The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-16
| QUESTION FACTS
| in DIVORCE CASE
ManitOwoc Has Interesting
Story of Affairs of Mrs.
Josephine Calendar.
NO WEDDING RITES

Some interesting developments are
promised in connection with a suit
filed in the municipal court of Keno
sha county in which Mrs. Josephine
! Calendar is asking that her marriage
to John Calendar at Waukegan, be
annulled. The developments are from
the records of the county court at
Manitowoc where Clayton Waegli, who
Mrs. Calendar claims was her hus-
band at the time she married Callen-
dar was adiudicated insane. Messages
from Manitowoc this morning state
that the records of the court there
indicate that Mrs. Calendar was not
married to Waegli.
The facts in the case from Manito-
woe were made public this morning,
but Attorney Calvin Stewart, who
represents Mrs. Calendar in the di-
vorce action now pending in the NUM-
cipal court, declares that he believes
there has been some error.
Waegli Says Never Married"
Clayton Waegli, who is named in the
complaint as the lawful husband of
Mrs. Calendar, who was re-committed
to the Northern Hospital at Winnie
| bago on November 18th of this year
| at Manitowoc, is declared to have made
the statement that he was never mar
ried to any woman. An examination
of the records shows that the petit
| ton made to Judge Chloupek in Mani
towoc county was signed by "Alice
Waegli." The woman was in court at
| the time of the examination into the
sanity of Waegli and it is declared
that at that time she informed the
| Judge of the court that the statement
of Waegli was true and that she had
never been married to him, 1t is de-
clared that later the petition for the
commitment of the man was changed
and signed in the name of Alice Mrotek
First Committed in 1916.
According to the story developed at
Manitowoc, a Kewaunee county man.
was committed to the Northern asylum
from Kewaunee county in 1916. He
remained there for eighteen months
!
released on parole. Waegli went to
Manitowoc where he. resided for some
time, meeting the girl who later signed
the petition for his commitment
The couple left there for Illinois
where Waegli is said to have brother
but after an absence of several weeks
returned to Manitowoc because Waeg-
lis health was poor and on November
II this year his father and a brother
asked his commitment to the asy-
lum. Judge Chloupek demurred on the
grounds that the Kewaunee county
court should act but it was said that
the Kewaunee officials protested that
Waegli was then resident of Mani
towoc and that the court there should
act. When the petition was filed there
with two signers, Judge Chloupek adj
vised the father that another name
must be attached to the petition and a
woman who said she was Waegli's wife
signed as Alice Waegli, appeared.
Denies His Marriage.
When the hearing was held and
Waegli was asked about his marriage
he denied that he was married and the
woman admitted that no ceremony haC
been performed. At suggestion Of the
court she changed her signature to the
petition and signed her name as Alice
Mrotek. The commitment of Waegl
was ordered by the court. Records
show that except for delusions under
which he labored, Waegli was sane
giving intelligent answers on mos
subjects.
Judge Chloupek said today that there
COULD be little doubt that the Kenoshs
Case was connected with the hearing
held here although no explanation Of
the difference in surname of the WON
an who says she married Waegli car
be offered.
Local attorneys interested in the
case declared today that the woman
who represented herself as the wife
of Waegli in the recent hearing could
not have been Mrs. Calendar but
further Investigations are being made