The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08
DR.. D. D. CROWLEY
OFFERS HIS HOME
His Wife Refuses to Return
to the Scene of Alleged
Wrongs.
rs ALLOWED ALIMONY.
Attorney Foote Says the Com
plant Is That of a Crazy
Woman.
FIRST HEARING IN COURT.
The Doctor Denies Being Nearly So
Rich as His Wife Says
He Is.
FIRST HEARING IN COURT.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, !

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL
sos Broadway, April Z.
The first inning in court of the Crowley
divorce case was had to-day. The petition
o: Mrs. Alma A. Crowley for alimony was
heard and decided. The doctors wife.
trough her attorneys, w. R. Davis and
Fred L. Button, asked for $3.50 month
and s400 for counsel fees. After W. w.
Foote and R. NJ. Fitzgerald had concluded
their argument Judge Ogden decided tha.
$3.50 a month was enough for Mrs. Crow
ley and he- two children and $3.50 was
enough for her attorneys.
Attorney Davis opened the proceedings
by setting forth in general terms the alle-
cations in Mrs. Crowley's complaint for
divorce. Mr.. Foote protested against this.
He said that when the proper time came
they would show that the charges of adul-
terry and cruelty were those of a crazy
woman.
Mr.. Davis then read a lengthy affidavit
that set forth all the allegations in the
complaint. 1t stated that on the Oath OF
March she had left her home on Franklin
street and had gone 10 reside with her two
little children at the Hotel Metropole.
Mrs. Crowley is said to be destitute and
one of her children needs nurse and m ed
a bill OF $58 at the hotel, and is also IN
need of clothing. DR.. Crowley is said to
be in receipt OF an income OF $1,000 a month
and TO have bills outstanding to the
amount Of $4,000.
Mr.. Foote then stated the doctors side
of the case. He set forth that Mrs.
Crowley, with unjust cause, had, on the
9th ult., left her home on Alice street and,
taking her children with her, had gone to
live in an expensive hotel; that the de-
fendant had informed her that she might
return to her home and that she would be
free from annoyance on the part of the de-
fendRnt or any other person; that the
defendant would protect her there; that
he had repeatedly made the same offer TO
her; that he now made the same offer
again and that he is willing to guarantee
her any protection which she may need or
demand; that he will keep her supplied
with food and clothing, care for her chill
dren, pay all her bills and surround her
with the necessary attendants to make
her life comfortable At the same time
lie denied that it was necessary to sup
ply her where she is stopping at the
present time with nurses and medical
attendance for the special care OF his chill
dren and he bases this denial on the fact
that he is himself a medical man, For the
same reason he denies that il is necessary
TO provide certain amount of money with
which to pay for medical attendance, be-
cause the courtesy which exists In
the medical profession renders such an al
iowence unnecessary. He also asserts she
was not IN any manner restricted in what
she was TO purchase for herself, her own
sense of propriety and necessity being her
governing power, and that she had always
been the sole Judge of what she was to
purchase. The doctor further denies that
he has an income of $1,000 a month, or
that his income will exceed $3.50 month !;
that his expenses for Office, help, horses,
materials and other expenses exclusive of
those OF a personal character average $500.
The doctor further denies that he has
more than SIS, 900 in outstanding accounts
on his books and says only 20 per cent is
good.
Mr.. Foote concluded by offering counsel
$3.50 and alimony of $50 month. He
said that DR.. Crowley would agree to leave
the home TO his wife and live elsewhere,
and that she could not say she was home
less.
Mr.. Davis said the court could not force
Mrs. Crowley to return to the theater OF
her troubles. She should be made rea-
sonable allowance and be at liberty to
choose her own home.
After hearing all the evidence Judge
Ogden said that Mrs. Crowley should be
able to prepare her divorce case on $3.50
and to live on $50 month.
The attorneys for DR.. Crowley stated
that within ten days after the filing of the
complaint the answer would be filed and
the innocent woman whose name had
been banded all over the State would be
exonerated entirely