The San Francisco call., 1896-05-08

his mother, DR.. Goldson, at sanitarium
on Oak street. Oakland. MISS Musette Chick
was sent to the health resort by her parents
with the instructions that she be we'll
looked after and treated as a daughter.
Young Goldson, who had been married
and divorced before although but boy
in appearance, concluded that the best
way to look after a young lady was to
make her his wife. He used his mesmeric
power and an elopement ensued.
The story that followed Is one of those
little romances that come to light rather
more often in Alameda County than else
where.
Miss Musette Chick is the daughter of
well-known mining man. She was a stu
dent at Mills College and was being treated
by Mrs. DR.. Goldson. The doctor thought
the young lady could be better treated at
! the sanitarium, and Miss Chick took her
advice. She had been there Just three days
when the elopement was planned and car
ried out. The marriage was kept secret,
but within two weeks DIR. Goldson was
surprised to read in the papers that her
! fair patient was her daughter-in-law.
The next surprise was the publication of
the following little notice in the local
papers:
Notice is hereby given that as my wife, Mrs.
| w. H. Goldson Jr., has left my bed and board
| without just cause or provocation, will not
be responsible for any debts of her contracting.
w. II. GoLDsoN JR.
Oakland, December 3. 1895.
"After their hurried marriage" said
Mrs. Chick, mother of the young wife,
"they lived together just one year, when
Musette came back to US. She showed
that she had been very roughly treated
He threatened her life on various occa-
sions and once he was so insanely jealous
that he picked her up and carried her up
stairs because she was talking to man
who runs the baths at the sanitarium. At
another time he threatened to throw him
self downstairs and in this way made her
life torment and kept her prostrated
with nervous fear. Then he made regu-
lar drudge of her at the sanitarium and
worked the poor child almost to death.
She had never been used to such work, and
while there was compelled to do every
thing from kitchen work up and down."
About six months ago Goldson's wife was
travelling with her mother, and was on her
way from Colfax to San Francisco. AT
Sixteenth-street depot she was taken so i'll
that the young lady had to be sent into
Oakland. Goldson heard that his wife
was here. and made several efforts to see
her. He was denied admission to her
apartments and Mrs. Chick went to the
District Attorney to see if he could be ar
rested, but Goldson did nothing to warrant
such proceeding.
After this step, the fight resolved itseli
into one of too much mother-in-law. Mrs.
Chick expressed some very definite opin-
ions about Mrs. DR.. Goldson, and young
Goldson fetaliated for himself and mother
Finally Mrs. Chick and her daughter went
: to Los Angeles so as to be away from what
they called the prosecutions of Goldson.
Before leaving Mrs. Chick said: ''It i:
a well-known fact that Mrs. Goldson runs
the family and has entire control of the
actions of my daughters husband. How
is it possible then to consider the action:
, of this young scapegrace as being indie
pendent of his mothers influence2 If she
directed him in other affairs, is it not rea
sonable to infer that she directed and con
trolled his matrimonial life? To prove
this take the liberty of recounting con
fidential conversation / had with Mrs. DIR.
Goldson some months after Musette's mar
rage.
"Once while she was sick young Goldson
brought her large powder which he said
the doctor had prescribed for her. Th
doctor had only left the room few min
utes and on inquiring l found that no such
! thing had been ordered.
son another occasion he threatened bel
with revolver. In view Of this condition