The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-10
Leo and Rosetta Gabler Finally
Take Troubles to Court.
First Quarrel Was Over Build
ing and Loan Stock.
THEN THERE WAS NO PEACE
Wife Charged With Throwing
Contents of Vessel on Him.
Father-in-Law Claims Daugh-
ter Disarranged His Shirt.


Old King Disturbance gave battle to
Tranquility in the home of Leo and
Rosetta Gabler at FIT and Golden
avenues and won a great victory, ac-
cording to testimony in one of the
most sensational divorce cases in
months before Judge Robert D. Gar
yer in the district court this morning.
Gabler is a machinist in the Santa Fe
shops The woes of both Gabler and
his wife were brought out in detail
by the questioning of attorneys.
Gabier met Mrs Gabler in a little
Missouri town, explained that his for
mer wife was dead. that he was lonely
and wanted another WIFE, Rosetta
accepted him, according to testimony
and they came to Topeka to live with
his father. For three months the
course of true love ran smoothly. with
the exception of a few insignificant
spats. and then came the crisis.
How Quarrel Started.
II was on May 2, 1918, Gabler said,
that he came home with some build
ing and Io9n stock shares in his
pocket. Next morning they were
gone. He accused his wife, who de-
MED having them, and Leo admitted
that he told her he would take every
stitch of clothes from her body to FIND
them If he had to-" At least, he said,
Mrs. Gabler told him she would go
house. he said, and started to run. and
in trying to clear a four-foot fence,
fell and bruised herself. Raymond.
the 17-year-old son of Gabler by q
former marriage, ran after her, but
his father, then leaving for work.
told him to let her 60 Raymond re-
entered the house and locked the
doors, 1t was said. Mrs. Gabler. to
gain an entrance, smashed a glass
and cut her hand Raymond called
his father back and the latter said
the son had better leave; transfer
wagon was called and they began to
pack up Raymond's belongings.
When they came to load tool chest
on the wagon, Gabler says his wife
tried to- interfere by holding up the
to hold it down and Rosetta mashed
his finger with a rock, he said. Mrs.
Gabler declared this was accidental.
One Reconciliation.
The case then went to court but was
later settled amicably and domestic
life resumed. The next serious trou-
BILE occurred in November, 1918. Cab
Ter said he came home with some
Scottish Rite pictures he treasured
highly but which his wife refused to
have in the house. He attempted to
get them out of his grip when she
grabbed at and tore them, he said. lie
declared she went into his fathers
that he wrested it away from her, then
started wrapping up the pictures.
At this juncture. Gabler declares his
wife threw upon him the contents of
a vessel; that, dripping wet. he seized
his pictures, ran out of the house and
him with frying pan. Mrs. Gabler
testified that there was one of the
pictures she wanted. that she obtained
1t and that 1t got torn when her hus-
band grabbed it out of her hand. She
said 1t was Gabler who obtained the
mitted Selling the vessel, but ~ex-
planned:
Didn't Mean to Wet Him.
ST didn't mean to get any on him.
but If some went on him-why-it
went. that's ALL
Then Gabler started his second di-
vorce case. \ He testified that a name,
phrase" was one of the pet appella-
tions bestowed upon him, his son and
father by Mrs. Gabler and that she
frequently called his former wife and
his mother a name descriptive of i'm
moral women. But she insisted on the
stand that this was merely in retribu-
ton for the titles her husband and
son-in-law bestowed upon her.
Mrs. Gabler's attorney attempted to
bring out that on the night of Janu-
airy Z, 1919, Gabler took his wife to
the Thorne hotel and stayed with her
all night. She testified that this was
so and the hotel register was intro
duced to show the name of "R. L.
Lawless and wife" Rosetta said Law
less was her maiden name, and swore
that the episode was true. According
to law, such an incident would invali-
date Gabler's case, attorneys say.
Father-in-Law Charged.
Mrs. Gabler charged that her father
in-law. 10 years old, had made i'm
proper advances to her.
Did you insult this woman % asked
W. E. Atchison, for the plaintiff.
Did II" roared the elder Gabler.