The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-22
Mrs. CoIlignon Paid for
Her Own Clothes.
MATTHEW AGAIN ON TRIAL.
Trolleymen Without Pay for
Four Months.
ROBBED OF ALL HIS SAVINGS.
An Oakland Capitalist Brought to
Poverty Through Indulgence
in Strong Drink.
ROBBED OF ALL HIS SAVINGS.

OAKLAND.-The Coilignon family live
in Berkeley. or did before their domestic
troubles commenced. There is now a
divorce suit pending. in which the nus
band, George w. Collignon, has made some
serious charges against the vile. Nellie
NJ, and in her answer and crOss-cOmplaint
she comes back at her husband with
charges equally serious. Then follow
damaging affidavits on both sides. The
last of these is from the vile. who handles
her once-loved lord without gloves.
She complains that tradesmen have nOti-
fed her that their bills must be paid, else
she can hays nothing more, because their
bills aggregate large sums. This she de-
MES. and urges that it is move on the
part of her husband to shut off her sup
plies of the necessaries of life.
She denies that her husband at any time
during the pending of the divorce has Of
fered her $50 or any sum of money, nor
has he paid the rent of the premises occu-
pied by her. and says that a large sum of
back rent is now due.
Mrs. Collignon denies that her husband
has furnished her with a servant to help
her, but says she has friend 10 the house
to protect her from the vile and brutal
attacks OF the plaintiff"
She says that after he had taken his
effects from the house he returned and
broke down the door of the house. forced
his way inside and abused and vilified her
and threatened her life
On May 10 be broke into the house when
he was i'll what she believed an in
toxicated condition and destroyed many OF
her private sffeetS. He mas not paid her
$1,000 during the past six months, nor any
greater sum than SIS. which has gone for
household expenses.
Affiant denies that she ever had a seal
skin sacQue, nor has he ever purchased
silk underwear for her. She has. she says.
silk underwear, but she bought the ma
terial and made the garments herself.
Mrs ColllgnOn Bays her husband makes
a great deal OF money as an architect, but
what he does with it she does not know.
She believes he drinks and CANDLES. She
says only recently he has been paid $500
for work done on the residence of Joe
Lancaster, and that besides this be has re-
ceived various sums from the sub-cOn-
tractors on this job, aggregating nearly
$500 more. Besides tbis he is in receipt of
large sums constantly. She says she is
unable TO pay her attorney without assist
auce, and wants the court to order her
husband to give her certain sums for
necessary expenses. She also asks that
her husband be restrained from annoying
or bOtnering her and forbidden to take the
little child now in the custody of the de-
PENDANT.
Louis Matheny Again
fhe second trial Of Louis Matheny for
the shooting of Police Officer Cashin at
kuhnie's saloon, in West Oakland. on the
night of the 10th of March, 1898. was
begun in Department . or the Superior
Court yesterday morning.
Judge Budd of Stockton will preside
during the trial, at the request of Judge
HeDshaw. District Attorney Snook and
DeIuty Tim Church appeared for the pros
ecutiOn and Carroll Cook for the defense.
The greater part of tie day was taken up
in trying TO secure a jury. The case has
occupied so much space iE the newspapers
that few people could be found that had
not already read Of the murder and formed
an opinion about il. The panel was eX-
hausted and only five men were chosen.
Another venire was ordered.
Matheny looked in good health, some
what paler than before and stouter, but as
jaunty and careless of results as ever
The prosecution is somewhat handi-
capped by the flight Of two important wit
nesses. The man who owned the Dig
white hat, which Matheny is alleged to
have stolen at the racetrack. has left town.
Carl Won Rhenan is the other absentee
He was salO0n-keeper for kuhnle.
Fhe crowd that always rallies around
Louis Matheny was on hand and watched
the proceedings with much interest.
The trial Will continue this morning.
They Want Their Money.
For four long months the employees have
not received cent Of wages, and many of
them have long since been reduced TO cot
fee and dopghDuts for full meals
When the road went into the hands of
receivers they felt rather hopeful, but
things seem no brighter for the trolley
boys. and new they have determined on an
appeal to the courts. They now demand
what is due them. and ask that what is
due them be made preferred claims in the
legal controversy now going on between
the road and IS creditors.
The names Of The employees and the
amounts due them are as follows: