GETS DIVORCE FROM MINISTER, Rev. Mr. Schwartz-1908

SCHWARTZ

Posted By: CHERYL MOONEN (email)
Date: 10/11/2018 at 13:14:09

Evening Times-Republican, Wednesday, Oct 14, 1908, Marshalltown, IA, Page: 9

GETS DIVORCE FROM MINISTER

Des Moines, Ia., Oct. 14 – Mrs. Ella Schwartz, wife of Rev. R. A. Schwartz, was granted a divorce today. Rev. Mr. Schwartz has been a minister in the Christian church for twenty-eight years and has traveled much aboard. He has preached in many Iowa towns.

The divorce was granted on the grounds that Rev. Mr. Schwartz is addicted to the use of cocaine and liquor. His wife testifies that he has threatened to kill her.