The San Francisco call., 1909-08-18
q WAS SIUNG, " Is
COMPLAINT OF WIFE
Wealthy Mrs. AdeIina CauCin0
Wants TO Be Rid of Her
Husband
Tells Court That She Was Vic
tim of Deception When She
DOffed Widows Weeds

How to catch wealthy widows was
told by one OF them in the trial of the
divorce action of Adelina Caucino
against Joseph Caucino before Judge
conlev yesterday. Mrs. Caucino in
herited bank stock and realty worth
sSo.o0o from her first husband, Egisto
Palmieri. who was prominent banker.
She is now trying hard to get quit of
Couciuo. who is a penniless teacher Of
languages but Caucino would hate TO
lose his wealthy wife and is contesting
the suit with desperation.
u WAS sTUNG-
Il was stung." testified Mrs. Caucino
yesterday. She said she had known
~aucino only FIVE or six weeks prior to
the date Of their marriage, August Is,
1903 She met him through a letter of
introduction given by her nephew to
the teacher Of languages.
He told me he was earning s35 a
week writing for Italian papers and $50
week reaching at the Y. NJ. c. A. and
that he had $500 in bank" Mrs Caucino
told The court. 4 asked him many
times to let me see the bank book but
ho laughed and said. oh, what a lovely
surprise il viii be for you to see il
after we are married. Well, believed
Il All, and we were married. After the
honeymoon we ca me back to san Fran
cisco. was paving for everything.
but when . bin came in for new car
pets ] suggested that he pay it. He
wouldn't do it, so / questioned him
sgain about the $500 bank balance.
Then he admitted he had no money.
no -.ur<..r
"He paced up and down the floor
laughing ia my face, saying. That is
the way TO catch widows. felt in
suited. I was stung.
The crowds in the court room burst
into laughter as Mrs. Caucino testified
and her husband hid his face in his
handkerchief in confusion.
lie said I would have done the
Same thing If ] had been in his posi-
tion, continued Mrs. Caucino. He
said. You would have deceived your
own father 10 get the money"
Replying 10 questions BY her attor-
ney. Theodore Roche. Mrs. Caucino
said that nearly ali troubles with her
husband began in quarrels over money.
He wanted me 10 buy him things
with my money. but I didn't want TO
do it, she said. 4 told him to earn
some money and buy things for him
self / thought that if 1 provided the
house and bought the provisions he
ought to contribute something. All the
money i ever got from him was $40 he
gave me and $50 I found hidden under
The mattress
NAGGED ABOUT WILL
She testified that Caucino continually
nagged her TO make a win beoueathing
her property to him He said he was
not horn TO work. and when they quar-
relied over money IL often ended by his
throwing dishes and glasses of wine
at her. she said. Mrs. Caucino also
testified that her husband said he
would not have married her but for
her money; otherwise he would have
chosen a young and good looking
woman. The day they parted, Caucino,
according to his wife, said that if she
gave him $4,000 he would go to Italy
and not bother her again.
Attorney Roche wanted to know
whether Csucino thought he was en-
titled to alimony. The lawyer said
further that no matter how wealthy a
wife was she was entitled to support
and maintenance from her husband
+. T. Barrett. attorney for Caucino.
objected to his client being referred
TO as an adventurer Barrett cues
toned Mrs. Caucino closely as to her
possessions and ascertained that she
owned stock in the Columbus, French.
Wells Fargo and Italian-American
banks
The entire afternoon session was
devoted 10 the cross examination OF
Mrs. Caucino. The trial will be re-
s1med today