The Detroit times., 1914-11-02
CAKE
BAD FOR LAWYER
fales Of Domestic Warfare in
Divorce Court Rival Battles
Of Europe

Somebody has put ink on Charles
shurst attorney.
Last Saturday he was kissed by q
French chef. for whom he had Sc
ursd . decree OF divorce. and this
saturday he was the victim OF q Joke
laysd by the prettiest thres-year.old
sby girl that has fightened the grim
ourts for many day.
Mary--that was ner name--was
0Rted on the attorneys table, as the
Soom was crowded. In one little
chubby hand she held large wedge
% sticky chocolate cake. Twice II
ell to the floor while her mother was
ostifying, and the dust-covered result
Vas restored by sympathetic bystand-
brs.
Marry tried to eat It. but her tum-
my would not hold IL all. and. being
Pfa neat disposition. she looked about
Tor . place to put II. The pitcher OF
60 water attracted her attention and
he cake was crumbled into It. A min.
BITE later Attorney Ashurst paused In
burst Of oratory for drink. Halt
J glassful disappeared before he real
sed something was wrong. He look
ID ct the dull colored water with its
bits Of what looked like mud floating
Rbout and then he turned pale. He
Finished his plea hurriedly and rush
ID from the room. He was discover
"a leaning against window and the
kouse Of his trouble was explained.
Buch feeling Of gratitude came over
him that he hunted up Mary and she
bow II the owner in fee simple OF rs
bents.
The case the "near-poisoned" law
erstrisd was that Of Mrs. Rose Ham
)mond. who testified that Just one
month after her marriage In 1912 her
husband appeared at home one even
ing and began to pack his grip.
fWhers are you going?' she asked.
rob. I'm going to leave you" he an
bwered airily. what for?" was the
next question. "Oh. just because
peid hubby. and with these words he
walked out. She has never seen him
bince. She got q decree.
Laura Hunter said her husband
met her It the door lone evening with
y shotgun and, after loading It, he In
vited her into o room, whore he
Threatened to blow her head on" II
Dhe did not confess love AFFAIRS with
various men. To save her head, she
raid. che confessed. although there
was NO truth In the charges. The
husband also charged her with trying
TO steal the sweethearts Of young
woman boarder. She got q decree.
Helen Zeleszcxuk said her husband
hid under the bed one night from 8
o'clock until / the next morning and
laughed his head or while the
walked the noor waiting for him 10
return. She said he also spanked her
with a,rasor strap. She was but 10
years old at the time, and he
thought children should be spanked"
He aftervard hrQks. her arm. she said.
0ho WA Given q 6ecree. go &
Melvin wells was . holy terror
according 70 his wife. She told OF
taking SO cents from the till OF their
restaurant TO buy some needed sup
plies and of her husband running af-
ter her down the street until he could
seize her back hair. He then started
10 drag her home, but deaf and
dumb man came alone and gave him
= thrashing. After this she express
ID . desire to 90 to . theater with
her parents and insisted when her
husband voiced his disapproval. "I'll
az you up Tor the show" he was al
legged to have said, and he thereupon
BACKED her eyes and she had to stay
home. He also tried to knock the
kolSphone from the wall with her
hesd, she claimed. and to break her
back over the piano stool She got q
decree.