Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-17
SHOW SIDELIGHTS
ON MARITAL WOES
UNHAPPILY Welded, FOUR SEEK
DIVORCE DEGREES
PitifuI Tales of Neglect and Wanton
Abandonment of the Higher
Ideals Making for the
Happy Home.

Four divorce cases were tried in the
superior courts yesterday, in three of
which the women were the plaintiffs.
Mae PEBBLES was granted a .-ivorce from
Charles PEBBLES in Judge Monroe's court.
The wife alleged her husband was untrue
and had been inconsiderate and cruel in
his treatment. Several witnesses con-
tirmed the wife's testimony. Judge Mon
roe promptly granted the divorce and
ruled that PEBBLES should pay $25 per
month toward his wife's support.
Ellis L. Terry, a conductor on the Los
Angeles railway, was given decree from
lis wife, Myrtice j. erry, as we'll as
the custody of their two children, boy
and girl 1t was a pI.-4ul tale of un-
womanly conduct and neglect of her chill
dren told by the injured husband in the
superior court.
Terry alleges his wife was in the habit
of going out evenings after he had come
home and staying out late az nights.
She told him she was going with friends
to the theaters and he wss unsuspecting
and lenient. She developed into such an
inveterate theatergoer that the husband
began to suspect perhaps she visited
other haunts.
Sees Wife at Cafe
He says his suspicious were doubly
llOuSeQ WHeH d UelSuDOT dWOke MIN one
night at o'clock to ask if his wife
were at home. On that occasion his wife
had not returned. Securing leave to quit
his work little earlier than usual, the
husband went the following evening to
see what places his wife was frequent
ing. He dropped into cafe, where he
was acquainted with the manager. He
had been sitting there but a short time
when his wife walked in, accompanied
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sat down at a table, where drinks were
ordered.
Repeatedly he came home and found
the house closed and the children at the
house of some neighbor. One of the
neighbors admitted on the witness stand
having regular business agreement
with Mrs. Terry for taking care of the
children. Twice Terry alleges his wife
returned home Intoxicated. The situation
became so intolerable he at last had to
send her away from the house.
Since his wife left home the two chill
dren have been cared for by an elderly
woman employed by the father as house.
keeper Neighbors say the children, who
are devoted to their father, are both bet
ter cared for than when the mother had
charge of them. They are both in school.
Wants Marriage Annuled
Claiming that her husband had married
her while he had another wife living.
Myra L. LaShells asked or an annul-
ment of her marriage to William F. La
Shells of Reno. New, LaShels had Sc
cured an interlocutory decree of divorce
before he remarked, his second wife re-
naming in ignorance Of this fact until
the couple had lived together three
months Then she left him and came to
Los Angeles. where her family and
friends reside.
Decision on the case was postponed un-
der the law on anpulments of marriage
can be ascertained. The judge was in
clined to believe the California statutes
requiring one years residence in the state
before divorce is possible applies to an
nulments also Less than one year has
elapsed since her residence in Rero,
where the wedding was celebrated. the
couple giving Reno as their place of resi-
dence to the county clerk at Reno. The
case will come up tomorrow for final ac-
tion.
Juanita Davies, a beautiful woman of
Spanish descent, took the witness stand
during the progress of her suit for d.
vorce from her husband. Winfred Davies.
She told of her husbands cruel treatment,
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