The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-28
NOW REAPINC
The FRUITS
OF HER SIN
Sad Story of a Run
away Wife.
HER LOVE TURNED TO HATE
ALFRED NICKELLs, HORSE
TRAINER, IN COURT.
Charged With Threatening to Kill
His Wife, Nora, Who Has
Sued Him for Ali
... mony.
HER LOVE TURNED TO HATE
ALFRED NICKELLs, HORSE
TRAINER, IN COURT.

Alfred NiCkelIs, horse-trainer for Prince
Popiatowski. appeared before acting Po-
lice Judge Barry yesterday on a charge
of threats against life preferred by his
wife, Nora who lives at S15 Paxton ave
nue., Ingleside.
The threats were alleged to have taken
place on March y.
When the case was called It was dis
covered that no complaint was on file.
Attorney Frank Drury. who represented
Mrs Nickells, stated that he had made
one out and the Judge said he remem-
bered signing it. Attorney DrUry suggest
ed that the pull had got in its work
and the Judge continued the case for a
few minutes till q new complaint was
% sworn to.
Mrs Nickells testified that on March Z
her husband came home and asked for
the key of his bedroom. She was busy at
the time and told him TO wait Finally
she gave him the key and as he was
walking through the dining-room she re
marked You had better make yourself
look pretty" and he rushed at her and
said he would do her up now. She rushed
out of tire house to save herself. Nickells
denied threatening TO Kill her ana SAID ne
was angry because his meal was not
ready. The Judge dismissed the, case on
NickeHs promise that ne would keep
away from his wife in future.
An attempt was made TO introduce other
evidence of threats and Mrs Nickells had
Martin Mullen. a boy, to corroborate her
4eSfir3onv but the Judge declined to al
low the evidence TO be heard, much to
Mrs NiCkells' disappointment.
Mrs NiCkeIIs, through her attorney,
Frank Drury, instituted suit in the Su-
periOr Court yesterday against ner nus
band for almOny. and when the case is
tried some interesting disclosures viii be
made. as she is determined to expose her
husband for all he has made her suffer.
He has treated me brutally for years,
she said yesterday. ana on February o.
in the presence of the boy, Martin Null
len, and his daughter he seized a carving
knife and rushing at me called me vile
names and said he would cut out my
heart and walk on II. His daughter
pulled him back and told him not TO kill
me, as the boy would be a witness. Then
he sat down and cried and made another
TWO weeks after that he compelled me to
sleep on hard sofa with rug for a
covering. Then he apOlogized, and, wife
like. I fOrgaVe him.
= met NickelIs in my husbands hotel,
Burke and Russell streets, Melbourne,
Australia, twelve years ago. Ny hus-
then represented himself as q single man,
although l afterward found out that he
had deserted wife and three young
children in England. eloped with him
nine years ago. taking with me $4,000 and
about $1,000 worth of jewelry. We came to
this country and lived together as man
and wife. NiCkells purchased raCehOrses
with my money and sqUandered it all.
-Four years ago he learned that his
wife had died in England and l asked
him to do right by me, as my husband
had died year after | deserted him, and
We were married in Oakland. Recently
one of his daughters came from England
and since then my life. has been a tor
ment He has never since I knew him
contributed one cent toward my support.
and has got money recently from me on
the preteXt Of buying horses. I have laid
claim 10 the directors of the racetrack
10 a half interest in the two horses Ma
ME Scott and The Californian and will
assert my rights, as my money helped TO
purchase them"