Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-05-11
AROUND THE CITY.
Mr.. Walbridge's Reply to
His Wife's Answer.
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STORY.
A Suit Brought to Declare the
Orange County Act Invalid.
Other News.

A few days ago the HERALD published
synopsis of an answer filed by Mrs.
Henrietta V. V. Walbridge in the divorce
suit brought by her husband j. H. Wal
bridge, who is now resident of Pasa-
dena. In reply to the answer, Mr..
Walbridge denies the allegations and
tells long story of her alleged miscon-
duct. Among other things he states that
she, in opposition to his wishes, pro.
duced several miscarriages, and finally
left him to live with physician, named
Grant. He says he left for his business
at Minneapolis on September 10, 1887,
leaving 5000 for his wife's expenses. His
lawyer on that day offered her lawyer a
home and all her children, without her
husband, anywhere away from DR..
Grant. His attorney also wrote Mrs.
Walbridge and her boarding house
keeper, saying that he would pay all fair
bills, and sent Mrs, Walbridge check
for spending money. Not satisfied with
this, Mrs, Walbridge broke into the
house where they had lived, broke open
all trunks, boxes, etc., Gas all were
packed for shipment Vest broke into
Mr.. Walbridge's private office, broke
open all his private desks and boxes, stole
his books of accounts, check book and
other valuable papers, and having said
DR.. Grant visit her there often, with him
conspired by aid of said books and papers
then in their hands, to have Mrs. Wal
bridge claim to own all her huoband's
property. He being man, worth $780,
600 when he married her and she poor
girl whom he married for love and al
ways has loved, who was living on the
charity of some friends when he married
her against the wishes Of his friends, and
that his wife never had any property
except 1906 left her later. This she gave
to aid in keeping her brother, who had
robbed his employer in New York of
SIS, 900 and fed abroad with the same,
out OF jail.
AFTER she had done all of the above,
Mr.. Walbridge, for the sake of his chill
dren, and urged by his friends, returned,
placed her in a new home with ell her
furniture, clothing, silver and personal
property, none of which he had removed,
and her three children, gave her an in
come of 81 $50 and house rent of $3.50,
and left her to come to California, by ad-
vice of his doctor, as ne (Walbridge) was
a very sick, broken down man. He
wrote her kind, loving letters, sending
her money to the amount of 81, 500 from
December 5, 1887, to February /, 1889.
He holds written receipts for the came.
He wrote many letters asking her to join
him in his California home, and was led
to expect she would do so by her law
yer's letters, and went East to remove
her and her children here, in October,
1888, to find that DIR. Charles s. Grant,
whom he, the husband, had forbidden
to enter his house or treat any
member of his family, owing to bitter
and criminal wrongs done by him
against the honor of the husband, was
daily by the side of his wife; and that
the speech of the people said she was
his mistress, kept so by him by his use
of morphia, and that the said doctor, out
Of spite, had mutilated the youngest son
by a nameless mutilation, which all,
with other facts known to said John II.
Walbridge, will cause him to claim in
court that his said wife was guilty of
adultery with DR.. Charles S. Grant, and
is even now controlled by said DIR.
Charles s. Grant. who, by use of morphia
and and while treating her profession.
ally, ruined said Mrs. Walbridge and
alienated her affections from her hus-
band, and he conspired with her to bring
ruin on her husband to cover bis and
her acts"
The case when it comes to trial is
likely to prove interesting.