Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-05
BADLY MIXED.
A Story of Very Involved
Domestic Relations.
Count Ivan Rulohvasbask'S
Tale Of Woe.
The District Attorney Could Not
Assist Him.
A Very Fascinating Countess Who Is
Supposed to Have Gone to San
DiegO-Various Phases OF
Complicated Matter.


rived in the city yesterday morning from
San Francisco, in search of his erring
wife. On the same train with the count
was o. f. Hunsaker, San Francisco
lawyer, formerly of San Diego, and
father of Ben Hunsaker, young man
who has recently purchased and re-
opened the Carleton saloon on Spring
street, between Second and Third.
Hunsaker took hack at the depot
and drove to his sons room, on Buena
Vista street near Temple Rulohvasbask
| also took a hack and followed. Hun
saker went up stairs, on his arrival at
the lodging house where his son lives,
and the count interviewed the landlady.
He evidently obtained enough informa-
ton to satisfy him that he was on the
right track, for he went straightway to
the district attorneys Office and poured
the following tale of woe into Mr.. Nc
Lachlan's ear:
Count and Countess Ivan Rulohvas-
bask became man and wife in New Or
leans year ago last April. The countess
is prepossessiDg young Englishwoman
in the neighborhood of 80 years of age,
and before becoming Countess Rulohvas-
bask was the wife of wealthy San Fran
ciscan, from whom she obtained di.
vorce and $15 600 alimony. The count
and his pretty wife lived happily for a
while, but, Rulohvasbask states, the
countess soon became too fond of the
lawyer who obtained her divorce, o. f.
Hunsaker by name. This came as
n nn ho nd he
soon began to think that all was not
right. Later young Huusaker appeared
on the scene, and he, the count claims,
supplanted the, old gentleman in the
countesss affections. Three weeks ago
baby was born to the count and count
ess, and not long after the woman disap-
peared, leaving husband and child to
shift for themselves.
Rulohvasbask was heartbroken. He
left the baby at the San Francisco re-
ceiving hospital and began to play de-
tective. Through his wife's bank he
learned that the countess had drawn
$2500 draft from this city and his first
move was to take the train and follow
her. When he stepped aboard the cars
on Oakland mole, the first person he
ran across was o. F. Hunsaker, and
when he saw the old gentleman send
dispatch off few moments later he
came to the conclusion that it was a
warning of his approach.
From the landlady at young Hum
saker's lodgings in this city, Rulohyast
bask learned that the young man had
brought woman to the house three
weeks ago from San Francisco whom he
introduced as his wife,, The woman an
swered the countess's sdescription.exactly
fMrs. Hunsaker" lived at the Buena
Vista street place quietly till Thursday
afternoon, when, about O'Clock, young
Hunsaker came to the house hurriedly,
valise was packed and the woman left.
When the Russian had finished his
story he asked the district attorney for
complaints for Hunsaker and the
countess on the charge of adultery.
"Oh, let her CO." said Mr.. McLach-
Ian, ''she isn't worthy of you."
II can't, l can't" moaned Ruloh-
vastbask. 81 love her still, l love her
STILL"
The district attorney did not feel
justified, however, in issuing complaints
and asked the count to call again in the
afternoon.
AS soon as Rulohvasbask left the dist
rict attorneys Office he went to Hun
saker's saloon and stayed about the
place, until the middle of the afternoon,
awaiting developments. At 3 O'Clock
the elder Hunsaker jumped into hack
with his son and left for the Santa Fe
depot; the count followed and kept up
on foot. When the trio arrived at the
| depot 0. F. Hunsaker bought ticket
for San Diego, and while he was at the
window the count stuck his head over
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destination. Hunsaker pushed him
aside, and a row occurred in which
young Hunsaker also took part. Every
body showed, but no blows were struck,
and the difficulty was finally settled by
Officer Steele without arrests. Old Hun
saker thereupon took the train and de-
parted for San Diego. Rulohvasbask
went back to the district attorneys Of
fee and had another talk with that Off
cial, but no complaints were issued. On
this second visit the count said that the
woman was really not his wife, as he
smarried her three weeks before she OBJ
tanned her divorce. He believed that
she had been spirited away to San Diego,
and expressed his intention of following.
Ben Hunsaker was interviewed at his
saloon, last evening, about the affair,
and pronounced the counts story the
outgiving of diseased brain. He said
that the fellow had been accusing his
father for weeks past of spiriting his
wife away, and had made it his business
to follow the old gentleman about the
streets Of San Francisco. Hunsaker
said that Rulohvasbask had been in the
San Francisco papers number OF times
on account OF his vagaries, and produced
the following, from the Examiner, in
regard to the affair:
"a pretty black-eyed baby girl, with
skin as white as alabaster and luxuri-
ant growth of dark hair, illumined the
dingy prison hospital yesterday after
noon. She had been left there by her
father, Peter 'Rulohvasbask, the son OF
Russian count, who, deserted by his
wife, was forced by poverty to make his
child guest of the municipality.
'The baby seemed to enjoy the sur
roundings, and was happy and content
in the arms of Matron Gilmore.
ut was O'Clock and the watch was
changing when the father called. Gate
keeper Bowlan answered mis- knock.
:" L have baby for you,' said the
man, as the prison door swung open to
admit him. TT is deserted by its
mother he added, and being too poor
to have her cared for properly, / am
forced to seek shelter for it here. Treat
her kindly, for one day she may be
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