The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10
SAYS HIS SON
IS A WEAKLINC
Millionaire Glove Manufact-
urer Denounces His Off
spring in Open Court
PHYSICIAN DISAGREES
Testimony Is Brought Out
in a Maintenance Suit Be-
gun by Nellie Blumenthal

1t is seldom that a man rated as a
millionaire will brand his son as a
| mental weakling in order to save pay
ing $25 month for the support of that
sons wife. 1t occasionally happens,
however, that such a father is dis
! covered. One such did appear yester-
day in Judge Kerrigans court in the
person of B. Blumenthal the Million
aire glove manufacturer, who was a
witness in the suit for maintenance
brought by Nellie Blumenthal against
Emil Blumenthal, his son. He gave
his testimony in order to prevent his
daughter-in-law from proving that
young Blumenthal was in the enjoy
ment of an income of 800 a month and
thus maintaining her claim that he
could easily afford to pay her s25 a
month for her support. The case was
continued until Friday to enable the
| litigants to produce further testi-
mony.
Blumenthal senior said his son never
had an income of 500 month. and
that at the present time he would not
be able to live but by his fathers
bounty. He said that he once started
him in a light business, but that he
did not have the brains to carry it
on, with the result that after a few
months ne had to retire and call upon
| his father to pay the bills he had con-
tracted. He is a mental weakling,"
said the witness, "and, Furthermore
he is the victim of the wiles of this
woman. She deceived him, with the
result that without obtaining my con-
sent he ran away with her to Reno and
made her his wife. That was in
August of last year He only lived
with her three weeks
a DR.. Price was then called and
questioned as to the mental condition
of young Blumenthal. He said that in
his opipion the young man had a plen
I tiful supply of gray matter, and that
he was not by any means mentally
weak. He said the young fellow had
cardiac lesion of the heart. and that
was all The lesion, he-said, did not
affect his brain.
Mrs. Blumenthal is the divorced wife
of Dr. Blume. She is several years
her husbands senior.
Edward F. Parker, who was married
in 1891, is seeking a divorce on the
ground of desertion. He alleges that
without cause or reason she left him
more than year ago. Desertion is
also charged in the complaint for di-
vorce filed by John H. Cullen against
Maud Cullen. They were married in
1900. Cullen wants his wife to resume
her maiden name, Collins.
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Hattie E. Underwood is seeking a di-
vorco from John c.. Underwood, to
whom she was married at New Or
leans in July, 1898. She says that for
the last year, because of dissipation,
he has not provided for her.
Mrs Mary s. Lazzarevich, the de-
fendant in a suit for divorce brought
by w. a. Lazzarevich, in an answer
and cross complaint to his suit, de-
nies that she has ever been guilty
of unwifely conduct with one Charles
Bartlett, or that she ever left her
husband and took UP her residence
with him. She says she has always
been a fond, faithful and loving wife
and that Lazzarevich has neglected
her
Desertion and neglect are charged in
the complaints for divorce filed by Eva
F. Hathaway against George Hatha-
way, Nettie Bell against James r. Bell
and Rebecca Ingram against William
Ingram.
Frank Glacier. proprietor of res
taurant at 657 Clay street, who is be-
ing sued for maintenance by his wife,
Alvira, answered her suit yesterday
with general denial of her charges.
He SAYS the trouble between him and
his wife has been caused by the pres
ence at their home of her brother.