Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-14
First of Which Is She
Is Married to a
Bad Actor
Maudy Objects TO Husbands
0scnlatOry Habits When
Celebrating Christmas
With His Troupe

some sensational Sldclghts on
stage life were shown in Judge Muir
aslIy's court yesterday when Maude
Amber. leading woman at Fischer's
Theater began her suit for divorce
from Ira Puerl wilkerson, on the
ground of infdelity, and a few other
matrimonial wrongs Says the San
Francisco Chronicle:
The couple were married in Kansas
City December 81, 1890, both being
members of the theatrical profession.
They came to San Francisco in April
1902. Up to September Of last year
Miss Amber retained her furnished
fat at 226 East Thirty-frst street.
New York city Then she had her
mother who has since lived I'm Ba-
kersfield. give up the New York fat
and stored the furniture. Shortly be.
fore that Wilkerson went out from
san Francisco as manager of the
Fiddle Dee Dee" road company for
a tour OF the Northwest In the com.
pany were Miss Oveta Laathe. Miss
Myrtle Rosedale and Miss Annie Cor.
man
Miss Oveta Leatne. who has within
the past fortnight become Mrs. Hawes.
was on the stand practically all day.
Her testimony bore upon the relations
Of Wilkinson and Miss Rosedale As
she described them, they were any.
thing but proper.
Miss Amber evidently expected
something was wrong, for. under date
OF November goth. she wrote:
Miss Leathe / want to ask you
something. and / want you 10 tell me
the truth. Did you see my husband
kiss Birdie Starett? You can rest
assured If you did and say so your
position will not be jeopardized in
any way. Mr.. De Forrest says you
said II one time when she tainted.
and that you, with some of the other
girls. said it was perfectly disgust
Ing. Wire me your reply at my OK.
oense. Yours very truly
MAUD AMBER.
Please tell me the truth.
lE response Miss Leathe had writ.
ten very hattering letter giving
Wilkerson the character Of perfect
gentleman" who at all times had been
both discreet and courteous and ac
customed to playing no favoritos
But she announced that this had been
written at Myrtle Rosedale's dlcta-
ton
But, after the return to San Fran.
cisco the three girl friends had a
serious falling out while performing
chorus parts at the Grand Opera
House. And then 1t was that Miss
Amber gained Miss Leathe as a prin.
cipal witness against WiIkerson.
There were notes and meetings. and
finally a visit 10 the Offices of Miss
Amber's lawyers. where a detailed
typewriter statement was made and
sworn to That statement recounted
all the scandal OF the Fiddle Dee
Dee" road company's trip in so far as
II concerned Wilkerson and Miss Myr.
tie Rosedale. whose off-stage name
is not given.
Had Little Christmas Tree.
AZ Tacoma. where the three girls
had a little Christmas tree In their
bedroom, Wilkerson presented Miss
Leathe with several pairs of stock.
ings," and the other girls with equiv.
alent remembrances, while they had
united and bought him a silver match.
case. AS they sat before the fire late
that night Wilkerson had carassed
and Kissed Miss osedale and called
her his "ittle Indian suuaw"
In addition TO the alleged intimacy
OF Wilkerson and Miss Rosedale In
Spokane Seattle. Tacoma and o-her
places IN the northwest. the witness
recited things she had observed al the
Ash worth, on O'Farrell street. and al
the Adams, on Eddy street, in this
city.
There We're indications in the line
or questions by the Ocfense thai Will
kerson will attempt TO nonsuit Maud
Amber on the plea that she really has
no legal residence in California. Ef
forts were also made 10 establish the
belief that Maud Amber had used her
influence to get Oveta Leathe her
present place in the chorus al
Flscher's; that she had given the
wedding present, and that there was
$1,000 In II for her II Maude Amber
won her case. But the little chorus
girl denied all but the fact Of a birth
day present.
Wilkerson sat beside his lawyer and
occasionally took side glanees back
az Maud Amber In a way that did not
seem particularly agreeable to her.
Miss Amber wore a blue tailor-made
suit a blue hat trimmed with red and
brown sealskin stole. She was
flanked by several friends In very
noticeable feathered millinery that
Frightened one whole side OF the
courtroom.
\ The chorus girl bride. who was the
principal witness for the prosecution.
and the central figure Of the day
wore a light gray suit and a big red
hat, red gloves. and carried a red
hand bag. SLe also had an immense
pale pompadour Her youthful little
husband came in late and sat listen.
ing deJeetedly. He entered softly, In
very nish-heeied patent leather. and
sat whiting a pencil
AT 10 o'clock this morning the case
will be resumed