The San Francisco call., 1910-05-07
SCRIPTURE QUOTED
in DIVORCE PLEA
Litigant Sends Various Bible
Verses to Judge Concern
ing Contentious Women
AlimOny and Politics Stir Orator
Samuel Shortridge to
Utter Prophecy

Carefully gummed to a sheet of
bible and bearing on the subject of
!. connubial infidelity were received
through the mail yesterday by Judge
Van Nostrand from Solomon Andrew
of 1888 Tennessee street, who is seek
ing a divorce. Some of the scriptural
extracts are samples of the bibles
most outspoken language, describing
the punishment for unfaithful spouses.
In the list of clipped verses are the
following:
1t is better to dwell in the will
derness than with a contentious
and an angry woman.
All this have | proved by, wis
dom: ! said. ! will be wise; but it
was far from me. That which is
far off, and exceeding deep, who
can find it out? l applied mine
to seek out wisdom, and the rea
son of things. and to know the
wickejness of folly, even of fool
ishness and madness. And / find
whose heart is snareS and nets,
and her hands as bands; whose
pleaseth God shall escape from
her.
ALIMONY AND POLITICS
A discussion in which alimony and
est manner entertained the waiting
crowd of litigants and attorneys in
Judge Mogan's court yesterday. 1t
started when Mrs. Ida NJ. loves appli
cation for $500 a month from her nus
band, William E. Lowe, a wealthy prop
erty owner, who is accused of mani
Testing undue affection for Mrs. M. E.
Burke, was called for trial. Samuel
Shortridge, loves attorney, suggested
a adj
gagged in another court, but Lawyer
Franklin Griffin pointed out there were
other lawyers in the case besides
Shortridge.
Yes, and there are other attorneys
on your side, too, including Hiram W.
Johnson, who wishes to be governor of
the state replied Shortridge.
who will be governor, you mean"
retorted Griffin, emphasizing the will ;"
Governor in expectancy, but not in
esse" Shortridge came back.
The only reason Johnson is not
governor in esse now is that Governor
Gillett's term has not expired" an
swered Griffin.
BROKERS' PROPERTY TIED UP
The application of Captain H. H Nor
wood, stock broker and mine owner
to dissolve the injunction obtained by
his wife tying up all his property was
IcdIu Dy JuOSe 0Irdnam yesterday and
taken under advisement
Samuel Shaen, the we'll known book
maker, who is suing Ada E. Shaen for
divorce on the ground of drunkenness
objected yesterday to paying his wife
$loO month alimony pending the trial
because, he said, she would spend all
the money in buying liquor.
''Goodby. I'm going east III never
pay alimony.. Joseph Willemann, from
whom Katherine Willemann was
granted a divorce with $25 month ali
mony April IL, used these words last
Wednesday upon receiving his pay
from his employer, it was testified in
Judge Mogans court yesterday. WILLIE
mann was adjudged in contempt of
court and warrant issued for his ar
rest.
Divorces were granted yesterday as
follows:
BY Judge Graham-Marie Cronan
from w. p. Cronan, desertion; May p.
Cooper from John Fl. Cooper, wiiIfuI
neglect.
Suits for divorce were begun yester-
day by:
May. E. Sperry against o. NJ. Sperry,
deSertion
Eva Rourke against Joseph Rourke.
habitual intemperance
Mary jackson against Charles w.
Jackson. cruelty.
Maryan L. lila against John D. lila,
willfuf neglect.
Carrie Gerian against Robert Gerian,
habitual intemperance
May E. Severns against Harry b
Severns, cruelty.
Emma Hopper against John William
Hopper. desertion.
Mabel E. Hamilton against Mead
Hamilton. desertion.
Edward G. Slower against Flora Sto-