The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-21
SAYS HUSBAND
IS LIKE LECREE
Wife of POstOffice EmplOye
i'm Oakland Declares He
Rules Family With Whip
TOO YOUNG TO MARRY
After Two Years Girl Has
Union Annulled Because
of Her Tender Age
TOO YOUNG TO MARRY

The Judge who hears the divorce
suit of Eunice P. Cushman against
Charles H. Cushman will have to re-
read Harriet Beecher Stoves classic
or go again to a Tom Show" in or
der to appreciate the force of one of
the allegations in the wife's lurid
complaint. After reciting several spe-
cific acts of Cushman's cruelty to her
self and children. Mrs. Cushman
summarizes his tendency TO inhuman-
ity in the following words: The
defendant is of a domineering, tyran-
nical and nagging disposition and has
a violent and uncomfortable temper
and during a great part of the time
since his marriage with the plaintiff
he has acted the part of Legree in
Uncle Toms Cabin and, with his
whip in hand. domineered and ruled
over the plaintiff and his children,
keeping them in constant fear of bodi-
ly injury"
Cushman earns $40 a month in the
Oakland postoffice and owns property
In San Francisco worth $500, the dis
position of which has been enjoined by
Judge Kerrigan.
Attorney Clara NJ. Foltz appeared in
Judge Kerrigan's court yesterday for
vorce from Frank Gilliland on the
ground of neglect The husband was
in court and wanted to interpose an
answer unless the plaintiff would agree
to waive claims for alimony and coun-
sci fees. Il told you on the car this
morning that we wanted nothing"
said Mrs. Foltz, and Bailiff Duffy
forced Gilliland to subside.
In Judge Hebbard's court Isabella
Lagomarsino obtained an annulment
of her marriage with Louis Lagomar-
sino, which occurred on December "a,
1902, when she was only Is years and
months old. The suit was brought
through her father, Alexander Malerbi,
who had not consented to the union.
James NJ. Daley sued his wife, Pin
oliver Daley, for divorce on the
grounds of desertion, intemperance
ard cruelty and in connection with
the latter charge he says she induced
her nephew to club him into insensi-
bility.
Divorces were granted by Judge
Kerrigan to Josephine Poole from An
drew E. Poole, desertion; to Louise A.
Howard from William S. Howard, neg
let; by Judge Hebbard to Elise
Koebsch from Charles w. Koebsch,
desertion; by Judge Graham to Cath
crime Pearson from John Pearson,
cruelty; by Judge Sloss to Fred ".
I1dll 1TOn MAUD NJ. Hail, cruelty Dy
Judge Seawell to Nellie r. Henry from
Clarence A. Henry, for cruelty. In the
Henry case the husband was accused
of having denied in public that Nell
lie was his wife, of turning on the gas
In her room without lighting it and
OF going to Manila with the intention
of deserving her.
Suits for divorce were filed by Frank
j. Gregory against Margaret Gregory,
dGSertiOn; Emma Frances Howe
against Sam Howe, desertion; John
Peltier against Marie Peltier, deser-
ton (she left him six days after their
marriage in August of last year,;
Thomas G. Jones against Levina Jones,
desertion; Anna NJ. Brewer against
John w. Brewer, cruelty. The Brew
ers were married on September 2,
1908, and on the Sth he knocked her
down. Twice since then, she says, he
has threatened to kill her.
Annie B. Higgins yesterday filed an
affidavit on a motion for an order di-
recting Theodore S. Higgins, dentist
and hotel-keeper to show cause why
he should not be punished for con-
tempt of court. She says that he has
paid only $40 under the order Of the
court awarding her 500 a month all
mony and $3.50 for fees. There is now
1905 due. She also charges that he
violated the courts injunction against
the removal of furniture from the Ho-
tel Inverness; that he did remove some
of the furniture and then forced her
to dispose of her interest in the bust
ness at less than IL was worth