South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-25
THREE HUSBANDS
APPEAR IN COURT
Wives Complain-Hunter Gets
Suspended Fine and Police
Get Squirrel.

Three erring spouses were ar
raigned before Judge Feig IN the city
court Wednesday morning on the
complaints OF their wives. In add
ton three speeders. three intoxica-
ton cases and one hunter were also
disposed OF. Prosecutor Floyd Jelli-
son appeared in the absence Of dep
uty prosecutor Bower.
Edward Hummel. $50. +. Fourth
st. was fined So and costs on his
plea Of guilty 10 a charge OF assault
and battery preferred by his wife,
Winnie Hummel. According 10 her
testimony. Hummel struck her sew
eral times and then threw her on
the bed and choked her, she dis
played marks on her throat and
badly discolored eye as a result Of
the encounter which occurred last
Sunday. Hummel took the stand in
his own behalf and stated that he
slapped his wife and threw her on
the bed, but that he did not choke
her. He further stated that she had
threatened TO use the butcher knife
on him and he had to defend him
self. This was denied by Mrs. Hum
mel. The couple were married Nov.
25 Of last year. Hummel paid the
fine and costs.
Burton Brady, 215 z. Sixth St,
was the next husband called, TO an
swer 10 a charge OF failure TO sup
port his wife. This case was con-
tinued until Monday. Mrs. Brady
H1aH he "a hrTc-
band in September 1920 and he just
returned to this city and was ar
rested Tuesday evening.
Roy w. Lott. charged with failure
to support his wife and child, was
arraigned. He asked for counsel
and was granted a continuance until
Wednesday. Lott was arrested Mon
day afternoon and is out on bonds.
Willard Reed. Nappanee, entered
ing and was fined SO and costs. He
paid. Edwin Tucker, South Bend,
and Dewey Scott also pleaded guilty
TO speeding and were each fined 81
and costs. They paid.
Richard Rijmsa was fined SIS and
costs on pleading guilty to intox-
ication. He was given a lecture by
Judge Feig. this being his third
time in court on a similar charge.
He paid. John Osborn, formerly
with the Kilties band, entered a plea
of guilty TO intoxication and was
fined IS and costs, which was paid.
Emil Sc1elzusepet of New Carlisle
was fined So and costs on his plea Of
guilty to intoxication.
Fred Schulz was caught just after
he had shot a fox squirrel in the
Bush woods. Wednesday morning by
George Bush, owner of the land. He
was arrested on a charge Of hunting
on private grounds. and the prose-
cutor recommended a suspended
sentence. The judge fined him $40
and costs which he suspended. Mr..
Bush then gave the shot gun back
to Schulz and presented the squirrel
TO the Judge. who later gave it to
the chief.
Perry Sailor, charged with driving
an automobile while intoxicated. was
scheduled to appear in court Wed
nesday. but Atty. Thomas OF South
Bend stated to the court, that his
client had 70 appear in both South
Bend and Elkhart courts and II
would be impossible for him to be
arraigned here. The case was con-
tinued until Friday. Sailor was ar
rested Monday morning at 2:20
O'Clock. after the Hoffman roadster
which he was driving ran into
Ford machine, which was parked on
the side Of the Lincoln Highway and
resulted in the injury of two peo-
pie.
A continuance was granted in the
case Of the state w Clyde Award,
charged with driving an automobile
while intoxicated. Ray Carrier and
John Albin. charged with intOxica-
ton until Thursday. Atty. Charles
L. Metzger is the special Judge In
these cases.