Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-25
SAYS HUSBAND
BOXED HER EARS
COURT GRANTS MRS. JACKSON
DIVORCE
Woman Tells Ptiful Story Of Toll and
Harsh Treatment-Declare Man
Worships Photograph of
Beautiful Rival

Charging her husband with cruelty
in that he cursed her, overworked her
and threatened to kill her, Mrs Minnie
Jackson, a prominent member of the
Woman's Relief corps Of the Grand
Army, yesterday brought suit against
her husband, Walter H. Jackson, be-
fore Judge Trask in department four of
the superior court.
The woman was frail and apparently
delicate and her snow white hair plain
ly Indicated a life of trouble. She re-
cited her grievances in a determined
manner throughout the trial until her
examination had been nearly completed,
when one of the real sources of the
trouble and suit for divorce was
brought to light. The plaintiff had been
giving evidence regarding her hus-
bands boarding place and started to
speak of the landlady when she be-
came confused.
Under sanction of the court Mrs.
Jackson finally told that the landlady
had called upon her and told her that
Mr.. Jackson had fallen desperately in
love with a beautiful young woman
whose picture he had framed and
placed upon a bracket in his room. Ac-
cording to the landlady's story, Jackson
made daily offerings OF flowers to this
goddess and bouquet of fresh and
fragrant posies daily graced the shrine
of the fair one.
1--WE were married in Maine during
February of 1903 and came to Los An
geles almost Immediately afterward,"
testified Mrs. Jackson yesterday. my
husband had two daughters by for
mer marriage while had grown son.
The girls lived with us, but my boy
rarely ever came near the house.
81 have had only hard work and
shabby treatment from the very begin
ming. I think the real trouble started
a short time after our marriage, when
there was some disagreement between
me and his daughter, when the father
interfered and boxed my ears.
my husband is contractor and has
risen to a good position among men
of that line in Los Angeles. When we
were first married spent many day
working beside him loading lumber on
wagons, piling lumber driving nails
and doing general carpenter work.
When we first moved to our little home
on Pico street there was nothing there
but a floor. 1 spent all day of the first
Sunday we were there laying floor,
driving nails, saving wood and getting
the place in some sort of shape that
we could live there that night. I have
also helped him to build many houses" !"
at her delicate but work-worn hands
and sighed.
"We later moved to ranch. We
made frequent trips to and from the
place and 1 was compelled to get what
little sleep 1 could on these journeys
by dropping down on the ground and
mapping during halts to water the
horse
FINALLY my husband left me and
L.. 11.s1J h.
him. I didn't miss him much, because
I was nearly starved while was living
with him. 1 had nothing to eat at that
time, but a woman named Lillian Les
lie Page, whom I have since learned
was the authoress, gave me meals for
long time"
The decree of divorce was allowed
the woman late yesterday afternoon
and she was given an allowance Of $25
a month for two years. Attorney Wal
lace w. Wideman represented the
woman.