The San Francisco call., 1899-11-16
BANKER FRY IS
A DEFENDANT IN
A DIVORCE SUIT.
His Wife Has Filed a
Counter Action.
STATUTORY GROUNDS NAMED
he MADE VARIOUS CHARGES
OF CRUELTY.
DEGREES of Divorce Were Granted to
Many Unhappy Couples and
..- Others Have Sued for
Legal Separation. Z. ..I-..
STATUTORY GROUNDS NAMED
BE MADE VARIOUS CHARGES
OF CRUELTY. e-.. ......s.,.

Marital discord has prevailed in the
home Of Robert j.. Fry. president Of the
California Safe Deposit Company, who
resides on Paeiiie avenue. for some time
past. and this was evidenced by a sui5
for divorce Hltd October = by Mr. Fry
for a divorce from his wife, Annie g..
Fry. on the ground Of cruei1y. Mr. Fry,
however in addition TO prosecuting Ats
suit, must defend another MED yesterday
by his wife Tor divorce tTpm him on.
statutory grounds. -r.::s
In his complaint Mr. Fry. alleged that
his wife haQ hrormcd various iFlends trdt
she hated her husband. and, th&t she
would sue him fUr divorce as sUoEl as she
Coli!d sec urc Sl0N,0@0 as her snare 81 the
community properly lie turlnet5 aNertSa
had been advised by counsel that Fry :.
business w0uld be in such a shape pX
.January' ! next .tllat she cunld estSfiN So.
cure the coveted SlQ5,eo0, and tnitl she
rlciFe4ng proceedings FOR a legal separa-
tion. Ills vile, ne alleged, hsu refused 20
live with him Tor several months. ,ill1 ill1
this. ia connection with The allegations
u&llIed. had CAUSED. htm great SuIloT1ns.
THE couple We're ma rrifG ia lly. 1889, ana
have one child, KaberJ y. Fry Jr.
filed AtsterdIy afternoon, and her allie.
gafi0fS contCadiCteG by those ot her hus-
hand promise 70 comp,etesa q qlForce, sl3t
THAT FOR sensational deNelePulept VIII not
Be stIrpassf fii for some tipu e. -cqme:
Judge DaingerfeTts HAS granted Rosa
Fox "a divorce freHl Max Fox on tflr
ground eof. extreme cruelty. "a addluoif.lo
granting Mrs: f,pX the uqstodX 81 her mis-
fur-child, Melville, AND 4 lle- riStLt 10 take
tie child out ef tbs state, the fgurl.
awarded. her title "a. Tvs, l9{s-et Land, a
portleu of Richmond block fls,
Agda Marie Ckltrch* Vas sfstflteq q dl5
NOroes yesterday from @~I2ty ia. 3. sAsiclli
Church ON the grot3lld- c1. .eru}t ty': 4 ne
plaintiff was granted alinFonyc in the
sum Of $50 a mO9th and tine flght g. tQ-
resume her maiden name, a gaas Marie de
Beerets Of divorce have also heeh
granted Dora Rankin. .l5em Nil&s;EteSS ils;Is,S
r.. Rankin Zon the grelI;l1l.;- % =. ~ lt3l M
desertiop.s Casadora /. Weir from George
C. .ANeir- on the ground . Of. descrti0n;
Charles II Green from ttl1ul l. .AIrtsffl =
on the ground @f extreme cruelty, Et1e!
=. Potter from Harry A. Potter. q drum:
Lotiie Meior4ck. fran Charles T.. Mel
drick. on the ground OF desertion. and
Caroline. .Spragiie from J Joseph: .Spra que, ,.
on the ground. Of desertipn, Suits Tor Ht-
vorce on The gT0uUd of. .deserti1p haYe
been filed by Nathan Marslon. against
Sadie Pier and Winnie z. Payne against
Louis B. Payne -. - 49, =
Frank II. Mills. for many years. a
prominenr member Of the State National
Guard and Mission Parlor. Native Suns
OF the Golden West. has been sued by. his
wife. Lena B. Mills, for a divorce on. tue.
ground Of desertion. In the complalntit
is set forth that the litigants. married In.
December Of 1894. Mr. Mills conducts a
plumbing establishment at 327 Turk
street. which Mrs Mills alleges brings in.
a good income. She -prays for aiimenE in
the sum Of $40 month. together with. a
division Of the community property,
which is valued al 5000. - ..,.--- =: