The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-01-12
DIR. THOMPSON
TELLS HIS STORY
Takes Witness Stand in Di-
vOrce Suit Brought by
His Wife.
CASE STILL UNDECIDED
DIR. Thompson Says His Wife
Was Largely Responsible
For Change of Attitude.

Admitting that he had lost much of
his love for his wife but declaring
that the fault was not all his, DR..
George e. Thompson, city physician of
Kenosha, who is being sued for a di-
vorce from "bed and board" by his
wife, Mrs. Anna L. Thompson, took the
witness stand in the circuit court on
Tuesday afternoon and told his side of
the story of the tangled domestic af-
fairs Of the Thompsons. He was the
last witness called in the case and
after his testimony had been conclud-
ed, a conference was held by Judge
BeIden with the attorneys and the
principals in the case, in an effort to
reach satisfactory decision on the
divorce suit,
After this conference Judge Belden
announced that he would take the mat
ter under aGvisement and would hand
down a decision in a few days.
Tells of Sheriff's Visit.
DR.. Thompson declared that visit
to his home by Sheriff Rauen as re-
suit of his wife's attempt to have him
locked up for the night" had been
the cause of his indifference. This
was in August and although the sheriff
had not arrested him, DR.. Thompson
had left the home that evening and
declared that ne cannot forget the
episode.
when she called the sheriff, / was
through, said DIR. Thompson on the
witness stand" There had been some
difficulties before; she never wanted
TO go anywhere that l did and was
never ready; then the call of the sher-
iff was the last straw. After that l
could not go back"
Judge Belden interrupted the wit
ness at this point. els there any pos
sibility of a reconciliation so far as
you are concerned" he asked.
"None at alp was the answer.
els that final?"
Eyes, sir, I love the children, but
that is final"
Says Mrs. Thompson Left Home.
DIR. Thompson also told the court
of a time when Mrs. Thompson had
left the home for period of four
days, at which time he had hired
housekeeper to take care of his home
and some of the children. The next
week when the housekeeper was to
report, Mrs. Thompson returned.
Miss Stang was introduced as a
witness to testify that she had been
secured by Mr.. Thompson as a house
keeper at that time. Several of the
neighbors were also on the stand and
each testified that so far as they
could tell, DR.. Thompson had appeared
to be good father and a good pro-
wider for his home up until the time
of the separation.
Never Denied Percentage.
The complaint had alleged that DR..
Thompson at several times had denied
the parentage of the twins, the young
est children in the family. On the
witness stand DR.. Thompson declared
that he had never made any such state
ments anG declared he failed to I'M
derstand how such q complaint had
arisen.
He told the court that his domestic
troubles had made it practically inn
possible for him to carry on his prac-
tice and that it had decreased greatly
in the past six months. He barred fig
ures to the court to show that he
would be unable to pay as large a sum
of alimony as has been asked by the
plaintiff.
In the conference between Judge
Belden and Attorney Clifford E. Ran
dali for DR.. Thompson and Attorney
George W. Taylor for Mrs. Thompson
it was again made clear that DR..
Thompson was contesting the limited
divorce from "bed and board" sought
by the plaintiff and that he would not
contest suit for an absolute divorce.
The case continued to draw large
crowds to the court room as the wit
nesses told of the tangled affairs of
the Thompson household.