Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-12
TO LIVE APART
IN SAME HOUSE
TROUBLES OF AGED COUPLE
ADJUSTED BY COURT
Pasadena Man and wife Must Occupy
One Residence, but Need Not
Speak to or Notice Each
Other

By a decision handed down yesterday
by Judge Wilbur Of department eight
of the superior court, the ancient feud
between Mrs. A. w. Alderman of
Pasadena and her husband, Morris Ack-
erman has been temporarily settled
and although both of the old people viii
have to live in the same house, they
are not compelled to speak to or notice
one another.
The Alderman case first became
prominent in the local courts many
months ago. when Mrs. Alderman filed
suit for divorce on the ground of
cruelty. Her husband, Morris Acker-
man, is "a years of age and an old
soldier. but in spite of his age he en-
tered such a contest of the case that
the complaint was withdrawn and the
old people lived apart waiting the
time when the grim hand of death
would separate them more surely than
any court could accomplish the feat.
But their troubles increased and Mrs.
Ackerman filed suit for maintenance
and the case was threshed out in the
higher courts after days of argument
Must Support His Wife .a.
Yesterday Judge Wilbur decided that
Alderman, who has extensive real
property must give his wife $25 a
month for her support so long as she
continues to live in the same house
with him, but that II through any act
of his she is compelled to leave then
the maintenance is to be doubled.
The Ackermans are at present living
in Pasadena, although they own prop
erty in Los Angeles. They were mar
ried in 1902, and according to the story
of family troubles cited in the papers
produced in court yesterday they be-
ban quarreling almost Immediately
thereafter.
On the honeymoon trip Mrs. Acker
man was accompanied by her grown
son, and war resulted between husband
and stepson. AS a result of the dis
turbances the couple separated and
have been doing so about once a month
ever since.
Mrs. Alderman in stating her reasons
for the trouble testified that her hus-
band had taken exception to her son
and had given him an advertisement
clipped from a newspaper, in which a
wealthy widow wanted to marry
young man. The elder Ackerman is
alleged to have suggested that the son
stop loafing and get married or make
fortune some other way.
Objects to Being Bothered
The final disturbance, however, oc-
Cured when Mrs Alderman attempted
to get her husband to go to bed. Ac-
cording to her allegations she went to
him in the library of their home and
told him that it was time for him to re-
tire and that he might catch cold. She
alleged that he became enraged and
told her he would choke her If she
bothered him again.
In answering the allegations against
him the old soldier carefully refrained
from saying anything to hurt his wife's
feelings. He simply stated that she
had bothered him when he had a right
to sit up all night if he wanted to. He
further alleged that she threw saucer
of hot blackberries at him on one oc-
casion when he invaded the kitchen 10
ask his wife a question
Judge Wilbur, however, found for the
plaintiff and ordered that both the old
people stop interfering with one an
other and that the husband pay for his
wife's support.