The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31
EX-CLERGYMAN SAID
TO HAVE AFF|NITIES
Wife of John E. Henderson AL
leges Cruelty in Her Com
plant for Divorce
Edward Christensen Accuses
Wife of Flirting With Sailors
and Asks Separation

OAKLAND. Oct. 30.-John Ezra Hen
derson, former clergyman, undertaken
by profession and politician to the ex-
tent of being chairman of the Alameda
county branch of the independence
league, was accused of entertaining af-
finities, with a list of other alleged
cruelties, in a complaint for divorce
hled today by Mrs. Maud Henderson.
The affinities said to have figured in
the Henderson troubles are Miss Evelyn
Davis of Sacramento and Dell Estey,
an alleged divorcee. Love letters and
photographs were received by Hender-
son from Miss Davis, according to the
w1fe's charges, and she also maintained
that he referred to Miss Davis as his
little sweetheart at Sacramento"
Il never married you and you are
, not my wife" an alleged statement by
Henderson to Mrs. Henderson, was
given prominence in the complaint as
having been uttered in the presence of
witnesses. She did not have the COM
pany of her husband at home more
than two evenings each week and she
complained that he gave her no satisfac-
t1on' when she demanded an explana-
tion, other than to have him say he
hated her and to offer her $50 a month
If she would leave him. In the mean
time. Mrs. Henderson said, he had con-
sorted with Dell Estey and had had
written communication with her on
numerous occasions. Brutal beatings
of their minor child was charged
against Henderson and the mother
asked to have its custody.
A restraining order was asked, pre-
venting him from disposing of his COM
munity property, his undertaking busi-
ness. which she valued at s7,700. Mrs.
Henderson asked $3.50 a month alimony.
Mrs. Leona Christensen pawned her
engagement ring and said she had
loaned it, according to a cross COM
plaint for divorce fled today by Ed
ward Christensen of Melrose. He said
she had often slapped his face. and
he objected to her alleged friendship
for Joe Mulhall, Frank Thayer and
Paul Larsen. He said she ftrted with
sailors while the zeet was in the har-
Dor and danced too often with strange
man at a public park.
Arthur j., Wilson has denied charges
of habitual intemperance made in df-
vorce complaint filed by Mary w. Will
son. He said that she had sworn at
him, threatened to kill him and had
hit him with stick. She failed to
get his meals at times and at other
times. he said she and her relatives
had eaten all the food in the house
and left him hungry.
alleged by Emile Britner against
George Britner, and Winifred A Rob-
ertson accused Harry L. Robertson of
deserting her in suit for legal sep
dration.
Final DEGREES of divorce were granted
Charlotte Lynn from Charles A. Lynn
and Pauline j. Goldman from Max B.
Goldman.
Mutual antipathy for mothers in law
rendered the domestic problems of lii
liam and Herman Lausten difficult of
adjustment. Lausten conducted his
own defense before Judge Harris to-
day after his wife had sued for di-
vorce He said he would not live at
her mothers nor she at his mothers
place, and he complained that she
broke a bottle over his arm. She also
offered TO meet him outside the house,
which he construed as threat. Judge
Harris ordered him to pay $40 month
and advised a reconciliation.