The San Francisco call., 1909-05-27
WEALTHY BROKERS'
WIFE GETS DECREE
May B. Spaulding Granted Sep=
aration, and Sensational
Allegations Dropped
Chinese Answers Suit for Di=
vorce by Accusing Spouse
of Being Bigamist

Although the divorce case of May b.
Spaulding against NJ. Bates Spaulding,
"a wealthy stock broker. was character
lied by many serious accusations on
both sides, the husband neglected to
press his charges when the case was
called for trial in Judge Mogan's court
yesterday. A divorce was granted Mrs.
Spaulding. Spaulding is said to be worth
$500 900, and property settlement was
made out of court
1t was testified by Mrs. Spaulding
that April II. 1906. her husband accosted
her in the street, caught hold of her
arm and maliciously twisted the mus
cles so that they were sore for some
time She also stated that he absented
himself from home on an average OF
five nights a week, and when she went
to his office to demonstrate he said,
Get out of here or will kick you out
When he was discharged from his en-
ployment he blamed her.
Spauldiug charged in cross COM
plant that his wife was a habitual
gambler and frequenter of the race
track, and that the reason he refused
to give her money was that she wasted
IL IN lH1S manner. lie also SIdIeU that
at the time he married her she had a
prior husband alive, H. d. Van Horn,
from whom she had not been separated
by divorce.
ALLEGATIONS NOT PRESSED
What about these allegations by the
husband?" inquired Judge Mogan.
I'VE do not care to press them prop
erty rights having been adjusted" an
swered Attorney James A. Ballentine.
who was watching the proceedings on
behalf of Spaulding.
Robert J. Hancock, a we'll known
property owner here and in Oakland
who was ordered before the fire to pay
his divorced wife, Ella Wood Hancock
$500 a month alimony, filed notice yes
terday that he would move to reduce
the payment to $100 a month. Hancock
said that before the fire he had a net
monthly income of $3.50 and could afford
TO pay $500 month to his former wife
The destruction of improvements on
much of his property has greatly re-
duced his income.
Charles Oberfeld Jr.. a contractor.
was sued for divorce yesterday by Anna
c. Oberfeld on the ground of desertion.
Her husband has an income of at least
$500 month, says Mrs. Oberfeld and
she asks $3.50 month alimony.
HUSBAND ALLEGES BIGAMY
Bigamy is alleged in an answer filed
yesterday by Tom Jock to the action of
Mrs. Tom Nee Jock for divorce. The
husband alleges that wSen he married
the plaintiff in Boston. September IS,
1898, she had another husband.
The following divorces were granted
yesterday:
BY Judge Van Northumberland A
Perry. from Frank w. Perry, cruelty:
Josephine Guastavino~ from Charles
Guastavino cruelty: Tillie Mohr from
Frank Mohr. cruelty.
BY Judge Cabaniss-Hannah lager
from Nels Martin Jager, willful neg
lect.
By Judge Graham-Marie Buthmann
from Carl Henry Buthmann cruelty.
BY Judge Troutt-Ida NJ. Prater from
William D. Prater, desertion
Suits for divorce were filed as fol
lows:
Elsa M. Abadie against Alfred C. Aba
die, desertion; Alma Olsen against Ole
T. Olsen. cruelty; Julius Hankrose
against Josephine Hankrose. desertion
Adelaide Linden against Albert d. Lin
den. suit for annulment on the ground
that she was under Is at the date of
the marriage.