The San Francisco call., 1897-04-11
WOUL ONT SHAVE
HIS WIFE'S ARM
Colonel Finigan Tells of
the Origin of His
Troubles.
Refusal to Crafty Woman's
Whim Led to a Suit
for Divorce.
Sundry Husbands Send Sympathetic
Letters to the Imprisoned
Miilionair

SAN RAFAEL CAL, April 10.-Coionel
Peter a. Finigan will spend the Sabbath
in the County Jail.
'I expect that my attorneys will do
something the fore part of the week." said
he, to-day, $50 that will not be compelled
10 remain here longer; but don't mind
it. The Sheriff treats me well and l have
the best cell in the prison"
This was true and the friends of the
millionaire who is being sued for di-
vorce by his wife. Mrs. Emily b. Finigan,
have shown their faith in him by sending
him flowers and bringing all kinds of good
things to eat, drink and smoke.
Colonel Finigan to-day told something
of his life with the wife who is suing for
divorce.
at was while We were in Monte Carlo"
said he, during the winter OF 1928 that
Mrs. Finigan asked me to shuve her arm.
! refused to 90 this and told her that it
looked well enough. Mrs. Finigan was
at this time tie most beauiiful
and the best dressed woman at
the famou gambling resort. She looked
like queen and liked to show herself.
When l refused to shave her arm she
went out alone after dark, which women
never do there if they wish to be consid-
cred respectable, and went to barbershop
half a mile away and had her arm shaved
by the barber. There was to be grand
bail that night and Mrs. Finigan wished
to wear a low-neck and short-arm dress,
and it was for this reason she wanted the
hair on her arm shaved off. We went to
the ball, nevertheless, and Mrs. Finigan
attracted much attention, for she really is
a very beautiful woman
''She says that | had pistol under my
pillow at the Baltimore hotel and this
frightened her. Now, for fact, it was be-
cause Mrs. Finigan wanted me TO have O
fiTearm that l kept the weapons under my
pillow. She was afraid when | didn't
have them; but it IS fact that the only
time when I did not have pistol was
when l was a the Baltimore. l had come
away from Paris in a hurry ana left the
weapon there.
Il met the woman at doctors office in
the Palace Hotel, and had not known her
over two months when we were married.
Then l received anonymous letters from
both men and women telling me about
her. We lived together for thirteen years
and l have spent large sums of money on
her.
do blame Judge Angelotti for lind
ing me guilty OF contempt7 No, sir.
There isn't Judge in the Sta te whom I
would rather have try me than Judge
Angelotti. But there is one thing: |
only wish ne were older and had had ex-
perience with beautiful women.
Mrs. Finigan has no grounds for d.
yorce, and l do not believe she can get
one. | do not intend to pay her any
money so that she and her attorneys can
have wine suppers. l rather stay here.
Why, do you know since have been here
l have made many friends that l did not
know l ever had. To-day l received fiji
teen letters most of them from people 1
do not know"
The colonel then showed one which
read as follows:
SAN FRANCISCO, April 9, 1897.
Colonel Peter Il. FiRigan-DEAR SIR: Seeing
your likeness in to-day's paper | feel like ex-
pressing my admiration for your heroic con-
duct in standing off unjust exactions We're
l in your place l would act Just the same
You deserve O medal from ali buncoed hus-
bands. Early sympathy ior the gentler sex
SO calleu-lS all thrown away, for the laws are
Rll In their favor. Amuse yourself by reading
'Pickwtck" Charles Dickens). He will offer
not exactly Ike yours the principle is the
same He made himself quite comfortable in
jail Be firm. Don't recede. and you will
surely triumph.