Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-18
AFFINITY ENTERS
TO SOFT MUSIC
MATRIMONIAL DISC0RD DUE
TO MUSICIANS
Divorce Is Granted to Husband Who
Charged Wife with Too Ardent
Admiration for Vari-
Gus Artists

Charging his wife with being such
q devoted lover of music that she had
a penchant for falling in love with
music teachers, John H. Hedley testi-
fled on the stand in Judge RiVes' court
yesterday regarding the alleged mis-
behavior of his other half and was
granted an interlocutory decree. Mrs.
Hattie A. Hedley, who is now living
in New York state with her parents,
made no representation of her side OF
the case at the hearing.
The husband stated that he had
found on the evidence of his own eyes
that his wife was infatuated with
music teacher named j. ID. Lawrence,
whom she had met while both sang at
Adventist revival meetings in Los An
gees and Pasadena. On returning
home from his business at irregular
hours he was continually finding Law
renee at his home in company with
his wife, he said, and upon his appear
ance they always made it appear as
though it was only music they were
interested in.
Being compelled to be away from
home a large part of the time ne en-
poyed j. c. Marston to keep Watch
for him and to make a report of the
friendship between his wife and Law
renee. This was kept up for some
time without results until some months
ago, when Marston telegraphed him
late one night to come out to the
Hedley home on Thomas street and he
would find an interesting tableau.
Hurrying to his home Hedley found
Marston on guard in front of the place.
The front parlor was lighted up ana
all the blinds were down with the eX-
ception of one, which lacked-an inch
of reaching the bottom. Together they
looked in. said Hedley, and found the
latters wife and Lawrence kissing and
caressing each other.
affinity" and soul mate" were
some of the endearing terms alleged
to have been heard and the pair were
also planning to descend on Chicago,
New York and other small villages and
give the natives a few exhibitions OF
real examples of musical art
Through the glass of the front door,
Hedley said, he saw Lawrence and his
wife bidding each other a fond fare
WELL as though they were 10th to part.
After the intruder had gone lie went
in and talked to his wife about the oc
currence and from that time onward
they ceased to live together.
Marston, who acted as detective, cor
roborated Hedley's story and other
witnesses of San Fernando testified
TO alleged previous misconduct on the
part of Mrs. Hedley when the couple
lived in that town. where Mrs. Hedley
was studying music at the Adventist
academy.
In the previous case a music teacher.
Akerman was named. The wit
nesses were residents in the vicinity
of the academy and they stated that
they had seen Mrs. Hedley out walk
ing at all hours with Akerman in
spite of numerous warnings that their
conduct was giving them bad name
The upshot of it was. according to
the witnesses that Akerman was
compelled to leave the academy and
Mrs. Hedley came to live in Los An
geles with her husband.
Hedley testified that he knew moth
ing of this affair at the time, but
thought 1t strange that his wife pre-
ferred to live in San Fernando and re-
fused to come to Los Angeles.
The fact that Mrs Hedley made no
reply to the charges, although she
knew of them and that they reflected
upon her character, appeared to be a
good reason in the mind of Judge
Rives for a divorce.