The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-06
MRS. PARRERA IN
DIVORCE COURT
Husbands Perjury Brings
an End to the Romance
of Former Miss Herzer
SUES IN MARTINEZ

A tale Of Cupid devoured by the
wolf at the door has come to light in
the records Of a suit for divorce filed
at Martinez this week by Emalie Marie
Parrera against Edward c. Parrera.
The news of this casualty TO Cupid
will astonish the friends. of the couple,
who, at the time Of the fashionable
marriage in February, 1902, showered
the bride with Fluctuations on her
choice OF a husband. Mrs. Farrera,
when she was Miss Herzer. daughter
Of Hugo Herzer. well known in this
city was one Of the beauties of local
Jewish society, and her husband was
& young man Of pleasing person and
thought to be we'll calculated to keep
the wolf from the door and to pro-
tect tender Cupid from becoming that
animals victim.
But the guesses Of the friends were
wide Of the mark Since the time Of
the marriage. as related in the quietly
filed complaint, Parrera has failed to
provide properly for his handsome
wife. From this city the couple went
10 the Philippines, where the husband
Is employed as q clerk, and when the
wife was taken I'll on the island Par
rera, It is claimed, was unable to Sc
cure the services OF doctors and nurses
70 attend her, and the wifes father
had TO send from this city nurses and
attendants to care for his distant and
ailing child.
LEGAL RESIDENCE WITH FATHER
Now Mrs. Parrera is IN this city. liv-
ing with her sister at 4S2 Frederick
street. Her legal residence is with
her father in Contra Costa County,
where Herzer has been living on his
competency since he retired from pub
JIG life. The family also has q sum
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have striven to shield their daughter
from the publicity attached to a d.
vorce suit, and for that reason the
papers were filed in the quiet retreat
of the Contra Costa courthouse.
When Parrera- and his young wife
first went TO Manila there was a jolly
crowd at the dock to see the couple
sail for the Orient Soon after a let
ter came to Hugo Herzer from his
daughter saying that she was in ILL
health and needed medical attendance,
which her husband could not give.
This news was a shock and surprise to
the family. who had thought Parrera
IN comfortable circumstances. Without
delay two nurses were engaged in this
city and sent on the first steamer to
the ailing daughter.
APPEALS A SECOND TINE
She was restored 10 health and
spirits, forgave her husband and went
back TO his protection. But 1t proved
inadequate, and again she had to ap-
peal for aid from her family Again
~ was forthcoming. After that the
Parreras were reunited, but the union
was again disrupted, for the wife fell
ill third time and the husband was
n no position TO supply her needs
This time the family demanded that
Mrs. Parrera come to San Francisco,
and she started for home
At Honolulu her money gave out
sno she had TO practically beg her
passage on a sailing ship by prornis-
ing that when the vessel reached this
city her father would reimburse the
captain After a hard trip the ship
made port, and Mrs. Parrera, on the
advice Of her family secured residence
IN Martinez and then applied for a d.
vorce on the ground of non-support.