The San Francisco call., 1909-06-02
EVENTS IN THE COUNTIES BORDERING ON THE BAY OF SAN FRANCISCO
LETTER REVEALS
HER GUILTY LOVE
Woman AbandOns Home, Hus.
band and Her Four Small
Children for Affinity

OAKLAND. June Ito - with
everybody but ourselves"
with. these words Mrs. Francys a
KIinkner defed society. forfeited her
four small children, renounced the hus-
band she had sworn TO love and honor
and cast her lot with new love-an
affinity. The affinity was a bosom
friend Of her husband. whom he had
brought TO his home and introduced to
his wife.
Charles A. KHnkher. son of the late
e. a. KIinkner. rubber stamp man
ufacturer of san Francisco. who
founded Klinknerville. is the injured
husband. He is a well known politi-
clan, his last position having been that
Of deputy registration clerk under
County Clerk Cook The other parties
in the story OF domestic infelicity are
his wife and j. ". McKinnon, Fruit
vale real estate man. The disclosures
that revealed to the world the relations
between. eMcKinnon and Mrs. Klinkner
avere- made in a divorce action that was
begun by Mrs. Hllinkner, but that re-
suited in victory for her husband and
a decree in his favor, signed by Judge
Harris.
INTERCEPTED LETTER
The following letter. intercepted by
-Klinkner after his wife had written 1t
for her soufmste's eyes. was. one of the
things that decided the court that the
husband and not the wife was entitled
TO a judicial remedy:
Mv Adored and Darling Wallace: Have just
put the babies 10 bed, and as can not see you
The next best thing IS TO write you DO you
know dear. words could never express my feel
inEs Just now. or rather since TUESDAY night;
This afternoon you asked me the reason why.
could not tell ron then. but II Is this e. that
never befose have ] fully and cOoclusiFeiy felt
that J really yours and yours alone, and N
consequence have been unable TO restrain myself
from giving full vent 10 my feelings since
You know that I never was an expert ~ burn
ing candle At both ends and until now / have
never dared 70 let you know the depth and
breadth Of wQmsa's true and -unalloyed love
tell you it's 1erce thing and II IS beyond me
20 understand how G. A. could have afforded %
have lost Ii. Do you know, Wallace. 1 svould
have gone through hell hfe itself for that man
You think vou know great deal that have
put up with. but when IL comes TO details you
don't know = quarter. But it's all over now.
thank God. aud I so happy that ] came 10 a
decision regardless Of personal fee3ing or out
side influence.
As you said some time ago year win not
be long for either Of Us. when We have such
gamble yours To think III have some one
10 love and pet me the rest Of my lne-eo make
3
power of resiiza ton
! forgot 10 tel you this afternoon that C. A.
saw my mother aud sister in church last night.
Vow what do yOu think Of thst2 ] think III
take Christian Science. r be dared to
come back with q fight III bring them Up 10
testify what they saw That would help some.
NIsE johnson came back This evening.
viii not he slone in case of any trouble. On.
hope you are thoroughly satisfied and
pleased rith the prospects A. J am I should
hate 10 get you into any trouble and have Fou
Tor 2 moment regret you bad befriended me;
hut whatever happens, Wallace, remember that
now and forever III be with you. and If
don't get my freedom well 60 20 South Africa
and then 70 with every body but ourselves
could rsmble for hours. but It is S.z5
and ] want 10 get this the O'Clock collec
lion. 50 rou viii get 81 in the morning.
The best Of luck and success to your city trip
tomorrow. for you know FOur interests are mine
now. Doesn't that sound funny;
Good night my darling. God bless and keep
ron for
With love. Fonr own Frsncys. forever"
MAKES NO DEFENSE
Mrs. aKlinkner sued for divorce first,
alleging cruelty. She said that her
husband drank TO excess and neglected
20 provide for her support. But when
. Kiinkner replied with a cross COM
plant, setting forth everything he
knew about her relations with McKin-
non. she did not press her suit.