The San Francisco call., 1898-06-19
s. H. Seymour Will
 Ask for a Divorce.
LEFT THE CITY SECRETLY
DOMESTIC TROUBLES THAT FUR
 WISHED A MYSTERY.
The Capitalist Has Given His At torney Instructions to Begin Proceedings Without
 Further Delay.

Within a few days a suit for divorce will be begun by s. H. Seymour. the well-known capitalist, against his wife. The suit will afford an explanation of the capitalists mysterious absence from the city for a period of almost three months, an absence that has caused his friends much anxiety and has given rise to many rumors concern ing the domestic troubles known to ex- ist in the Seymour household.
 Seymour was for many years the pro- prietor of the Russ House and also holds large interests in several local banks and mercantile houses. He is also one of the best-known reinsmen in the city, and his has always been a familiar figure along the drives in Golden Gate Park. Mrs. Seymour is also well known. and at one time she obtained considerable unenviable noto- Tiety by becoming mixed up in a shoot ing scrape in which young physician of this city was the victim
 For several years the Seymours have been living in the Baldwin Hotel Their domestic quarrels and bickerings have been of such frequent occurrence and of such a violent nature that a knowledge of them has extended beyond the range of their immediate friends and ac- Quaintances.
 About three months ago Seymour suddenly dropped out of sight and no one was to be found who was able or willing to give an explanation of his ab- sence from the city or an intimation of his whereabouts. At the St. George stables, where his teams are stabled, and at the various road houses beyond the park his Sence was noted and commented on, but no one ventured to offer an explanation of the apparent mystery.
 Events that have transpired within the past two weeks throw some light on what has heretofore been a mystery to the friends of both parties. After a quarrel, the cause of which is not stated, Seymour threatened to bring suit for divorce against his wife. The threat was met by a counter threat that if he did so he would never live to see the result of the suit. Both husband and wife were determined to make good their threats and to avoid serious con- sequences to himself Seymour quietly left the city and went East.
 He kept the fact of his wherea bouts a secret, only his attorney, Reuben II. Lloyd, being aware of the place the capitalist had adopted as tenn porary residence. The attorney was Instructed to prepare the papers in a suit for absolute divorce.
 Before the papers could be filed 1t was necessary that Seymour should sign them, and at the proper time he returned to this city secretly and did whatever was necessary to be done in the matter. He then left as quietly as he had come and is now in Los An geles. When seen there last evening he attempted to conceal the fact that he had been in San Francisco since his return from the East, and he also de- nied that he believed his wife intended to shoot him. What he has to say on the subject is contained in the follow ing dispatch received from Los Angeles last evening:
 LOS ANGELES, June 1S.-'I am not afraid of my wife. She will do me no harm and I do not think she has any desire to-" This was the remark s. II. Seymour, who for twenty eight years conducted the Russ House in San Francisco made to The Call representa- tive this evening. Mir. Seymour had just been informed that in San Fran