The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-06-12
Father Would
Have His Baby
Become a Sport

[From Thurrdar Advertiaer.l

smoke cigarettes and that the father
bas stated that he intended to bring
bis Offspring up IN life AZ = q sport, z
Mrs, r1rys Roberts yesterday lled In
thb Circuit court clofk,a Office a petit
fibn rfayipf Tor TIE appointment Of 2
fpnrtian for tho little boy. She claims
lhat The father g not a TT and proper
person 10 have TIE custody of the child.
Tho p1filion tells. from tho wife's
view point. The history Of the martial
iroablos Of TIE Rohaits, husband and
wife. According to Mrs. Roberts reel.
IN u her WOES. ihe Roberts were maj.
5ie1 N Honolvlp BY Mormon min;
veml tr 3, lplo, their son, John Edward
Roberts IN. was born
Roberts instituted proceedings for
divorce against his wife and on Feb
rnhry 4 wa, TIE Roberts were legally
divorced, but remarfied Oh March 3,
1913. less than two mouths after the
lecrce Of divorce had been issued. The
sfReverebd smith, y "a Honolnlu.
Divorced Last Year.
4 a. 20 the divorce granted in the
early part Of lat year, Mrs. Roberts
stafes Thai she was without money to
contest The suit and that she had no
friends here whom ahe might have gone
to for assistance and council. Roberts
is, says the wife, employed as bar,
tender a. the Encore Saloon and earns
a weekly salary Of thirty-five dollars.
4 Mrs. Roberts also relates how she
eaiqo 70 renarry her fofuler husband.
After the divorce she went to San
Frhncisco where she resided for q
month before returning to Honolulu.
While there, says Mrs. Roberts, Hort
idnese Mary, ono Of Roberts former
wives. gave her two letters from Rob
effs. Z,
In terms Of endearihent and promis-
ine amendment as to his future course
Idf life. Roberts asked Mrs. ,Terys Rob
effs to return 70 him With their child,
sayA the wife, and, IS q elincher, he
Is said To- have stated thai II she dia
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Epen se.'l ". ~ sy,s,No. ~ Il bsh,
tthe9 " l, ~ ~ .onL 49, ;a.,e
tte ulY vtSee e'''P'' svsr
YpMs ohSs. ss4 ai IL, .....;a.. ID,
2oop tiiss' trS $500. - r. ~
ffts ~ a3,u y h' e ll,'''.' ~. -
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Ing y VI nft any ny vn,i, NV. y ~
last sne enals w 'uas .- ~ ~ :
neI, neI pvul po.ns $3.50 s.,,s',t ~
: tesssls y ~ ~ $500
avqoEfey 1Y,. a.ay;nv tbe
n Sp W IN ~ 3, III ~.
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Ivy ~ eho ,' ~ az H.. hn,,ss ~
asr svn s;mn s sha ,ae;tes one nar,
49, 49, Z -. s,,.e MI ~ occurred on Nav
sleuiar instance Mnicn vs $500. ~ 800; rg
~ iast. IN TINS ai' .,siS,. ~ "a
nv yS ~. NJ" .Iars, - I , az - ~ Mont
nay pay u M, rios -. asleSn
s .nt wl,is w ~ awsv siuce
P sehSe Y ~ ana I'm ~ ,;ttie Nov
wh,ph unV ~ nrs Ps astsr -
way iffV,n 'ao as'o $500
hopt WIG - nuns Il.
While Roberts would absent himself
from the family hearth for nights and
days at 4 time, says the wife, he was
always particular about the movements
Of Mrs. Roberts, whom he would not
allow to 20 anywhere, visit no friends
nor TO receive friends. She could not
even come to town TO purchase those
little feminine. articles which are sp
dear TO the hearts of women When
she did 60 out he would upbraid heT
and charge his wife with misconduct,
all Of which has made her life unbear-
able, says Mrs. Roberts,
In the present petition Mrs. Roberts
aaku kha froper circuit iutlQo to com
pei ne husband 10 pay her fifteen dol
| lars weekly as aIimony and that she
may be awarded the custody OF her
son.
The Roberts family squabble has
been IN court but a few days but events
have marched at rapid pace. Last
weok Mrs, Roberts sued for divorce
and she obtained an order prohibiting
Roberts from keeping the child away
from her. On Monday Of this week
Roberts entered q plea to the jurisdie,
ltion Of the court and. won out on I
on the. ground that the Roberts haq
once. removed TO California and there
1 oetabIfHhod their residence. the Wlff