Angry Husband Shears Wife's Hair -- Only a stubble remains of the waist-long red hair of Mrs. Dorothy Verkay, 27, Phoenix, who said her husband, Bertus, 40, forcibly cut it off because he jealous. Verkay (right) exhibits the scissors and razor he used. He was charged with assault. Angry husband, Bertus Verkay, 40, has been accused by his wife, Dorothy, 27, of forcibly shearing her waist-long red hair to a stubble "because he was jealous." The couple live in Phoenix, Arizona. At left is the wife after her hair had been cut. At right Verkay shows the scissors and razor he used. January 09, 1950. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).