The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-08-20
RICH PARENTS
SUED BY WIFE
Divorced Wife Sues Hus-
bands Parents for Alien
alton of Affections.
ASKS HALF A MILLION
Laura Weiner Sues William
and Bella Wiener of Mil
waukee in Court Here!

A suit for half million dollars
charging alienation of affections and
conspiracy has been started in the
municipal court here by Laura Vein
err of Racine against the parents, Will
liam and Bella Weiner, of her divorc-
ed husband, Jack Earl Weiner.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Weiner, the de-
PENDANTS in the action, are wealthy
Milwaukeeans, living at 8O4 Hackett
avenue in that city. According to the
complaint filed by Laura Weiner in
court here, they we're guilty of con
spiracy, confederacy, malicious acts
and agreements" in breaking up her
marriage to their son, and damages IN
the sum of 100000 are asked. Leors
N. D. Sauer of Milwaukee is the at
torney for the plaintiff in the action.
Tells of Marriage.
Prior to July 20, 1929, Jack Earl
Weiner courted the young woman who
is now plaintiff in the alienation OF
affections action, and on that date
thew were married at Waukegan. On
Nav 81, 1925, Laura Weiner secured a
divorce from her husband, and at that
time she was still under legal age, so
that she was represented in court by
a guardian ad Item, John E. Kitzke.
A child was born to che union, the
r. 4, civ Tho moth
err, but now a new action has been
started in the municipal court by Jack
Weiner and his parents. In the mu-
nicipaI court Thursday afternoon,
Laura Weiner was ordered to show
cause why she should not allow the
father to see the child at times more
suitable to him.
Says Life Was Happy.
According to Mrs. Weiner, the first
years of her marriage to Jack Vein
er were happy, and then trouble began
through his parents who created a
situation, she alleges, which would
force her to get divorce. Jack is Of
a "weak, irresolute character" who is
dependant for all he eats and wears
on the bounty of his father and moth
err, the complaint says. Mrs. We1ner
SAYS that as long as she lived with
Weiner and his parents they supported
the young couple, but since the d.
vorce she said the utmost they did Tor
the child was to buy him a ten-cent
balloon and put penny in each OF his
two pockets.
The only money Jack Weiner ever
has, his wife says, comes to him from
speculation, gifts or from "spasmodic
but rare attacks of labor"
Tells of Alleged Alienation.
Mrs. Laura Weiner alleges that the
parents of Jack ordered their chauf-
feur, Frank Newton, to take Jack to
Chicago and other places with women
of notorious character to furnish her
for grounds for divorce, and at their
request he registered at hotel with
a woman Of notorious morals as man
and wife, it is alleged.
She says that the mother Of Jack,
Bella Weiner, then advised her of his
actions to force her to get divorce.
She alleges further that the parents
brought her to attorneys and forced
her and her mother to sign agree
ments to the end that she live apart
from Jack. She said they wanted her
to take $25 a week In settlement. In
addition she says that the mother ut
tered words of doubt with regard to
the parentage of the child, and that
such alleged implications caused Jack
to beat the child and his wife.
Grandparents Love Child.
On the other hand, in the suit now
pending in court on the order to show
cause brought by Jack Weiner, afr
davits are introduced both by the
father and grandfather declaring their
affection for the child, and asking the
court to order a new judgment that
the father may see the child at a
suitable time. BY the judgment en-
tered at the time of the divorce ac-
ton the father was permitted to see
his child between ten and six o'clock
on Sundays. In the present affidavit
he says that he is working for a
Milwaukee newspaper on Sundays and
unable to enjoy the privilege and fur
Their that his wife removed to Racine,
making it additionally difficult to get
10 the child.
William Weiner, the grandfather,
signed an affidavit declaring that the
failure to enjoy the company of the
child whom they had grown to love was
injuring the health of his wife, Bella
Weiner, the child's grandmother.
Judge Slater took the matter of the
disposition of time under advisement.
He said that he wished to do what
would be best for the child as we'll as
for the other parties involved.