Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-28
MAN GOES FAR
FOR EVIDENCE
AGAINST WIFE
SUIT FOR DIVORCE OPENS
INVESTIGATION
LOS ANGELES is SCENE OF ONE
ACT IN DRAMA
Woman Who Was Tourist Here ir
July Is Principal In Sensational
Case Involving Mining
Expert

Impelled by a determination to con-
test his wife's suit for divorce, papers
in which were filed in the Memphis,
Tenn, courts two weeks ago, DIR. Will
liam Krauss, a resident of that city
and dean of the medical department,
University of Mississippi, has commits
stoned Ila H. Sample, a we'll known
Chicago attorney, to make an investi-
cation as to Mrs. Krauss' movements
during the past few months. The field
of search for material with which to
offset the wife's charges of cruelty is
said to extend across the continent,
the most sensational incidents occur
ring In San Francisco and Los Ange-
les.
Mrs. Krauss, who in the public eye Is
known as Mrs. DIR. Daisy Turney
Krauss, is a beautiful southern woman
and has gained some distinction as an
author of books dealing with the
southland. She is now in Santa Rosa
infirmary at San Antonio, Tex, re-
cuperating her strength in anticipa-
tion of the proceedings incident to the
divorce suit.
The fact that Attorney Sample was
making an investigation in DR.. Krauss'
behalf became known yesterday, and
when seen he frankly admitted that
was the purpose of his mission. In
VolVed in this investigation is the name
Of Franklin H. Griffith, well known i'm
mining circles in San Francisco, Los
Angeles and other cities, with whom, it
is said Mrs. Krauss became infatuated
while visiting California early this
year.
Woman Threatens Griffith
Published charges that Griffith had
embezzled large sums of money be-
longing to Mrs. Krauss were later de-
MED by the woman in Los Angeles in
an interview with a detective, who
called on her at Griffith's request, the
latter explaining to the officer he
feared Mrs. Krauss intended to kill
him because he did not evince a recip-
rocal affection to that manifested by
her.
Proof that his fears were not ground
less was given yesterday when the
officer, S. l.. Browne, chief of the bu-
reau of criminal investigation of the
district attorneys office, exhibited a
32-caliber revolver, stating he had TAX
en- it from Mrs. Krauss when she ex-
pressed g. determination to shoot Grif-
fifth.
According to the story revealed yes
terday, Mrs. Krauss met Griffith early
this year in San Francisco, and repre-
sented herself as having separated from
her husband. The acquaintance, 1t is
said, ripened into a more tender feeling
on the part of the woman.
May IA a story was published in san
Francisco to the effect that Griffith
had swindled Mrs Krauss out of a
large sum of money. This was later
denied. not only by Griffith but by
Mrs. Krauss, and it was rumored the
charges were started by the woman In
a moment of pique.
Detective Disarms Mrs. krauss
1t is also stated that Mrs. Krauss on
several occasions represented herself as
Grifiths wife, and that fearing his af-
fections might settle upon some other
woman, she kept herself advised of his
journeyings and sent kilograms to per-
sons whom he would be likely to meet,
notifying them that he was married
man and that assertions to the con-
trary were false.
Griffith came to Los Angeles early
in July, and on July Is Mrs. Krauss
also came to this city, taking apart
ments at one of the leading hotels The
same day she sent a note to Grlfnth,
asking him to call. Whether 1t was
the wording of this note or previous
communications that led Griffith to
fear the outcome of an interview with
the woman is not known, but he placed
the matter in the handS Oh ChleI De-
tective Browne.
II went alone to the hotel, sald
Browne yesterday. 81 asked her what
she intended to do, and she said she
was going to kill Griffith. She showed
me the revolver, which I took and still
have. Griffith did not see her, and she
returned to the east
Krauss shortly after her departure
from this city. She bases the action
on the grounds of cruelty. one of the
charges being that her husband threat
ened to shoot her while she was taking
a bath in their Memphis home.
Attorney Samples investigation IS
not completed, but he has learned
anoueh he saws, to prove that Griffith's
actions throughout cannot be criticised.