The Detroit times., 1916-04-15
Judge Scores Husband
Who Spent Money on
Clothes and Women
WIFE TELLS OF
SIX DESERTIONS
Mrs. Schnittman Gets
Decree from Spouse,
Who Had the Habit

| Whirl, a salesman for the Cargill-
Peninsular Printing Co, and accord.
ing TO his wife, "one Of The most
fashionably dressed men in Detroit,
judge Kendrtcs granted the wife,
Edna NJ. While a divorce. Friday
afternoon and dsaarred Whirl from
marrying again In the next two
years. The case was all the more
reprehensive. ne said, because of
Whiri's social status.
Mrs Whiri made three attempts
10 live with her husband for the
sake OF he- child, she testified but
he neglected her for other women.
The couple was married by Dean ).
$. Marquis in 81 PauIs cathedral
Nov. s. 1907
This is one OF the worst class OF
cases that come before the court"
said Judge Keudrick. after he had
heard the testimony of Mrs Whirl
and her mother Mrs. W. T.. Jansen,
Of the husbands persistent neglect.
"lt stands out from the testimony
that This wornan has suffered from q
mans leCherous, neglectful. cruel
treatment
"The man is of a family OF stand
| ing and has had ample ability 20 take
care OF his wife Instead ne has
shown a reckless disregard of his
obligations 10 her
"He had been oJt with his girl.
he told me one night when he had
beer away said Mrs Whirl. He
said that rG have 10 get used to IL.
and become reconcilcd TO divorce.
Women used 10 call him at the
house at and O'Clock in the morn
ing
Mrs w Jansen, The girls moth
er. said her daughter had never
been happy, since she was married,
and that she found her in tears eat
ing dinner alone night after night.
"The first time BIZ left her there
was no coal in the house vas
Obliged 70 get her anG bring her
home. The second time he left. he
| vas away for six months. For two
months she didn't hear from him at
all. After that he sent her some
money.
Whirl is "a years old his wife said.
She has teon hvirg with her par
ents, and has been receiving slec a
month temporary aliuiohy, Perman-
ent alimony of SO month was fix
ed by The court This is more than
a third o. Whirl's income.
fragrant non-supporJ that brought
two sentences in the workhouse was
the ground OF a divorce given Mrs.
Fannie Schnittman, from her hns-
band. Meyer Schnittman. He de-
serted her six timer, she told Judge
| North once he was brought be-
fore Justice Stein and on another
occasion before Judge Lacy. OF the
| domestic relations court.
Beatings with a billet Of wood
were told OF. and allegations that
he said he would rather poison his
wife than support her also were
brought up. He tried 10 throw her
downstairs, and broke the dishes.
she said. There are two children.
They were married In March, 1908,
and separated in 1912.
Bessie Gack left her husband 70
go to Columbus. o. and couldn't be
induced to come back again, he tes-
tilted. So Judge Mayne gave a di.
vorce 10 Ernest A. Gack. the hus
band. They have two young chill
dren.
Karl II. Butler. a patent solicitor
was given a divorce from his wife
J Maud NJ. Butler, by Judge Kendrick
on the grounds OF desertion Butler
was ordered to pay his spouse 5000
: and TO give her 81 a week alimony
Butler declared that his wife
nagged him three nights and then
ON April 10. deserted him sltogeth
er. never coming back. although NJ
: kept his house open for three weeks
In the hopes that she would reap
pear.
Jealous fancies on his wife's part
were largely to blame for their do
. nestle infelicity he said