Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-25
News OF the Courts
GIVEN DECREE FROM
ALLEGED EMBEZZLER
MRS. C. B. GUENTHART IS
GRANTED DIVORCE
Wife of President of Security Building
Company Declares Husband Was
Too Familiar with Other
Women

Rebecca e. Guenthart, whose hus-
band c. B. Guenthart, president OF the
Security Building company, fed from
Los Angeles in January, after several
criminal complaints charging embez-
element were filed against him, was
granted a decree of legal separation In
the divorce court yesterday. The Guen-
tharts were married in San Bernardino
in April last year, and eight months
later, according to Mrs. Guenthart, she
discovered a too intimate relationship
between her husband and another
woman. This discovery led her to car
ry on an investigation lasting less than
a month, during which time, she said,
Guenthart was guilty of no less than
a half score offenses committed in Ar
cadia, Venice and Los Angeles hotels.
In granting the divorce, Judge James
made an order calling on Guenthart
to pay his wife 500 month alimony
during the next two years. Guenthart' S
whereabouts are unknown to the Of
ficers holding the warrants for his ar
rest.
That her husband, Frank King Will
son, a wealthy mining man, Stunned
the bath tub was only one of the accu-
sations made against him by his wife,
Gem Wilson, who sought a divorce on
the grounds of cruelty. The couple were
married in Denver three years ago and
each month thereafter, said Mrs. VIII
son, the domestic atmosphere was filled
with discord, owing to her husband S
charges of extravaganza in the house
hold.
"Our first real trouble occurred a
year after our marriage, when l criti-
cised him for not bathing regularly u
said Mrs Wilson. after that he fire.
quently struck me and on one occasion
threw me down a flight of stairs" She
was given decree.
Property Settlement Made
Wilson is now in Butte, Mont. A
property settlement had been arranged
before the hearing Of the suit, Mrs
nolia and West Adams street and hall
the other property owned by her hus.
band, it is said.
! Mrs. Bertha Newman, who married
| William Newman in Detroit, Mich, II
1900, committed a natural error wher
she endeavored to treat her husband
| for a serious illness the first time hC
| INDUCED to excess in liquor. II didn't
know he was drunk" said Mrs. New.
! man, "and when 1 wanted to put hin
| to bed he struck me-" These expert
ences were repeated many times unit
| two years ago, when, she stated ht
| threatened to kill her at their home
/ in Sawtelle. Then she left him. A de
cress was granted
| Harold Crandall, according to the tes
timony of his wife, Grace Crandall
criticised her culinary attainments, re
| fusing to eat what she had cooked, be-
cause it was not done just right. Latel
in their four years of married life ht
waxed angry because she refused t.
hand him his tobacco and cigarette pa.
pers and wait on him in other re.
spects. She was granted a decree.
Other decree granted were Alice M
Kelly from Edgar r. Kelly H. L. Nea
from Alvira Neal, Lulu M. Snow from
Edward L. Snow and Anne McGratt
from James McGrath.
Three suits were filed-Paul F.
Fletcher against Ethel w. Fletcher
Florence r. Kraushaar against John
Kraushaar and Marguerite V. Dens-
more against Victor L. Densmore