The San Francisco call., 1904-11-04
PAYS Her RENT
WITH DRESSES
Mrs Isaac Selby Says Her
Former Husband Was Not
a Satisfactory Provider
FAMILY OFTEN IN WANT
Australian Preachers Suit
Against Donald McRae for
$4,000 Is Submitted

The trial OF the case Of Isaac SeIby,
the australian preacher. against DON
aid 9LcILze for Sz5.g00 for the aIIenz-
ton OF Mrs SeIby's affections was
concluded yesterday afternoon IN
Judge Sloss' court and taken under
submission SeIby made the opening
and closing arguments. He said that
he vas not actUatsd by q desire for
money, bur was IN pursuit OF his wife
and children Attorney Pinto, for Nc
Rae, charged SeIby with faIsehOod and
NT1ckeoness and otherwise beEitrled hir-l
and his suit he said Mrs. SeIby'S zf-
fectiOns could not have been alien
sted- because she had no love for her
husband
Both Mr. McRze and Mrs SeIby de-
MED N positive terms that their reIa-
tons had been otherwise than of q
purely business nature IN connection
with The furnishing and sale OF Iodg-
izg-houSeS-
SIcRae admitted that he had said
Selby was crazy" and Mrs SeIby
declared that she thought il kinder 10
suppose that her husband. from
whom she obtained q divorce last
year, was weak mentally than
capable or Intentional wickednesS-
Mrs McRze testified that there
had been nothing N the relations OF
NeRse and Mrs SeIby 10 ar0Gse the
slightest suspicion SsI5ys children.
Vivian and Gratran. told OF their faith
ers actions before and after the
esrrangeuent-
Mrs Selby's evidence, particularly
under her husbands cross-exzm-
inaIion, was interesting. and show
ed her 70 De highly intellectual
and original In several pas
sages she had decidedly the best OF
her quesIioueE. Referring 10 her huS-
Lands verbal abuse Of Christian men
9ud women in England, America and
Australia she said IF you have
found three nations OF baptized brUtes
II is because you have looked AT them
SeIby had asked her 70 send their chill
Gren 70 the Unitarian church. she an
swered him We don't propose 70 fol-
low your ueanderings. You taught Us
n the Christian church for ten years;
nOE you have changed 70 the UniIar-
izn- and probably IN few weeks you
viii want 70 expound TO the children
the Darwtntan hypothesis"
Questioning her upon the promises
that had keen made 70 him II austria
La OF 4 future IN this country. Selby
said that q WOrId-tOUrtng missionary
had called On them and told him that
he fSelbyJ would receive q warm wei
come IN America oh considered IL
simply q conventional courtesy said
Ms SeIby The other day Mayor
Schmitz told Z Distinguished Spanish
visitor that every house In the city
was oCsn 70 him The SpantATd did
not call on me- This sally raised a
laugh, in which the court joined, ard
Mrs SeIby continued II the gentle
man was making q promise for the en-
tire Christian community Of America
be could not deliver the goods"
Reviewing their home affairs. Mrs
SeIby said that she had contributed
more than her husband 10 the domestic
exchequer, and declared that once,
Ehsn thsy gave Up their r0oms. she
rad 70 give the landIzdy a velvet dress
for the rent When they went 10 live
IN z basement on HGighr street, she
said she gave several dresses zs Sc
c1rfry for the rent In that place she
said. they were IN sbjsct need
When SsIby was Iecturing IN Gin
cfrnzti, she continued. he accused her
OF intending 70 poison him when he
found & saucer full OF powder used TO
polish silver. At the same place he
declined 10 attend a banquet OF clergy
and church members because he feared
a plot 10 zsszssinare him. and told his
wife II there Ezs such 4 plot she was
AZ the bottom Of IL SeIhy denied this.