The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-27
Wife CONTESTS HUSBAND
Edwin w. Berry and Mrs. Pearl s.
Berry, Both Prominent in Waukegan
Social Life, to Air Differences in
Court Here-The Fourth Hearing.

Kenosha county has been called to
make settlement of the most contest
ed divorce action ever tried in Lake
county, Illinois, as Edwin w. Berry,
through his attorney, Joseph r. Clark
son, has filed an action in the munich
pal court demanding divorce from his
wife, Pearl S. Berry. Berry is the
owner of the Waukegan Tea company,
which for some years has been doing
business in Kenosha and has it's head
quarters here. His father, who is now
a resident of Kenosha, is said to have
at one time been one of the wealthy
men of Waukegan and for many
years he was actively connected with
the business life of that city.
The domestic unhappiness OF Mr..
and Mrs. Berry has been matter for
much consideration in the courts of
Illinois and it has been before the
courts there on three separate occa-
sions. 1t is understood that the suit
filed in the municipal court there is
filed with view Of securing some final
settlement of the case. Berry in his
complaint filed in this county, charges
that his wife deserted him in 1914.
The couple who are both members of
prominent Lake county families, were
married at Waukegan in 1907, and
following their marriage they were
prominent in the social life of Wau-
kegan. The Berry family moved to
Kenosha some years ago and the
younger Berry brought his bride with
him to this city. Then came the break
IT their relations and Mrs. Berry re-
turned to Lake county and later in the
courts there instituted an action for
separate maintenance, She charged
cruelty and incompatibility. She was
given the decree of separate mainten-
ance and awarded the custody of the
one minor child, Wesley Berry, now
little over four years Of age. She was
also granted an order of ten dollars
week alimony to provide for the sup
port of the child.
The husband contested this action
before Judge Whitney in the circuit
court at Waukegan and following the
death of Judge Whitney a suit for a
rehearing of the case was filed before
Judge Edwards in the Waukegan court
and the order relating to the alimony
to be paid by Berry was amended so
that the amount of it was placed at
six dollars week. Berry promptly
appealed from the order of the court to
the appellate court of Illinois and the
order of Judge Edwards was confirmed
by this court. A writ Of ne exeat
was issued against Berry in Lake
county, but later he was granted
special provision to leave Lake county
to return to Kenosha county to carry
on his business and he gave generous
bond to insure the payment of the
amount of the alimony which had
been granted to Mrs. Berry for the
support of the child.
Now comes the husband into court
In Kenosha seeking a decree of divorce.
Mrs. Berry has served notice that she
Will contest the suit brought in this
county and on Saturday Judge Randall
made an order directing the plaintiff
to pay the attorneys for his wife
seventy-fve dollars as attorneys fees.
On account of the prominence of The
parties at Waukegan it is certain that
the trial of the case will result in MANY
prominent Waukegan people coming to
Kenosha at the time the case comes up
for trial. No date has been set for the
hearing of the complaint of Berry, but
it is declared that it may come up at
the next term of the municipal court.
Mrs. Berry, through her attorneys, has
declared that she is entirely agreeable
to the present status of the case and
she is unwilling to have her husband
granted an absolute divorce.