South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-07-06
COURT Restraints
KRING AS SPOUSE
PLEADS DIVORCE
Wife Charges Mates Love for
Another Has Wrecked
Rural Domicile.

The old. old tory OF the other wo-
man entered into the domesticity
Of Bessie Pearl Kring and her hus-
band. Edward Kring. according 10
the formers petition for divorce.
dled wednesday in Superior court
No. l. The disruption or the home
came with The husbands friendship
Tor the third unnamed member Of the
eternal triangle. and became so
acute the divorce complaint sets
out. that the father has not yet seen
the baby OF the household. born
April % the last OF eight children
to the union. seven OF which survive.
l. NJ. Hammerschmidt filed Mrs.
Krings case
The members OF the domestic
tragedy as unfolded through the
wifes petition reside IN Liberty
township where they were married
oct %. 1904 This July instead
OF being a day OF celebration was one
in which the wife and mother aban-
doned the home. taking up her resi-
dence in North Liberty with the
seven children.
Used Ladders. said.
Besides alleged non-support the
wife further AYERS cruelty. in that
as her husbands friendship grew
for the other woman, his dislikes to-
wards his own family became more
intense. From oct. 3. 1921 his visits
10 the home of this other woman be-
came more frequent ard he left at
all hours OF the night, the complaint
sets forth. Ladders, windows and
other means Of exit from the farm
home were employed by the husband
10 make visits 20 the domicile OF the
other woman.
From Aug. 81 last year. the hus-
band did not speak 10 his family any
more than necessary. In the re-
cital or the woe which has befallen
her household. the wife contends
that Mr.. Kring spoke not 20 exceed
six words in the past FIVE months.
DisIikes Son. Charge.
The husband has exhibited no
fatherly love for their offspring. the
wife charges and has never given
them the usual advantages which
children in rural communities have
Further she contends he has showed
a manifest dislike towards their son
Howard, and the petition for a de-
cree discloses that although the son
had suffered from an illness since
childhood, he had denied the expense
OF an operation although financially
able TO give relief AS a last re-
sort. the wife further alleges. she
brought the boy 20 South Bend and
had the operation performed, nurs.
ing him herself although her own
condition through approaching moth
erhood. she says, was such that III
was almost physically impossible for
her.
The father was not present az the
birth Of the last child, Ferne Irene.
born nearly four months ago. and he
has not even seen the baby the
mother alleges. although he has hal
plenty of opportunity 10 90 so.
Restraining Order.
Her husband denied her the milk
checks. her usual source of income.
she alleges, and also directed mer-
chants in North Liberty where the
family trading was usually done to
deny her more credit. The mother
Of the husband lived at the home.
the wife sets out, and she was CON
stantly quarreling with the plaintiff
Mrs. Kring contends.
The husband is worth approx
mately $4,000 and the wife seeks
$4,000 alimony The plaintiff sets
forth that she helped him TO aC-
cumulate his property by strict
economies practiced on the farm
and also gave him s1s5 from her
parents estate with which 10 help
him along.
Judge Chester r. Montgomery
granted temporary restraining
order against the North Liberty
State bank 10 prevent the defendan'
from withdrawing any funds, and
also granted an order restraining the
husband from any personal propertt
on the farm, from disposing of the
real estate or any other OF his hold
ings including the crops, pending a
final determination OF the litigation.
The wife seeks temporary allowance
and also asks $50 monthly for the
support Of the children for whose
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