The San Francisco call., 1904-02-25
PROMISES Love,
GETS PROPERTY
Richard r. Lowe. Wealthy Min
ing Man of Alaska, Sues His
Wife for Return of Riches
SAYS SHE DECEIVED HIM
Alleges That He Gave Her All
He Owned, Believing That
Her Love Was All for Him

Richard r. Lowe, a wealthy mining
man of Alaska, and Virgie Graves
Lowe, his wife, have quarreled, and as
a result two suits have been filed in
the Superior Court here by Lowe to re-
cover property alleged by Lowe to have
teen given by him to Mrs. Lowe. One
of the actions is to recover two Swiss
watches, a nugget chain and dia-
mond stud worth $1,000. and for $1,000
damages for their detention by Mrs.
Lowe. The other suit is for an injunc-
tion restraining Mrs. Lowe from dispos-
Ing of $4,000 worth of property he
says he gave her to hold in trust for
him in December, 1899, when they were
married. Pending the trial of both
actions, the property will be placed in
the hands of David Rich, who upon
the filing of the complaints yesterday
was appointed receiver by Judge Ker-
rigan. The court also issued an order
temporarily restraining Mrs. Lowe
from dispOsing of any of the property
claimed by Lowe, and ordered her and
the Alaska Commercial Company and
the Alaska Packers Association, which
corporations have the custody Of the
disputed property. to appear before him
tomorrow and show cause why the
temporary injunction should not be
made permanent.
According to loves complaint for
an injunction, he was married to the
plaintiff in 1899 at Oakland, shortly
after his return from a successful trip
to Alaska. He claims that she gave
him to understand that she was deeply
in love with him, and he, believing her,
conveyed to her all his property. The
conveyance, he says, was made with
the understanding that she was to hold
it in trust for their common benefit and
in order that in their declining years
they might have a sufficient income to
make their last days comfortable. All
was well for few years, says Lowe.
and then came petty chickering's and
quarrels and finally, within the last
year. a separation. Mrs. Lowe, he says.
left him without any cause or reason
and absolutely refused to return to him
his hard earned wealth. Because of
her refusal. he alleges, he is forced
to the conclusion that she never loved
him; that she married him simply to
get control of his property and by de-
to her.
In the suit to recover the jewelry
"Roxie Graves" is a defendant with
Mrs. Lowe. She and Mrs. Lowe are at
the Lick House and Lowe is a guest
at the Occidental.
The defendant was formerly an ac-
tress and known as Virgil Graves. She
first met Lowe in Dawson while play
ing in the Gay Partisan" Their mar
r;age quickly followed. but from all
accounts was never a happy union, a
fact which is attributed by many who
knew the couple in the north to the
discrepancies in their ages, Lowe being
more than twenty years his wife's
senior They came out Of Dawson last
year and were for time liv-
ing together at the Occidental Hotel.
Mrs. Lowe, however. soon left her hus-
band and has since. been living alone
at the Lick Lowe. when seen last
evening, said that he and his wife had
had disagreement over property mat
ters, but that everything may soon De
settled and he added:
There will be no divorce. In fact I
have been over talking with my wife
! to-day and We got along very nicely
Evidently the breach between them
is not as great as the complaint filed
yesterday would indicate. for shortly
after the interview last evening a mes
senger was carrying notes between
them. Lowe is widely known in Daw-
son, where he has made a large fortune
in mining and other enterprises.