The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1902-08-02
MRS. DORSEY WANTS DIVORCE
Also Alimony From Her Husband, a Former
Nevada Attorney.

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The domestic troubles Of John w. Dor
sey, formerly a lwell-known Nevada at
torney, and his wife are being aired in
the San Francisco courts. Mrs. Dorsey
has brought suit for a divorce and petit
toned for alimony.
Dorsey entered the legal profession at
Elko, where he practiced law for many
years with much success. He afterwards
went to Reno and was a member of the
firm of Baker, Wines & Dorsey, all shin
ing lights in the legal profession. The
firm was dissolved several years ago and
Dorsey has since practiced in San Fran
cisco. He is a partner of r. r. Bigelow,
formerly Supreme Judge of Nevada.
The Examiner, in its account of the
case, says:
Mrs. Dorsey, in her complaint, alleges
that as Miss Matte Brinckerhoff, she es-
poused John Webster Dorsey at Modesto
in November, 1889. There is a child,
Gladys Gray Dorsey, now seventeen years
Of age. Mrs. Dorsey alleges that at Bel
vedere during the latter part of the year
1896, and earlier part of 1897 her husband
was unfaithful to his marriage vows.
This conduct is alleged to nave been re-
peated at the subsequent residence of the
plaintiff n defendant on Oak street in
this city. The name Annie Louis Steven
son is mentioned in the complaint.
Mrs. Dorsey alleges further that with
the permission of her husband she went
to Paris to educate her hid In 1901 her
husband paid her a visit, but left Paris
last December and returned to San Fran
cisco, leaving his wife penniless and de-
pendent upon friends. He even forbade
her TO return home, she says, and re-
fused her the means of transportation.
Mrs. Dorsey says her husband makes
between $1,000 and $1,000 a year, and she
wants 5000 a month alimony, custody of
her child and permission to resume her
maiden name of Matte B~rinckerhoff.
So much for the complaint, which was
sealed at the time of filing. But some
further allegations are made in an aft
davit filed with Judge Sloss in support of
Mrs. Dorsey's petition for alimony pen
dente lite. In this Mrs. Dorsey says that
when, in 1887, she left the Hotel Beres-
ford and went to Paris to undertake the
education of her child. her departure was
FASTENED by the discovery of her hus-
bands infidelity.
At their Belvedere residence, says Mrs.
Dorsey she was allowed to keep two serv-
ans and live in luxurious style. 1t took
quite 5000 a month to keep up the house
hould, but her husband desired 1t and
censured any attempt on her part to re-
duce expenses. 1t was different when she
went to Paris, where she consented to
live upon an allowance of 800 a month.
II did So" states Mrs. Dorsey, because
/ could not bear to accept more from the
man who had ounded me and trampled
me in the dust beneath my own roof and
had degraded me by his actions with my
W servant"
Mrs. Dorsey states that this allowance
of 800 a month was paid up to October,
1901. when her husband went to Paris,
took the child and left. The affiant fol-
lowed in December. secured possession of
her child and took apartments at 3444
Clay street. where she lived upon an al
lowance of $50 a week until this month,
when her suit was filed.
Crittenden Thornton appeared before
Judge Sloss on Mrs. Dorsey's behalf and
argued the alimony proposition. Dorsey,
who was not present. was represented by
his partner. r. r. Bigelow. The argu-
ment was heard with closed doors.