The San Francisco call., 1903-12-17
COUNTERMANDS
GIFTS TO WIFE
Presents Ordered Just After
Marriage Are Refused Mrs.
Clarke by Local Tradesmen
COMPROMISE is UNDER WAY
Unhappy Woman Still Hopes
for a Reconciliation With
Her Newly Welded Husband

The attorneys for E. K. Clarke, whose
quiet marriage in Oakland early Satur-
day morning to Mrs. R0salind Bower,
more Familiarity known to the public
as the Sweet Pea Girl" of Durrant
trial fame, ended in a sudden separa-
tion at the Lick House Monday, have
taken the first step toward bringing
the troubles of the unhappy couple to
a climax
Yesterday Clarke's legal representa-
tive held a conference with Attorney
o. K. Cushing, representing Mrs.
Clarke. and plainly intimated to the
counsel on the other side that propo-
sition to compromise the case with an
absolute separation for the clubman
would be considered by the husband
if made with reasonable conditions.
Mrs. Clarke's attorney, however, was
not prepared to enter into any arrange
ment In fact he did not even give
Clarkes representative encouragement
sufficient to warrant him In expecting
that the case would be finally settled
without the annoying notoriety OF
trial.
Mrs Clarke is still residing at the
Lick House, where. when asked last
evening if she was prepared TO give
her new husband a separation, she re-
piled that the only condition she was
willing to offer to him was that he
return to her and fulfill his promise
made before and after their marriage,
that he would give her home ana
make her life one of happiness.
when Clarke called here yesterday
for his clothes" said the wife, l ap-
pealed to him to reconsider his deter
mination to quit me. He answered tllat
it was too late: that the papers hao
given him a lot of notoriety, ana thae
he could not afford 20 return TO me.
He added that his mother would never
forgive him for marrying me- now tnaC
the facts of my past had become known
TO the world He did not take all MS
BELONGINGS away from the apartments
and still hope that he Will come Dach
to me when the influences now pelhs
exerted over him have been shaken OH
by him" ,,,,..
That Clarke. however, was not nKely
N change his mind was suggested yes
terdav in several experiences OF MS
wife with local tradespeople, with
whom the husband had previously
placed orders for garments and trlnKets
for her A few hours after their mar
riage in Oakland Clarke and his orlde
returned to this city and visited a Mar
lxe+-street tailoring establishment,
where he ordered several gowns for his
Bride. They also went to a jewelry
store and ordered a valuable purse.
Yesterday Mrs. Clarke called at the
tailoring establishment, where, by the
wav. It is said he first met his former
wife. and was surprised with the IN
formation that her husband had coun-
termanded his order for her dresses,
and a similar statement was made TO
her when she called for her purse at the
jewelry storeS
Former friends Of Mrs. Clarke, fam
ily prominent in church work in this
city. have aroused sufficient sympathy
for the woman in her present predica-
ment to warrant them in extending
helping hand to her. and yesterday they
telephoned her to come to their home,
suggestion with which she complied last
evening, and spent several hours there.
Relatives of Clarke stated yesterday
that a suit for an annulment of his
marriage would undoubtedly follow in
a few days and that ample proof would
be secured to show that Clarke was in
no condition to fully appreciate what
he was doing when he entered into the
matrimonial contract with his present
wife