The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-09-22
RECORD BREAKING
CRUELTY CHARGES
Alameda Woman, Suing for Di=
vorce, Tells Long Tale
of Suffering :

OAKLAND, Sept. 21-Mrs Sally Nc
Kean OF Alameda probably established
a record for the length OF her charges
of cruelty IN an action for divorce fled
against James E. Mexican, a carpenter.
They were married in 1895 and removed
in 1897 to Angels camp. She said she
had been struck IL times on one occa-
sion. had been choked times innumer-
able, had had ribs broken with blow
of a gun. had been hurled out of bed
against the walls Of their cabin and
had been hammered about the head
with a piece of hardwood
She varied this list. with recitals of
how she had been kicked with his
heavy mining shoes, had been cursed
and fnsulted. had been beaten when she
sought TO go to a dance within another
woman, had been neglected and left
alone nights in a tramp infested neigh.
borhood, beside being forced out OF the
house in her night clothes at midnight
10 remain shivering for an hour.
Mrs Mexican then said she had been
invited by Mexican TO go to an ice
cream parlor and had been left standing
on the street two hours while he drank
in a saloon and was then accused of in
dulging in theatricals when he found
her crying On two occasions she had
fled suit for divorce, but had dismissed
the action when he promised to drink
no more.
Mrs Henrietta A Rasmussen has de-
ufed charges of drunkenness in an an
swer and cross complaint for divorce
filed against William A. Rasmussen. SUI
perintendent Of the Key Route ferry
service He said that she once threw
herself IN the street while under the
influence of liquor, and in denying this
eba he made = nnhliC attack upon
her.
Mrs. Rasmussen said that he choked
her violently on their sixteenth we'd
ding anniversary, had called her names
and had torn off her waist Later, she
said. he had her arrested and detained
without charge for two days at the po-
lice station She asked to have their
home nroperty set aside for herself and
demanded the custody of their three
children. saying that Rasmussen had
concealed them from her for seYeroJ
days.
kicked down stairs by her husband,
William J. Brown, as she alleged, MIS-
Augusta Brown kept right on going
and never saw him again The Incl
dent occurred, al she said. after he had
thrown butcher knife at her and had
,1,enaced her with a revolver, beside
calling her names. She secured an in
terlocutory decree of divorce today.
Mabel Z. Cowdery was given SINH
lar decree for neglect, as she said
Preston 3. cowdery, solicitor, had
refused TO buy necessaries when he
had $500 in the bank.
Maud Mckee deserted James j. Nc
Kee. a railroad empioye. sending him a
crisp note that they were UNITED Tor
one another and would never be happy.
Mckee was granted an interlocutory
decree of divorce today
dsar ?
Angeles. deserted his wife, Anna, and
forfeited $4,000 bail bonds, according
to testimony which she gave and which
won an interiocutory decree of divorce
for her today. They were married at
johannesburg, South Africa, in 1895.
Louis A. Salzer drank so much that
Mrs. May j. Salzer seldom saw him
sober. Judge Harris gave her an IN
terlocutory decree today on the ground
of habituaI intemperance.
Edward Lansing, traVelng safes
man. failed to provide for Catherine
Lansing and Judge Harris gave her
similar decree
Julia Levine was divorced from
Harry Levine on the ground OF neglect
and failure to provide after they mao
ouarreIed and, as she said, after she
had been beaten on two occasions
s II. Palmer asked divorce from
Mrs. s. NJ. Palmer. alleging desertion-
A final decree was granted to Jessie
r. Dean from ]. E. Dean for desertion
today.
Thomas n. Wilson was arrested to-
dav for contempt of court on order OF
Superior Judge Wells Wilson was
said TO have disregarded the court
directions for paying counsel fees and
costs in 8 suit for divorce uieo ny
Sarah +. Wilson.