The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-16

| Inundated over the trouble he has caused
the lady, fed the City last night. He took
the evening train for Portland and may
| go as far as Seattle.
THE story of any improper relations
between Mr.. Wilson and me is absolutely
| false" said Mrs. Dimond with spirit last
night. "It was set ahoat by my husband,
who served me with divorce papers at
m idnight the day before l sailed.
He says | deser ted my child, but the
| fact is that the Hawaiian law forbids the
removal of child during the tendency of
divorce proceedings. My husband served
me with writ OF habeas corpus for the
| child at the same time that divorce papers
were served on me. so bad to abandon
the trip, for which l had secured tickets,
or leave the child. L did the latter and
now l shall retdrn and give my husband a
battle for my honor"
Mrs DImond was reluctant to speak of
her trout les in detail, but she finally said L:
"My husband is not himself My body
was covered with black and blue marks
when | sailed and l came here to get fur
Their evidence against him.
When this case comes to trial the
names OF some swell San Francisco
women will come TO light as having
alienated part of Mr.. Dimond's affec-
tons from me. 1t is we'll known tina: a
half-Hawaiian woman at Honolulu is In
fatuated with Mr.. Dimond."
Mrs. Dimond is in fighting mood. and
she says she intends to face her husband
and force him 10 prove or retract every
charge he has made.
| The following telegram from the lady
| former home lends color to her story in so
! far as it concerns her own movements
| The message is from THE CALL CORE
spondent at Cedar Rapids, and is as fol.
| lows:
CEDAR RAPIDS iowa, jan. ,15:-when
| Mrs. w. w. Dimond, who is reported to have
eoped from Honolulu with Charles billiard
| Wilson. was shown the dispatch he denied
| there had been an elopement He asserted
| that his daughter came to San Francisco upon
| the advice of physicians to recover from the
| effect of cruel treatment inflicted upon her by
! her husband, who has brought suit for divorce
| at Honolulu.
Major Higley stated that his daughter had
made answer TO the bill with coun tercharges,
| and would leave to-day by the steamer Coptic
| for Honolulu to fight the case. She learned of
] the scandalous charges as soon as she arrived
| at San Francisco, and accused her husban nd of
| instigating them. Major Higley declared she
| had Travelled alone.
| Mrs. Dimond has made a contract to
sing for two years in the United States.
| She will return as soon as she is through
| with her domestic troubles.
MRS. Dimond has rich soprano with
a range of two and half octaves," said
A. J. Moore of the Orpheum last night,
land when she gets start there will
never be any trouble about getting en-
gagements with good companies
| Mrs. Dimond gave the following author
lied statement concerning her affairs yes
terday:
| did not elope with Mr.. Wilson or anybody
| else. Furthermore, my husband knew of my
| proposed departure, as is shown by the fact
| that he had divorce papers prepared to serve
| on me just as the steamer was about to sail.
| The story that l paid Mr.. Wilson's debts is
| also as un true as the charge that ! abandoned
| my child. Further evidence that have no in
| tention of deserving Honolulu can be found in
The fact that will return to the islands on the
steamer Coptic tomorrow, as has been my in
| tention right along.
The purpose OF my visit here was as my