Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-01
WIFE DIVORCES
POOR HUSBAND
RICH PASADENA WOMAN GETS
DECREE
Asserts That Her Spouse Created a
"Rumpus" When She Erased His
Name From the Family
Bank Book

Eastern society people, now winter.
ing amid the orange blossoms of Pasa.
dena. yesterday appeared In the divorce
court, when Mrs. Katherine II. Evans
of Buffalo, N. Y, reputed to be ernor-
mously wealthy, was granted a divorce
from her spouse, Ellicott Evans, rich
i'm family name, but. according to the
testimony of Mrs. Evans, decidedly
poor of purse.
The complaint set up as the cause
of action in the case, that of "deser-
ton" on the part of Evans, but from
the testimony it developed that trouble
began to brew from the day that Mrs.
Evans refused to allow 'Ellicott's'
name to appear jointly with her own
ON the family bank book of deposits.
The co-partnership of love. apparent
ly a mismatch, was entered into at
Buffalo in 1896. .
For the past two seasons the Evanses
have been wintering at Pasadena
where they are we'll known in social
circles.
According to Mrs. Evans story, 1t
appears that her spouse die not follow
strictly the rules and regulations
touching his condict that she pre-
scIineo for him, an6 trouble began to
brew.
Didn't. Have Cent
"He didn't have a cent when / mar
ried him'-Mrs. Evans was about to
unfold her husbands personal history,
when she was interrupted by a Pasa-
dena attorney, who was on the ground
in behalf of Evans to see that nothing
of that sort leaked out.
"Poo-poo and a couple of Judges
that will do insisted the attorney, and
Mrs. Evans confined her remarks more
in detail to the family differences.
She asserted that Evans objected to
refused to give them up he became
morose and sullen, and acted strangely.
The wise men say that there is
woman in every case, but in this one
man enters.
According to the witness, Evans OBJ
jected to the company of this individ-
ual, whether through jealousy or other
wise, may never be known.
Maid Corroborates Story
Miss Alice Stuttle, clerk in Pasa-
dena store, but formerly Mrs. Evans
maid, corroborated the plaintiffs testi-
mony, as did also several others of
retinue of servants which followed the
woman into the court room.
1t appears that one house was hardly
of sufficient size for the Evans family
to dwell in during the last days of their
married life.
Judge York was apparently dissatis-
fed with Mrs. Evans case at first, and
for a time it looked as if she was
doomed to go down in defeat.
II think that where a woman keeps
company with other men against her
husbands will, and he leaves her, there
is absolutely no ground for a DIVORCE"
said the court.
The plaintiff again took the stand
and told Judge York why she should
be entitled to dissolution of the mat
trimonial alliance.
Took Name From Bank Book
She testified that when she had her
spouse's name erased from her bank
book, he proceeded to raise ''rumpus."
He was perfectly furious" insisted
Mrs. Evans in tone of voice that in
dicated surprise.
What right had the masculine side
of the o-partnership of love to OBJ
ject to haying his name blotted out
on his wife's bank book?" said the
judge.
Stipulations regarding the custody of
the children and property rights have
been made by the parties outside Of
court, and all litigation touching such
interests have thus been obviated.
1t is understood that Mrs. Evans will
retain the custody of her children.
while it was intimated by the attorney
in the case that the defendant will Sc
cure a comfortable sum of money.