Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-24
PRETTY WOMAN
WANTS DIVORCE
SAYS HUSBAND UNKIND IN
CARD GAMES
Wife Seeks Separation from J. v
Mills After but a Year of Mar
ried Life-Husband con-
tests Proceeding

After little more than year Of
married life Mrs, Maud E. Mills, for
nerly Of Kansas and n recent addition
to Los Angeles society. has entered the
divorce courts In an attempt to secure
legal separation from her husband, j.
" Mills, owner and manager of the
Mills Produce company, a charge of
cruelty being offered.
Yesterday when the case was called
for trial before Judge James In depart
ment z OF the superior court Mrs. Mills
was present, attended Ly half dozen
friends and stanch supporters from the
ranks Of society, while her husband,
attended solely by his attorney, sat at
the opposite end Of the attorneys table
aud watched the proceedings calmly,
offering an occasional suggestion during
the cross examination,
The. woman, beautifully gowned and
as pretty as q picture. was the first Wit
ness called to the stand, and her evil
dcnce bordered OH the unprintable in
spots. but this failed substantiation,
and the other charges of cruelty We're
soon taken. up.
Married but Year Ago
The couple was married in Los An
gcles in August Of last year and made
an extensive. honeymoon trip in the
northwest. The bride was the daughter
OF Kansas cattle king named Burner
and used to all the luxuries wealth could
afford The groom. a prominent busi-
ness mai of Los Angeles and nearly
the same age as the woman, was con-
sidered a suitable match for the Kansas
girl and tie -'adding was looked upon
as happy one.
When they returned from their
honeymoon they took apartments at
Hotel Leighton, later. at Hotel Brewer
and later at the Lankershin1. and
throughout they were considered as the
happiest OF young people, Lut trouble
had been brewing throughout the
brief space OF theii, married life and 1t
wasnot long before the neighbors began
10 hear rectations of quarrelS and
jealousieS.
From the evidence offered in court
yesterday nothing other than the spats
between young married couples were
offered to substantiate the cruelty
charge. but both had evidently made
mountains out Of mole hills and both
were equally determined that they were
going to be unhappy.
Says Husband Cruel
AIN 1uSDullu WIS t1uel W uiN- was
the stat tenlent of the young woman as
she rela tcd long string. of private in
cuents to substantiate her claim.
"He threatened to kill me on more
than one occasion she continued. HE
threatened that il ! left him he would
pirsue me to the. end Of the world. but
that he would find me and kill me and
then commit suicide. He told me that
whenever left his house IT would be IN
Il pine box. My husband was cross,
very cross. and at times had a bad
temper. Once after. he was just recoV-
ering from an Illness he insisted that
] play cards with him. Ny mother,
father. myself and husband played
crlbbage and | won steadily. Toward
the eud OF the period he won game,
and told him that he had at last won
q game and that we ought to stop tnell.
He had been annoying me all the time
until [ was fairly distracted, ard at last
when he said that l always wanted 10
quit when anyone else won game |
Jumped UP and said: Jack Mills. l nate
vou. That was the only time ! ever
Lroke down and allowed my 1eeilllgs u
get the better of me.
"On other occasions my husband
would become so enraged when he did
not win ut playing cards hat he would
tear up all the cards in the house.
Various other minor allegations were
made by the woman to the effect that
her husband had threatened to Kill her
Mills made no cross complaint. he
simply contested the proceedings on the
ground that there was no occasion lor
q divorce, alleging that he had given his
wife everything she desired and had
always been kind toward her
The case will be settled today.
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