The evening times., 1896-09-01

San Francisco. Sept. John 8. Inglis,
one CT the best known railroad men in this
city, has beee sued for divorce by his wife,
Marian. The action is on the ground OF ex-
trcme cruelty, and forms the sequel to a
bitter litigation which has been In progress
between the parties during the greater
part of the year
An Innocent appearing stamp album ap-
pears to have been the cansc or all the
trouble and discord in the InGlis family.
IDSlis, in March last, filed suit for pos
session of the album, which he cha rged had
been stolen by his wife. Mrs. Inglis met this
charge with a statement that the album
belonged TO her son Lea.
The suit over the album followed a sepa-
ration OF the parties. II was still pending
when, on March 27th last, the wife filed
suit again st her husband for maintenance.
THE wIFE's CHARGES.
She charged that In giis, in order to avoid
paying her any allowance, had wtllfuiiy
and without cause resigned his position
as contracting agent for the Union Pa
cific Railroad Company.
1t was also alleged that Inglis was about
to dispose OF mining stocks and other prop
erty vaiued at 5000, and under this allie
cation the wife secured an injunction re-
straiDing any disposition of the property y
pending the trial of her suit.
The complaint In the Maintenance case
set out the wife's versicuJ OF the stamp al
bum dispute. The bitterspirit Of her hus-
band was shown In n letter which he wrote
to his wife after the separation. The let
ter was highly threatening and abusive
and promises to cut an Important figure in
the divorce suit. II reads as follows:
''San Francisco, Feb 20. 1856.
Mrs. John S. Inglis, 1917 Sutter street:
This is to certify you that 1 shall ad-
vance you no more money for living or
other expenses until such time as shall
have recovered my stamp album, which you
stole and pawned in Noveu;oer. 1885.
'You have lied to me persistently for over
three months, and 1 am now determined
10 recoter :he album or know the reason
why. l am sick, tired and disguised with
your lies, and you will find that the dis
continuing Of your money allowances is but
the first step in the relentless measures
will employ against you IL it does not have
the desired effect. l warn you that il
get neither my album nor satisfaction within
reas lnabie, but short. time. l will
nave you arrested on the charge OF grand
larceny.
THREATENS TROUBLE AND SCANDAL
II am in this to win, and will spare no
one or anything to accomplish the Justice
due to me by recovering my stolenproperty,
II 1t is possible to do SO. / will make it
soiDteresting for you, and bring suchtroublc
aui sea ndal about your head that you.will,
when 1t is too late, wish you had needed my
warning. Don't uiista ke what say to You,
foronce started will stop at IiothIng. even
to taking my boy and leaving the State
want my album. and at once. am ready
and willing to pa y the $40. but will taxi,
no morc OF your lying excuses. Ihave writ
ten Mrs James. the coal man, the druggist
and others MOTTO trust you on my account;
also. put a notice in the papers both here
and in Oakland.
Now you produce my property or will
make 1T very warm for you and show you
to the public to be a - thief and liar.
JOHN 8. INGLIs."
200 California street,
From the divorce complaint it appears
that they were marrled in salt Lake City.
The only issue of the marriage is the boy
Lea Mrs. Ingiis asks for the permanent
custody OF the child, and also for $50 a
month permanent alinony, Inglis, it ap-
pears, has been paying her this amount
under an agreement made shortly after
the filing of the maintenance suit