Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-14
NOW CAUGHT IN
DIVORCE SUIT
CAPT. GREIN FINDS HIMSELF
IN MORE TROUBLE
is NOW OUT ON BAIL, CHARGED
WITH NoN-sUPPoRT
Expert Decorator Accuses Noted
Leader In the FraternaI Brothers
hood of Having Wrecked His
Domestic Happiness

"Where is your mamma?" said
l1ind-hearted woman to one Of the lads
participating in the Salvation Army
picnic at Ocean Park Wednesday.
81 have no mamma" said little Cliff
ford Burgoon sadly.
1t was not literally true. for while
the lad was talking to the woman who
had met him a year before at ocean
Park and recognized his bright face,
his father, Burgoon, was swearing to
a divorce petition against Mrs. Myrtle
Burgoon.
When the case. comes UP it doubt
less will bring again into the limelight
Capt. w. L. Grein, commander OF the
prize winning drill team, company NO.
2, Fraternal Brotherhood.
The petition mentions Capt. Grein's
friendliness for Mrs. Burgoon as one
of the reasons why the law should
grant Burgoon freedom and divest her
/ of the custody of the bright boy of y
| years, who now makes his home with
| his father in the Temple apartments
on West Temple street, where half
dozen women are mothering him.
| Their hearts are touched by the spec
| tacle of the ruined home.
Capt. Grein was sued for divorce
early in June, his wife, Mrs. Mamie
Grein, nee Burns, alleging that her
husband was such a confirmed lodge
attendant that he had no time FOR do
nestle bliss.
Notwithstanding their differences
the Greins made up, the suit was with
drawn and the wife consented to go
to Covina to live with her husband
again after he obtained employment
there as a brick mason.
The truce was short, for, finding
herself penniless one day, Mrs. Grein
was forced to return to the shelter OF
her mothers apartment house. the
Burns Brae on Potter Park avenue.
Mrs. Burns, the mother. is one Of the
shrewdest realty operators in Los An
geles and has designed and built sew
eral large apartment houses here.
Arrest Capt. Grein
Following this a charge of nonsup-
port was made to Assistant Prosecutor
Guy Eddie and a. warrant was issued
and served on Capt. Grein last Mon
day at the encampment of the Frater-
nal Brotherhood at Santa Monica.
AT that time Mrs. Burns. his moth
er-in-law, Burgoon, who accused
Grein of wrecking his domestic hap
piness and two detectives served the
warrant on Grein, who was pointed
out in the midst of his own men.
| Col. George S. Adolph of the uni
form rank of the brotherhood imme-
| diately offered to go as surety for
Capt. Grein and accompanied the party
| to headquarters. He put up 5000
cash bond. The case will come up
August IA.
Burgoon tried to induce Deputy
Prosecutor George w. Pearson to is
sue felony complaint against Grein
| in addition to the non-support war
rant, but the official declined to do SO.
| Burgoon'S statement was that he
caught his wife at the Clarence apart
ment house on Wall street, near Fifth,
with Grein, the little son being pres
ent. There was a scene there, but 1t
ended abruptly by the agile military
man doing the vanishing act.
Burgoon says he had led his wife to
believe that he was going to San Fran
cisco on an indefinite stay, but he re-
turned Unexpectedly and the divorce
suit is the sequel.
Sensations in Store
Pending the settlement of the nom
support charge Mrs. Grein has with
drawn her divorce suit and meantime
the air is surcharged with sensations.
Capt. Grein will find an irate moth
er-in-law and scorned wife to battle
with on one hand and on the other
hand a husband who blames him for
much woe.
Grein bears up bravely, however,
| first case too much mother-in-law
caused all his trouble; while in the
second, he says, when all the facts are
known he will be found at least partly
| blameleSs.
At any rate the Fraternal Brother
hood officials have been loyal to him
| from the start, and say he is much
abused man.
Grien and his wife were both promi-
nent members of Hermosa lodge of the
brotherhood, the husband leading the
mems drill team and the wife the wo-
mans.
Fraternity duties seemed to ALLEVIATE
the pair, however, and after series of
troubles and street scenes Mrs. Grien
went to her mothers apartments ana
Grien went his own way.
| Despairing of forcing support from
| her liege lord, Mrs. Grien found a
position with a Spring street confec-
tionery store and filed suit for divorce.
The papers were served on Grein the
night when five crack teams from as
many fraternities held an exhibition
drill in the Shriners auditorium in
June. The same night Grien won
fine silver cup for his skill as a tacti-
clan.
A woman who danced repeatedly with
Capt. Grein that evening probably VIII
be subpoenaed by both sides as a wit
ness III the case, 81 LILO dNtOA hSJ - Se~J'
Burgoon is an expert decorator and
has done work in some of the nnest
homes in Los Angeles, Hollywood and
nearly cities. He is broken hearted
over the turn of affairs and, plying
his wife, declares that he took the step
only for his boys sake.
Mrs. Burgoon vanishes ~
Efforts were made to see Mrs. Bur-
COON yesterday, but she had left the
Clarence without giving an address.
1t was stated there that the woman
was supporting herself by working at
tent store.
Her friends say she will tight the
suit and they assert that her husband
was in the habit of purchasing beer
for her and that this led her to the
alleged indiscretions.
Burgoon admits he used to buy beer
for himself and for her, but did it to
keep Mrs. Burgoon at home, and that
both were moderate in their indul-
gence.
Grein will have counsel at the nom
support hearing on Monday and will
urge that he had offered his wife
home, provided she would cut loose
from her mother. The young woman is
now employed in a Broadway store.
soIourning at Tahoe
Mr.. and Mrs. w C. Thornton of 65S