Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-05-17
Another Gay Lothari0.
Chas. Vivian Figures in q Sacramento
Divorce Case-AlsO im one In Eug-
laud-A Mother Deserts her Chill
dren,

Sacramentans and theatre goers gen.
orally throughout the State are famil-
| lar with the name and face of Jennie
Reiffarth, rather sttractive young
woman, who, while she has travelled
much over the coast, has for many
years previous to the last two made
Sacramento her family home, for here
| her husband and children reside.
About three years ago, however, she
began to "shade off, from the pres
ence and affection of her spouse and
little ones, and finally she parted alto
gether from those who should be dear
to her, and if the complaint of her
husband and general rumors be true
she has devoted no small portion of
that time in the company of knight
of the foot-lights whose name is well
known in the English-speaking por-
ton of two continents, the individual
in question being none other than the
festive Chas. Vivian, of "Ten Thous-
and miles away" fame.
OTTO SUES FOR DIVORCE.
In the meantime the deserted hus-
band, Otto Reifarth, who is saloon
keeper by occupation, a German by
birth, a good, honest soul on general
principles, and fine looking man in
the bargain, tiring of waiting for the
return of his Jennie, sought the Sixth
District Court to absolve him from the
marital vow and give him the sole
charge of the children, of whom, be it
said to his credit, he has taken the
fondest care, although ofttimes press
ed by poverty consequent upon the
many visitations of sickness which
have come to add to his other troub-
les.
VIVIAN AND MRS. REIFARTH.
The complaint sets forth that on the
4th day of June, 1873, defendant de-
serted him and travelled throughout
this State and Oregon in company
with Mr.. Charles Vivian; several
months ago she went east still in COM
pany with said Vivian, and that in
all her travels she is accompanied by
him. Defendant has been in receipt
of considerable sums Of money arising
from her exhibitions, none of which
plaintiff has ever received for the sup
port of his children. For these reas-
Ons the plaintiff asks a decree of di-
vOrce and the custody of the children.
Several times summons have been is
iued for Mrs. Reiffarth, but she never
put IN an appearance. On Wednes-
day stay of twenty days was granted
in order that the defendant might an.
swer.
THE GAY LOTHARIO.
While this little drama is being
enacted in the California Courts, a
scene somewhat similar, only the
"boot is on the other foot" is report
ed from merry England, in which
Vivian figures prominently. The
girl he left behind him" in the legal
bonds of matrimony has just secured
a divorce from her once lord and mas
ter, and now he is free as air-at least
so far as this particular English wife
is concerned. The grounds alleged
time of his marriage he was chairman
of Hyle's Music Hall. Southampton.
After the marriage Vivian, whose
real cognomen Is Dichardson, left for
a six months engagement in Ameri-
ca. He promised to send money to his
wife for the support of herself and
children, but only sent $60in all. He
wrote to her once, telling her to come
across the Atlantic and meet him in
this country, but took particular care
not to send her the wherewithal to
come. The above we have CLEANED
from the London Weekly Times of
April 9th. The extract concludes as
follows:
"a witness who knew the respond
ent when Chairman at Southampton,
deposed to seeing person whom he
believed to be the same when in Can
ada. He was the manager OF troupe
of blondes there, and lady of that
style of hair and features lived as
Mrs. Vivian A decree nisi, with
costs, for divorce was granted by the
learned Judge"
HIS ALLEGED PARAM0UR,
At least the California one, was re-
Gently at Baldwin's Academy of Mu
sic, being one of the chorus in the
comic opera troupe of Mrs. Oates, and
the writer, as he noted her saucy non
balance and gay maneuvers on the
gorgeous stage, could not help but send
his thoughts wandering back to the
poor husband, sick nigh unto death,
and the dear little children, without a
kind and loving mothers care, whom
but a short time before it had made
our hearti sad to look upon, and still
sadder to think of then as she who
should be by theirside to soothe and
succor them, tripped lightly over the
boards, apparently with as gay heart
as the nimble maid of sixteen by her