in the rear OF No. l56 Ly.
man-pl, was, perhaps, the most pa
thetiC case With no means OF sup
porting herself and children save the
So week which the court had order
ed herS husband 10 pay. Mrs. Hisey Ia
left absolutely without means or OBJ
tanning food for herself and babes
Her husband was 10 have paid IN his
money on Monday, but, lacking funds
10 obtain food for Sunday, Mrs Hisey
came 20 appeal 10 the court, Saturday
morning, only 60 find that the means
OF support had been swept away at
least temporarily, by the decision OF
the higher tribunal abolishing the
court which had assured her OF sup
port
The county auditors on Saturday
Issued an order TO attaches OF the
court instructing them TO continue
their work as far as practicable. I'm
Ger the ruling OF the supreme court,
their efforts can 90 ON farther than
10 complete the records OF the court.
such as accounting Tor funds turned
oven to IL and the tabluation OF de-
ctees and orders issued by Judge
Lacy,
Contrary 10 reports sent out Friday.
all orders issued by the court as well
ss all divorce. DEGREES signed by
Judge Lacy are sustained, Conse-
! QUE ftly there Will -be no, releases from
| mimonX Ter more fhaD.. a rlts5fsJy
IpSnod .-Shenoers sentenced 10 I'M
House OF Correction will also be kept
Imprisoned until their terms are MP,
| II rae the understanding. Friday. that
iIothiug but divorce DEGREES signed
by the court were upheld, but such
is nos the case
The 200 or more persons who jam
med tie court rooms. Saturday, We're
referred either 10 circuit or 70 police
court Justice Gainey's court was
with comptainants. but the usual
routine OF the circuit court was dis
turbed but little Divorce actions In
phich preliminary papers have been
aed with Judge Lacy must be started
all over again, new complaints drawn
lap ana new presentation of the cases
made before circuit court judges The
| former procedure Of allowing one day
! a week for the hearing OF divorce
cases win be adhered to by the' court
/ judges. Judge Murphy heard motions.
Saturday. and Judge Codd Will take
Iup rrc-confesso divorce cases, Mon
day
! II wonder where the money that
would formerly have gone into the
heLds of needy women and children
will go today said Miss James, spe
cial investigator for the court 81
suppose the greater portion OF II vii
De spent across the bars OF the city
We have had several men come in
here today aud the only thing we car
do is TO refuse 10 take their money
We can't refer them to the circuit
court Just yet, as there is no RECORD
OF the cases up there, and, conse
quently, the poor women and children
are the losers for one week at least
Cne husband came in this morning
ana insisted on paying $40 for th'
support OF his wife We had TO re
fuse to take IL, and, / understand, Ia
VIII mail II TO his family. At least
he assured me that he would do so.
II was stated Saturday. that, upor
hearing OF the plans of the certain
members OF the Bar association {,
start proceedings calling for a specia
session OF the Legislature 10 make pro
vision for the re-establishment OF tn,
court in manner not conflicting will
the law Gov Ferris had stated EN-
phaticalt---hat he would not call
special session.
IL is the general opinion OF county
officials and attorneys however, tina
there will be little trouble in passing
an act through the next Legislature
providing for the establishment of thu
court without the Objectionable popu
latlon clause which was contained il
the original legislation and which re
suited in the overthrow OF the institt
ton.