The San Francisco call., 1901-11-24
HURRY IS QUICK
WITH HIS FISTS
Wife Says He Beat Her
Cruelty Very
Often.

Catherine Hurry Of 1444 Folsom street
is tired Of the cruel aiid inhuman treat
ment she alleges she has received at the
hands of her husband, James s. Hurry,
and is suing for divorce on the ground
Of extreme cruelty. She filed her com
plant yesterday, and if her allegations
be true she has put up with abuse enough
almost to cause her to so cunning for hor
spouse.
They were married in 1894. and, com
mencing in the fall Of that year, Mrs.
Hurry claims, she has received a punch
ing or kicking at least once q: week up
to the early part Of the present month.
In 1894, alleges Mrs. Hurry, her husband
struck hex and dtslocated her jaw ard
kicked her so brutally that she suffered
intense pain for days. The weekly beat
ings that Mrs. Hurry claims she received
were evidently varied in their severity,
for she makes no mention Of any one of
those administered from the time that her
Jaw was dislocated until October Is Of this
year. On that date, alleges Mrs. Hurry,
her husband came home to dinner, and
finding that she had set the table for the
meal in the kitchen instead OF the dining
room got very angry and commenced de
molishing the dishes. He drove his wife
out onto the back porch, she alleges.
punching and kicking her, and then
grabbed her by the hair and dragged her
and jerked her all over the porch. On
this occasion, alleges Mrs. Hurry she
took her two little children and went to
the home Of her mother.
Mrs. Hurry returned to her home the
next day and enjoyed peace until October
%. On the night OF October 2S, she al
leges, Hurry came home, broke open the
door Of the bedroom IL which she was
sleeping with her babies, brandished a
chisel over her head, beat her and then
hacked the furniture with the chisel.
Mrs. Hurry wants q divorce. the Gus
tody Of the two children and alimony
enough to enable her to clothe, feed and
educate the children. She claims that
her husband has an income ranging from
800 to $500 month and Is the owner Of
Cemetery Association.
Janet Arzner, wife Of Louis Arzner a
saloon-keeper, whose place Of business is
located at 16 Market street, is suing her
husband for maintenance, alleging in her
complaint that on November IA, 1901, he
deserted her. and that since that day lie
has failed to provide her with the COM
mon necessaries Of life. The Arzners have
two children, one aged 9 years and the
other T. The plaintiff wants $500 north
to clothe and provtGe food for herself and
little ones She claims that her husband
is able to provide this sum without In
Jury to himself or his business. She al
sum that he is possessed Of property
worth $4S,000 which she claims Is com
nunity property. The Arzners were mar
ried in Detroit, Mich, il. 1886
David Jacobs, a tailor. got the worse of
an encounter with the law in Judge Sloss'
court yesterday morning. He was denied
a divorce from his wife, Etelle Jacobs
Instead OF a decree he received an order
to pay his wife $40 month. Mrs. Jacobs
sued her husband for maintenance, and
he answered her complaint by filing a suit
for divorce on the ground Of cruelty, al
legng that because his wife accused him
Of supporting three other women he SUI
fered great mental anguish. When the
case came up yesterday Mrs, Jacobs was
In court ready to face the charge. but
Jacobs failed to appear and in conse
quence lost his suit.
Charles Redling, who was married at
New Orleans IN December, 1899, is suing
for a divorce or the ground of desertion.
He alleges that his wife, Estelle Redling.
is at present in the Crescent City run
ming about with all sorts Of disreputable
characters.
Suits for divorce were filed yesterday
by Louisa Lippe against Louis Lippe for
cruelty and Flora Zacharias against
Charles Zacharias on the same ground.