The San Francisco call., 1910-08-27
Wife TOO FOND OF
Hotel IS charge
Alfred A. MicheIetti Files Cross
Complaint in Divorce
Action

Undue frequency of visits on the part
Of his wife to the St Francis hotel.
the Palace hotel Tait's and the
Techau tavern is one of the grounds
upon which Alfred A Michelett,
bank clerk, asked yesterday to he
granted a divorce from Geneva Pearl
Micheletti. The action was started
three months ago by the wife, and
Micheletti now denies all Of her allega-
tions Of cruelty. and in a cross COM
plant makes many serious charges.
She Is 'unrefned, unladylike and
vulgar" says Micheletti. and besides
constantly visiting the leading hotels
Of the city often goes to the roadside
inns. more particularly those in the
Great highway bordering on the Pacinc
ocean" At these places. in company
with men and women. Mrs. Micheletti.
il is charged. remains 'carousing and
drinking until unseemly hours instead
Of being al home attending TO her
household duties
DRINKING II CHARGED
That Mrs. MicheIetri is addicted TO
the habitual and excessive use Of in
toxicating liquors is another charge
made in the cross complaint. Ever
since their marriage. August 4. 1901,
she has drunk to such an extent as to
be disqualified from properly attend
ing TO her household duties. Micheletti
asserts. He has seen her drunk so
often. he saws, that he is unable TO
desi gnate the times and places. He
charges further that on several oc-
cssions his wife has remained away
from their home all night refusing 70
tell him where she had been.
Relatives. friends and acquainances
have criticised the conduct of Mrs.
Micheletti. the banker asserts. Ever
since their marriage. he charges. il has
been her habit to use vulgar and OBJ
scene language both when they were
alone and in the presence Of others. He
SAYS that consequent upon the noto-
riety OccasiOned by his wife's suit for
divorce he was discharged from his
position Of clerk in the iss-American
bank and assistant cashier in the Cen
Jral trust company.
In her complaint Mrs Micheletti al
leges that her husband told her all
American wives were bad. that she was
no better than the others. and that she
and her sister belonged down Pacific
street 1t was also charged that he
came home intoxicated with a band of
compa Mons. and that he had been
guilty OF inldelity. All this Micheletti
denies.
WIFE CHARGES BEATING
Ihomas l. Saunders. an employe of
the board of public works was sued
for divorce yesterday by Alice q. Saun-
ders on the ground OF cruelty. The
wife charges that Saunders holding
her by the throat struck her on the
RIBS. breast and head many times in
Juring her so severely that she was
compelled to consult physician. Saun-
ders earns Sl75 a month. and the plain
tih asks for 800 month for the sup
port Of herself and children
other suits for divorce were begun
by:
Emma Anderson against Charles n Anderson
city -
Agnes cecile Haigb against Frederick Haigh
inhdelifv.
Giacomo Firpo against Battestina Firpo. de
sertiou.
Cora A. Mccartney against Calvin o. Mozart
ney. cruelty.
Hattie Murphy against Frank Murphy. cruelty
Divorces were granted yesterday a.
follows.
By Judge Cabsniss- Priscilla Allen from Ber
Allen. desPrtion.
BY Judge Conley-NelIie E. King from Thoms
2. King. willful neglect.
By Judge SturteVaut-Mabel g. Caldwell from
Edward caldwell, cruelty.