The San Francisco call., 1903-01-27
DRIVES PASTOR
FROM HIS FLOCK
Divorce Suit Follows the
Resignation Of j.
@. Coombs.
Former Minister Says Wife's
Jealousy Drove Him
From Tulare.

The green-eyed monster has played sad
havoc with the happiness of the Rev.
c. Coombs, a former pastor Of a Bap-
tist church at Tulare, but now a dealer
in real estate, with Offices on Market
street. He appeared yesterday before
Judge Graham as the plaintiff in a di-
vorce suit, in which he charged his wife
Carrie with causing him great mental
anguish by continually accusing him,
while he was a member of the ministry,
of paying too much attention to the lady
members Of his flock His testimony was
corroborated by that of his sister and his
son, and Judge Graham granted him
divorce. According to the former minis
ter's tale Of woe, he always conducted
hlmself in q manner befitting his position
as wearer of the cloth, and stood his
wife's charges Of unfaithfulness with true
Christian fortitude until her jealousy be-
came so notorious that he was compelled
10 retire from the ministry and leave
Tulare.
GIVES REALTY TO MOTHER.
In a suit for divorce filed yesterday by
Maggie ]. Crowley against James S.
Crowley, the sensational charge is made
that Crowley. knowing that his wife was
about TO commence the action, compelled
her by threatening her life to sign deed
with him, giving to Catherine Rauzautti.
his mother. improved realty on Pacific
avenue. near Polk street. Mrs. Crowley,
her mother-in-law, a co-defendant in the
suit, asks the court TO grant her
decree Of divorce, and to declare the deed
null and void on the ground that her
signature TO the document was obtained
by menace. She also asks 10 be awarded
$50 a month alimony, $3.50 counsel fees.
and that a receiver be appointed to care
fn 1Fer ri al fha
suit.
According to Mrs. CrowIey's complaint.
her married life has been a very unhappy
one, particularly during the last year.
She charges that on many occasions dur
ing that time he drank TO excess and
beat her with his fists. discoloring her
eyes and otherwise bruising her. A few
weeks ago, she alleges, he cut her in the
leg with knife, ana that a few days
thereafter he threatened TO kill her and
chased her about the house with knife
HAVE THREE CHILDREN.
According TO Mrs. Crowley, the episode
Of the deed occurred on the 18th inst
when, she charges, her husband learned
Of her impending suit for divorce. To
prevent her from securing maintenance
for herself and three children, she alleges
he determined to place the property so
tnat judgment against him could not
be made payable from the income of the
realty. In accordance with this scheme,
Mrs. Crowley charges. he threatened 70
do her bodily harm unless she consented
10 affix her signature TO the deed trans
feTring the realty, which is very valuable,
To Mrs RauZautti.
The Crowleys reside al 1920 Pacific ave-
nue. The directory gives Crowley's occu-
patton as that of a painter.
Judge Graham yesterday decided the
motion of Mrs. Alice s. Rosenfeld for a
jury trial of the suit for divorce filed
against her by her husband, Max L.
Resented, and which she is contesting.
Judge Graham also denied a divorce to
Annie Bruggen from Frederick Bruggen.
The suit was brought on the ground of
cruelty and the plaintiff failed to prove
her case.
Divorces were granted by Judge Heb
bard 10 James Botta from Susie Botta
and John Seeker from Mary Frances
Seeker. Desertion was the cause Of ac-
ton in each case.
Suits for divorce We're filed by Minnie
T. Frandsen against Harry c. Frandsen
and Henry Hussey against Hattie Hussey
for cruelty