The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-14
Mrs. Eugene k0vatch Blames
Mrs. Eva Mcdonald for Break
ing Up Her Home
HUSBAND ATTACKS
WIFE'S NAME IN COURT
Following Sensational Trial Man
is Sent to W0rkhOuse For
Non-Supp0rt

Debonair and smiling, with fierce
up-turned Emperor William mustache,
waxed to needle points, Eugene 10.
watch. head Of the Engineering col.
lege In the Studebaker building. stood
before Judge Lacy in the court of do
mestic relations. Tuesday morning.
and received q sentence OF 80 days In
the House of Correction for non-sup-
port after one of the most sensational
trials In the history of the court.
Mrs. Kovatch was called to the
stand shortly after court opened. She
is striking appearing woman and
was beautifully dressed In dark blue.
with purple picture hat. She said
they we're married in Hungary In 1907.
and came to America shortly after.
ward. Her husband was an of1icer
In the army and an engineering ex-
pert In addition, he was q justice OF
the peace. They lived In Buffalo and
Cleveland for few years and then
came to Detroit.
They lived happily, she said, until
Jan. 4, when he ordered her out OF
their homo and told her she was not
his wife. She declared In court that
the reason for this action was his In.
fatuation for Mrs. Eva Mcdonald
wealthy widow of DR.. A. Mcdonald.
She gwore, and other testimony bort
her out, that Kovatch persuaded Mrs
Mcdonald to move her furniture from
the hikh.pftCod apartment "a whlcl
she lived and caused Il to be taken &
his oflices in the Studebaker building
She said that he had planned to sci
an apartment building for Mrs. Nc
Donald for $4,000 and secure contro
of the proceeds by marrying her II
jackson. Monday.
Kovatch took the stand and gave
testimony Of the most sensationa
sort. He swore that his wife was
registered In notorious resorts
throughout Europe, and that he hat
never married her. The certificate
Of the recording Of the marriage tha'
she had with her. he declared to b<
written by her on q blank she hat
stolen from his desk which bore hii
seal 90 justice Of te peace. Judge
Lacy took q hand In the questioning
and under his probing the man broke
down and confessed that he had writ
ten the certificate, but could tell FOL
what purpose.
He admitted knowing Mrs. McDon
aid. bct denied that they we're en-
gagged or that he had attempted Il
secure her fortune. Her sister, Mrs
w. G. Woodford. took the stand ant
said Mrs. Mcdonald told her last weel
that they were to be married, Mon
day. In Jackson.
Other testimony showed that at thu
time Of his arrest on the non-suppor
charge he attempted to bribe the dep
uty sheriff to let him 90. Mr. Wood
ford Is sure her sister is under a hyp
motto influence, and told of q cere
mony whereby Mrs. Mcdonald wal
escorted to a church and there, witt
her hand on Kocatch's heart and hil
hand on her heart. they took the "oatl
of purity" in which both swore to b.
pure forever and ever.
Judge Lacy found the man guilty o
non.support. of perjury In the cour
room, and OF attempted bribery
He scored the man without mercy
1t was shown that he had beeI
brought into the prosecutors ofhc'
several times before tow explain som'
matters connected with bad checks
but had always managed to escap'
prosecution.
Attorney Patrick J. Kelaher repre-
sented Mrs. Kovatch.