South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-01-28
JOSEPH VIRGO is
SUED FOR DIVORCE
BY PRESENT WIFE
Suspect in Maud Tabor Case
Charged With Having
Five Other Wives.

Joseph Glow Virgo once accused
OF completely in the supposed murder
Of his fifth wife. Maudc Tabor Virgo.
whose mumihed body was found
buried ir a trunk in the Tabor home
stead az LAYTON. Mich. was named
defendant i'm divorce proceedings in
stituted today BY his sixth wife. Della
Edna Virgo Action was started in
superior court 40. O.
The woman who remained true TO
Virgo during the trying ordeal of
the hearing at Paw Paw. Mich. when
Mrs. Sarah i. Tabor IS year old
mother OF the dead Maude Tabor
Virgo charged him Virgo with be-
ing responsible for her daughters
death in performing an illegal OPP
Grafton, AYERS that Virgo represented
to her that he had been married but
once before.
She learned from the Paw Paw
hearings. she alleges. that he had
previously been married five times
Asks 500 Award
The sixth wife sues for $4,000 ali
mony as we'll as for an absolute di-
vOrce. She charges her husband
with failing 10 properly provide for
her and their child. setting out that
her husband posed as a real estate
dealer. but in reality he spent the
greater part OF his time Ioafing and
refusing TO follow any sainful occu-
patton.
During the sixth matrimonial eN-
/ perience OF her husband. Mrs. Virgo
sets out, she was compelled and did
90 out and work that she might sup
port herself and child Further her
husband called her names, became
easily angered and ordered her to
quit the house, she said. on other
occasions he demanded that she re-
main inside their home at sos T..
Ohio St. and would not even permit
her TO go visit the neighbors.
Could Earn Salary. SAYS.
She further charges that he had
habit Of becoming intoxicated when
he could secure liquor.
The man whose name as formsc
husband of the dead woman whose
mumified body was found in a trunk
in November 1919, Is charged by
his wife with being capable Of earn
ing $40 weekly if he were 10 apply
himself
Virgo is the owner Of a life lease
en- 10 acres in Texas township. Van
Buren, county Mich. from which he
derives an annual income of $500,
his wife contends. She herself has
an income from property which she
owns at Kendall. Mich. the revenue
therefrom amounting TO So or So
/ yearly.
Various household articles. kitchen
utensils and the like at the home on
+. Ohio St. are her personal property
Mrs Virgo AYERS, having been pre-
scented TO her by her parents.
Gets Restraining Orders.
Virgo has due the following
amounts from various individuals in
South Bend. Mrs. Virgo charges: s.
NJ Robinson & Son $3.50. Orie +.
| Parker. $3.50, Charles Weidler, 200,
DR.. A. C. Miller and Charles Weidler,
agents for Floral Park addition,
+ $500
Through her attorney j. Elmer
4 Peak. Friday morning Mrs Virgo OBJ
4 tanned a temporary restraining order
without notice against her husband
/ TO prevent him from sequesterlng
T his assets for the purpose of defeat
+ ing any alimony Judgment she may
4 obtain against him. She also OBJ
/ tanned a restraining order against
/ the alleged above named debtors Of
4 Virgo to prevent them from pay
ment OF any sums which may be due
/ the real estate operator.
Virgo has a Ford touring car
/ which his wife AYERS is worth 5000.
/ she asks $500 with which 10 prose-
/ cute her action against Virgo. tenn
porary allowance Ter herself during
: the pendancy of the action. fees for
/ her attorney. costs Of the action and
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