The San Francisco call., 1906-07-03
BABE S CRYING
Anglers FATHER
Schiller's Wife and Her
Mother Tell of His
Conduct.
Testify That He Had
No Love Even for
Own Offspring.

Wnllo MS WlIo ana
painted word pictures of his alleged
yenomous characteristics and cruel In
stincts, Otto Frank Schiller, architect,
sat with compressed lips in Judge Gra-
hams court yesterday. The cool, call
culating, smiling manner in which Mrs
Schiller and her mother, Mrs Mary l.
Smith, verbally fiayed the husband and
s-complainant in the now celebrat-
ed divorce action was interesting TO the
spectators and the court.
In answer to the call of counsel Mrs
Smith. a pleasant woman, behind whom
lie most of life's allotted years. took
the stand 1t was apparent that she
had spent some time in an analysis or
the characteristics of her son-tn-law,
against whom she was about to testify.
for there was no delay in -4er response
to the direction that she tell what she
knew of the troubles of the litigants.
Mr. Schiller" said Mrs. Smith, acted
toward my daughter-his wife-more
like a friend than as loving husband
When he came home from his work
he never put his arm about her nor
gave her a kiss. as I have seen other
and more devoted husbands do"
Did you ever see her unhappy?
questioned Mrs. Schiller's counsel
"Why do you not ask her If she ever
saw human being?" interrupted At
torney Partridge, who represents
Schiller. There never was a human
being that at some time or another
was not unhappy, and for this reason
1 object"
often we all were in tears OF late"
answered the aged witness, as she
smoothed a fold from her gown of
black MY husband died and then
Mrs. Schiller's little one passed away.
But 1 have seen her unhappy before
death entered our home"
IAx~r rrVCr
father" continued Mrs. Smith, her eyes
flashing. There was trouble after the
little one was born from the moment
the nurse went away. Frequently L
was awakened by angry words from
Mr. Schiller because the baby annoyed
him. At one time, when the baby was
three or four months old. 1 was awak-
ened by its crying. l arose and started
toward the room. when / was fairly
paralyzed by the angry words Of Mr..
Schiller
Il asked If 1 could do anything and
then Mr.. Schiller said to mei Grand
mothers are supposed to be fond OF
kids, and you should take this one to
your room. 1t makes me so nervous
that 1 cannot do my work
II agreed to take care of the child,
but Mrs Schiller would not permit
me- She said the baby was hers and
that If Schiller did not like to hear
the little one cry he could go into
some other room. At one time the baby
had quite a swelling on it's face. We
placed little lace cap on IL to prevent
it from catching cold and to cover the
swelling. While the child was thus
suffering Mr.. Schiller looked at II and
said;
That's a nice looking young one.
isn't itg Mrs. Schiller and 1 looked at
each other and the tears came into our
eyes, so wounded were VIE at his brutal
remark. He held no love even for his
own flesh and blood"
The question of the defendants place
in the Schiller home came UP again
when Mrs. Schiller was recalled TO the
stand. 1t developed the fact that
McRae played the hero during the
burning of the city and rescued Mrs.
Schiller and her mother from their
home, in which they had been I'M
prisoned through the jamming of the
doors by the earthquake.
Finding the doors of the house
jammed McRae climbed on the roof,
entered through a skylight and then
proceeded to wrench doors from their
hinges. He turned of the escaping
gas and water and as the flames ap-
preached took Mrs. Schiller and her
South San Francisco. After the flames
subsidized the party returned TO the
city, and ii was found that McRae's
home had been burned. but the Schiller
dwelling was standing, so all went
there.
After relating there incidents Mrs.
Schiller was taken back to the day
when she accompanied her husband.
McRae and Miss Lillian Radford TO a
dinner at the bachelor apartments of
one Mr.. Haskins at $50 Pine street
For long time Mrs. Schiller withheld
the name of the other young woman in
the party, saying that the latter's
father had called at her home and
threatened to raise fury IL her name
was mentioned in connection with the
divorce scandal The court told her
that she must answer, however, and
reluctantly she named Miss Radford.
1t was Haskins. said Mrs Schiller. that
subsequently, suggested that club be
organized of ladies and gentlemen to
meet once or twice a week at various
bachelor apartments around the city.
The plan was seized upon with glee.
but the divorce proceedings put an end
to all this planning.
The case will be given further hear
ing this morning.
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