The San Francisco call., 1901-11-20
UNHAPPY WIVES
SEEK DIVORCES
John Donnigan, Known
as Lee Johnson, Song
Writer, Is Sued.

John Donnigan, musician, better known
as Lee Johnson, song writer, was made
defendant in a suit for divorce yesterday
by Nellie A. Donnigan, to when he was
married in February, 1892. His wife alleges
that since the marriage her husband has
treated her in a cruel and inhuman man.
ner.
Mrs. Donnigan alleges that the month
following the marriage her husband
slapped her violently on the face, and
that in the month of April, 1892, he fire.
quently came home under the influence of
liquor, and on numerous occasions while
in that state applied vile and abusive Ian
guage to her, and struck her. Once, she
alleges, when her husband was about to
| leave for Santa Cruz, he removed all the
food from the house and the oil from the
| lamps. On another occasion at 1135 Oak
street he pursued her about the ho4se
with a razor, threatening to kill her, she
AYERS.
The Donnigans have one child. Mrs.
| Donnigan is at present living with her
mother, with whom she has been stay
ing since August last.
Mrs. Cross Wishes to Be Single.
The angel of peace, supposed to be how
ering over the nome of George H. and Lo-
retta Cross, whose marriage last July
caused quite a stir, owing to the fact that
the groom was an unwilling party, has
evidently taken flight, for Mrs. Cross is
suing her husband for divorce for cruelty.
The complaint was filed yesterday and
contains a recital of many mean things
alleged to have been done by Cross
Cross applied to the Superior Court for
an annullment of the bonds of matrfconv
about two months ago. He claimed ne
was forced into the marriage by his WIFE a
brothers and sisters and a policeman,
who, he claimed, threatened to do him
bodily harm unless he made the girl his
wife.
The ties were not severed, however. The
followed. Cross shed copious tears and
promised to be good, and Mrs Cross
tainted in his arms.
Mrs. Cross alleges that her husband on
the night of the marriage left her To -
care of her sister and went to keen an an.
gagement with some women to whom he
alleges that when her baby was born he
refused to take any interest in the child
and advised her to give 1t away
Some Husbands, Too, Want Liberty
Mary A. Stone is suing Charles A. stone
for DIVORCE on the ground of extreme
cruelty. They were msrried last April a.
Sacramento, and three months after theJ,
became husband and wife, Mrs Stone al
leges, stone commenced treating her in
cruel and inhuman manner Stone she
alleges, in June, 1901, at their home in
Sacramento, drove her from the house o.
the point Of pistol, firing a shot at her
husband followed her to the home of a
Mrs. Cox. to whom she fed for protec- q
ton. and threatened to kill her.
Mary l.. Brlen, who was married D..
Louis Brien in this city last july. wants
the marriage ties severed and has 49,
piled to the Superior Court for a dirorapa
on the ground of cruelty She aIIeeeo
that her husband said ne had married Re-
In order to secure a housekeeper. When
she became ill, she says, her hi1shand |oli ,l
fused to get a physician for her. tbreaf-
ened to put her out of the house and ssi5
that when he married her he did not Ss,u a,,l
pect that she would get sick. Rrien f,,1
ther alleges Mrs. Brien. told her at onc
time that having bought her he infendnd
to do as he pleased with her
The suit of Addie M. Soransar .,-
William Sorensen was 5ubmitted
Suits for divorce were filed vesterda,, = .,
FREDERICK Weidenbach against So1hi1
Weidenbach for cruelty. Tuiei Gprliiis Gnernis
against Maria Angel for desertion. Car
M. Hamil against John C. Hamif for q. DC 2
sertion and Loretta Macdonald against
| Henry Macdonald for cruelty. ''-'~