The San Francisco call., 1904-03-09
YOUTHFUL WIFE
GIVEN DIVORCE
Mrs. Robinson Claims That
Her Husband Was in the
Habit of Insulting Her
MAKES CRUELTY CHARGE
Though but Twenty Years
of Age She Is Victim of
Two Unhappy Marriages

After two years Of a decidedly un-
happy married life, Mrs: oliver Pres
colt Robinson, wife Of Lieutenant
Prescott Robinson of the United States
army. was granted a divorce by Judge
Seawen yesterday on the ground. of
cruelty.
Though Mrs. Robinson is but 20 years
Of age. she has been married twice,
both alliances terminating unhappiy.
On July 21. 1899. when but 15 years of
age, Ethel Johnson eloped with Henry
Ellis Swain, son of Z. NJ. Swain, a
prominent local dentist. The two run
aways went TO Alameda, where they
were married. For the long period of
two weeks things went smoothly in the
Swain home, but after that the hus-
band tired of home life and was sell
dom seen in the house.
The girls parents, who were opposed
TO the early marriage Of their daugh
ter, attempted to have the marriage
annulled. as the girl was under age.
They were unable to do so, however,
and about a year afterward the wife
filed suit for divorce on the ground of
failure TO provide. The divorce was
granted by Judge Dunno, to the graft
fication of the unhappy parents.
Mrs. Swain was not destined to live
a single life, however, and in less than
two months after her first divorce had
been granted she fed with Lieutenant
Oliver Prescott Robinson to Reno, New,
where they were married
Shortly after their marriage the
young officer, who was at that time
infatuated with his beautiful young
bride, was ordered to the Philippines.
There they remained until last July,
when Mrs. Robinson returned to this
city and went TO the home of her moth
er at 73S Baker street.
In court yesterday Mrs. Robinson
charged her husband, who has recent
ly returned from the Philippines, with
having beaten her across the back with
a strap for being late for dinner, there
by hurting her feelings and her back.
She also states that Robinson used pro-
fame and obscene. language in address,
ing her and accused her of being un-
faithful.
Mrs. Robinson is very well known
in this city and has the reputation of
being rather Bohemian. Her marriage
lA4AO AAE lily NdlliE dc d 6lEdl sui
prise TO those who were acquainted
with her and many were Of the opin-
ion that army socials and dances, to-
gether with stripes and brass buttons,
had their influence in bringing about
the marriage.
Harry V. Arnold, who was married
TO Martha Washington Decker Arnold
in New York in 1902. filed a suit for
| divorce yesterday. He alleges deser-
ton. charging that in September of
last year, when he requested his wife
10 join him out here, she refused to do
so and has ever since continued 10
live separate and apart from him.
Suits for divorce were also filed by
Abraham Greenwald against Esther
! Greenwald for desertion, Thomas
Barnett against Rose Barnett for de-
/ sertion, Finis K. Marr against Caro-
/ line z. Marr for infdelity, May Dem
/ ing against Richard Deming for de-
/ sertion and Florence NJ. SchalleI
against Edwin ]. Schaller for cruelty
! Mrs. Schaller says her husband hurt
her feelings by cursing her and by
making her a target for his shoes.
Mary NJ. Rutherford, in a cross
complaint to the suit for divorce
brought by John ]. Rutherford, ac.
cuses him of cruelty beating her and
in her answer to his suit denies that
she ever was anything but a loving
| and dutiful wife.
DEGREES of divorce were granted tc
Hulda Rundberg from Peter Rund
| berg for desertion, Amret z. Hughe.
from George Hughes for neglect anc
Mary 1. Dow from Clarence Dow fol
neglect. Dow is the son Of a Denver
| banker.
Seventeen persons in hundred in tht