Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-15
Role as Love Spy
Barred by Schink
Ex-PoIice Officer
Tells Of Trailing
Neiehbor' Wife

tave c. Schink admitted in CIR
cult Judge MolIs courtroom today
that what his neighbor. Mrs,
James Purdie. did was none Of MS
business and then told in detail OF
her meetings with Harry Hanson.
q roOmCr IN the PuTdic home.
The ~62-year-old ex-police head
admitted on the stand that he
Swallowed the wife Of ex-poliCe
Sgt. Purdie because he became
Suspicious when u saw her in a
a with her arms around a
roomer in her home"
SUED FOR ISLANDER
Schink is the defendant in q
$4,000 SANDER suit filed against
hun by Mrs. Purdle who charges
that he made dcrogatory remarks
rejecting or her affection for her
husband
The PurdicS live AZ 15427 Pied
mont and Schlnk is their next
door nclehhor.
MAS. or" Nf % MUM Ut ny Ills IEl-
lice department Cronles. also
admitted that hr rad rut1Strd the
aId Of relghbors IN the block in
hlS game of will o. the wiSp with
Mrs. PurdIe.
But he did an this. hc said. for
the protection of his wife.
Rcd-faccd and al times indig-
nant, he told how his suspicious
were first aroused on NOv. Ia
when be alleeedly saw Mrs. PdF-
die IN an automobile with Hanson.
"After that I deliberately fol-
lowed her" he asserted.
TELLS OF TRAILING
He then related how on tho
evening of Dec. 70. 1911 he, along
with TWO nciChborS. Swallowed
Mrs RuEdIc- tu-a- dairy three
blocks from her home.
II saw her walk up to the
dairy. look into the window and
then sneak around the back and
get into Hanson's car" he testl-
fled
We followed the a out
Grand River and then east on
Flight Mile road II parked in a
deserted little lane
Leaving hls pclEhhors IN the
car, Schnk sad ne sneaked up on
the E'her automobile and found
Mrs PurGie and Hanson emhrac-
ING Aitef-thai be returned home.
WHY didn't YOU go 10 Purdie
and tell him -" lutcrlcCtCd Id
"7rd tTle.us. attorney for
the plaintiffs
IT Wa> none Of my business"
SCnsrk replied
You Just said II vas your
business" Pleglns hammefed
bach
SHOUTS HIS REASON
BlgshlnC Schink jumped to his
feet. pounded tho witness chair
with hs hand and storned Al the
Jury
1T vas my business insofar
n she Was a person Who en-
tered my home. / wanted 10
make sure what kind Of "A
woman she was.
I'm 81 wears old I've raised
a fine family and have grand
children. ! have been a police
man for 81 wears. and will not
have a woman like that IN my
home"
on tho stand Hanson said he
remembered Tho Incident m Tho
country lane. bar Mrs. PlndIe
often cried on has shoulder and
WHOM She DID hc would pat his
Br10> around nor and comfort her.
He said ihat hc and Mrs Pur-
die saw >chlnk watching chem
from the dairy window and when
they went In tho latter ran Out.
q few weeks ago. Hanson te~ti-
fled. SchInk approached hum on a
street and said.
You're the guy who j. 10
blame for this lawsuit"
Mrs Purdlc q dark-cyed woman
or ~. tulInAed Schluk 10 the
stand and. speaking with "a slight
accent. told the ihry she know all
T-T ~r-rrF fC UTsJU NCTOn
Inc Gay M qureNor
II knew he\ was following
me" She said we went out To
the lane and parked Just 10 see
how far Schink would 90 in fol-
lowing us"
FRIEND or FAMILY
NJ oHe- occasion during the ride
whom they We're stopped for a
red light, Mrs. Purdic said Schink
pulled up alongside and one OF the
mon IN his a remarked
These Spooners are not very
young.
She said she considered Hanson
2 "a fine gentleman and that he
wa, regarded as "one Of the
family With Acknowledgement
our most intimate affairs both
private and financial
e-the-eetfftre
with Hanson were quite common
place. Mrs Purdic continued.
when was in trouble I
told him my difficulties" she
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