Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-06-16
HER MARRIED LIFE
WAS TOO STRENUOUS
A Few of the Reasons Why Mrs. Kate
Hammer Wants a Divorce From
William s. Hammer.

through her attorney. J. VI. Jamison.
yesterday filed suit for divorce against
her husband, William :. Hammer on
the general ground Of cruelty, COM
mitted in a varicty Of ways and eX-
tending over the greater period Of
their married life which began in
Phoenix in November 1899. IL is charg
I'd that he began haunting her with her
poverty and telling her that she had
nothing when he married her a fact
of which says the complaint. the de-
PENDANT was well aware at the time.
Ii is mentioned that on one occas-
ion the defendant found Il nest Of eggs
i'm a field some distance from the house
and he came back "jawing" because
his wife had not found it sooner. He
frequently made invidious comparisons
between his wife's style of cooking
ara the culinar.' accomplishments of
his mother and sisters ana now and
then. To- impress his wife with the sac
rifice he had made in marrying her.
he told her that he had chance to
marry a woman worth S60.0oo. In the
meantime She was milking cows. haul
ing the milk To a Phoenix creamery.
and otherwisa conducting herself like
a hired girl rather than as the wife of
a citizen in easy circumstances.
once. while she was getting dinner
the defendant 50 annoyed the plaintiff
by quarreling with her. that she forgot
some biscuits she had i'm the oven until
she began To smell them. They We're
burned and when the husband noticed
their overdono character he delivered
himself as follows: God damn such a
woman anyway" and again he threat
ened To bring his mother To show her
how To cook
The plaintiff Immediately after this,
went to the home of her parents where
she remained for a week. The defend
ant solicited her to return to him. and
she did SO. but the old life went on. At
length she was 50 worndown that.
yielding To- the request of her mother.
she asked her husbands permission to
accompany her mother To san Diego.
They had hardly got settled down
there until the defendant suddenly
without warning and one day
found his wife engaged in combing her
hair. He charged her with fixing up
TO meet her fellow and persisted in
his suspicion in spite Of the plaintiffs
mothers assurance that they were just
getting ready 10 visit one Of the pub
lie institutions of the city.
Frequently after that. the COM
plant states the defendant would leave
the house in advance of the plaintiff
telling her to meet him at a designat-
ed place. She seldom found him there |
at the time agreed upon. but presently |
she would discover him in hiding. evil !
IDENTIFY spying upon her. When she re- !
preached him he would say that he |
was trying to catch a glimpse of the |
other fellow
After their return home they went to |
and visited various points in |
the east where the pleasure of the |
plaintiff was married by her husbands |
insane jealousy. Some time after they |
came back. the husband. the complaint |
states, began spending great deal |
Of time in Phoenix in dissipation and /
returned home intoxicated. Finally !
he brought a revolver and the plaintiff |
began to fear violence. but the defend
ant Informed her that the gun was not !
for her. but for men who had been /
'neaking about the house and that he
Intended to show them how To sneak"
In the meantime he began calling the
plaintiff names and at length he laid \
.iolent hands upon her and then came |
he separation. The complaint states /
hat the defendant has property in II
Phoenix, in Peoria, Ills. and ranch Il
and in the vicinity of Alhambra II
worth altogether not less than $4,000. II
This is described as community prop
erty Of which the plaintiff asks the
curt TO see that she gets her proper
share
1t is mentioned that at the time of
he beginning Uf the action every cent
he plaintiff had in the world was
2.20. She had To borrow the rest of
he money to pay for the filing of the
,apers. She had nothing to pay her
Ittorney, who had beside incurred
'ome expense in collecting together
he facts in the case.
on account of the trouble she has
lad, the plaintiff states that it is nee
,ssary for her to go to the coast or
else outside of the valley.
She estimates closely the cost of the
quincy, including railroad and Pull
nan fare to Los Angeles. That will
AXE $40. 1t will take SIS week to
nable her To live abroad and some
title money, she does not know pre-
isely how much. to establish her in
housekeeping in small way in order
hat she may exist as economically as
'cssible. The court is also asked to
revent the defendant from dissipating
er property until this matter shall be
isposed of.
Il like your children immensely" re-