Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-03-13
CASES HEARD;
CIRCUIT COURT
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On Saturday evening in circuit
court a divorce was granted in which
the human interest is almost tragic.
A more pathetic case seldom comes
before a court than the one of Mr..
and Mrs. George Deiler of the town
Of Sumpter.
The father of Mr. DeiIer was the
first to go and the son resided on
the farm with his mother until she
died The testimony showed that he
was kind to his mother and they ac-
cumulated some property There was
about $4,000 in all, and at one time
this was quite if not entirely clear of
debt.
After the death of his mother, Mr..
Deiler went to Europe and when he
returned he brought a young lady,
a Swiss, with him. He is of German
parentage and she speaks the Ian
guage fluently They were married
at Prairie du Sac, July A, 1916, and
since then four children have come,
two boys and two girls, their ages
now being between about three and
seven years.
he ho 10
severely injured by bull and all
but lost his life. He was in a hos,
pital for some time and when he re-
turned home was chased out of the
house on crutches taking refuge at
the home of neighbor. This brought
the affairs of the family to a climax.
Authorities Summoned
The neighbors telephoned to Ur-
ban D. Mather, the town chairman,
who in turn sent for Sheriff w. H.
Ode and County Nurse Mrs. Norma
Acott Before calling Mr.. Ode and Mrs
Acott, Supervisor Mather testified
that he had gone into the house and
found affairs anything but inviting.
The four children were trying to eat
a meal of hard bread and milk while
standing at a kitchen cabinet and
things were not as they should be.
Hhn al oh
brought to Baraboo, were at the.home
of the sheriff for a couple of weeks,
then at the county farm, and finally
the children were taken to a Catholic
home at La Crosse. The case had
been before Judge j. H. HILL in
county court and he testified in the
matter. The father is a member of
the Catholic church and the mother
is a Lutheran. He is 40 years old,
she is SO. In case the children were
sent to Sparta they would be separa,
ted, sent to homes in various parts
of the state. By sending to the homo
in La Crosse they are kept together
and in the event either of the par,
ents is able to care for them they
may be taken from the home togeth>
er. Mrs. Acott, Mr.. Mather, and Pc
ter Gruber were on the witness stand
Grounds for Divorce
Mrs. Dieler testified that she was
asking for a divorce on the ground
of cruel and inhuman treatment She
said her husband struck her several
times and that he came home intoxi-
Gated several times a year. She also
testified that he did not always pro-
vide the proper food and clothing,
especially the food. She had but
little help and never when the chill
.dren were born. She said she was
working in La Crosse, washing dis
hes, that she was Gaming $3.50 per
week, paid $500 for a room and from
$1.OO to $500 a week Tor washing.
She had no money except SIS which
had been sent her out of the estate,
this to be used in coming to Baraboo
for the divorce action. She said the
children were getting good care so
fer as she knew but they were not
permitted to leave the home with
her. She had seen them there Her
husband is in Madison working with
a cement crew. Her father is in
Switzerland and an uncle and aunt
are in Prairie do Sac. The Prairia