The morning call., 1892-08-26
WILL DRIVE HIN CRAZY.
Peter Olsen's Experience With
an Aged Spouse.
She Would Neither Let Him Die Eor Secure
Divorce - a Warning TO Men Who
Marry for Money.
Poor Peter Olsenl

Poor Peter Olsenl
Eleven months ago he abandoned the &C.
eupaton Of a radiant tar to become bloated
capitalist and to lead life of ease and idle
ness ashore. With this object in view he
wooed and won 78-year-old, sharp-featured
Mrs. PollitZ, keeper of a sailor boarding
house at 123 Jackson street.
Vain hope of riches without work.
Now ne is In Jail for an assault with a
deadly weapon and another OF battery upon
his aged spouse. More than this; he poses
as martyr and warning to robust young
men who intend to wed ancient danes for
money.
Yesterday be was busy rehearsing the tale
of woe with which he hopes to meet the
stern heart Of Judge Love when his case is
called to-day.
I'm poor, broken-down man." said be,
and It Is all because l married aged Mrs.
POLITE II months ago. On. Pm only wreck
OF my former robust self"
vi course Peter did not use these exact
words, because his knowledge Of English is
limited. w at he lacked in eloqupnce he
made up in tears and frantic gestures.
why did / marry her?" he continued.
Because L was tired of the sea aud Mrs.
Pollitz promised to put me in first-class
business and buy me home In A Alameda
she also promised to deed me all her prop-
erty. 1t did not matter TO me that she had
already disposed of three husbands. The
third was in the Napa Insane Asylum, but
L had only known her a week when she
secured divorce from him and married me-
From the start she was jealous and
mlserly and soon made me wish that had
been drowned during NY last voyage. Six
InonthS ago she had me arrested on a charge
oil stealing the watch she gave me for a
wedding present. On the inside of that
Walch was engraved the names Of her three
previous husbands. or course the charge
against me was dismissed, but she kept the
Watch until l caught her hugging and kiss
ing ooarder. Then she gave it back to
me ana asked me to forgive her. A CAV old
woman is my wife.
mere were many ways In which she
made lie burden to me- For a time
was alowed TO tend bar. but as fast as /
LOOK In nall dollar she snatched il away
from me. When would 90 out she would
let me take so piece to show the bows that
i had money. Upon returning to the house
she would take the money away from me
And all this l submitted to like child.
frequently that wife of mine would
drink 10 excess, AID was too friendly with
the bOarders. Finally / decided to end nv
misery by committing suicide. / procured
pistol and pressed It to my head. Just as
L pulled the trigger my wife grabbed the
pistol and the bullet whlstled past my ear
and entered the wall. Then l decided II
would be a case of die or divorce. To pro-
cure divorce 1 needed money. When she
gave me back the watch she said. Papa,
put your name on this A brilliant idea
entered my head. / would sell the watch
and use the money TO procure divorce.
But v hen | went out my wife went with
me. She followed me into a jewelry-store,
and when offered the watch for sale she
snatched il out Of my hand and ran away.
That is the cause of the present trouble.
That Is why was arrested last Tuesday.
She don't want me to die or GET divorce.
She wants to drive me crazy"