Brown County (IN) Democrat, February 11, 1926, p. 1.
WIFE DESERTED HIM BULL MOOSE YEAR
Columbus Judge Figured It Was More Than Two Years Ago and Granted Divorce
George Long, formerly of Nashville, was attorney in a suit for divorce in
the Bartholomew circuit court a few days ago where his client, Amos S.
Noblitt was asking for a legal separation from his wife, Margaret Noblitt,
on the grounds of desertion. Noblitt was asked when his wife deserted him,
and he replied that he did not know the exact date but that it was when
Teddy ran on the Bull Moose ticket. The law requires that before a divorce
may be granted the plaintiff must show that the desertion occurred two years
ago.
When Noblitt gave his answer, attorneys scratched their heads and began to
figure, but the judge drew from his own memory that the split in the
Republican Party occurred over two years ago. Divorce was granted.