The San Francisco call., 1899-11-24

T|P WILD career. IN which wine.
7 u women and song made lie worth
~ the living-in fact carnage OF
4 Siebauchery and degradauon-has
been charged 10 Edgar l.. Sutro.
son of Millionaire and Philanthropist
Aoolph Sutro. 10y his wife. Henrietta /.
4. Sutr0. ln a complaint filed yesterday
ll Mrs Sutr0 against her husband FOR
uaintenance and to restrain the defend
aut from incumboring his share IN the
cs ste 90 his deceased father that gam
bi 1g and liquor bills may be paid. that
In re gambling ana liquor may be in
lu red in. she tells q story Of suffering
since her marriage In Cape Town. South
Africa. on june ~. lSa0. seldom endured by
"a sauent wife and mother.
ON March =. 1886. the complaint reads,
"y hile Sir. and AIRS. Sutro We're living
Wi % their son az the ST. Nicholas Hotel,
Sutro informed his wife that he wished 10
De- free and wanted no ties or responsible
ties lie thereUpon deserted his family
and remained away five days. Upon his
return 10 the hotel az 10 p. IN. on March
lie sought IN many ways 20 induce Mrs.
So TO 10 agree 20 separation. which she
req used. and he again deserted her, and
has since lived apart from his family.
1lrs. Sutr0 continues 10y alleging that
her husband is "a spcndthrifL IN support
~ which charge She states the following
facts: On their arrival in this city trust
ssfa of $50 a month was set apart for his
support and at the personal solicitation
az Adolph Sutro the defendant was given
"a position IN the Hooper Lumber Com
palW al a salary ~ S75 a month. He did
not keep this position long and acquired
The habit Cf running away from his home,
Lanhling and drinking. sQLandering his
entire income in dissipation with lole and
oi. iolute companions. flnalE they moved
ir, ~ their home. 513 Van Ness avenue,
and went 10 live In a dwelling at 6l0 oak
street, which Aoolpl Sutro furnished for
moved into this Dat their son, Adolph Gil
bert Sutro. was born, but this had no ef-
Afs. SutrD sat with her mother waiting
for the return or the erring husband.
when eNp0stulated with. Mrs. Sutro says,
her husband took an aN. broke Up the
ettve. smashed a mirror fn their bedroom.
took carving knife ana threatened 10
Nl himself and wound mp the scene by
he ting his head with brass lnkstand
and hutung the wall. Finally. after var
lDLs promises 20 reform. SutrO obtained
tle sum ~ So from his wife and, Mrs.
Sg 10 saws. be Immediately went and eN-
p.lded the same on Minnie Peachey. with
vlom he was having Illicit relations.
he defendant finally began 10 run in
G. 'tor money spent on immoral women,
ai. .s for liquor. cigars, hack rides. bets
ana gambling debts. resulting from nights
~ dissipation, dissolution, adultery and
IYnally Adolph sutro took the Young
u n in hand and insisted that he take the
dI nix cure. He took the cure. and then
Gf INK more shan ever. and was saturated
ID Eguor an of tho time. He entered
.r.O n partnership finally with King"
- Manus ln the saloon business. and then
= tro came home IN a hack nightly. or
-her 10 The early morning. drunk and
eep. After four months partnership
u ,h the king he found himself out of
q. siness and $500 in debt Sutro then
sv ore that the king and all of his as
datee We're rogues. but stll he haunted
ne old saloon az l6 Third street. one
@ -ht Mrs. Sutro received a message that
r husband was dying IN the groggery.
$ r0t "a hack and. accompanied by ner
T. 0ther-in-law. Charles SutrO, hurried 20
tf e place. and her husband was earned
ort In dellrium tremens and put IN the
feck on the way home he tried 20 iump
crt of the hack window, and made things