The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-08-26
Sensational Charges May Fol-
low Filing of Complaint by
Lee B. Coats
Detectives Follow Mrs. Coats
and Learn of Suppers
at Beach
Husband Charges Wife With
Appropriation OF Funds
Given in Trust

Behind Z civil suit fled yesterday
BY Lee B. Goats, Z wealthy horse and
mule dealer, against his wife, Eulah
NJ. Coats, is the shadow of skeleton
that probably viii result in the near
future In the fling OF 4 sensational d.
vorce suit As result Of Goats ac-
ton yesterday, restraining orders were
issued 70 prevent Mrs. Coats from
withdrawing about $4,000 from banks
in this city, and with his finances thus
temporarily protected Goats IS ex-
pected 70 file a complaint IN Z divorce
action within a few days.
Il IS on the expected divorce action
that the real sensation hinges. for the
financial differences between Mr. and
Mrs. Coats are but an incident OF their
marital tribulations. and hack OF II
al is tale q night rides 10 the beach,
INDUCED IN By Mrs Coats. OF gay sup
pers At which Coats himself was not q
guest and of alleged interference by
several well known local clubmen with
Coats domestic happiness.
II his complaint hled yesterday Coats
declares that until within the last few
days he has entertained the greatest
love and affection fo- his wife. who IS
& young woman, and that he trusted
Implicitly in her honesty and fidelity
Whatever the shock was that caused
Coats love 10 turn 70 suspicion ne
took quick action when IL fell Private
detectives have been shadoWlng the
Young wife for days. and Il is alleged
that Coats now has in his possession
suH5cient evidence upon which 20 base
charges Of 3 highly sensational kind
AUTO RIDE BRINGS TROUBLE
TIE inevitable separation occurred
o-l- On SUNDAY. and the incident that
brought the trouble 70 its climax was
an automobile ride with disastrous
ending which occurred n the early
hour. Saturday morning The machine
IN which Mrs Coats had been riding
with the members OF gay party was
driven BY Coats own chauffeur, Joseph
Trumucrr Early IN the morning Il
was taken into the Jerome garage Al
Polk and Jackson streets IN badly
battered condition and with two Of the
tires ripped OF The members Of the
party were not IN evidence, but later
SUNDAY morning the chauffeur was ols-
charged from Coats service
Mrs. Coats left her husbands apart
-,erts al the Fairmont hotel at the
same time and went 70 the home OF her
sister. Mrs. de Jarner. al the Hotel
Martinez AZ Van Ness avenue and Geary
street She was not there last night,
however. nor was her sister, and rela-
tfves stated that she had left for the
south on the Owl train and would not
return for several days Her attorney
IS Eeurv Ach and her husbands attor-
ney IS Walter Il Linforth- The latter
was AZ his home n Pelo Alto last night,
but refused 70 answer telephone calls.
Goats was away from the Fairmont
most of the day and had not returned
At midnight
Coats. who IS many years his wife's
senior. IS well known both here and in
southern California. and the suit nled
BY him yesterday involves him IN a
dual litigation. IS there was already
r,@ndsrz against him suit By Ida H
ffr. was snnured BY the superior court
n Los Angeles The former wife has
asked the courts 70 have sl25.o0e worth
~ property declared community prop
e-ty and 70 award he- half interest in
his estate.
SAYS WIFE TOOK MONEY
Coats suit yesterday charges the
--~esenr Mrs Coats with having appro-
urtsted 70 her own use s2.5o0 which he
zsve her On August with which 70
hr,v furniture for q home he intended
establishing for her Mrs Coats is
charged with having deposited the
money n the Croker national hank
and with refusing 10 buy the furniture
Coats further alleges that on July ! he
futruzted TO her &2o.e 600 On her promise
that she would safely keep Il and re-
.u-u x TO him upon demand or this
$50 600 there is now $1,000 IN a safe
denosit vault OF the Western national
bank
Coats asks the court 70 declare that
he Is sole owner OF the s2500 IN the
Croker bank and Of the $1,000 in the
Western national Judge Graham signed
temporary restraining orders prevent
ing the first named bank from paving
out the money on deposit and the other
bank from opening or participating IN
the opening OF the box containing the
f1o7oo-
Goats secured the annulrnent Of his
first marriage IN Los Angeles in Janu-
srv. 1906.