The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-03

Claiming that her husband seur her
TO Chicago where she now resides and
that he became infatuated with Miss
ella Lemke. also of tina, city. whom
he caused TO come 10 Pensacola, where
they resided tor months as man and
vile. and that nearly con months
later Mr.. RosttcF and his affinity, were
married ia the city of Brewton, Ala
Mrs. Anna A. Roetter yesterday, fled
an answer 20 the bin of complaint OF
Jos. j. RUetter, of Pensacola. who.
few mon ps oEo. filed fra the court or
record a oill for divorce on the grounds
that his wife had deserted him. g.
Moreno Jones acting as attorney for
Mrs. Ro2tter filed the voIum.nous pa
per OF the wife in the court of record
yesterday az crnoou.
Mrs. Roetter of Chicago. denies that
she has deserted her husband. but that
she has ever been q devoted and loving
wife and anxious to join him i'm Pen
sacoIa ut any time but tha. his in
fatua lion for Miss Lemkc has caused
him TO ignore her as much us p0 siblo
and upon visit from Chicago to PEN
sacola IN 1871 her husband was so.
anxious to SEND her back north that hs
packed her trunk an6 checked 81 I'd tho
city OF Caicago.
ARRIVAL OF MISS LEMKE
In her answer Mrs. Foe.ter described
the arrival of Miss Lemkc from Chi
cago as follows.
And this defendant, ChTrg Roetter)
further in fact says that upon her
return to he city Of Chicago, sfore-
said, she did learn that the complain
ant was in love and had oeen for sew
eraI years past with q woman named
Ella Leml<e; that on TIE 3Oth day or
June, 1912 the complainant. CJos !.
Roctter) did request the said Ella
Lemke 10 join MIN in the city of
Pensacola, Aforesaid and on the 1st
lay OF July 1912, The said ella Lemks
at the procurauce and request of the
complainant did come to the city OF
Pensacola, aforesaid, that the COM
plaiuant and the said Ella LCmke have
FOR long time past been living and
cohabiting together as husband and
wife at No los West Chase street, iu
the city Of Ponsac cola, aforesaid and
are now living together as husband
and wife at No. glS North AIcaniz
street in the city OF Pensacola; that
the said Ella Lcmke g. known as Mr.
Ella Roetter and the wife OF the com
plainant, and that on the 23rd day Of
April, 1913 the said complainant and
the said Ella Lemke did procure a
license to marry each other al tho city
OF Brewtdn. in the state Of Ala bama, and
on the same date the said complainant
and the said Ella Lemke were mar
ried; the marriage ceremony being
performed by tho probate Judge iu the
city Of Frewton, aforesaid"
BEG ID TO LEAVE WOMAN.
Mrs. Eoetter further along I'm her
answer said she begged and implorcd
her husband to cease loving Miss Lem
ke and that she, Mrs. Roetter even
went so far as TO go in person to
Miss LemSe and earnestly urge and
request Miss Lemke 10 cease giving
any attention to the complainant and
to forget her so-caIled love for him
and not to ruin his home. his family
and married life Of the defendant and
the complainant and destroy their
home and happiness, but It Is alleged,
that Miss Lemkg did absolutely refuse
to do so.
The defendant further ave-s that her
husband prior to meeting Miss Lemke.
was kind and afectionate husband.
q good provider and maintained his
home and family to the best IL his
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