The San Francisco call., 1909-04-11
CLUBMAN'S WIFE Is
GRANTED DIVORCE
Mrs. Ruth A. Mitchell Wins De-
cree and Alimony on Charge
of Extreme Cruelty

OAKLAND. April 1O-Ruth A.
Mitchell was granted an interlocutory
decree of divorce today from Francis
Bohemian clubs OF San Francisco. for
extreme cruelty. Her charges ranged
from his threats to pull her nose and
bite her fingers to inviting two women
to their house and keeping them very
late drinking and playing cards. against
his wife's protests.
Mitchell was said to have humiIIated
his wife by calling her 'LiII" the name
of his first wife. and telling her that
she lied when she said she was i'll
Mrs. Mitchell testified that her husband
made her life so miserable that she
tried to kill herself by turning on the
gas, and that he left her there until
she was unconscious before breaking
the door and taking her out. He said
he would buy her a ticket east IL shs
promised never to return, testified the
wife, and told her that she did not
deserve the clothes which he bought
down IS steps to the street when she
was weakened by illness. and later re-
fused to bring the baby TO her when
she was sick in a hospital.
The order gave Mrs. Mitchell 2.82z
shares OF stock in the. Atlas brass
works. 500 a month alfmony and the
custody of their baby. The Mitchells
were married in San Francisco January
IL. 1906.
Virginia Shively gave her husband,
CAL H. Shively, every kind OF mental
treatment she could think OF Ior his
specific diseases OF drinking, gambling.
idleness. dissipation and laziness. but
in vain, and her mother had to support
them Mortgaging the furniture three
times to keep them from starving. Mrs.
Shively said that her mother had to pay
the mortgages. A decree for failure to
provide was granted.
Anna Belle Damon got an interlocu-
tory decree from George A Damon, who
called her names In the presence Of 10
persons, and threatened to throw her
clothes and herself into the streets.
Walter Hansen, railroad fireman,
told his wife Matte to take their child
and find somebody else to support them.
She said he drank until he lost his lob
and then he swore at her. She was
one of seven to whom Judge Murphy
granted interlocutory DEGREES today.
John H. WerIy swOre at his wife,
Nellie, and called her names In the
presence OF their children. besides re-
fusing to provide for her. She was one
OF the seven.
Joseph S. Barnes, insurance man and
organizer of benevolent societies. left
his wife, Carrie NJ. Barnes, and subse-
quently she opened a letter sent him
by another woman. The other woman
said she needed his help. and the other
woman's mother, on being interviewed.
said that her daughter had gone to
Barnes at Eureka. That was the last
they heard Of him and Mrs. Barnes got
an interlocutory decree for divorce to-
day.
Jawdocha Gonta deserted Philip
Gonta at Fruitvale sent a policeman
for her clothes and found an affinity at
Crescent City. Gonta felt bad for three
weeks and then divorced her.
Katie A Smith got a decree rom
James H. Smith. who forced her to
live in a basement, slapped the baby
and swore at his wife. Mrs. Smith
complained that her husband had
beaten her.
Louis Fl. Margutti, in an ascending
scale, told of his wife Estelle's jealousy.
her refusal to prepare his meals and
her use of foul language until he
reached a climax in an alleged assault
by her family in which he was beaten.
stamped upon and finally had red pep
per thrown into his eyes. He asked a
divorce from his wife on the ground OF
alleged extreme cruelty.