The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-07-16
TWELVE MORE
ARE DIVORCED
Six Divorces Are Granted
in Municipal Court This
Week by Judge Slater.
MILWAUKEE CASES
Divorce Cases From Out of
Town Continue to Be Tried
Here Due to Blaine.

Of all the wheels of justice appar-
emily those that revolve in the divorce
mill whirl faster than the others.
This week in the municipal court six
plaintiffs have been granted a de-
cree in divorce actions.
The cases were mostly those of Mil
waukee parties, brought to trial here
after officials had tried unsuccessful
ly to keep such cases out. A law to
this effect passed both houses at the
state legislature only to be vetoed by
Governor Blaine, who thought the new
law was "just like the old one"
Husband Made Her Work.
Marie Blacker was granted a di-
vorce from Theodore Blacker. They
were married at st. Paul, Mimi,
March 10, 1919, and have no children.
Non-support and desertion on Febru-
airy l, 1922, were charged. Mrs.
Blacker said that her husband COM
PEELED her to work, and took the
money which she earned for his own
support; when she refused to turn
her wages over to him he left her,
she said. The divorce action was not
contested.
Lucille Spencer, who brought action
for divorce from John Spencer, was
likewise granted decree. They were
married at Clinton, Iowa, March z,
1916, and have no children. Cruel
treatment by personal violence and
otherwise, was charged. During the
month of June, 1928, while they were
living at Maquoketa, Iowa, Spencer
left for three or four weeks, telling
his wife that she would have to ''pad-
die her own canoe" it is charged. She
sent him money to return; he did, but
then stayed only two weeks, she said.
In March 1924, he beat her with his
fists, raining blows on her head and
face. This appears to have been
springtime performance, for she said
he repeated the stunt of raining
blows upon her on March 10, 1925,
and on March %, 1925, he left her.
Spencer did not contest the divorce;
alimony was fixed by stipulation.
,Winifred Mcdowell, wife of rail
way agent living at 9O3 Bartlett ave-
nue., Milwaukee, charged moroseness
and sullenness on the part of her
spouse She was the third wife to get
divorce decree, and was represented
in the municipal court by Winfred c.
label, special prosecutor for Kenosha
county at the time of the grand jury
trials. The McDowells have three
children, Lawrence "a, Catherine 10,
and Donald IL. They were married at
Milwaukee, September 1, 1900.
He Had the Utter "Idosity."
Pearl Mabel Cochrane has been
granted a divorce from Harry Eugene
Cochrane. They were married March
27, 1915, at Crown Point Ind, and
have lone daughter, Virginia, age s.
Mrs. Cochrane is saleswoman and
her husband salesman. She charged
nagging, threat to kill and habitual
drunkenness.
In the language of the Milwaukee
attorney which illustrates English
as it should not be used" the COM
plant reads that che remained away
during long periods of time and on
his return advised your plaintiff that
he has had the utter idosity' to go
upon social parties with women" and
VIC OAiy ANAIS yOu1 PiNNAAtA1A rthST
was that which she herself alone
carved out by the sweat of her brow
in the marts of trade" The wife al
SO claimed that he was a Clay and
useless member of society"
One Man Is Plaintiff.
Frances De Vail was granted di-
vorce from Paul De Vail. They were
married April 2, 1921 at Milwaukee,
Tailors are seldom divorced, but this
is an exception for De Vail is tailor
and his wife the plaintiff in the ac-
tion a seamstress. They have no liv-
ing children. Both are residents of
Milwaukee. Non-support was charged.
Edwin George Williams was the
only man plaintiff in the lot. He was
married to Clara Schultz Williams,
June 6, 1923, at Waukegan. He
charges that she struck him, associat-
ed with other men and lead in gener-
al an immoral life.