The San Francisco call., 1906-08-14
MARITAL TROUBLES
ARE EXPLOITED.

OAKLAND, Aug 13.-Robert B. Rey-
nolds did not think his wife had the
privilege Of differing from him and
when she did venture to express an
opinion contrary to his own" he became
violently enraged For that reason,
among others, Mrs. Mary E. Reynolds
alleges, she brought suit for divorce
against him on the ground of cruelty.
Judge Waste granted her an interlocu-
tory decree today.
Mrs. Reynolds married in Oakland
twenty years ago and two children
were the result of the union. Not only
did REYNOLDS become enraged when
their opinions differed, she says, but he
often told he she had no sense, "re-
proved and checked" her without pro-
vocation and called her offensive names
He also accused her of being extrava-
CANT when she invited friends to din
ner, although there was plenty of food
in the larder incidentally he swore at
and choked her so many times that she
doesn't remember all those Incidents.
Julia Ferante also secured an inter-
locutory decree from Salvatore Ferante,
whom she married June 6, 1904 She
says her husband struck her with a
heavy book. took her clothing and
abandoned her five months after their
marriage.
SUITS LOT QlVOrCS Tor assertion were
begun by Margaret j. Hasey against
Edward Hasey; W. D. Jenkins against
Edna Jenkins and William s. Mathews
against Leona A. Mathews. Jenkins
says he was married al New Orleans in
1902 and that his wife deserted him the
same year. The Haseys were married
at Baker City, Oregon, in 1882 and the
Mathews at Oakland in 1892
OAKLAND, Aug. 13.-Among the
mlIstV and VpliOW flies in fha "
Clerks office there were found today
papers that tell of the marital troubles
of Ellen Jane and Dennis Cane. or Cain,
who separated twenty-seven years ago
and were reunited seven years later.
The papers were brought to light by
the filing of stipulation that Mrs.
Canes divorce suit, which was filed
May 20, 1878, be dismissed.
The dismissal was filed by Attorney
David McWade in order to clear the
title to property on Tenth street be-
tween Franklin and Broadway that
Cane recently sold. Owing to the suit
for divorce the title was clouded and
it was decided that the best way of
clearing 1T would be to dismiss the
action, inasmuch as the Canes had been
living in peace and amity for twenty
years.
The divorce complaint was filed in
1878 by r. A. Redmond and w. H. G.
French, who represented Mrs. Cane. At
that time Charles G. Reed was County
Clerk and George w. Reed, the we'll
KNOWN politician and attorney, was a
deputy. The complaint recited that the
Canes were married June s2S, 1859, in
the city OF Alexandria, District Of COL
urnbia, and had lived seventeen years
in California at that time. Mrs. Cane
accused her husband of extreme cru
city In that he had beaten her, de-
stroyed the sight of her eye by blow
OF the fist, accused her Of being too
friendly with other men and causing
her to leave him three days before sne
brought the suit.
For seven years the couple lived
apart but twenty years ago there was
a reconciliation, and in their subse-
quent happiness they forgot all about
their divorce suit until 1t came to a
question of property titles. Cane is az
aged capitalist and owns considerable
property in Oakland.