Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-08-11
WIFE SAYS MARRIAGE
WAS A TRIAL AFFAIR
PROF. CALL AND HIS "BlJOU" TO
LIVE APART
Woman Totals Husbands Gifts as
Wedding Ring, Handkerchief
and About a Ton of
Poetry

Special to The Herald.
BAY SHORE, L. l., Aug. 10.-Mrs. BfJou
Jeanette Clarinet Call, whose husband
Professor Richard Ellsworth Call OF the
Dewitt Clinton high school in BROOKLYN
is seeking an annulment of his marriage
is spending the summer here. She spoke
quite freely last night of the romantic
episodes in her not long life and made
some remarkable statements.
One of these was to the effect that her
marriage with the Brooklyn professor
was in the nature of trial union Her
understanding of it was that they were
to live apart for a year, at the end OF
which, if they were both agreeable to
reunion, it was to take place and be
permanent.
In his application for the annulment of
his marriage Professor Call claims his
bride received $4,000 in cash and wedding
presents valued at $1,000 more-all from
him.
This Mrs. Call vehemently denies She
sums up his gifts TO her in this fashion,:
One wedding ring, one silk handkerchief
and something like a ton of poetry. In
support of her claim Mrs. Call had her
brother produce three poems, each of one
verse. Two WERE she said, written for
her by Professor Call before the wedding
and a third after that happy, or unhappy,
event The verses were as follows and
it will be observed that No 8 seems to
bear out Mrs. Calls claim of trial
marriage:
You are the farest child of all the years;
With flashing teeth, that figure so petite;
love thy queenly mien, thy pearly tears;
worship madly at thy tiny feet.
Darling. I love thee for thy deep brown eyes;
Rare orbs that Shine like stars above.
Thy hair story is; forgive these lovelorn
sigs;
Thou art my own. my true my only turtle
dove
A husband I. yet husband not.
This, forsooth my most unhappy lot.
Upon probation YOU have placed me for year,
But 1 will win the prize, my darling, never
fear.
Mrs. Call also says she has a letter
from her husbands former wife, Mrs
Ida C. Call, who does not speak at all
pleasantly of the professor.
Mrs. Call said
II was married the first time in Boston,
when L was 10 years old. BY that mar
riage had three children. They are all
dead 1 was a widow five years Then 1
came to New York and went on the stage
in Anna Helds company. 1 remained
with her one year. 1 was introduced to
Professor Call, who was curator at the
Children's museum and a member of the
Matrimonial club.
Professor Call saw me often in New
York. Two years afterward 1 studied to
be beauty doctor and opened an office
at 2O5 West One Hundred and Fifteenth
street My clients were women. l did
not encourage the professor much at first,
but he told me such a straightforward
story of his domestic troubles and pros
poets in life that finally I gave to him
permission to call on me steadily He
came to- see me constantly. 1 told him I
could not be married to him unless he
was doing well. Instead of getting thou
sands from him 1 lent him money. He
called me 'Bijou' and l called him
'Biscy."
While she did notmake positive state
ment to that effect, it was quite evident
that Mrs Call will defend her husband s
action to have the marriage annuned.