The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-12-25
SEEKS HUSBAND
WITH HORsEWH|
READY FOR USE
Mrs. Albert Hughes Searches
City in Futile Quest of
Her Mate
HE PLAYS IN LUCK
Escapes Chastisement by
Not Appearing at the
Wrong Time
WIFE BLAMEs SISTER
Says Younger Woman Has
Displaced Her in His
Affections
WIFE BLAMES SISTER


Armed with horsewhip, Mrs.
Mary Hughes of 1041 Broderick
street spent Christmas eve in a
fruitless endeavor to catch and
publicly thrash her husband, AL
bert Hughes, manager of the
Star loan company, whom she
believed to be running off with
her sister. While the rest of
the city swarmed around her
with smiles of good will and
peace Mrs. Hughes took up her
station near Lotta's fountain,
twirling the horsewhip, waiting
for her husband to appear from
his office in the Mutual bank
building. There was no smile of good
will or peace about Mrs. Hughes. she
was there for business of practical
kind and the determined anger which
stamped her face boded i'll for the head
of the Hughes household.
Her action last night, she said. was
thA cuImination OF years of i'll treat
ment and cruelty According to her
story; she brought neg gsspnKest sister.
Teresa Costello. fran the 4ast fo.Slive
with the family and with the sisters
arrival, two years ago the trouble be-
gan. Her husband, up to that time a
loving and affectionate man. she de-
clared, suddenly switched in his senti-
rnents and devoted his attentions to the
younger sister. She said he took her
into his ONCE as his estenographer, ac-
companied- her out during the evenings
and generally conducted himself in
such a manner as to make life miser-
able for herself
HUSBAND PACKS CLOTHING
The climax came yesterday after
noon. Hughes, she said, had been abb
sent from home a week and on comm z
back Immediately began to pack up his
belongings. Friends of Mrs. Hughes
had told her that her husband was GO
ing around town with her sister. Miss
Costello, and all her wifely suspicious
were aroused.
Where are you going?" she asked
him.
ITO Sacramento was the reply.
Then the storm broke. Mrs. Hughes
told him that IL she saw him again
with her sister she would horsewhip
them both. AS she stormed at him she
noticed that he was packing all of his
best clothing and was taking much
more than was necessary for a mere
business trip to Sacramento
The moment her husband left the
house she hurried to a store and
bought a horsewhip. Then she trailed
her husband downtown to his office and
took UP her station outside, expecting
to see him reappear with Miss Costello.
whether or not Miss Costello was in
the ofice is not known. Mrs. Hughes
waited for more than an hour. and, as
her husband did not appear. she started
an investigation, to discover that he
had left without her seeing him.
Thinking that he might be going to
Sacramento. as he had said, Mrs.
Hughes rushed down to the ferry sta
tion and again waited for him. but in
vain
Il intend to buy bigger horse
whip" said Mrs. Hughes. "and keep on
hunting until I find them.
STRUCK BIZ HER SISTER
Among the cruelties alleged by Mrs.
Hughes was that on one occasion she
entered her husbands office late at
night and found her sister being meas
ured there for a new dress
The tailor, said Mrs Hughes, was
present. and asked him il my hus-
band had told him that my sister was
his wife. Before he could answer my
husband ordered me from the office,
but as + refused to leave he threw me
down on the lounge and, while he held
me. my sister struck me on the eye"
This is but one of the many incidents
recited by Mrs. Hughes. Hughes. she
said, brought suit for a divorce last
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