Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-20
100 PLEAS FOR
DIVORCE; BRIDE
At IS FREED
Actress Warns Against Wedding
.Young-Husband Allowed Ten
Gents Day Seeks Divorce.

Another child marriage had It's un-
happy ending in the divorce court Of
Judge Pendleton Monday in the
granting of a final decree to Mrs
Audrey Stephens. a pretty actress in
the Jewell Kelley Stock Company re
Gently in Atlanta, and one Of more
than 100 persons seeking divorce In
the same court.
But II the verdict was attended by
any sadness in the heart of the child,
who was only 13 when she became a
bride she failed to show It.
Why, this honestly is the happiest
moment of my life" she exclaimed
after leaving the courtroom. 81
could scream, am so happy. I just
believe ] will take a car out to the
river. where can scream to my
hearts content.
Tive been a married woman almost
ever since l can remember. ] think
/ must have married Just out Of
spite. ! can't imagine any other rea-
son in looking back on II now,
Leave School to Wed.
Luther. my ex-husband, you know,
and / were attending night school to-
gether. ] was Just 10 and not out
Of short dresses yet One night as
we left he suggested that we get mar
ried. I told him | would. II was just
a childish prank, ] know now. SO,
without letting my parents know any
thing about II, we got married.
1T was only few weeks after our
wedding that he began to be mean to
me. tried to be good to him, 50
that we would get along together, but
he paid attentions to other girls, and
finally was compelled to leave him.
After ! went on the stage he never
did anything to support me. Instead,
] was supporting him. I suppose ne
thought there wasn't any use of his
working so long as ! was making
money. The climax came one day
when | found another girl sitting on
his lap.
q left the house 80 as not to make
a scene, but I met him on the street
with her later ] couldn't restrain
myself any longer, and ! told the girl
that she had better be at home than
to be around town with other women's
husbands. Luther was furious and
beat me terribly. A policeman ar
rested him and he was given 80 days
Recorder Broyles. The girl ran
away.
Don't Wed III you're ~.
No. l wouldn't advise any girl to
get married at the ridiculous age ut
which | eloped. No girl knows her
own mind and heart then"
But Mrs. Stephens, or Miss Audrey
Thomas, as she now calls herself, re-
Stunning her maiden name. is not en-
trely out Of sorts with young Dan
Cupid, even though he did play her a
mean trick six years ago.
"A girl Is not old enough TO marry
until she Is co. she remarked As
Il happens. Miss Thomas is just 20
There were i02 undefended divorce
cases on the calendar when court
opened.
In that of C. H. Garrison against
Fannie s. Garrison, Garrison was
bandpainted as the typical hen
pecked husband by his attorney, Leon
Greer
10 Cents Day His Pin Money.
Ten cents a day was the usual
amount OF spending money his wife
would give him, according to his pc
tition. Sometimes, in a At OF gem
crosby, she would give him Is cents
That gave him nickel on which to
have a good time, as he spent 10
cents for car fare
This state of affairs was brought
about, II was said by the wifes de-
mand that every bit OF his weekly
salary be turned over to her
why didn't you hold out some
thing for yourself?" inquired Judge
Pendleton.
81 didn't dare" replied Garrison.
amid the laughter OF the court. She
had threatened TO kill me once, and T
feared she might carry out her
threat"