The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-25
SHE WILL NOW
RETURN TO HER
HOME IN BRAZIL
Two Governments Trace Rum
away Wife and Find Her
in This City
Strange Romance Comes to
Light by Filing of Petition
TO AnnuI Marriage

Behind a simply worded petition for
the annulment OF the marriage of Rose
and Abraham Hirschberg. 1850 Golden
Gate avenue, filed by the former in the
county clerks Office yesterday. can be
traced the secret workings of the diplo-
matte corps Of the Brazilian and Amer
lean nations. the mysterious pulling Of
the underground wires connecting the
foreign relations of the two countries.
The legal proceedings mark the cul-
mination Of a governmental hunt. con-
Quoted with much mystery, stretching
from New York TO San Francisco.
The petition is simplicity itself. Mrs.
Rose Hirschberg declares that when
she married Hirschberg in November,
l9O5, she had already another husband,
Banidera Du Rocha. living in Santa
Paula, Brazil.
TRACED TO THIS CITY
The petition, while unique. was in
nowise startling in Itself Hirschberg
is neither fna ncislly great nor socially
prominent He has cut no wide swsth
in the political arena, and for the main,
has contented himself by working
sUrenuously many hours a day in the
capacity Of z real estate agent, en-
deavoring 10 maintain a modest and
somewhat humble establishment at 1880
Golden Gate avenue. Little did either
he or his wife ken of the subdued
thunder and lightning passing between
Brazil and Washington over their love;
Of the governmental agents trailing
them 10 and fro across the continent;
of the international complications how
ering above their matrimonial state.
Mrs. Hirschberg was born in south
ern Russia but when a child went 10
Santa Paula, Brazil with her parents.
She was well educated. brilliant in
mind, an accomplished Iinguist, beau
tifUl and prominent In time she was
married to Banidera Du Rocha. ply
stefan Of Santa Paule. DU Rocha was
a big man in the community. He en-
jOyed several convenient governmental
perQuisites He had an uncle a gen
eral in the Braziliah army, and sew
eraI other relatives scattered promi-
nently through Brazilian oficialdom.
He was OF the Brazilian type which has
as good a knowledge of Pail Mall and
the boulevards as or the crooked, lit
tie streets OF his native cities
MARRIAGE WAS HAPPY
The marriage was a happy one. Nine.
Bsnidera Du Rocha had her dresses
cording 10 her set and all was going
well until she evinced a desire TO visit
the United States.
Du Rocha. the generous. thereupon
allowed her $4,000 and his permission
10 do so. She arrived in New York
in 1906 and stayed at the Hotel ST
Regis. A month later Hirschberg met
her-and the Brazilian husband was
relegated 10 the dusty shelves of dead
ions h
which she told yesterday Hirschbers
had informed her that her marriage in
Brazil was not recognized by the laws
Of the United States.
4 was new to tails country" she
said. and believed him. In Novem-
Der ] married Hirschpe
THE UNSEEN WIRES
The couple drifted away into world
of their own making. In Brazil Du
Rocha waited for news of his wife. but
in vain. Then after a long delay he
learned of the marriage, and being big
IN his own land, set TO work to pull
the unseen wires. Ar American con-
sui started the ball rolling. Washing
ton kicked IL along and soon the hunt
was On. The two were trailed from,
place TO place Life with the Hirsch-
bergs had been i'll. They began TO lose
their money and finally were reduced
10 exceedingly Strengthened circum-
stances. The diplomatic corps of Brazil
md the United States followed them
wheresoever they went and finally
found them IN San Francisco.
There was no police scandal, no ar
rest Not at all The Brazilian gov
eminent employed attorney John A.
Halpin to act as its agent
SHE CAN RETURN
Apart from saying that 1 was act
ing for the Brazilian government in
finding this woman" said Halnin 81
can give out no Information After I
had discovered and Identified her I
learned from her that she had repented
OF her hasty marriage to Hirschberg
] therefore advised her to see some
other attorney. and she put her case
into the hands OF G. B. Benham. AS
far as / can see she has been imposed
upon. but regarding her legal difHcul-
ties ! have nothing TO say NY work
was TO find her, and. if possible get
her to return TO Brazil As she is
willing TO return. there does not seem
to be any reason why she should NOT
do So"
Hirschberg was out Of town vester-
day and during his absence Mrs
Hirschberg took advantage of the on
portunity to leave his home and tske
rooms at a hotel Just where She Is
staying neither she nor Halpin wouId
give out