The San Francisco call., 1910-01-08
JOHNS SUES WIFE
FOR SEPARATION
Simple Divorce Complaint Con-
ceals Sensational Series
OF Family Jars

OAKLAND, Jan. mot content with
the attempt to get back from his wife.
Nellie st. Clair Johns, fortune that he
says she defrauded him of. r. L. Johns,
wealthy attorney, today brought suit
to obtain divorce from her.
The only thing that Johns says in the
complaint is that Mrs. Johns deserted
him on June 3.1soS This simple charge.
sufficient for a divorce on the ground OF
desertion, conceals behind it Johns ac-
cusation that his wife was friendly
with DR.. Ernest X. Sisson, prominent
oakland physician, and that she IN
veigled him, Johns. into giving her
property worth $4,000.
The first indication above the surface
that trouble existed between the couple
was given several months ago when
Johns brought suit for the recovery OF
the property. He declared that his wife
had induced him to give ii to her under
fraudulent representations. She told
him that she was in poor health, he
said, and that inasmuch as he was also
in poor health it would be better for
him to provide for her by making her
gift outright of certain property. johns
did this, only TO find, he declared. that
his wife grew better after the gift ana
that she was then ready to leave him..
1t was in this suit that Mrs. johns
alleged relations with Doctor Sisson
came out. Johns was not backward In
telling just what happened. His in
formation,-he said, was obtained from
a confidential servant, who betrayed
her mistress According to the story
told by the husband. Mrs. Johns was
treated by Doctor Sission for seven
years. He used to call at her home as
often as three times q week, staying as
long as two or three hours. Mrs. Johns
knew when he was coming and always
prepared for his visits by donning the
finest and daintiest clothing and maxi
ing herself as attractive as possible.
The pair would often send out for re-
freshments while they were together in
Mrs. Johns room. Furthermore, Johns
alleged, his wife told her mother that
she loved DIR. Sisson.
Mrs. Johns prepared to fight these
allegations as soon as suit was filed.
This case is still pending. In view of
the fact that another suit was filed to-
day, it is believed that the first will not
now be pushed to trial. In his divorce
suit Johns asks for a division of the
community property, which he says is
worth $4,000. and a settlement of this
sort will make unnecessary the fight
for the restitution of what Mrs. Johns
has. Johns says that his prop
erty consists of the handsome home
in Piedmont, a ranch in Placer county
and personal property. All of it, was ac-
-quired, he declares. since their mar
riage in 1896 in st. Paul, MINI.
Blanche G. Schuyler was granted an
interlocutory decree of divorce today
against Philip Schuyler, a Berkeley
civil engineer, on the ground of deser-
ton. Mrs. Schuyler testified that her
husbands fondness for another woman
was his reason for deserting her.
S. Alys Gray WAS granted a final de-
cree against George Il. Gray on the
ground of desertion.
The following new divorce suits We're
filed: William Sullivan against Mary
E. Sullivan, desertion: Edith E. Mars
against A. A. Mars desertion.