The San Francisco call., 1901-10-04
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THEIR TROUBLES
Wife Admits Striking
Husband When He
Used Violence.
Members Of Real Estate Firm
Tell of Their Managers
Difficulties.

The marital infelicit1eS OF the LedeWlgS
were under discussion in Judge Seaweips
court yesterday afternoon, and 1t required
several hours fer the witnesses summoned
by Ledewig. who is suing for divorce on
the ground of cruelty, to tell what they
knew of Mrs. Ledewig's behavior on the
14th and 18th of May at the office of the
real estate firm of Bovee, Toy. & Sonntag,
where LedeWig is employed as manager
The suit is the result of the alleged bad
behavior of Mrs. Ledewig at the ottice
NJ H. p sonntag, Son Marx E. Lewis and G.. D.
Tow members of the firm, testified that
on the 14th and 18th Of May. 1871, MRS:
Ledewig came to the Office and proceeded
for her spouse and Miss Emma Ransome
the stenographer, the young lady whom
she accuses of accompanying LedeWlg 10
French dinners and theaters.
On May IA, the witnesses testified, Mrs.
Ledewig entered the office of the firm at
624 Market street, slapped Miss RansQme
to Fix" her.
The witnesses also testified that she
called her husband a yellow, dog ;nd and
was corroborated by the clerks and col
lectors employed in the office.
The slapping evidently did not attect
told how she told him she was hungry.
and he escorted her to lunch Ito protect
her from Mrs. Ledewig."
The same witnesses described the be-
| havior of Mrs. Ledewig the next day,
when, they said, she came to the ONCE 1;
shortly after 5 o'clock and by her vicious
manner caused them such fear that they
summoned a policeman.
Mrs Ledewig, continued the witnesses,
wore a short cape at that time, and when
the officer searched her he found raw
hide whip concealed underneath it. The
whip was taken care Of by Mr.. Toy, who
brought it to the court to show that Mrs.
| Ledewig meant business.
Frank Sexton, a roomer at the Ledewig
home, told how he followed Ledewig one
night because Ledewig's wife's sister was
| interested, and when asked by Attorney
IinfOrth if he was acting as private de-
| tective he replied, You can call II that IL
you like.
this sort of testimony, and the case was
continued until Monday at p. m.
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