Bisbee daily review., 1907-06-22
SAYS WIFE SMOKED
 CIGARS IN HER BED

LOS ANGELES. June 21.-Ehat his wife smoked cigars in bed and kicked up rulnpus when he failed to cook a good dinner for her were some of l the crushing allegations made by William F. kress yesterday in the Su- perior Court.
 Kress Is a prosperous grocer of l Pasadena
 For many reasons, which he sum marizes in the term cruelty" NIT. Kress wants divorce from his wife, i the tall and statuesque Mrs. Emma i Kress, who seems equally anxious to | be freed from her husband, judging from voluminous cross-eomplaint in the possession of her attorney. What annihilating evidence she has l gathered against Kress will come out today. Nearly all day yesterday was devoted to the hearing of the hus. bands side of the story, so Mrs. i Kress did not get chance to say anything.
 ! Many women representing the com fortable bourgeoise of Pasadena were ! in court to hear the tale of domestic lnfeHcity And they were determined i to hear it all, for not one of the fair
 
 when the court announced that the ladies would be excused if they thought the testimony were shock ing"
 one evening, Mir. Kress said, he had prepared fo- -lmself frugal re- past consisting or slice of ham, a cup Cf tea and bread and butter.
 "When my wife found out I had cooked nothing for her. the plaintiff continued, "she threw the ham into one corner, the buttered bread in ar. other and the cup of hot tea in my face"
 ''Is that all your wife did to you?H counsel asked.
 We'll replied Kress. in a quiet way, she accused me of keeping a blind pig and of being on too friend ly terms with her sister"
 Tell us about the sister,"
 This is where Judge Bordwen gave the women specti tors a friendly tir about being excused from remaining iu the courtroom.
 Kress hesitated moment.
 "on one particular occasion" he recited ''she asked me if I had seen my darling sister-in-law. when I ad mitted having waited upon her at the store she said: really admire your taste, you old noodle. Why. that wo man, with her pretty face has nci taken a bath in four months"
 The plaintiff then told of weird experience he had with his wife one night when he came home from DO lticai meeting at II c'clocK. q found the doors and windows locked" he said, 'but managed tc : climb in through the window of my bedroom after removing the screen wasn't in bed five minutes when sht knocked at the door. She announced that she was going to make it ho for me for coming home at such !; time of the night, and then proceeded , to abuse me. She kept it up till hal past five in the morning, oceasionali, going into the yard to throw books ant : rocks at me through the window. Sh, , came near killing me with the screen one corner of which struck me ol the head
 Kress further testified that hi
 spouse was in the habit of callini at the store when he was waitinj apoA SuStoiASiSs ahu OA ueuinHuihi cigars and smashing the glasswar , with a hammer
 When I brought her dinner to he
 ber,y he added. she ate it up in tw' minutes and then called for cigars Oh, she smoked them like connois 1 seur."
 During all this testimony Mrs ' Kress sat apparently unmoved. Al 5 occasional whisper to her attorne. ! and casual glance of unIerstandin 1 to her women friends. that was all.