The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-08-04
Woman Seeks DiUorce
From Murder Suspect
Amanda K. Dethloff Charges
Her Husband With All
Manner of Things.

AuSun, July SZ.-Auduud n. DCe-
loff has petitioned the court for q
divorce from her husband, August
Detloff, who is held IN the county
jail here as the murderer or her
father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Wagner of Grand Meadow.
In her petition she names mar
ried Austin woman as CO. respond
emit and cites that this woman was
with her husband at the LIE Roy
celebration of July and that they
spent the night there. She also re-
fers to another Austin woman
Those who were in the court room
for arson, will recall seeing the two
Austin women who took such an In
terest In the case. They did not
testify but were about the defendant
at recess and at other times.
In connection with this arson case
it is said that Mrs. Detloff says that
her, testimony at that trial was not
all true, he says that her husband
made her go on the witness stand
and tell some things that were not
true, under threats to do her injury.
The divorce papers were prepared.
by Attorney F. G. Sasse and were
served on the husband in the county
Jail. He has not yet signifled what
action he will take.
The complaint first sets forth that
Amanda K. Detloff, aged thirty five,
and August Detloff, aged thirty nine
were married at Austin, September
II, 1906. She asks that this union
be dissolved and that she be allowed
to resume her maiden name OF
Amanda Wagner.
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complaint he neglected to do any
thing towards his or her support.
She declares she had to bake and
sew for outside parties and that
when she earned some money, he
would demand it of her He prom
ised to return it, but never did.
She says that he constantly found
fault with her, "twitted her about
her personal appearance, made fun
Of her, swore at her, called her
names and told her he was tired OF
living with her as his wife, and
wished that she would die and get
out of the way"
She says that at times he threat
ened violence upon her person and
and at times threatened her life.
For the. past three years he has
been guilty of lewd and indecent
conduct, and in this connection She
gives the name of married Austin
woman and says that they were to-
gether the afternoon and the night
OF July at Oakdale Farm, LIE Roy.
She also alleges that her husband
was with this Austin woman or
come other woman at Fairmont,
the the, a hr resofli and 81 al Rbe Lea
on July Sd, 1921.
During the past year she says,
August has not treated her ciyilly
or as his wife, and has been out
practically every night until three
or four o'clock in the morning.
When she would ask him where he
had been ne would swear at her and
tell her 1t was none of her business.
He would be angry and Threatened
heS life.
he would kill her if he should catch
her asleep, that she remained up
every night until he came home.
She tells how the Austin woman,
who is named CO. respondent in the
case, would come out to the Detlon
home and faunt her conduct with
the petitioners husband in her face.
They would tell of the good times
they were having together in the
cities and other places and said she
was too slow to know how TO -
the fun out Of life"
They would demand that she go
to her father and get money from
him for them to spend.
After telling of the cruel way she
was treated and how he threatened
to Kill her and his demands that she
get money from her father for him
and the women to spend, she recites
the killing of her father and mother
but does nc. say that he had any
thing to do with the crime.