Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-21
love FOR WIFE
DIES GRADUALLY
MAYR CAN'T FIX DATE OF THE
DlSILLUSION
Husband says He Has Not Lost All
Affection for Mrs. Mayr-Long
Case to End Next
Week

Notwithstanding the serious state
nnents of Walter A. Mayr concerning
thu, actions Of his wife during their
conaparativeIy few years of welded
diss,ontent, he stated yesterday on the
witt less stand that he had not yet lost
All affection for Ann Eta Mayr, VINO
Is 81 ing him for divorce.
II cannot say have lost all affection
for b err said Mayr, with some emo
ton. but she has dual nature,
SORT AZ DR.. Jekll and Mr.. Hyde tenn
peram emit which at times repeis anu
again attracts"
NTavr s comment was brought out by
a ouest ion Of Mrs. Mayr's attorney re-
garding the time when the husband
love fol his wife turned to dislike, a
oircuns, .ance, he said, he could not
definiteI, determine. as relations pc
came mi 1re and more strained as ne
Continued to learn of Mrs. Mayr's du-
pIIcity. b or correspondence with other
men and the abstraction from his
clothes of money.
In fine / after connection Mayr said
he was co mpelled TO place his Keys,
watch and money in handkercnieI'
which was then pinned before retlrins
for the mia hit in the pocket OF his
n efused to Obey
Anotber d, isturbing factor entering
,nto the Ma, VI family life arose from
fhe refusal O Mrs. Mayr to obey her
husband. and 1t was because of this
onrosition to his wishes that Mayr
wrote to Rev. Joseph Bell, Streator,
m the minis ter who had officiated at
the marriage.
10 obev me-" said Mayr, "and told me
She had reques ted the minister to omit
tha word in tn ceremony and that ne
had done SO. The question came up
several times when l wanted her 10
al certain thiniys, and she would retort
that she did 1aot agree to OBEY me
when we were married..
To satisfy himself upon this point,
Mayr said he wrote to the minister on
december 81, 1905, saying he wished to
deride a wager between himself ana
wife. and asking If the, to her,
objectionable word had been eliminated.
The clergyman's reply was in the af-
firmative. The use of the word, ne
said. was not provided for IN the ser
vice of his church, and while Mrs.
Mavr had requested him not to employ
ii. the fact that he did not do so was
not the result of that request.
with further references to Mrs.
Mavr,s alleged extravaganza and the
naming of some authorities on OBJ
stetrics which Mayr had, read the
cross-examination of the defenoant III
the divorce suit ended.
Keefer Letter Read
Mayr's attorney began his redirect
examination by the reading Of the
.Keefer letter from Fairbury Neb., ref
erence to which has frequently been
made during the progress of the trial.
THE letter. which is dated September
II and which Mrs. Mayr says she ig-
nored 90 far as replying to 1t went, Is
IT am very much obliged to you for
the loan of 'Theophrastus Such 1t
was very good. I rather took It that
you meant the first chapter for me. 1t
was fine.
when 1 tell you what I am doing. l
will plead guilty. Decided to stay out
with the dramatic company on sal
ary that is q mere pittance.
At was so anxious to get away from
Omaha that l took the first oppor-
tunity to get out. MY family and q
very few most excellent friends are all
that there are in Omaha to ever draw
me back.
IL have thought about our talk on
the roof a great many times. The
beautiful view of the lake will remain
Id my memory long time.
"You win please pardon my blunt
ness when L tell you lnaL InlIlh you
are one Of the Gf not the) cleverest
and most brilliant women I have ever
had the pleasure of meeting, and
sincerely hope that I may have the
honor of renewing your acquaintance.
It is more than likely I shall try to
remain in Chicago the next time set
tie anywhere.
81 liked the village very much when
I was there, although there are only
four places that particularly impressed
me. The cafes, because we had so far
to go to get to them; Lincoln park
and the lake, the house where Calm
lived, and the Leasing, because you
lived there.
s.4ope we may renew our discussion
of human nature and character read
ing. Have put few of the things you
told me to the test. They work well,
particularly the one of thumbs With
hands clasped."
After telling Of his surroundings at
his hotel where he says three demure
widows are staying, attended by sew
era1 "rubes," Keefer expresses the hope
that his letter will be answered, and
asks Mrs. Mayr to address him as
.sCharles X. Hawley.'
The trial was continued from noon
yesterday until Monday. the court ex-
pressing the wish that a conclusion
might be reached by Wednesday even
ing. There remains but one witness
to testify for the defense, and Mrs
Mayr's attorney said the rebuttal in
troduced would be short.
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ppilIcEn HEARTS GEEK