Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-16
AGAIN ASKS THAT
TIES Be SEVERED
TROUBLES TO BE AIRED IN
COURT
Mrs, Lydia Wakefield Makes Second
Attempt to Secure Divorce From
Wealthy San Bernar-
dino Man

Special to The Herald.
SAN BERNARDINO, Feb. 15.-Mrs.
Lydia Wakefield has commenced an
action for divorce from her husband,
W. II. Wakefield, wealthy business
man Of Barstow, the suit having been
placed on the secret file at Los Angeles.
year ago Mrs. Wakefield instituted
like action here, which came to a.
sudden halt while she was on the wit
ness stand, her testimony being that
Wakefield had agreed to let her have
the decree without a contest.
After the case was thrown out of
court the attorneys arranged a prop
erty settlement, under the terms of
which Mrs. Wakefield took $4,000 cash
as her full share Of the community
property. Then she went to Los Ange-
les and remained there until her suit
had been properly filed In the courts of
that city.
The complaint alleges that Wakefield
Is stingy as well as cruel. That he de-
MES his wife even a At dress to wear
or sufficient food, that he Is Jealous Of
her to the point of insanity, and once
when she returned from a social visit
to a neighbours he beat her with a
broom blackening her face.
Wakefield denies that he is Jealous or
penurlous, but admits that he did strike
his wife with a broom. He alleges that
it was an accidental blow, on an oc-
caslon when she had suddenly disap-
peared from home, and returned late
in the night.
The board of trade committee APP
pointed to work with the Rialto COM
mittee in securing a private right Of
way between this city and Rialto for
branch of the San Bernardino Valley
Traction company, called on President
A. G. Denman, jr. of the Traction COM
pany last evening. From him 1t was
learned that the company stood ready
to build into Rialto when the difficult
ties in the way of building the double
track system to Riverside have been
removed. Consultation must be had
with the engineers of the Huntington
system at Los Angeles he said, before
right of way to Rialto could be ac-
cepted, in order to ascertain Just how
the Huntington road would build into
Uplands. From this connection will be
made with this city, probably by way
Of Rialto.
The Riverside Water company. acting
through man named Tetley at River
side, has bought SO inches of water and
100 acres of land at South Cotton of
Mrs. Olive Byrne of this city for $685.
900. The water company has for years
been furnishing South Cotton people
with water under an old agreement
which arose as a result Of the Riverside
company depicting that section by its
deep wells, and the purchase Of these
rights will relieve the company of the
necessity of furnishing this water,
which can now be taken to Riverside.
The will of the late Mrs. Alvina Cole,
the Mormon fighter, as she was known
for many years, who died here recently
was filed for probate today. The will
names numerous heirs and creditors to
be paid, but the only estate is an al
legged four f1fths interest in a mine in
Southern Utah.
]. e. Phillips, who was stricken with
deafness Ia years ago, was suddenly
restored the other day at Los Angeles
and for a time was greatly confused be-
fore realizing what strange transfer
nation had come over him. He was
well known here in the earlier days. He
now intends to take up the practice of
law.
Rosalio Norte, an Indian, was fined
$40 this morning by the city recorder
for battery upon Lee Roberts, a con-
tractor. The Indian had taken Roberts
to task for paying the Mexicans half
dollar more every day than the In
dian receives for his daily toll, and
Roberts punished the Indian for his at
tempt to cause a strike. Roberts was
discharged.
A. Horowitz has petitioned for let
tiers of administration on the estate
of H. w. Lake who died several years
ago leaving an interest in the San Ber-
nardino iron mines. Mrs. Georgia
Loughead of Los Angeles, a widow of
Lake, is the next of kin.
The two-year-old infant son of Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Anderson died yester-
day and was buried this afternoon,
after weeks illness. Spinal menin-
gifts was the cause of the death.
The city ticket office of the Santa Fe
will be moved shortly to the northeast
corner of Third and r streets, after
occupying the Stewart hotel block for
years. The news will cause consider
able surprise among the business in
terests.
Women's golf contest at Coronado.