People v. Schenkel

Upon the complaint of his wife, the defendant has been adjudged a “ disorderly person ” as defined by subdivision 1, section 899 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, in that he actually abandoned his wife without adequate support and has left her in danger of becoming a burden upon the public, and he neglects to provide for her according to his means.

The parties were married in 1928. It was a marriage of convenience. Dissension immediately arose. The wife left her husband’s home in April, 1929. Reconciliation was followed by further dissension and husband and wife have not lived together since…