The San Francisco call., 1906-08-24
SAYS HER HUSBAND
TOOK SAVINGS.
Mrs. Ethel Augsberger of
Berkeley Is Granted
Interlocutory Decree
LEFT DESTITUTE

OAKLAND. Aug. 23.-When Ethel NJ
Augsberger married John Augsberger
at Lawrence, Santa Clara County, five
years ago, she thought he was self
respecting man and had means to sup
port her. She says she was cruelty
disappointed; that Augsberger had
nothing, and that he took all her
money to engage in business.
Judge Ogden granted an interlocu-
tory decree of divorce to Mrs. Augs-
berger this morning on the ground of
desertion. The couple were married
at Lawrence in 1907 and soon after
ward moved to Berkeley where they
opened a lodging house for university
students 1t was then that the nus
band, according to Mrs. Augsberger's
testimony, induced her to part with
the capital supplied by her. They quar-
relied over finances and two years ago
Augsberger packed his trunk and left
The wife says she worked hard to make
both ends meet, but 1t was difficult be-
cause her husband thought the board
tng-hou income should be sufficient
to pay the rentals and furnish the
family supplies. After giving him her
money, she says, all she could get from
him was an occasional 50-eent piece
Maude Welch sued David Welch for
divorce today on the ground of de-
sertion. She asks for the custody of
their three -year-old child, IneZ
Theresa, and $50 month alimony
They were married In Oakland, May g.
1902.
Mary E. Kennedy has sued John T
Kennedy for divorce on the ground OF
cruelty. She says her husband threat
ened to stab her with a pair of scissors
Judge Ogden has issued a restraining
order TO prevent Kennedy from draw
ing his salary as whaler. Kennedy
is now supposed to be cruising in Ber-
ing Sea. The couple We're married in
1904.
Rosa Gwerder, who was married to
Zeno Gwerder, milkman, October IL
1892, was granted an interlocutory de-
cree of divorce by Judge Ogden because
her husband was mean. cranky and
stingy." To her was also awarded the
custody of their three minor chill
dren--Annie, Marie and Frank.
Mrs. Gwerder says she has never
had happy day since she married her
husband She says he wanted to save
and be stingy and that he was con-
tinually growing" II a window hap
pened to be open or a pin was on the
floor he ''growled.' and, according to
the wife, he would "go around looking
for trouble and say she was throw
ing things away and was not saving. He
DOuSnt SldlS DTedQ lot IlSf ana llle CutI-
dren, she alleges, and made them use
sour skinned milk in their coffee. The
cream from the milk he sold and he
also sold the good potatoes that his
wife planted, hoed and dug, making his
family eat the potatoes that were un
salable. Mrs. Gwerder also says he
forced her to feed her daughter on
hard boiled eggs until the child be-
came i'll.
August Miller has secured an inter-
locutory decree of divorce from Emma
Miller, who left him six years after their
marriage and told him she would re-
turn when she got good and ready"
She also locked the door on him. They
were married in Washington in 1898
and while they were living at Tacoma
in 1904 she left him to return to her
parents at Lerola, in that State.
Joseph j. Silva has sued Lillian A.
Silva for divorce because when he went
home tired and hungry in the even
ing he could find neither food nor wife
They were married five years ago and
have neither property interests nor
children.