The morning call., 1892-08-03
RID OF A HUSBAND.
Maybel1 VIII have 10 Seek His Own Nee
StPaEs Hareaffer.

Maybel1 VIII Have TO Seek His Own Neck
Steaks Hereafter.
Mrs. Jane Maybell was divorced yesterday
by Judge Hunt from Stephen Maybell. the
"sandIot poet" The separation which lie
sought for various acts of extreme cruelty
OF a mental character, howeyer-was de-
MED. The Maybells were married in San
Jose in 1870 and have two sons. who have
been the mainstay of their mother. May
bell is lather, who could earn good
wages were he inclined to work, and so
long as he did work" said she, 'all went
we'll"
But he took it into his head that this
mundane sphere needed to be reformed.
and so set out as an editorial reformer, and
ali the unhappiness in the family then be-
gan. for he com menced at the wrong end by
neglecting his family. 1t was he who insti-
tuted the divorce proceedings. and he
charged that his wife was an unaDprecia-
tive, uncongenial person, who, on occasions
too numerous TO mention, had hindered and
harrassed him while on the editorial tripod
and at work reforming, proclaimed her
hatred for him and his profession and drove
him from home and his work. His feel
IDgs were rudely shocked also when she re-
marked that she wished she had married
worklngman instead of seribbieT.
Another cause OF complaint, dating since
May S, 1892. was that she purchased and
served enwholesome food not at all fit for
man given, as he was, to deep and ab-
Struse thinking. Then her personal habits
were so filthy that lie could not invite
friends and aequaintanees to the house and
therefore she was The cause OF his social
Isolation. Yet another grievance was that
she had burdened with debt tho property on
Clay street, bought with the savings OF his
frugality, but decided to her in July. 1884,
with the distinct understanding that he
should not be pestered with the details and
worry OF providing for the physical wants
of himself and his.
Mrs. Maybel lost no time in filing an
answer and cross-complaint. the first deny
ing has every charge. She did acknowledge,
sarcastlcally, that she did not provide him
with porterhouse steaks and champagne
because his means at her command would
not have permitted her even to buy neck
steaks or beer-in fact in two years he had
not contributed 81 TO the expenses of the
household. On the contrary she showed
that the house was run on the savings of
the sons, and incidentally she related that
she had S109 laid away one day to pay GER
tain bills and other claims, but that the re-
ceptacle in which this money was kept was
found broken open and the money gone.
She readily determined who had taken 1t,
and going out TO seek her husband and
make him yield up, met him on the street,
linked lovingly 10 one May Heusen, with
whom he has spent the greater portion
Of his time when not on the foiesaid edi-
toTial tripod Of the .eformer. She accused
MIN of the theft, and made such a noise
that policeman arrested Maybell, but she
afterward secured his release. She charged
him, moreover, OF Intimacy with this woman,
and made n secret that II was 10 marry her
that he had Instituted the divorce proceed
ings.
But this charge was not pressed, and
M6ybell was not present TO urge his accu-
salons against her. The charges OF willful
neglect were ebundantly proven, and the
divorce was given her