The San Francisco call., 1905-01-18
MRS. SELBY'
FINAL DECREE
Wife of Minister Who Shot
at Judge Hebbard Comes
in Person to Ask Entry
DEPLOREs THE DEED
Says Husband Called Upon
Her on Day of Shooting
and Was Denied Admission

Theresa b. Selby yesterday severed
the last legal tie binding her to Isaac
Selby, the Australian minister, who is
now on trial for his attempt upon the
life of Superior Judge Hebbard. She
appeared personally in court and re-
quested the entry of the final decree
of divorce in accordance with the in
terlocutory decree granted by Judge
Hebbard on January 15 last year. 1t
was the grievance Selby nursed over
this decree which caused him to shoot
at the Judge. Mrs. Selby said to
Clerk J. j. Groom that she deplored
the trouble which had come to the
Judge through her case, and she also
said that on the morning of the shoot
ing Selby had come to her door and
knocked, but she refused to admit
him. She expressed the belief that
he might have killed her then.
Upon the evidence of Annie b. Hig-
gins, corroborated in a 'circumstantial
way by bell and elevator boys em-
ployed at the Hotel Inverness, Judge
Hebbard yesterday granted her a di-
vorce from DR.. Theodore Shelton Hig-
gins, dentist and former proprietor Of
the hotel. Mrs. Higgins said that she
had gone to the country on vacation
and, returning unexpectedly, found
articles of feminine apparel in her
husbands rooms, which did not be-
long to her wardrobe. Mrs. Higgins
said that during her husbands attend
ance at the dental college she worked
in store in order to support him.
Judge Seawell granted a divorce to
! Della Stobener from John w. Stoben-
er, superintendent of the Home of
Peace Cemetery, on a cross-complaint
/ charging cruelty. Stobener first sued
and accused his wife of abusing HIM
/ self and the patrons of the burial
place. She denied the allegations and
said that he had mistreated her in
many ways, including beatings, and at
last had deserted her. On the latter
pleading the divorce was granted.
In the suit of DR.. G. r. Hubbell
against Harriet Hubbell for divorce,
the wife yesterday filed a sensational
answer. She denies his charges of
cruelty and says she never maintained
an espionage over his affairs. In her
own defense she says he was very at
tentive to Miss May F. Hallett, and
she believes that he promised to mar
.ry her. The wife says that she assist
ed him in his practice and attended
to his correspondence. In the course
of this duty she opened several let
ters which she quotes in her answer.
endearing terms and calls the doctor
"a fascinating, charming, bewitching
darling
DR.. William M. McLaren, whose
wife, May E. ,McLaren, accused him
of neglect and cruelties, including his
compelling her to walk eighty-six
! blocks TO her home, yesterday fled
specific denials to all of her accusa-
tions.
Judge Kerrigan granted a divorce
to Eunice p. Cushman from Charles
Cushman for cruelty, with $50 a
month alimony and $1,000 of COM
munity property; to Margaret r. GAN
non from Joseph J. Cannon, cruelty;
Judge Hebbard to Kittie M. Clancy
from Robert K. Clancy, neglect;
Judge Murasky to James P. Daily from
Mary Ellen DAILY, cruelty.
Suits for legal separation were be-
gun by John r.. Whalen against
Amanda Whaien. desertion; Edward
Ferrel against Alice Ferrel, cruelty;
Maggie Gunther against William G.
Gunther, desertion; Ellen M. Brodies
against James Brodies, neglect; Goldie
Church against Royal Church, cruelty
and neglect.