Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-25
CODE OF RULES
ENDS HAPPINESS
WIFE ALLEGES CRUELTY ON
PART OF HUSBAND
Asserts That He Attempted to Force
Her to Sign an Agreement as
to Her Daily
Conduct


night forced to sign articles of agree
nent regulating her conduct for the
following day was declared to be the
limit by Mrs. Eta Ziegler, and yester-
day from the great witness stand she
Legged Judge Trask in the superior
court to free her from the matrimonial
alliance existing between herself and
Thompson II. Ziegler, a Los Angeles
iolice officer.
1. 1 will bake graham mullins for
breakfast.
2. 1 will drink Puritas water.
8. 1 will rise early and retire late.
4. 1 will not attend church seven
days a week.
Mrs. ziegler is said to have attached
her signature to the above code of
rules, but it appears that in reality she
signed articles of war, for domestic
strife from that hour pervaded the at
mosphere of the Ziegler household.
She says her husbands ungoverna-
bic temper and propensity for "hee~
having has made her life misera BILE,
whereby she has been rendered a ner-
vous wreck.
AS IL later developed in the trial of
the case, Mrs. Ziegler mounted the
witness stand wearing little white
bow, indicating her adherance to the
principles of the temperance party.
She testified that it was difficult for
her to induce her husband to provide
her with the necessary wearing ap-
parel.
Once, she said, she met her husband
on his beat and he was so ashamed
OF her that he told her never to come
out again until she got a new dress
end when she demonstrated with him
for not providing her with one, he pur-
chased her ten cent outfit.
Again Mrs. Ziegler moaned, for she
declared that her husband told her at
the funeral of a mutual friend that he
would FIX" her some day.
"I'll pitch you over the back fence"
said the husband before the bier, ac-
cording to Mrs. Zleglers tale.
The "mother-in-law chapter loomed
case but in the affairs of the Zieglers
the mother-in-law enters in a differ
ent role than is generally expected IL
such cases.
Mother-in-LaW Enters
In this case the husband urged the
mother-in-law to use her influence TO
fix things in the interest of domestic
Ieace.
Mrs. Ziegler testified that when her
sister from the east Joined her she
was compelled to seek quarters else
where than in the Ziegler home, be-
cause of her husbands talk.
She testified that her husband made
her a proposition to the effect that if
she would publish it abroad that she
was to blame for the domestic in
felicity existing in the household,
lie in return would try and mend his
ways.
Mrs. Ziegler said she baked at such
a deal, whereupon her husband made
peace, and they lived happily together
for few brief hours.
War broke out again, however, for
soon after, she alleges, Ziegler said:
"Oh, woman, how / hate you'll"
On cross examination the force and
effect of the plaintiffs testimony was
weakened, for Ziegler's at
torney brought out a number of dam
aging admissions on the part of the
plaintiff.
1t appears that Mrs. Ziegler placed
fountain against her husbands will,
who protested to her that he was TAX
ing the first step toward becoming a
The cause of the trouble seems in a
great degree to hang on Mrs. Zieglers
proclvities to take an active part in
the spiritual welfare of the commune
ty, which, according to Ziegler's con-
tention, tended to lessen his wifes
value as a good housewife.
Weekly Program
From her own testimony it appears
that Mrs. Ziegler's weekly entertain
lnent (personaD was as follows:
Sunday. Ito church twice, sometimes
Monday, (Womans Christian Tenn
perance union.)
Tuesday, missionary society,"
Wednesday, (prayer meeting)
Thursday, (Mother's club)
Friday, Sunday school class enter
nent)
Saturday, tgiven to church sociables,
sometimes spent in shopping in the de-
rartment stores.)
The witness declared that her hus-
band accused her of being the most
noted and far famed "gad" on the
street.
But that isn't So" Indignantly ex-
claimed Mrs. Ziegler Il never talk"
Ziegler pleaded with her to spend
4 few moments at home, He even told
ler he approved of her church going,
tut he intimated at the same time that
I was a little strong.
Today ziegler will take the stand in
lis own behalf and probably he will