The San Francisco call., 1903-12-23

fishing anything about the divorce.
When told him what ] had done he
became very angry and spoke meanly
to me.
WANTED HER TO CONFESS.
@He wanted me to confess my guilt
and he said some awfuliy marsh things.
was so worked up, being away from
relatives and friends and knowing I
was honest in my heart. that began
TO cry and felt faint. I said Bring
me. a little whisky. and he gave me
some whisky and then 1 lay down. The
doctor then went up to my daughter
Lilies room and started to tell her
that / was bad woman. could not
stand il. Invent up TO Lilies room and
said: Lille. I am innocent. and II he
were guiltless il would be different
He rushed me OF into little room.
There was a cot there. He threw me
on the cot and held me down. Mr..
Siverson tried TO hold my feet, but I
kicked him. / called for nelp and my
little girls came and he sent them out
Of the room Later on 1 went to his
medicine chest and took some poison
out of it; I think it was morrhine.
waited a little while and 1 told him
had taken poison. 1 was broken-heart-
ed 1 was so far away from my friends
and the doctor was so cruel 20 me, and
1 could not stand it, I had glass Of
water in my hand and he knocked it
on the floor and said, This is another
of your lies He sent for Dr. Stowe
and they saved me-"
LETTER TO DAUGHTER.
The records show that Judge Heb
bard granted the doctor a divorce on
the ground of desertion on July is, 1903.
The following letter was sent by him
to his daughter EsteIIe subsequently:
Los ANGELES. Cal. May 10. 1908
My Dearest Little Estelle: Papa has neg
lected writing to you for this long time ten
daysl because OF being so busy and troubled
How I wish I could your sweet face. MY
heart just breaks when think OF my darling.
/ will see you some Of these days and ex-
plain everything to you. God knows and 50
does your mother that I am innocent Of the
vile. cruel charges that have been made against
me- But / will see justice to a finish Papa
has all the evidence necessary and n the
offending parties persist in going on with this
thing 1 will expose thoroughly the whole thing.
but will be very sorry TO bring you innocent
little darlings into the court 1 would rather
You see how papa has been abused in the
papers, and absolute lies told on me. But.
rather than have your sweet names brought
into the courts and disgrace heaped upon you,
remain quiet and do not retaliate. But II 10
As carried any farther papa viii be obliged to
expose everything-letters and all. You both
know how / tried to save your mothers life
when she took poison, how that you went for
a doctor. I have still the note that your
mother wrote me. / have been working so
hard TO get money for you and so far have
receipts OF money sent for ten months. over
$3.50. / have not sent money this month. for
am awaiting advice from my attorney Your
loving and broken hearted PAPA.
The witness testified that the doctor
was broken-hearted because she an
swered his letters and closed with
yours truly" whereas he wanted her
to use a more affectionate term. She
was subjected to a very close cross
examination by Attorney Savage. who
introduced letters to prove that she had
signed an affidavit at her own free viii.
She said she did so because she feared
the doctor would have her committed
to an asylum. as he always claimed
she was insane.
The case viii go on this morning.