Ruby: 1915

New York Times, Feb. 5, 1923.

BARITONE'S WIFE OBTAINS DIVORCE

Mrs. John C. Thomas Charged
Husband's Cruelty Caused Her
To Lose 28 Pounds

        RENO, Nev., Feb. 4 -- Ruby Thomas, wife of John Charles Thomas, an American baritone, obtained a divorce in the District Court here late yesterday. Cruelty was charged in the complaint, Mrs. Thomas testifying that his treatment caused her to lose weight from 130 pounds to 102 pounds, at which figure she now tips the scales.

        Thomas was temperamental, Mrs. Thomas testified, and on one occasion he bit her until the blood ran from her shoulder, she said. On another occasion Thomas did not like the gown she wore at the breakfast table, and, in the presence of a male guest, is alleged to have torn the garment from her body, leaving her almost nude.

        The couple were married in Baltimore in 1913.

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