The Detroit times., 1916-01-27
So Mrs. Julia Plant
Obtains a Divorce
From Oliver
ONE MAN FREED
FROM TWO WIVES
J. w. McMann Tells
How He Became
a Bigamist

One day last October. oliver w.
Plant went on a shopping e2pedi.
too with his wife Julia sao "im.
posed" ca him by asking him 20 car.
| ~ one Of those awkward bundles
home It humiliated him. So gross.
| Iy did It humilate him that be
wouldn't walk beside her with It, He
had package enough without her and
hers
John, why ie it yoa treat me- this
way" asked Mrs Plant when they
reached home, and tears we're in her
eyes.
'Oh. I've told YOU often enough
don't love you grovlcd Plant. and
he grabbed her by both ears, shak-
Ing her until the ears were we'll
nigh amputatet II beat YOU up
often enough, don't To- beat you
up because / want 20 get rid OF YOU.
why don't you get divorce? Some
day I'll send you away OF a stretch
err"
On the strength Of testimony TO
this effect, Wednesday afternoon.
Judge Tucker. in circuit court grant
ed q divorce 10 Mrs. Plant
Once when Mrs Plant was ~ and
asked him 10 get a doctor. it was
charged. he refused 10 employ med
ical aid. saying "Td be happy If
you croaked. Id be glad 10 furnish
the coffin"
my husband beat me and knock
ed me down 50 often and so hard,
the light globes on chandeliers in
the fat below us we're krocked OF.
and our neighUors complained and
said they were afraid the ceilings
would fall upon them" Mrs. Mildren
Kurasah told Judge Tucker Wed
nesday afternoon. She was divorced
from Henry KuTaslkL She said her
husband was so insanely Jealous OF
her that they never stayed more
than a month or 40 In One location
but moved about constantly 80 9th.
or men couldn't keep track Of her
They we're married in November
1871, and separated last year.
John W. McMann sought a a.
vorce from one woman and anul-
mert Of his marriage 20 another 90
the same time Elsie Merkell Nc.
Mann was defendant 10 the snuuL
lnent suit. and Laura Sage McMann
was defendant IN tho divorce pro-
ceedinrs, Judge Davis freed him
from both
McMaann said he was widower
with FIVE children wher. in 1899. he
married Laura NJ. Sage He lived
with her until 1903 when she iu.
formed him that she already had A
husband when she became his wife.
MeMann and the supposedly bigam-
ous wife separated. and be believed
he was free 20 marry again. So. in
1905. he married Elsie AIerkelI. Mrs.
McMann No. then consulted an a..
to-ney. and threatened prosecution
for bigamy. but lid not carry out
The threat.
However, Mrs McMcnn found his
marriage so her was legal, and that.
technically, bu- not intenyonalls. he
was a higaui- Hc ami wife 40 ,
tben ceased living together and
Wednesday hl obtained divorce
from Jhe second ore and had bis
marriage TO yhs third wife aunulled
MCMann now lives iu Detroit and
/ i5 iu the cooperaEe business at NO
So Alfred-st. When be married tht
,wo women Wbo caused h.s woe. ht
was ir the same business in Rich
mond and there be Has deacon il
he Baptist church
A picture of q River Rouge Beaut,
and receipt for diamond rims
/ which she believes the beauty got
since she didn't get it herself le,
Mrs Sylvia A. Btardslny into th
divorce court. She found The aru
cles In her husbauds pockets Judg
! Hosmer granted her a decree from
/ Clark Beardsley. Friday afternoon
She charged her husband With cru
city and inhdelity
Myrtle g. Reid made shirts fo
another man, went too fre4aenu
TO public dances and neglected he
4 housework, according 90 a bin f1
divorce fled Wednesday afreruoo
by Albert r Reid