The San Francisco call., 1901-11-30
BERRY PROPERTY
CAUSES TROUBLE
Husband Objects to Wife
Getting San Rafael
House.

The fact that Jessie L. Patton-Berry
who is suing William F. Berry for di-
vorce for desertion, wants the Patton
home in San Rafael given to her is prov
ing a thorn in the side of Judge Hunt,
before whom the divorce suit is being
tried. Their home is worth about $500.
Berry, who is an accountant for the
Mercantile Trust Company, is willing TO
pay his wife $50 a month for the support
of their two daughters, but he does not
want to give up his share of the San Ra-
fael home. Mrs. Berry is equally anxious
to hold the property, and thinks her nus
band should allow her to keep the home
and also contribute to the support of the
two daughters. The case was submitted
yesterday, but will not be decided by
Judge Hunt until the value of the house
and lot is decided by the disinterested
person appointed by the legal representa-
tives Of the couple.
L. A. shadburne, who is suing for a
dissolution of the bonds of matri-
shadburne, Was ordered by Judge
Hunt yesterday to pay his wife S25
month for the support of the infant
daughter Of the couple while the ne snlI n,,ri it
when the order was issued that he did
not think he would be able to comply
with the decree of the court, but changed
his mind when Judge Hunt informed him
that unless he paid the amount due for
the month of November before p. m.
to-day he would have to go to jail.
Husband Expresses Himself.
After the order was made Shadburne
followed his wife to the corridor outside
the courtroom and told her In very force
f,I language Just what he thought of the
court, herself and everybody connected
with the suit
Shadburne claims he is entitled to an
arnullment because. he alleges, at the
time the lady became Mrs. Shadburne
she was the wife of T. G. Carpenter. Mrs.
Shadburne admits she was married by
~, Inf 1lo inc Gh q
never was his wife because of the fact
that when the contract was executed Car
penter had wife living.
George Monnier, who is suing Violet I.
Monnier for divorce for cruelty, told his
story to Judge Hunt yesterday. He testi
fled that his wife threatened to kill him
OH three occasions
Monnier told how his wife attempted
tc kill herself by taking poison. She was
only saved, the husband claimed, by the
prompt action Of the attaches of the hos
also told the court that his wife took one
of the two Monnier children to the ocean
beach. ana attempted to drown herself
Annie E. Morris, who was married to
Jeff D. Morris on July Is. 1901, filed a
suit for divorce yesterday. She claims
that two or three days after she became
Morris wife he began treating her
cruelty.
Threatened by the Husband.
and cut off her fingers and toes. She
further alleges that on one occasion lie
destroyed her clothing and broke every
plate in the house with a hatchet. Morris
keeps lodging-house at Central place.
Grace G.. Brooks is suing Robert G.
Brooks for divorce on the ground of inf
deity. She says her husband has been
travelling about the country with a wo-
man known as Esther Hobbs, Eva Garo
and Esther Kraetzer. The Brooks were
married at Oakland in 1897.
Mrs Jennie G.. Plumber, who runs a
lodging-house at 514 Eddy street, flied a
suit for divorce yesterday against Will
liam r. Plumber for failure to provide.
She says she owns all the furniture at
514 EDDY street, and secured an order re-
straining Plumber from selling 1t, as. she
claims, he threatens to do. Mrs. Plumber
alleges that she supports herself and
three children and that her husband does
nothing but interfere with her in the
management of the lodging-house The
parties were married in 1883.
Judge Murasky yesterday ordered Dr.
Alfred Happersberger, who is being sued
by Euphemia Happersberger for divorce,