The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-09
Judge Belden Grants Six
Divorces in Circuit
Court Monday.
DRINK STILL FEATURE
In Spite of Volstead Act, Wives
Still Charge Habitual
Intoxication.

SIX divorces were granted by Judge
Belden in circuit court Monday after
noon. Divorce was granted to Julia
Miklas from Paul Miklas, Marie Jones
from Barron l.. Jones, Stella Frey
muth from August Freymuth, Margaret
Gugerty from Thomas Gugerty, to Ber-
tina Sommerfeldt from Avery Som
rnerfeldt and Catherine Gipp from
Louis Gipp.
The complaint in Gipp action was
fled for the first time on Monday.
Catherin Gipp and Louis Gipp were
married September %, 1913, at the
city of Calumet, Mich. Three children
are living as the result Of the union,
Kenneth, John and Robert.
Cruel and inhuman treatment, de-.
sertion and non-support are given as
the basis for the divorce action. The
Gipps had been living in Michigan,
and in 1920 Gipp came to Kenosha. he
sent his wife $15 week for the sup
port of herself and the children, and
he had been here a year, she stated
before he sent her sufficient money
to come to Kenosha.
After she did arrive he failed to
provide a home and they lived for
some time in a boarding house. In
March, 1924, he went to Detroit, Mich
igan, and failed to send her any
money for support whatsoever. She
made complaint and he was arrested
January, 1925, on the charge Of
support.
Had a Jealous Disposition.
Mrs Gipp charged that her husband
had an extremely jealous disposition,
which became exaggerated when he
had been drinking At times when he
was drunk he would assault and beat,
and hurl dishes and other articles at
her, she claimed.
Edward J.. Ruetz appeared as Mrs.
Gipp's counsel and Attorneys Stewart
and Vaudreuil appeared for the hus-
band, who denied the allegations.
The complaint in the Miklas divorce
suit has also just been filed, and the
divorce granted to the plaintiff. Julia
in August, 1897, at Austria, Hungary.
They have five children ranging in age
from "a to 8 years.
They own an equity Of $4,000 in a
n acre farm in the town of Pleasant
Prairie, just south Of the Wilmot
road. Drunkenness and brutality of
the part of the husband was charged.
Lewis Powell was the plaintiffs at
torney.
Marie Jones, who was granted di-
vorce, was married to Barron L. Jones
May 29, 1924, at Waukegan. Since the
time of their marriage he contributed
no money for her support, she said,
and on October 4, 1924, left her and
has not since been heard from. There
are no children as the result of the
union.
Stella Freymuth and August Frey
muth were married at New London,
Wis, April Is, 1902, and have five
children, whose ages range from 81
years old to II years, Divorce was
granted the plaintiff on the showing
of cruel and inhuman treatment and
non support.
In the Sommerfeldt action, infidel-
and non-support was charged by
wife in her answer and counter
aim and 1t was she who was grant
ed the divorce although it was Avery
Sommerfeldt who was the plaintiff in
the action and the one who first
brought suit. The divorce was grant
ed Mrs. Sommerfeldt in her showing,
represented in court by Attorney Roy
S. Stephenson. They we're married at
Kenosha June 8, 1924, and have one
child, the custody of whom was grant
ed the mother.
Margaret Gugerty was granted di-
vorce from Thomas Gugerty. They
were married at Waukegan July g,
1924. Drunkenness and non-suppors
were charged by the plaintiff. A. r.
Ames wa her attorney.