Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-06-16
CUPID WEEPS AND
THE CYNICAL SMILE
Marriage Bureau at Standstill While
Desertion Court Is Filled
With Victims
MANY ARE YOUNG COUPLES
One Man Picks Booze When 1t
Came to Choice Between
That and Wife

The cynical soul who likes to scoff
at this s-the-month- -of-roses-
and-brides stuS could have had a
whole lot of satisfaction out of to-
days session of court For June de-
sertion and nonsupport court began
day.
More than dozen cases were dis
posed of apiece by President Judge
Kunkel and Additional Law Judge
McCarrell, and in most instances the
stories were as those that have been
told-and probably always will be
told. And oddly enough up until noon
the marriage license bureau hadn't
done single bit of business.
Among other stories was the tale
of the failure of the matrimonial ven-
ture of Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Sherk.
Sherk is painter and plays the from
bone on the side. The arrival of a
girl-cousin of Mrs. Sherk at the Sherk
home, according to the wife's story
to the court, was the cause of the
marital upheaval. Sherk, she said,
quite plainly demonstrated that he
thought a whole lot of the cousin.
Among other things he hold her, she
said, was a desire to divorce her in
payment of $1,000. Sherk was directed
to pay his wife S4 weekly
Byrem Rosner was ordered to pay
his pretty wife Maude SIS a month.
She is a Wiconisco girl. She declared
Byrem treated her just awful"
wouldn't work, and liked to run around
with the other girls and boys.
David Brady was b fore the court
tat the instance of his wife Emma.
What hair David still has is silvery.
| He tentatively rubbed his bald spot
as he stood before the court.
why don't you behave?" demand
ed Judge kunkel.
We'll, I'm old enough, Mr.. Kunkel,
Your Honor"
You are" agreed the court dryly.
Another tough luck story was told
by Mrs. Tim Sullivan whose Tim was
directed to pay S4 weekly. The house
of Sullivan has it's ups and downs most
every court. Tim just now it appears
is in Jail on a charge of assault and
battery, Mrs. Tim, whose maiden
name is Mary, serving as the assault
and d-batteree. Mary had to be brought
from the Jail o appear, however. She
is doing few months on charge of
conducting disorderly house.
Because Earl Houser was only II,
young and stprightly, he ought to be
allowed a little freedom even though
he is married, was the opinion voiced
by his parents when Earl was arraign-
ed to answer for failure to support
his pretty siXteen-year- wife and
tiny baby. Both father and mother
thought there wasn't any harm in
Earls going out for a dance now and
then.
Yes, indeed, six years ago, I did
go right to his house and took my
daughter away because she was only
fifteen years old and he stole her"
That was the admission Mrs. Edna
Keim's mother made to Senator e. e.
Beidleman, counsel for Erwin, when
the latter was arraigned for desertion
and nonsupport. 1t appeared from
counsers explanation that the two
ran off to Hagerstown and were mar
ried and upon their return the angry
mother had promptly taken her
daughter home.
For Woman's Only a Woman"
If the choice he left to him, John
Heiney frankly admitted on the wit
ness stand that he'll take liquor for
his every time rather than live with
his wife.
He's drinker," the wife declared
pointedly.
Not so. She's the drinker of this
family" retorted Heiney.
"Why I'm a Christian and I only
want you to join church and let booze
alone and then I'll be willing to put
up with you. You must decide be-
tween booze-and me-"
Huh" returned Heiney, me for
booze"