The San Francisco call., 1897-11-21
In+atuation Of C.E. Showers
for Beatrice Lynn, a
Variety Actress.
Lived Together as Man and Wife
for Two Years. Now
They Are Strangers.
She Left Him for a Racetrack Tout
and He Wants Her to Return
Valuable Articles.

The story of a man s infatuation for
pretty woman and the inevita bic awaken
ing was told in Judge Joachimsen's court
yesterday.
c. f. Showers a welI-known sdvertising
about two years ago. She was singing in
a variety show and her voice and hand
some appearance captivated him.
She told him she was 4 widow, her hus-
Hand, whose name was johnson, having
= cen killed in a railroad collision. He
was fireman and her father was engineer
OF the train.
1t was a case of love at first sight and
they agreed TO live together as man and
wife, dispensing with the ceremony till
they were b' tn satisfied hat they could
spend the rest of their days in bliss and
harmony.
For year they travelled all over the
country, Showers introducing Beatrice
everywhere as his wife. Then they came
10 the city and went housekeeping with
Mrs. Rife, Beatrice's half sister. They
got tired OF ttat and engaged apartments
at the St. Nicholas Hotel.
Showers, TO make Beatrice as comforta-
bic as possible. bought her piano and
took 10 the apartments two valuable oil
paintings, solid silver service and other
articles. He also presented her with a
diamond ring, which she converted into a
pm.
Three months ago Showers went away
on a trip, and returned last Thursday.
He went 10 his apartments in the St.
Nicholas, and was astOnished to find
another lady occupying them. He apollo
glzsd 10 he-, explaining his presence
there. He appealed to the hotel cleIk,
ad
had left few days previously, taking the
piano and other articles with her, and
had given her address as 432 Ellis street.
Showers hurried there and was received
by Mrs. Rife, who coolly told him that
Beatrice was not a widow bu, married
woman when she first met him, and was
living with her husband, Joe Dwyer,
racelrack tout, at 322 Ellis street.
meeting was arranged between
Showers and Beatrice, at which she told
him hat her husband had forced her to
leave the St. Nicholas and take all the
tn ngs with her. She called Dwver a
beast" and b 'gged Showers to send her
could live together again. Her deceit
reused Showers to anger and he de-
manded the return Of the piano and other
3 icles, which he valued at $I3O0
Next day he procured a search warrant
rom Judge JoachImsen and Il articles
we're taken 10 the property clerk 8 office
IN he City Hail.
Yesterday in court Showers told the
story Of his love, and admitted that he
had always been willing TO marry Bea-
trlce but she always put the day off
When be first met her she had only the
dress she wore. Since then he had paid
for twenty dresses, he had paid all her
bills and CIV her from $75 TO $500
month for spending money. He had NOT
paid dollar on the piano, but the other
articles were his property. He believed
he had been played for sucker" but he
did not think Beatrice was to blame.
Beatrice, who looked charming in a
stunning dress of blue material, an ele-
CANT fur cape and fashionable hat, took
the stand and astonished Showers by
swearing that she was not married 10
Dwyer, and wa9 ready 10 marry him. She
thought Showers had got tired of her, and
declared he had presented her with all
the articles. including the piano.
Beatrice's attorney produced a big
bundle OF letters written by Showers 10
her, in which be called her my own
baby" my own pet" aud other endear-
lug terms. She used to address him as
My own dear boy" My own darling"
and Papa dear"
Mrs Fife and Miss Mary Murphy, a
dressmaker on Grove street testified 10
hearing Showers say, Il We bought this
piano for baby, and IL is all ber own" and
the further hearing was contin ued till to-
morrow