Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-24
WOULD RECONCILE
SEPARATED COUPLE
FRIENDS lNTERCEDE IN SUIT
FOR DIVORCE
Do Not Believe Dick Bundrem Is
Guilty of Shortage In Accounts
and Try to Convince
His Wife

Friends of II. G. Bundrem, one Of
Los Angeles best known young club
men and athletes, are trying to effect a
reconciliation between him and his
wife, the daughter of J. II. Braly, who
last week filed suit for divorce against
Bundrem in the superior court.
Bundrem, known throught the coun-
try as "Dick Bundrem," the polo play
er, was trusted officer of the Jepson
Saddlery company. In some way or
the other q shortage Of $4,000 was said
to have occurred in his accounts and
1t was promptly settled UP by Bund-
rem before he left Los Angeles.
But the story got out, and, although
Bundrems friends, and he has scores
Of them, refuse to believe anything
wrong of the young business man, yet
Mrs. Bundrems suit for divorce stands
between a complete settlement and ad-
justment of Bundrems difficulties.
Mrs. Bundrem filed her suit for di-
vorce one day after the story of the
alleged shortage came to light. What
that suit alleged will not be known
until the day of the trial.
Had Example Of Others
How Bundrem could have done wrong
in business is mystery to his friends.
Bundrem for the past six months has
served as juror in department one of
the superior court. In some of the
most important cases tried in that de-
partment a mans fate has rested with
in his hand.
Day after day, hour after hour, he
sat in the jury box and listened to the
evidence that was sending men to
states penitentiary. He heard the
story of each mans downfall, saw the
agony and misery, the shame and deg
radiation brought upon the friends and
families of those men.
He retired each day with the Jurors
to the jury room, he debated a mans
guilt or innocence, he cast his vote for
or against a mans life or liberty and,
according to the statements of other
jurors, Bundrem's suggestions were al
ways of the charitable, manly sort that
went far in convincing those with whom
he was associated.
He saw the story of life's struggle
lost and he saw it every day in It's
most pitiful form. He had the details
of the most terrible crimes placed be-
fore him and listened to the arguments
of attorneys battling for their clients
life and honor.
And yet, during that very period, ac-
cording to the allegations Of some peo-
pie, Bundrem was guilty Of a shortage
in his accounts.
Plays in Polo Contest
From the jury box Bundrem went to
a big polo contest at Coronado and dis
tinguished himself there. There was
nothing of nervousness about him,
nothing that might have indicated any
thing had gone wrong in his financial
standing. And for these reasons his
friends are inclined to believe that it
was some mistake that caused the al
legged shortage.
The shortage was made good in a
day and Bundrem left. The story had
been circulated and, broken in heart
and spirit, the young clubman left Los
Angeles.
The day after his wife filed suit for
divorce, and now friends Of both par
ties are trying to convince the sepa-
rated young people that terrible mis-
take has been made, a mistake that
time will rectify and that divorce
would not help matters.