The San Francisco call., 1908-11-04
WIFE AIDED THIEF,
DECLARES HUSBAND
Contractor Accuses Spouse of
Assisting Burglar in Securing
Large Sum of Money
Leaves Woman, Declaring Her
False, and Says He Will
Never Live With Her Again

OAKLAND, Nov. 3.-Asserting that
his wife admitted a burglar to his
home last night and acted as an ac-
complice in the theft of S177.5O from
his trousers pockets. c.. r. Bright,
contractor living at 2017 West street.
first reported his loss to the police and
them upon being assured that he had
no legal recourse against the woman,
removed all his personal effects to
apartments at 1920 Linden street and
took up his residence there, declaring
that he would never live with Mrs.
Bright again. Mrs. Bright denies any
knowledge of the missing money, but
her husband is emphatic in his accusa-
tions and says that on several other
occasions she has removed money and
Jewelry from his clothing.
In his story to the police Bright lays
the entire blame for the theft upon his
wife, but duplicates a former insurance
man named Blake, who, he says. has
been very intimate with the woman.
Bright says that his wife has been in
fiuenced by frequenting nickel dance
halls in this city during the last few
months.
when I came home from work last
night" said the contractor, II found
Blake at supper with my wife. i left
the house accompanied by him and went
downtown to hire some men, returning
at about IL o'clock. Then learned that
Blake had been in the house again DUR
ing the evening. l locked all the doors
and windows, an%, placing my trousers,
containing all my money, under my pill
low, went to sleep. My wife, contrary
to her usual custom. went to bed in a
front room. When l awoke this morn
ing my trousers had vanished and both
the rear door and the side door were
lx-iu
had placed it on the bureau, and not
anything else in the house was taken.
My wife was apparently asleep in the
front room. None of the windows had
been disturbed during the night. Upon
going into the back yard / found the
trousers lying upon the ground. but
the money was missing. 1 awakened
my wife and she Immediately exclaimed
that burglars had been in the house
during the night. But the locks on the
doors were not broken. the keys were
in their usual places on the inside, and
none of the window catches had been
molested.
There was no way for a burglar to
get into the house under the circum-
stances, unless he was admitted. 1 i'm
mediately notified the police, and De-
tective Holland. who came out to in
spect the house, confirmed my belief
side and that no one broke into the
house. / believe that I was drugged by
the thieves in order that 1 should not be
disturbed when the trousers were re-
moved. L am through with my wife.
She has deceived me several times and
l viii never live with her again.
Mrs. Bright returned to her home this
afternoon, but made no statement of her
plans for the future. The house in
which she and her husband have been
living is a rented one, and as Bright
has deserted the place and declares that
he will not pay the rent any longer, 1t
is evident that she will have to make
her home elsewhere. Bright spent this
afternoon in carting away his belong
ings to his new apartments. The couple
were married five years ago. The hus-
band said that their domestic life has
been turbulent one for many months
past.