The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-01-01
SIMO AND WIFE
ARE RECONCILED
Sight of Hansen Going to
Prison Startles the 9th
er Husband.
LAWYERS DON'T AGREE
State Insists SimO Must Pay
for Expense the County
Has Been Put To.

Joseph Simo and Susie Simo have
decided to bury the Ratchet. Mrs.
Simo has been willing right along, but
the husband was the reluctant one.
This morning they both came into the
municipal court ready to sign petit
ton to set aside the divorce in their
case, the petition stating that they
were reconciled and would begin the
marital state anew.
The little woman, who has been
buffeting life on her own and trying
to support not only herself but the
children of the union, seemed very
happy at the upshot of affairs, and
her face was wreathed in smiles.
"You have not changed your mind,
Mrs. Simo?" she was asked.
"Oh, mol" she said adding little
anxiously "Has he 2"
Simo Willing to Make Up.
Simo was still willing to make up,
and most amiably he signed his name
to the petition to set aside the di-
vorce Simo was brought back from
New Jersey by Chief Logan, District
Attorney Morris Barnett and Detective
Frank McCluskey on the same train
with Charles Hansen, who was brought
back from New York City to face
charges of abandonment and non-sup-
port of his family here.
Hansen and Simo got quite chum
my on their trip back west, and Han
sen was observed trying to give his
companion, who was somewhat in the
same predicament as he was himself,
some advice"
Simo carried jaunty front in the
matter until one day he observed
Charles Hansen being taken away to
state prison. It was observed that he
was very anxious to meet his wife,
stated that he was willing to have the
whole family come with him to New
Jersey and said he would make home
for them. On this statement papers
were drawn up for the setting aside
of the divorce.
Criminal Case is Pending.
When the various parties to the
case came into court this morning At
torney A. L. Drury, representing Simo,
objected to the situation, not with re-
gard to the divorce matter but with
regard to the criminal cases pending
against Simo. The attorney said that
ne had learned that the state expect
ed to continue the criminal cases with
the understanding that when Simo got
back to New Jersey he would pay the
costs of the case and the expenses of
the trip bringing him here from New
Jersey.
don't know of any statute that
gives you the authority to impose that
on this man." he said.
II don't know that we owe this man
all the consideration in the world
either" retorted Mr.. Barnett. 'There
is no reason that the county should
be put to all this expense to compel
him to take care of his family"
"How much will the costs amount
to ?" asked Judge Slater.
about two hundred dollars said
Mr.. Barnett.
eff there was q conviction the de-
PENDANT would ret have to pay" said
the defense attorney.
NO." replied mc. Barnett, she
would simply be taking ride to1eth-
er with Charles Hansen"
'Let the case go over for trial
then" said the district attorne.:, as
there seemed no getting together in
the matter, at certainly is not the
county's fault that this man had to
be brought back here
Judge Slater continued the cases
against Simo, until January 6.