The San Francisco call., 1905-05-03
FEAR COMPELS
Her TO MARRY

Driven into marriage, as she al
leges, by force, threats and intimida-
ton, Frances e. McCann, formerly
Frances E. Crowley, filed suit yester-
day against Charles T. Mccain to
have their wedding declared without
legal effect.
Mrs. McCann says that prior to July
/, 1904, when she met McCann, she
bore an exceedingly enviable reputa-
ton and never went out after darkness
fell from the wings of night. After
she met Crowley. however, she says,
she began to keep exceedingly late
hours and drank copiously with him.
He was desirous of making her his
wife, she says, but she would not con-
sent Finally he threatened that un-
less she married him he would ex-
pose her escapades to her family.
With this fear uppermost in her mind
and hazy from liquor, she says, she
finally consented to his proposal on
December IL, 1904, and married him
at San Rafael.
She forthwith returned to her home,
she says, but the fact that she
had become a wife against her
will weighed heavily on her
mind, and finally, her parents not
ing her frightened and emaciated
appearance, demanded that she tell
what it was that was worrying ner-
Then she told her story, she says, ana
her parents advised that she bring sult
to annuI her marriage. She followed
their advice. :,
w. E. Holbrook, promoter of oil
companies, has filed an amended COM
plaint in his suit for divorce from Es-
sic Holbrook, in which he alleges that
| for years past she has been common
| inebriate. He says she kept him con-
| tinually humiliated by her conduct.
| one of her star performances, he says.
| being to follow him from their home
! at Ala Buchanan street, gowned only
/ In her night robe. On another occa-
sion, in July of 1898. he says he in
| yited DR.. J. c.. Anthony, a warm per-
| sonal friend, to dine with him. Mrs.
Holbrook- was present. he says, and
she soon became intoxicated, and
turning to DR.. Anthony, said:
why don't you wear silk hat, like
Mr.. Holbrook %
DR.. Anthony informed her that he
| did noticare to wear silk hat. where
upon she said to him:
You are not so intelligent anc
/ smart. and you could not marry any
j highly educated woman. You had to
| marry hayseed.
DIR. Anthony's establishment anc
/ anger was no greater Ifldn llio VWh
says the plaintiff, and the incident dis
turbed his peace of mind for months
For years. he says, the condition Of
Mrs. Holbrook has been "maudlin,'
| and, finding it impossible to live lon
ger with her, he asks for decree o.
divorce.
| Mary A. Gallet was granted di'
vorce from II. w. Gallet on her cross
complaint by Judge Trout yesterday
Desertion was the ground. Gallet wal
ordered to pay his former wife $40
/ month alimony for one year. De
crees of divorce were also granted t
Tillie Ferguson from Daniel M. Fer
euson, for cruelty; Thomas F. Sim
mons from Mae Simmons, for deser
i ton: Harry T. Richards from Bet
tina C. Richards for desertion, ane
Mary Smith from Charles Smith, fo
! failure to provide.
Suits for divorce were filed yester
day by Catherine Thompson agains
William F. Thompson, for cruelty
Thomas j. Atkinson against Vivian M
Atkinson, for desertion; Mary G. Sec
chitano against James j.. Secchitano
for desertion; Lena Nealon agains
/ Henry ]. Nealon, for infidelity, Ethy
i r.. Dake against William l. Dake, fol
failure to provide. and p. A. Walimal
against Lena Wallman, for desertion