The San Francisco call., 1909-05-04
POLICE COURT CH|LLS.
FURTHER IRRITATION
Young ROsenthaI Will Not Lose
His Teeth Because of
Dentists Blow
Hearing of Battery Case Con-
tinued, but All Principals Talk
Freely of Episode

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The Berthiaume- -Rosenthsl airtaion.
which began in the old Orpheum and
reached a critical stage when Doctor
Rerthiaume interrupted his wife's
greeting of Charles Rosenthal Ir-. the
young insursnceman, in front Of the
new Orpheum by punching the young
man in the Jaw. thereby impairing the
usefulness and endangering the very
existence Of two of his best front teeth.
was brought into the police court yes
terday morning.
Doctor Berthiaume and his wife. the
latter daintilY and stylishly gowned,
arrived in one Of his owl autos with
chauffeur attached Rosenthal with
only a slight abrasion and swelling OF
the chin and mouth 10 show for the late
encounter with the doctors fist, came
later escorting Miss Ethel Bevell, the
schoolgirl who declares she introduced
Rosenthsl To Mrs. Berthiaume. Mrs. Ber-
thisume sat in Judge Deasy's court
room while awaiting the calling Of the
battery case against her husband. Miss
BeveI, who has been her inseparable
companion for the last i've years, de-
clined 10 go into court and was al
lowed the privacy of Judge Conlans
chambers Mrs. Berthiaume's invita-
1ion TO accompany her in her auto was
not accepted and the young girl was
escorted away from the place by young
RosenthaL
CONTINUANCE GRANTED
Harry f. Daniel. attorney for Rosen-
thai asked for a continuance until
Wednesday May ,. in order TO subpoena
witnesses. and this was consented TO
by Attorney Ames for the dentist, who
waived a jury trial The attorneys on
both sides later conferred and an effort
was made TO reach an amicable settle
ment.
81 don't care to be vindictive." said
RosenthaL All ] want is TO vindicate
my honor and good name. ! am will
ing to overlook the fact that l have
suffered pain from that crack on the
Jaw il this dentist will only admit in
court or publicly out Of il that he was
mistaken in saying that he had shad-
owed me with his wife He admitted
10 my lawyer that he might have been
mistaken in hitting me and If he viii
say this 10 the newspapers I would be
willing to drop the cases gainst him.
HIS LADY FRIENDS ANXIOUS
Il am obliged 10 take my nourish-
ment through tube and my lip is in
4 bad way. Ny teeth. however. are
intact and my appearance viii not be
in the least spoiled. I have had tele-
phone messages a II day yesterday and
today from young lady friends in
curing not whether the story is tY-lIe
or not but whether ] have been hurt
This statement Of Mrs. Berthiaune's
that ] introduced myself TO her is con
1raTy 10 the one she first made which
MISS Bevel makes. and which is true
j never noticed her before the time
Miss Bevell introduced me She saws
she has seen me at the theaters and
the skating rink. Well, she might have
done so, but ] never saw her.
The other ridiculous statement a bout
my name being Claude Duval comes
from Joke. She had been telling me
what handsome chap I was and that
] ought TO have gone on the stage. that
would have been a scream as a NATL
nee idol, and a young Adonis and stuff
like that, and / said in joke that 1
would like to go on the stage and
play Claude DuvaI I Thought she
understood. She had the nerve to smile
st me when i came into court TODAY.
but I paid no attention to her. She is
OLD enough 10 be my mother"
Mrs. Berthiaume's version of this
incident Is different and not at all fat
tering to the histriOnic profession.
MRS. BERTHIAUME'S VERSION
He told me he was studying for the
stage. she said, and was going on
with Florence Roberts I said 7 was
surprised as I thought he was an edu-
Gated and refined young man. I was
really surprised that he would want to
be such a thing as an actor But he
always looked so serious and sort of
sad and / always believed he was 2
URRn thinker q nj,
eled a great deal He said he was a
stanford graduate, and il he isn't
where did he get that education?
j am very sorry he has been hurt.
As. he was entirely innocent Of snv
harm. Doctor Berthisume is insanely
jealous and would have me shut uu
in the house and never go out.
didn't intend that he should put a fence
around me, SO ] went TO matinees and
other places with Miss BeveI 1t is
my fault for smiling at him. I suppose.
but then we all do foolish things occa-
siOnally."
DIVORCE IN ABETANCE
The divorce proceedings. which
promise many sensational features. are
for the time being stopped. and ne
doctor and his wife are living together
at their fat. II Palm avenue, with
their two children-Harold, aged 10.
ana henry aged years
Miss Bevell viii decline to testify in
court and viii make a deposition Civ
ing her side Of the story of the mys-
FERROUS introduction. She is highly in
dignant over the whole affair
The idea! she exclaimed yesterday
when Mrs. Berthiaume invited her to
ride with her in the auto. The very
idea, She get me into all this noto-
riety and now wants me TO take her
side Of the story. The idea of this
Doctor Berthiaume Knocking dou-r