The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-19
TROUBLE AMONG
HER Ex-HUSBANDS
One of Mrs. Dunphy's Former
Mates Sues Another for
Services
Coffey Claims TO Have Helped
Latest Spouse TO Get His
Freedom

And now two of the quartet of for
mer husbands of Edith NJ. Silverstone.
who stiIl calls herself Edith NJ Dun
ply. are squabBling. William C. COT
fey. the second in the succession, yes
terday sued James Clay Dunphy. the
fourth. for $500 as compensation for
services coffey asserts he rendered
Dunphy in the latter-s long and expen-
sive litigation with Mrs. Silyerstone-
1t is an altogether unusual state of
affairs. The odd situation is presented
of two of the husbands of the much
married woman combining TO defeat
her. Coffey, from swnon she obtained
a divorce in January. 189S-more than
IL years ago-admits that he came TO
the help of Dunphy and did what ne
could against the woman who was
once his wife.
MARRIAGE WITH sILvERSTONE
His services are not recounted in
his complaint. His attorney, j. c. b.
Hebbard said. however, that they
consisted in gathering information as
10 the dates and places of the divorce
from Coney, the marriage with Julius
Silyerstone, a Portland attorney and
the divorce from Silverstone. Upon che
information thus furnished by Coffey, IL
! is asserted, Dunphy was enabled tQ
have set aside the decree OF divorce
granted Mrs. Dunphy. a she was then
known. from Dunphy, together with the
court order allowing her lump sum
of $50. 900 in lieu of alimony.
.Coffey rendered Dunphy valuable
services" said Hebbard yesterday HE
saved Dunphy $4,000, not TO speak of
the trouble of taking care OF a wife
Yet Dunphy. has consistently ignored
the bills l have forwarded him on be-
half of Coffey for these services.
The services were not worth what
was paid for them, Is the assertion
made by Perry Evans. one Of the at
torneys for Dunphy. and by z. Curtis,
secretary OF the Dunphy estate COM
pany.
SAYS HIS MEMORY UNRELIABLE
This man Cofrey has practically lost
his memory through drink said Curtis
last night. When Mr.. Meredith dis
covered him he was living in cheap
lodging house in Eighth street near
Folsom The landIady of the place said
she was about to throw him out be-
cause his rent was in arrears. Mr..
Meredith paid his rent for several
weeks and thus saved him from freez-
ing 10 death in the street. Coffey was
paid more than 500 for his informa-
:
reliable that they were not used in the
case, and we finally got the informa-
tion through other channels
The information claimed TO have
been unearthed by Coffey for Dunphy
showed that Mrs Coffey was granted
divorce in San Francisco January
IL. 1895. that she went to the state
of Washington Immediately and the
goth of the same month married Sill
verstone- and that April of the same
year she secured divorce from Sill
verstone in Oregon. This divorce was
not a legal divorce. however. because
she had not then resided a year in
| Oregon. and upon these facts being
presented TO Judge Graham he found
that the subsequent marriage TO Dun
pry in 1903 was no marriage at all.
and therefore annulled It. thus de-
priving Mrs. Dunphy. as she claimed to
be. of any claim against the wealthy
Dunphy estate