Word of the granting of a finall decree of divorce to Mrs. Ann Woolett Hosler from her husband, Paul Hosler Jr., 2000 James st. in Chicago court caused a sensation Saturday among the young Syracusan's friends, but the official news of the divorse was hardley less startling than information to the effect that the court had granted Mrs. Hosler $50,000 alimony.
The action was started some weeks ago by Mrs. Hosler. She claimed desertion in her complaint. The Syracuse man did not contest the divorce nor did he tell any of his friends that his wife was planning the action.
The young couple were married in Syracuse in 1920. They lived with Mr. Hosler's parents at the James st. address for a time, later living in Albany. On first coming to Syracuse Mrs. Hosler stayed with her grandfather in Ashworth pl. Her mother also came to Syracuse and is believed to be still in the city.
The Hoslers moved to New York, but after a few months there the husband returned to Syracuse alone. He made occasional trips to New York, continuing these up to about a year ago, but his wife remaind in the metropolis.
She apparently later moved to Chicago, starting the divorce proceedings in the Illinois courts. Another puzzling statement in the report from Chicago is the naming of Hosler as a Florida real estate operator.
It probably was on this that the alimony was fixed.
So far as could be learned, Hosler was never connected in any way with a Florida land company nor did he ever hold any land in that state. His father is at present in Florida with a group of Syracuse business men. It is believed this accounted for the mistake.
Source: Syracuse Journal, Saturday, Oct 3, 1925.
