The herald., 1896-12-10
an INDIGNANT OLD Man
Who Could Not Maintain the
Affections of a Sporty Wife
lie ENTERS VARIOUS SUITS
Has Already Secured . Divorce But Now
Wants the Stuff
He Asks $780, 900 Damages From a Late
Police Commissoner-Etta Owens,
a Well Known Highflyer

A decree was given by Judge Nc
Kinley on Monday in favor of the hus-
band in the divorce case of B. A. Seaborg
against Eta Seaborg. The complaint
charged adultery. Seaborg is wealthy
salmon packer. with canning factory
at llwaco. Wash. He came here about
a year ago to look around with view
to investing in real estate, and while here
met Eta Owens, whom he had known
before in the north. The young woman
was about % years of age, a handsome
and had been highflyer to the damage
of many dudes in Portland.
Mrs. owens, the mother of the girl.
opened a fashionable lodging house on
Main street. opposite the postoftice.
known as the Owens block. and Sea-
borg went there to room. About eight
months ago he succeeded in gaining the
consent of Miss owens to be his wife,
he making handsome settlement on her.
Since the marriage Seabors has been Il
devoted husband, and frequently accom-
panied his wife TO races, theaters and
other places of amusement, but.he was
frequently absent from the city on
lengthy trips He lavished his money
on her freely. and she was always hand
somely dressed and equipped with dia
monds.
Seaborg being nearly so years of age
and his wife but %. she soon chose her
friends from among those nearer her
age, and became the center of gay CO.
terie, d number of well known young
men being reckoned among her admirers.
The complaint filed against his wife
by Seaborg promised to make quite a
sensation, inasmuCh as an eX-police
commissioner was named as the core
spondent. but the details were sup
pressed, as Mrs. Seaborg let the case go
by default, and no entry was even made
upon the court records on Monday.
1t is stated that Mr.. Seaborg had been
married before but had been divorced
from his wife. who is now residing with
her children at Portland. Or. Seaborg
and the woman from whom he has just
been divorced are both known in San
Francisco.
Seaborg has been anxious and per-
sistent in his endeavors to get the case
in the papers. and it is reported commits
stoned man to see if he could not buy
a weekly paper to blazon forth his late
wife's shame and to spite the aforesaid
ex-city official
He has at last succeeded in his attempt
py ming couple more SuitS-One against
his late wife, Eta Owens, to recover GER
tain property and stocks that he had
made over to her at the time of their mar
rage. and the other for $50. 900 damages
against Guy B. Barham. who resigned
from the police commission couple of
weeks ago. for alternating Etta's affec-
tions.
Amongst other presents to Eta, which
Seaborg Is trying to recover are a couple
Of fine blooded horses respectively and
someN hat significantly christened His
Honor and 'Highfyer," which used to
draw her ladyship's smart equippage,
caparisoned with a set of gold plated
harness. These are row at j. S. Cope
lands livery stable at 320 South Main
street. and Mr.. Seabors yesterday COM
menced suit TO recover posse ssion either
of his property or its value, $4,000
Miss Eta Owens was a we'll known
character in Portland Or, before she
brought her black eyes and comely fig
ure south to do more mischief The
"chappies' were crazy about her good
looks. her dashng appearance, her
horsemanship and skill in cycling. She
was copiously and frequently para
graphed in the Portland papers, and If
she went to Long Beach on a spree her
jaunt Invariably supplied a column of
spicy copy.
Mr.. Rarham was seen in reference to
his connection with the case last night
but declared he had nothing whatever
to say about it, and would reserve his
defense till the proper time.