Two Husbands Wait Divorces

TWO HUSBANDS WANT DIVORCES

One Lived with Wife Month and a Half

THE OTHER SIX MONTHS

One Claims Wife Had Been Numerously Married Before-The Other Insisted on Living with Parents

Two Ypsilanti men are seeking divorces from their wives and have both filed bills in the circuit court. Neither have been long married and the short experience of both leads them to deem marriage a failure.

William Hennells was married to Minnie E. Hennells by a Justice of the peace in Detroit, Jan. 24, 1903. They lived together a month and a half, except that he claims that his wife was absent from home a greater part of the time. He claims to have been woefully taken in, believing that he was marrying a humble, virtuous maiden, and makes startling charges.  He claims that she has two living husbands from whom she has not been divorced and one child. He claims that even now she cares more for the attention of another man than she does for him.

Bert D. Bird, of Ypsilanti, was married to Rose Bird, March 12, 1902, by Rev. Mr. Allen and says he lived with his wife at her parent's home until Oct. 1, when they threw him out. He says his wife insisted on their living with her father and mother, who annoyed and abused him, and that in fact it was a case of too much mother-in-law. He also claims that his wife wouldn't get his meals for him and had a high temper.