South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-17
Cruel and Inhuman Treatment
Are AIIeged-SayS Vice
Investigator Kept All
the Funds.
LETTER FROM FORMER
WIFE RECEIVED HERE
Akron, Ohio Woman Writes
That She Was Able to
Leave QuiIhot Owing
to a Miracle.

Mrs Mary Quilhot filed her petition
for an absolute divorce in circuit court
Wednesday afternoon. She asks for
S1O.00O alimony.
The complaint charges that Quilhot
married Mrs. Miller on Jan. 10, 1915,
and after nearly IL months they sep
arated, and have not lived nor cOhab-
ited together as man and wife since.
The chief allegations that Mrs. Mil
Ter makes against Quilhot in the cruel
and inhuman treatment" are that Quill
hot attempted TO Kill her in various
ways He submitted her while in a
weak and unhealthy condition to
drafts of air, put poisonous tablets in
her food. and poured hot and cold
water over her alternately so as to
injure her health.
Besides al these she charges that
he was guilty of assaulting her and
beating her: and that "by trick and
fraud procured the PLAINTIFF 10 convex
10 him (Quilhot) the defendant, large
amounts OF real estate for which she
received no consideration.
Keep All Funds.
Mrs. Miller further charges that
Quilhot sequestered all the funds that
were collected on these considerations
her
Another allegation Of a statutory
nature is made by Mrs. QuilhOt in the
complaint is that he had improper re-
latiOns with Mrs. Dargusah at Battle
Creek on Nov. 10.
In lieu of all these she asks the
court TO dissolve the bonds Of matri-
mony existing. for an absolute divorce,
the return Of her former name and
SO 600 alimOny.
The charges named in the complaint
are much shorter than expected They
intimate that sensational testimony
will be brought out in the court when
Mrs. Miller takes the stand In her own
behalf II is believed that the divorce
viii be contested by Quilhot.
The complaint does not go into
specific charges in the swindling that
QuilhOt is alleged TO have done. Prop
erty variously estimated at being
worth between $500 and $4,000 is
involved, but attempts TO get the re-
stitution of this property will be made
through the filing of another case.
This second civil suit to be institu-
ted Thursday morning will recite more
specific charges, and name the proper
~ transactions that Mrs. QuilhOt has
made to her husband.
More light on the operations Of
John Fl. Quilhot. former vice investi-
gator Tor South BEND, IN the market
OF rich widows was shed Wednes-
day morning with the receipt OF a let
ter by Mrs. Paul Frankel from one OF
QuilhOt's wives.
The letter comes from Mrs. Cora V.
Cur Of pa w Center St. Akron, O.
She says she is one of Quilhots di-
vOrCed wives and that she escaped his
clutches by a miracle after having
been married TO him for several
months.
The letter received by Mrs. Frankel
Wednesday is a partial substantiatiOn
OF the charges brought against Quill
hot Tuesday by Russell w. Geyer that
Quilhot had been married seven
times and that he had made a spec
ialty of rich widows Geyer stated
Tuesday further that Mrs. Mary Quill
hot, in whose interests he is now
working was the seventh victim Of the
alleged swindler.
That there is no telling how many
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