The San Francisco call., 1904-06-29
Authors Domestic
Troubles Will
Be Aired.
Woman in Case
Makes Heated
Denial.

OAKLAND. June 2s.-Jack London,
author and newspaper correspondent,
has been sued for divorce by Eliza
beth London, his accomplished wife
and the mother OF their two pretty
children, Joan and Bess.
The complaint filed here to-day is
under seal, but it is understood that
the cause alleged is desertion. Just
a year, the statutory time, has elapsed
since the couple separated.
with the complaint was hled an or
der obtained from Superior Judge w.
z. Greene restraining London from
drawing any funds, either for news
paper services, from his deposit in
bank or from his account with
Houghton, Miffiin & Co.. his Boston
publishers, pending the settlement Of
the divorce proceedings.
Il is not the story Of an ordinary do
rnestic upheaval that has led the
young wife 10 the divorce court with
her plants. Behind IT all is the shadow
OF another woman, gifted writer,
who has won the place in London's
heart that the unhappy wife tried so
vainly 70 hold. Anna Strunshy, stu
dent, author and follower of the So
cialistic cult, is the woman. Her name
has been so closely linked with that
of Jack London that the wife has
taken cognizance Of the friendship and
has made her story Of unhappiness re-
plete with incidents in which the other
Woman's name is all too prominent
AFFINITY FOR MISS STRUNSKY.
Not that aught Of wrongdoing is
charged against Anna Strunsky in her
acquaintance with London; but Mrs.
London believes she has ample reason
10 condemn her husband. She declares
she has heard him protest his love for
Miss Strunskv on more than one oc-
casion. It is asserted, indeed, that
Mrs. London has found epistolary evil
dence that London's affection is re-
ciprocated by the bright young woman
author.
Specifically Mrs. London is not yet
prepared to make more serious accu-
sations than that in general her hus-
bands love for the woman whom he
made his wife four years ago has been
aIienated by Miss Strunsky. For ac-
1ual ground of divorce Mrs. London has
been content 10 allege q statutory Of
fense, such as she would be entitled
10 set forth after a separation of one
year.
Miss Strunsky's name was first pub
licly associated with that Of London a
year ago when the"Kempton WAGE Let
tiers" were given from the press as the
joint work Of the pair This collabora-
tion was discussion Of love in a ph.-
osophical sense and essayed to indi-
cate the passion and sentiments Of
pair of friends in a series of epistles.
The work attracted some attention.
More it gained when the announcement
was made that London and his wife
had parted.
SEPARATION OF THE IONDONS.
That separation occurred after the
LOnoOns returned last summer from a
camping trip to Glen Ellen. While there
II is said Mrs. London gained the be-
lief that her husband no longer loved
her and that Miss Strunsky was the
new idol Of his heart So thoroughly
satisfied Of this was the wife that she
simply took her children and departed.
And nothing that any OF their common
friends could do to reconcile them was
of avail London took up his residence
IN this city and remained here until
he went 70 the Orient as a war CORE
spOndent Mrs. London went to South
ern California for a while, but return
ed recently and has been living for a
tine with her brother. Henry T. Mad 1
dern, SS5 Twenty street.
There the relatives to-day said that /
Mrs. London was prostrated and could |
not be SEEN Attorney Z. T McKisick /