The San Francisco call., 1906-09-19
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FOREIGN LAWS.
Swiss Woman Writes Judge
Graham Protest Against
Granting of a Divorce
COURT Is PERPLEXED

Anxious to keep divorce proceedings
brought against her by Francis Xavier
Perroset from being carried through
by default, and evidently believing that
the local courts are shady in their
understanding of the law on divorce
questions, Mrs. Dalphine Perroset has
written a lengthy letter from Neucha-
tel Switzerland, to Presiding Judge
Graham OF the Superior Court, explain
ing TO him just what he can and can not
90 in the matter
The letter was received yesterday
ano caused the court & few moments
Of deep perpleXity in attempting to
unravel its meaning and assimilate the
command that the proceedings be dis
missed at once. Mrs. Perroset ex-
plains with hauteur that she recog-
nizes 20 law but the law of Switzer-
land and does not wish to have the
San Francisco court do anything that
would appear foolish in her eyes. She
states that under the laws Of Switzer-
land the divorce action which is now
pending should have been begun at
the place Of birth of her husband or
at the place of his last residence in
Switzerland. and that as he has over
looked these details IL was necessary
for her to instruct the court that il
was acting beyond its jurisdiction.
Judge Graham, however, has not yet
erased the case in question from his
calendar.
The divorce case resulting from a
suit for maintenance brought by Nell
lie V. Delventhal against Edward NJ.
Delventhal was on trial yesterday in
Judge Troutt's court, but was not
completed. Mrs. Delventhal has been
twice divorced, but in spite of her
former experiences she ventured on
the matrimonial sea a third time and
found il just as stormy as ever.
Delventhal is seven or eight years
his wife's junior, and this in itself led
10 much Of their unhappiness. They
were married in 1902, but have lived
apart the greater portion of the time
since then. Mrs. DelventhaI brought
band answered with a cross petition
asking for a divorce.
PHOTOGRAPH ON EXHIBIT.
Mrs Delventhal alleges in the most
emphatic terms that she loved her hus-
band so that she thought it impos-
sible 10 live without him, and to prove
her affection placed in evidence a
large photograph Of herself which she
had sent TO him with a song pasted
on the back, the refrain of which was
10 the effect that Il loved you better
than you knew" Delventhal claims
that the affection took the form of
charges his wife with a threat to throw
vitriol in his face and with two at
tempts 10 shoot him, one of which
was nearly successful.
George F. Mccormick was granted
z divorce yesterday from Margaret NJ
Mccormick in Judge Graham's court
He charged her with throwing sand
and flower pots at his face, using their
small sons clothes TO clean the stove,
chopping Up his umbrella with a
hatchet and several similar pleas
antries.
Alexanderina Davidson has filed a
complaint for divorce against John
Davidson on the ground of cruelty and
asks $50 a month alimony. She states
that he wins large sums by gambling
on the horse races at Sausalito and
can easily afford 70 contribute to her
support.
Others asking divorces are Irene NJ
Berry from Clarence F. Berry on the
ground Of failure to provide; E. E.
Willis from Kate A. Willis on the
ground Of desertion; Francis Won Egidi
from Bertha Won Egidi on the ground
Of habitual intoXication and cruelty,
and Anna NJ. Lavery from Thomas T.
Lavery on the ground Of cruelty.