The herald., 1898-11-12
TWODIvORCfSGRANTfD
ATTEMPTED MURDER AND ADUL-
Terry THE CHARGES
MRS. FoRsTER's STORY TOLD
Repeated Efforts of Her Husband to
Take Her Life-Mrs. Hinter's
Proves Infdelity

Judge Shaw yesterday granted divorc
to Mary Foster from Martin B. Foster. In
complaint alleged violent and abusive treat
ment and non-support, and the evidenc,
elected at the trial was in line with such al
legations. The parties intermarried on Jul.
8. 1888. and plaintiff has been residing in thi
city for more than ten years.
On the 22d day of February, 1896, whil'
she was engaged in household duties abou
the kitchen, defendant was shown to hav
assaulted her with a dstiron and threatened
her life. On the same day, without provoca
tion and without warning, he fired at hel
from revolver, the bullet piercing her LEFT
hand. Notwithstanding such injury, she
succeeded in taking the revolver away from
him, but on the same day he possessed him
self of another revolver and made seconc
attempt to kill her, throwing her to the
Aoor and kneeling upon her chest while he
battered her nose and face with his hands
and with the revolver. He placed the muz
zle of the revolver at her head and snapped
the hammer, but fortunately the cartridges
failed to explode.
Finally Mrs. Foster succeeded in getting
away from her husband. but not until he
had discharged the revolver, the ball graz
ing her right temple but not inhicting a
serious wound. Running into the street she
was fired at three times by Foster but none
of the shots took effect. But he chased her
and overlook her, threw her to the ground,
knelt on her PROSTATE form and again placed
his revolver to her head and attempted to
blow out her brains. Again fortune favored
the terrified woman, for the cartridges, if
any remained in the revolver, failed to ex-
plode.
Being repeatedly foiled in his murderous
attempt, Foster shook the plaintiff, battered
her head upon the street car track and
pounded her with the revolver, cutting her
scalp and inhicting deep and painful wounds.
Help arrived and the scoundrel was pulled
away and placed under arrest. The matter
was finally hushed up, despite the open and
shameless nature of the assault, and tor the
time since that dreadful experience the vic
tim of the abuse has had good cause to re-
member Washington's birthday. She has
been getting her own living and caring for
the remnant of her family.
Two children, a girl OF IA and boy of II
years, both maintained by Mrs. Foster, are
awarded to her custody and she is again free
to pursue her way without interference
from the man she called her husband, but
whose acts came SO near making him her
murderer.
Maggie Hunters was also granted divorce
by Judge York from her husband Oscar
Hinters, barber OF this city. In this case,
the decree was granted on the grounds of
adultery, Mrs. Lillian Fisher and Ida
Stevens being named as correspondents.
Both these women, r. A. Henderson, a
peace officer, swore were of doubtful char
acter, Mrs. G.. \. Wells testified to the fact
of the registration at her house on Main
street in this city of the defendst and
woman not his wife under the names of u.
T. Collins and wife" For some time she had
not known they were not related by mar
rage or passing under an alias. Elliott c.
Iddings testified that he was aco~ointed
with the penmanship of Hinters AID had
recognized it in false registration with an
other woman at city hotel. Mrs. Hunters
swore that she had been at all times faith
fill and true wife, fact WHICH she would at
test with her hand on the Bible.
Hunters and wife formerly lived at San
Diego, but removed to this city some fou
years ago. In San Diego he was promnen
as member of the local Young Mems Chris
tian association. He became involved i
financial difficulties, took to drink and al
loweo the divorce suit of his wife to 60 b
default on allegations as above noted He i
an excellent barberE=has many friends. an
some political influence which he has latel
bestowed rnon tho Peoullcar rartv