The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-09

his first wife and family. but sought to
effect a compromise with his second wife
winch would prevent MN lIolI nay, "a ing ~
meet the consequences OF committing Dig
amy. Several meetings were held between
Wolf, his second wife and her parents
at the Office Of Attorney MltcheH, ana
Wolf agreed to contribute Sl2 a month to
the support of his second VIE ana gave
her an order on the Judson Iron Works.
where he had q good position, TO draw heF
allowance.
As the end of the first month ap-
preached Mrs. Wolf went to the IRON
works. only TO be informed that Won nae ma,
left his position and had drawn his pay
up to the time of leaving.
After leaving the iron works Vol vas
lost sight of for several days lie mao
..disappeared About tie same time II
was learned that little divorce, -Aattie
Tyrer. ~ years old had also mysterIousiy
disappeared from her home IN Goldei
Gate Mrs. Tyrer left a brief note WIN
her parents, the AtWoods sta{ln8 omdI
she had secured q good position put couI9
not tall them until later where she would
be located. Wolf and Mrs. TYrer had peen
frequently seen in each other company
ana II was at once concluded that the
bigamist had eIOped with the missing CIR
This presumption proved TO De W
and the couple were found at the 1eSId
coal mines, where they were hNlhe u aI
the name of Letter. AS soon as MIS-
Tvrer realized what she had done she
wrote to her parents asking tnelf IoFslEG-
ness and declaring that she was perfectly
c0ntented with Wolf who had promised
TO marry her soon as ne GouId secure
When Mrs Wolf No. 2 read OIL the
aloDement 10 Tesla she decided that her
husband was deserving OF the Iuit pCI-
atty Of the law and that II was eNIucAlly
a practice Of his to lead young women
astray under the preteXt OF marriage.
She held an agreement with MN III
1-bicb he over his signature admitted
many violations Of his vows even during
the ten months she lived with MIN as ms
wife She had promised to allow all the
1Inpleasantness to drop If he would keep
his promise to pay her alimony. After
her des ertion and the fight TO Tesla she
informed VOLTS attorney thar az asree-
ments were eff and that she would at
once swear to a warrant charging him
Win higamv Wolf and Mrs. Tyrer's
,Serants 6eor-rsspond with each other ana
{he parents are heartbroken over the Al
Pair Recently they received a Joln5 let.
ter from Tesla, in which Matte ,,! teIs OF
her happy life with Wolf, and Volt as
sures her parents that they need not
fear for their daughters welfare so long
. has also consulted with Matties parents
and they assure her that they have done
all in their power to induce their daugh-
ter 70 come home and live down III" no
toriety Of her escapade. but 10 no plir-
pose. 49, o.,s Me- I,,o1t
from the wife in the East tell IF five
t.ears Of married !tfe in which there was
yery little happiness Much bitterness is
EXPRESSED toward the heartless husband
and father. and also the desire that the
second wife will see that Wolf reaps the
lust deserts Of his faithlessness It is
matter
friends that he should have run off with
Matte Tyrer. who is well known in
Emeryvlle and who is a far less attract
i've young woman than his second wife.
II was only a year younger than now
when 7 married Wolf" said his second
wife. "but ] have learned more in that
year than in all the rest Of my life;
Wolf is one Of the most pleasant and
smoothest men IL is possible to meet he
is fond Of talking and given not little
to boasting, and ! presume, that while
outside of home at Emeryville he must
ing women to marry him. for otherwise
I Should hardly have heard OF the exist
ence of his first wife. We have CORE
sponded regularly and 7 now understand
the situation thoroughly. 1 shall press
THIS matter and really hope that he will
be severely punished. for he has not only
wrecked my life at the outset, but is
now helping to disgrace the woman
with whom he is living at Tesla
"As soon as I heard that ] was not his
wife 7 left him Immediately. but thought
enough Of him not to have wished TO
send him to jail until he ran off with
that girl. Had he Strengthened out his
difficulties with his first wife in n legal
manner J do not know but that ] might
have been persuaded TO return TO hin,
but he has shown himself 70 be such
a coward that all my feelings for him
have changed TO contempt"
In addition to swearing to a complaint
for bigamy. Mrs. Wolf will also petition
to have her marriage set aside on the
ground that at the time Of the ceremony
n q wit living