A Divorce Suit Reveals a Secret Life

Cruel treatment, undue familiarity with women, and failure to support were the grounds set forth in a complaint filed in the superior court yesterday by Helen F. Stewart, seeking a divorce from her husband, who is employed by the city at the South sewer tunnel. Mrs. Stewart, who is a weak, sickly woman, alleges in her complaint that she was married to Stewart on December 3, 1891, at East Saginaw, Michigan, where they resided until coming to this city about a year ago. She claims that Stewart is the owner of valuable property in Ronald, and that she has the right of dower in the premises. About a year ago, the complaint states, Stewart refused to support her, although abundantly able to do so, and because of these actions, plaintiff was compelled to support herself. Mrs. Stewart says that on numerous occasions he has committed adultery with persons unknown to her, and is now living at the Rose block in this city in open, notorious adultery with a certain woman whose true name she does not know, but who calls herself Mrs. Allen Stewart. She says that Stewart is strong and able-bodied and is now employed by the city at $60 per month, and she asks that the city be restrained from paying the wages to Stewart and that it be required to pay the same into court.