The San Francisco call., 1905-03-17
TELLS A TALE
OF BITTER Woe
Aged George Blucher Says
Wife Makes Him Sleep i'll
Barn in Rear of Home
ASKS COURT FOR RELIEF
Wants Division of Property
That He May Have Com
fort and Attend His Ills

IL is a plain. unvarnished tale that
aged George Blucher tells in answer to
fhe suit for divorce Of his wife, Emma,
the crown Of the closing years OF ms
lie is one OF woe, indeed He filed mis-
answer and a cross-complaint yester-
day. First, he denies that he treated
his wife cruelty. as she alleges, but
says that during the thirty-fve years
Of their married life he has done all he
could to bring happiness to his family.
But on the OJher hand, he alleges that
for the last five years his wife has been
guilty Of great cruelty TO him. He is
20 years OF age, he continues, and for
several years has been decrepit and
sickly ana unable TO labor, but this
fact has not kept his wife from infiict-
ing abuse upon him. Continuing, he
says:
About the year 1895 my WIFE having come
70 the conclusion that would be able TO con-
owing 70 my poor condition OF health, refused
and has since refused 10 permit me TO enter
my dwelling house, but has driven me into the
street. This home is on Fillmore street. near
Greenwich. but my wife refusing 10 permit
NE 20 enter the same. l was compelled 10 take
Up my ABIDE in the barn in the rear and with
= few pieces Of discarded furniture have made
myself abiding place, where l am COM
PEELED TO remain at night while my wife and
whom ! show cred every attention and whom
endeavored 10 raise to useful manhood and
pomsnhood. sleep in comfortable apartments
and warm beds
living the life Of an outcast' have when
ever opportunity AFFORDED, done the work OF a
farm laborer upon the premises and farms
owned by my brothers and sisters and when
no such opportunity offered 1 engaged in chick
en- raising. selling their eggs and IN this man
ner eking out a lone and miserable existence,
suffering the pangs OF old age. sickness and
,Ts~r7 r1vself al the stove in the house even
in the coolest weather.
ASKS SHARE OF PROPERTY.
In conclusion, the aged defendant
asks that the court deny his wife a de-
cree. but that the same be awarded to
him: that their property be declared to
be community property and that he be
given his share of the same and per-
mitted to so dispose OF the same that
once again he may be permitted TO Sc
cure for himself such comforts as his
age and the condition of his health re-
quire.
Frank McCIenegan, whose wife
Marguerite, is suing him for divorce on
the ground of cruelty, has also filed a
cross complaint, in which he asks for a
decree on the ground that il was his
wife. and not he, that has been guilty
Of cruelty. He says that in addition TO
tests. has compelled their daughter
Ethel, 10 years of age, to sing and
dance in various vaudeville houses in
the city. and this Notwithstanding the
fact that he has always contributed
sufficient money to render such service
on the part of the child unnecessary.
He also alleges that his wife abandon
ed him in October Of 1894 and took with
her all Of their household effects and
his vE-nf1 hov r.In T.
claims that after abandoning him she
went TO live with one Joe Soto, permit
ted him 10 exercise parental authority
over his children. and that since then
both she and Soto have lived off the
earnings Of the little girl. Ethel In ad-
dition TO a decree of divorce. McCIene-
gan asks for the custody of his chill
cren. Frank, another child. who is but
years Of age, the father alleges. is
subject 10 the same immoral Influences
that are endangering the future of his
little daughter.
MANY SUE FOR FREEDOM.
katherine u. Donovan has sued
thomas J. Donovan for divorce. allee-
ing cruelty Mrs. Donovan says her
husband is the owner of DIRK goods
business at Ventura worth 2Jb0. land
IN Iulare County worth $4,000 and min
ing claims at Randsburg, Kern County
worm sou she asks for the custody of
her two daughters and 800 a month
slimony.
Susie Agnes Guerrero asks for di-
Norce from Patrick Guerrero for cruel
ty- j. r RoHley claims his wife. NJ
A. Rowley, refused TO care for him
when he was i'll and refused to cook his
meals when he was well. For these
and other reasons he asks for a divorce
Lule NJ. HertZler has sued Harry
Hertzler for divorce, alleging failure to
provide. Elizabeth Nordenson asks for
z divorce from Victor H. Nordenson on
the ground Of failure to provide
lnterlocutory DEGREES Of divorce were
granted Yesterday 10 Ivor ". Lloyd
from Ann Lloyd for habitual intemner-
ance, Searl f. +. Taylor from Cecil r
Taylor for desertion, Sarah A. P.
Rendon from Jessie L. Rendon for ex-
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