The San Francisco call., 1909-12-09
MINISTER'S WIFE
GRANTED DIVORCE
Edwin H. Hadlock, Former Pas
tor in This City, Defend
ant i'm Case
Wrote Better Half That lie
Much Preferred Freedom
to Married Life

Rev. Edwin Harvey Hadlock, former
pastor of the English Lutheran church
in Geary street, this city. and of the
Congrega tional church at Grass Valley,
preferred his freedom to married life,
and therefore he deserted Mrs. BERTHE
NJ Hadlock in May, 1907, testified the
wife in Judge Cabaniss' court yester-
day. She was granted divorce. there
being no contest on the part of the
minister. Mrs. Hadlock said her hus-
bands expression of preference for
freedom was. contained in a letter he
wrote her.
She confined her testimony to the
one fact of desertion- Mrs. Hadlock
seemed to be very nervous and sensl-
tive as to her situation while on the
witness stand, and the questions were
limited to those essential to proof OF
the case.
Corroborative testimony was given
by Emma d. Kits, who said she knew
Hadlock had not lived with his wife
for more than year. The witness
also stated that Hadlock is now in
San Francisco, and that she had seen
him earlier in the day.
RESIGNS FROM PAsTORATE
Hadlock resigned from the pastorate
of the Grass Valley Congregational
church more than a year ago, follow
ing stormy scene that developed upon
the unexpected appearance of his wife.
In statement issued after the trial
Hadlock said he did not contest the
action, because he could not consent
to the resumption of marital relations
after years of separation and aliena-
ton.
II believe marriage without true
icy 7 hou fO1 n icrh
a regard for truth and the sanctity of
that relation to consent to marriage
relations for policy or prudential
reasons" Hadlock added.
That her husband beat, pinched,
choked and kicked her, blackened her
| eyes, twisted her wrists and arms and
called her vile, filthy and degrading
names are alleged in a divorce COM
plaint filed yesterday to be the 'prin-
| cipal acts of brutality" inflicted upon
Eva Case by Charles E. Case, manager
of the Ocean Shore pharmacy. To pre-
serve her life Mrs. Case says she was
compelled to lock herself in a room.
CALLS HUSBAND BIGAMIST
| Bigamy was charged against Bert E.
| Server in an action for annulment of
marriage begun yesterday by Anna L..
| Server. They were married October
Is. 1908, at San Rafael. The plaintiff
says she has ascertained Server has
another wife in Michigan.
David r. Coover, from whom B. Anita
Coover obtained divorce in Judge
Graham's court on the ground that he
was lazy, languid and habitually ad
dicted to drink, filed notice of motion
yesterday to set aside the decree. He
denies the charges made by Mrs.
Coover, and says that her attorney.
John Ralph Wilson, promised to tele-
phone him before the case was actually
tried. Coover says he knew nothing
of the case being brought to trial until
he read in the newspapers that his wife
had been granted decree.
Divorces were granted yesterday as
follows:
BY Judge Cabaniss-Mary Crammer
from Joseph Crammer. desertion; Emma
Mae Scott from Otis Scott, cruelty;
Mabel Mccarthy from George Nc
BY Judge Van Nostrand-Sarah 1.
Carrillo from Antonia NJ. Carrillo, will
full neglect.
BY Judge Sturtevant-Helen M. An
derson from Charles E. Anderson, habit
ual intemperance.
Suits for divorce were filed yesterday
by:
Anton Erdely against Ethel Erdely.
cruelty.
Antonio Esposito against Evalyn
! Esposito, desertion.