The San Francisco call., 1909-05-09

brutally kicking her in the side while
she lay there PROSTATE
FORCED TO LEAVE HOME
Regaining her feet, she attempted to
leave the house. but was prevented by
| Calkins, who seized her by the hair
and dragged her about the room, bruis-
ing her against the wall and otherwise
mauIing her. When she finally es-
capped she ran to the house of neigh
bor where she was forced to stay two
days.
In August last the defendant called
his wife filthy and degrading names, it
is stated and when she begged him to
keep quiet so that the neighbors should
not hear he few at her and choked the
breath out of her During November
and December of last year and January
and February Of this, Calkins. his wife
AYERS, many times pursued his favorite
mode of abusing her and Selling her
by the throat and choking her until
her tongue would protrude and her eyes
bulge in their sockets.
KEPT HOURS IN RAIN
In February of this year an attempt
was made by Calkins to induce his wife
to say that he was sober when he was
not, and because She would no do so
sprang at her and choked her and
shook her SO violently that her
hair fell down over her shoul-
ders' She was 50 frightened that
lsshe ran into the front part of the
house. pursued by the defendant He
chased her through the inner rooms,
down stairs and into the rear yard.
Here she remained in fear and trem-
bling, Notwithstanding the rain, for up
ward of an hour, when her husband
left for the theater and she returned
to the house.
Mrs Calkins says her husband is in
receipt of a salary of $500 month
and asks the court to allow her ali
mony.
WIFE, TASTES HAPPINESS NOW
When seen at the home of her broth
er. John p. Tyrrell, last night Mrs.
CallSins said:
notoriety. but Ely action had to be
taken. l stood all that any human
being could Any statements to the
effect that I was Influenced by any
one to sue for divorce are absolutely
absurd. My action was not hasty. but
was taken after mature delfberation.
am very happy now for the first time
in many years. and will be glad when
the matter is a closed incident.
In spite of the statements of her
husband that Mrs. Calkins was very
i'll she seemed to be in very good health
and very happy with her sisters and
brothers Wearing an air of refined
dignity Mrs. Calkins only smiled when
told of statements by her husband to
the effect that she -7as temporarily
insane from nervousness.
Il hope that no on- will believe any
such statement as that, 1t is so alb
surd.''
Mrs. Calxins is spending her time
visiting her brother and Mrs. Guy II.
Stokes, sister
CALKINs CRIES CONSPIRACY
CaIkins seemed unnerved yesterday
when asked to discuss his wife's suit
for divorce. He charged a general con-
spiracy among his wife's relatives to
separate them. He would not discuss
The item contained in the divorce COM
plant relative to his threat against
Patrick Calhoun.
.-This is the outcome of conspir-
acy to ruin me. now that / have so
many troubles on my hands, he said.
NV wife has been very ILL., and is
weak in the hands of her relatives.
who have separated us. They. are all
against me-"
Calkins would not specify which of
his relatives he thought were in the
conspiracy to ruin him. and would not
enter denials to any of the specific
charges contained in the complaint. He
stated that he did hot know whether
he would contest the suit for divorce
or not.