The Detroit times., 1915-08-14
LAuDS WIFE
THOUGH SHE
SPURNS HIM
George p. Good Makes
Dramatic Recital in
Court
BLAMES STEP-SON
IN DIVORCE SUIT

of broad experiences. Is making a
bitter fight against the divorce ac-
ton started by his wife OF 80 years.
Mary Jane Good He il branding
some OF her testimony as untrue:
lie is accusing her OF having poison
ed the minds of his two children un-
I'll they Will no longer speak TO him.
Yet. this sun-bronze6 man OF 81.
broken in health by a life that has
been spent mostly about the dig
gings OF mining campo. save this
testimony. Thursday afternoon, in
Judge Hosmer's court;
"Jennie"-that's what he called
Mary Jane Goods a noble wo-
man. She says | have accused her
CT being extravagant in household
expenses. There is not better
housekeeper. and a better handler OF
money among all the women OF the
world
Her mind has been turned
against me by the son of her first
marriage, Verge Weaver. IL that
young man had not been thrust upon
, me in my home. we would not be In
this divorce court today. His in
fiuence over her has been so great
that II is even reflected In my own
two children, and she has turned
them against me until now-they
will have nothing 10 do with me.
Il say We would not have had any
trouble IL IL had not been for her
: son. One cause OF trouble. one
would think. could be removed, leav-
/ ms open the pathway TO a reconcile
ton. but We can never live together
again. Her mind has been so bit
terly poisoned against me that she
can never look upon me again as her
husband. Under the present circum-
stances, would never live with her
! again.
so. I think IL would be best that
either one OF us should be given a
decree. A legal separation. ! be
lieve. would prolong our lives.
And. regardless of who gets the
decree. regardless of any added diff
ferences that may arise in this court
room, let me repeat that I have no
bitterness toward my wife. She, sir.
Is the mother OF my two children,
and as such, Is entitled to my sup
port. even IL We are separated. After
this case Is over. | shall be just as
willing 10 do what Is right by her as
was before. She can have any
thing she needs"
Good appeared at his best when
he made this dramatic statement.
He leaned forward In his chair His
words seemed to have been bitten
of sharply, and his grey heard jerk
ed up and down as IL IL, too, we're
engaged In a legal struggle. Ere.
quently the elderly man raised his
finger and pointed IL steadily at the
-crehend OF his lawyer. as a means
!
Throughout the recital. Mrs. Good
calmly took notes. which she handed
10 her lawyer.
Good did not hesitate TO state h.
never had any use for his step-son
Verge Weaver. Young Weaver testi
ged for his mother, Tuesday. and
was assisted to the stand. His
mother states he is an invalid.
"He looked like an invalid yester
day" testified Good, "but it's the
/ FIRST time I ever saw him helped
about that way. He never seemed
80 weak when he sat down at the
table to eat"
HE visited you quite often, die
her" asked Goods attorney.
81 wouldn't call II visit" said
Good. HE stopped with me more o.
less for 20 years"
What about verge's brother. VII
liam Weaver"
william Weaver" said Good, II
emphatic tones. rs the finest Eel
low that ever lived. He's a prince
He has visited me at my home. AM
we have talked about the future o
the brother who has caused me the
trouble. He. too. has begun 10 feat
that something will have to be done
to help Verge"
Good said he could do no MOI,
hard work. He related several acct
cents he had been In, during bis ex
periences IN a mining engineer.
"My one foot was almost cut on, ;
! he said. "Onc leg was paralyzed
and the circulation In II Ia now yer,
poor. have been injured In thu
chest. Besides that. a physician Il
now treating me for nervon'
trouble"
Most of Friday mornings session
IN the Good case was taken up b!
the exhibition OF various minini
and Industrial stocks which Goo'
held. They were introduced In evi
dencc by Mr.. Good to disprove hi
wife's contention that the stock
were OF great value. Many OF then
we're worthless. while others. accord