The San Francisco call., 1909-09-15
TRAFFIC MASTER
SAYS WIFE DRINKS
Key Route Official Asks Di-
vorce, Alleging Spouse
Tortured Children

OAKLAND, Sept. 14.-Abuse and
torture of their children were charges
against Mrs. Henrietta A. Rasmussen
made by William A. Rasmussen, super
intendent of the ferry traffic of the
San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose
railway at the Key Route mole, in an
action for divorce which he flied today.
her conduct toward the three children
was said to have been the climax OF
her alleged intemperate habits.
Tn one occasion Rasmussen said that
his wife conducted herself so as TO
endanger the recovery of their daugh-
ter, who was i'll with typhoid fever.
Mrs. Rasmussen was under the infiu-
ence of liquor then, he said, and later
she threw herself in the street,
screamed and called her daughter
names in public. according to the
charges. She has also neglected the
care of the children and the housework,
says Rasmussen. They were married
at San Francisco in 1894 and own real
property in San Joaquin county and in
the Santa Fe tract He asks for the
custody of the children.
William F. Kane, assayer, mining ex-
pert and former cashier at the Forum
cafe, was accused of neglecting to sup
ply Maude c. Kane with the necessities
of life after they had been married for
IL years. In June, 1908, he sent her
$50, though they had not lived together
for more than a.year. At that time
they quarreled about paying the rent
and he packed his effects and left her.
She testified that he had many faults
and that some of their minor DIFFER
ences arose when she chided him about
them. Judge Ellsworth granted her an
interlocutory decree of divorce today.
CaU h6f0T6
Judge Harris today which won an an
nulment of marriage for his wife, Ell
len. She said that he was mentally
incompetent when they were married,
and he said that he had no memory OF
the occasion and must have been out
of his head at the time. He is a
paper hanger and decorator and ad-
mitted having many lapses.
Daniel Riley, laborer, held his wife,
Della, and tried to pour grease from a
lighted candle into her eyes, says Mrs.
Riley in her suit for divorce. She Sc
cured an interlocutory decree today
Harry V. Carman, Southern Pacific
machinist. gave all his salary to his
wife, Lottie. but she left him, he said,
apparently because she was fond of
another man. Judge Ellsworth dis
solved their marriage today by giving
him an interlocutory decree of divorce.
Mrs. Theresa ]. Sanderson claimed
to have been constantly menaced with
knives and revolvers by her husband,
Harry Lincoln Sanderson, and once, she
said, he tried to kick her, but missed.
Sanderson was said to have choked her
and to have been open in his prefer
ence for other women. Mrs. Sanderson
was granted an interlocutory decree
today.
winifred E. Gray asked for divorce
from Roy e. Gray. saying that he tore
off her dress while angry and made
her i'll by calling her names and. abus-
ing her.
Jane Melinda Berry filed suit for
divorce from George F. Berry, alleging
that he had treated her with brutal
coarseness and had abused her until
she was compelled to leave him
Habitlra1 intemperance was the
ground for an action for divorce filed
by Matilda J. Maddox against George
p Maddox, brick laying contractor.
She asked that he be restrained from
encumbering their community property
or disposing of securities or mining
stock which they owned.
Alice Rhodes sued for divorce from
Robert w. Rhodes today for alleged
habitual intemperance and failure to
provide.