The herald., 1897-03-31
Who Is to Be Her Guardian -?
Does She Want One?
A NUMBER OF INc0RRIcIBLES
ENFANrs TERRIBLE WHO NEED
CORRECTION
Sam Adams Fined Fifty Dollars for
Assaulting DIR. McLean-Bur-
bank Insurance Case
Adjusted

The details of strange story were
brought out during the course of trial
in a civil suit before Judge Allen yes
terday The action was brought by
Jesse Hunter against Jane E. Malim.
and is to recover certain property decided
to the defendant and valued at about
$500
At the time the deed was executed
Hunter and Mrs. Malim were living to-
getfer as man and wife, but it was sub
seuuently learned that Mrs. Hunter, as
she was then known, had another hus-
band alive at the same time.
The story dates back as far as 1858.
At that time Mrs. Malim was a young
unmarried girl, who lived with her
parents, who were Mormons, at San
Bernardino. The family decided to
change their home and move back to
Salt Lake City. Their daughter how
ever objected to accompanying them
and wanted to remain at San Bernar-
dino. Her parents would not consent,
however to leave her behind and so
she determined to do so against their
will.
In order to make her plan succeed she
thought the best thing to do was to get
married, and as she had received a pro-
posal from a man who lived a San
Bernardino it was accepted and they
were united as man and wife without
the knowledge of her parents. Her
husbands name was Joseph Malim.
When her father was ready to take
his departure his daughter confronted
him with the fact that she was mar
ried to Malim and vowed that she would
remain with him.
The parent. 1t seems, remained OBJ
durate. and the girl was apparently
forced to accompany him back to Salt
Lake City nolens volens. Malim did
not follow them but went to Santa
Cruz, and that was the last heard from
him for several years.
Four years later, in 1862, Mrs. Malim
came to Los Angeles to live. While
here she met Jesse Hunter and after a
brief courtship the two were married
and lived, to all appearances. very hap
PLY together until 1888, when Mrs.
Malim, or Mrs. Hunter, as sheswas then
known, again heard from her first hus-
band, and learned that he was living in
Ventura county. The news came
through a nephew of Malm.
On learning this Mr.. Hunter was in
formed by his wife how matters stood,
and realizing that he was not in reality
Malim then sued for divorce from her
former husband, Joseph Malim, and Of
course had no trouble in getting the de-
cree.
The suit yesterday was brought to re-
cover possession of property decided to
Mrs. Malim by Hunter when he sup
posed that she was his Wife In the
complaint Hunter tells the story of how
he came to make over the property to
Mrs. Malim.
At time when he was very i'll and
expected to die he was urged by his
wife to make over his property to her,
and accordingly executed deed in her
favor to lot on the west side of Broad
way near Fort street, where the brick
building occupied as church house now
stands. After lingering illness Hun
ter recovered, although the transfer of
the property was never revoked
After their separation Mrs. Malim
came to him and gave certain reasons
wherefore she did not think the deed was
valid, and asked to be assigned a life
time lease of the premises and the prop
erty to come into possession of which
ever of the two should outlive the other,
in consideration of which she promised
to relinquish the deed which she held
This condition was agreed to by Hunter
and the lease issued but it seems that
Mrs. Malim failed to surrender the deed,
and in 1892 asserted her right to the
property under the conditions of the
deed.
Hunter now wants both the deed and
the lease declared void on numerous
grounds set forth in his complaint
Among other things he charges that
there was no consideration for the prop
erty necessary to make 1t a legal con-
tract, also that he was unduly Influenced
In the matter by Mrs. Malim. who had
kept from him the facts in her former
marriage. and had persuaded him to ex-
ecute the deed because she knew that
she would be unable to inherit the
property as his wife otherwise.
In the answer to the complaint Mrs
Malim claims that after not hearing
from her first husband for so many years
she had supposed that he was dead, and
had married. Hunter honestly and with
out knowing that she was committing
bigamy.
The case will probably consume sew
eral days, and further hearing will be
continued this morning.