The San Francisco call., 1899-12-31
He MOCKED HER
AS THE POISON
MADE HER ILL
Laura w. GroSsman'S S
Divorce Suit.
SENSATIONAL CHARGES MADE
MINNIE E. TALMADGE SAYS SHE
WAS CRUELTY ABUSED.
Husband Refuses to Take Her to His
Home-Several Unhappy Cou-
Piles Will Find Relief in
the Courts.
SENSATIONAL CHARGES MADE
MINNIE E. TALMADGE SAYS SH]
WAS CRUELTY ABUSED.

Dr. Edward l.. Grossman, whose offices
are at 4l0 Kearny street. has been made
the defendant In a sensational suit for
divorce filed by his wife. Laura w. Gross
man, who resides, with her son, Carl
Spencer Grossman. at pa Oak street. Mrs.
Grossman's complaint teens with allega-
tions of extreme cruelty and it is alleged
that the physician beFan his abuse before
the honeymoon had waned.
BY way OF introduction Mrs. Grossman
says that she married her husband Sep
tember !, 1896. Before the end of the
month he warned her TO keep away from
his Offices and then left his home, re-
naming away for three days. Finally he
refused TO supply the home with food or
pay the rent and concluded a vitriolic at
tack by taking his trunk and remaining
away from the home for some time.
Later, continues Mrs. Grossman, her hus-
band returned and found her III. He ADJ
miniStered large dose of morphine and
when the complainant made known her
sufferings from its effects he laughed and
jeered at her and warned her 10 be quiet
as she disturbed his sleep. Again he ac-
cused her of unfaithfulness, charged her
with soliciting on the streets after night
fall and then threatened to blow out her
brains.
AT another time Mrs. Grossman alleges
her husband refused TO furnish her with
supplies and then abused her for failing
TO have his meals ready when he returned
home. She concludes her complaint by
alleging that she can no longer suffer his
cruelty and she prays for divorce, ali
mony in the sum OF 500 month and the
custody of her son.
Mrs. Maud Schord. who resides at COZ
McAllister street, also complains of cruel
y at the hands of her husband Milford
Heber Schord. and she asks for a divorce
on that ground. Mrs. Schord says that
she married her husband in San Jose OIL
December 2S, 1898. In April of the present
year he began his abuse, she alleges. and
continued mis- inhuman treatment up TO
the time Of their separation in Novem-
Der. Mrs. Schord says her husband fire.
quently beat, choked and cursed her. At
one time he occupied his attention slap
ping her on one side of the face and then
on the other. One Sunday, the plaintiff
cannot remember the date, as they We're
about TO enter a restaurant on McAllister
and Leavenworth streets, he struck her.
Later he poured the contents of a medi-
cine bottle over her and then struck her
with the bottle. In addition to decree
of divorce Mrs. Schord asks the privilege
OF resumng her maiden name. Maud
Papst.
Nicholasa Q. Orozcio alleges that her
husband, Augustin Orozcio, whom she
married in San Jose February 10, 1852, has
been in the habit of beating her, brulsing
her face and backing her eyes. She prays
for a decree of divorce on the grounds of
! cruelty and failure TO provide, and the
custody of her children, John and Maria
Mary Roberts. In a suit filed yesterday.
/ claims that her husband. Ennis Roberts,
/ mental suffering on her by surreptitiously
carrying away her children, Ennis, aged
/ 10 years, and Hazel H.. aged eight years.
! She does not know where the children are
neither can she locate her husband, but
/ she asks for decree Of divorce from him
on the grounds named.
Christina A. Wisenden. who says that
she resides at l41 Second avenue, asks for
/ a divorce from her husband. William
Wisenden. on the ground of cruelty. On
| April 10 last she alleges that he struck
other Of hfG
hands compelled her 10 sue for divorce.
| Albert u. Rothkopf, the well known jew
! eler and diamond setter, has been sued by
/ his wife, Josephine, for divorce on the
| ground OF cruelty. The plaintiff alleges
that her husband struck her in the eye
/ Christmas eve. which eliminated
! ing Of the suit for divorce.
Minnie r. Talmadge has sued her hus-
/ band. c. V. Talmadge, wealthy farmer
| of Trasks Landing, Sacramento County
! for "A divorce on the ground of cruelty.
| Mrs. Talmadge alleges that she married
her husband at Reno. New. March 12
| 1899. They took the train to go TO his
home. but when they arrived at Sacra-
mento he prevailed upon her to come to
this city that he might return home and
prepare for her reception. She found,
! however. that he did not intend to take
her to his home, and he finally told her
! that he did not care for her. She was
| suffering from appendicitis and went TO
1 local hospital for treatment and man.
aged to escape without an operation. He
became abusive and told her that she
ought TO submit to an operation. but she
/ refused Finally she removed to the
Langham. and although he promised TO
follow her he failed to do so and went
home without giving her any money. The
| plaintiff makes many specific charges Of
! cruelty and prays in addition to de-
cree of divorce that she be given her
share of the community property and
suitable alimony.
Suits for divorce on the ground OF cru
city have also been filed by Catherine
Walsh against Patrick Walsh and Mar
garet Healy against Francis Healy.
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