Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-03
COURTS GRANT IS
DIVORCES IN DAY
Wife Who Says Husband Kicked
Hole in Her Fathers Pic
ture Given Decree
SIX NEW ACTIONS ARE FILED
Judge Takes Case of Former
Grand Opera Tenor
Under Amusement
SIX NEW ACTIONS ARE FILED

With threats to kill. kicking holes
in father-in-law's picture, an alleged
affinity and other assertions as grist
the divorce mill ground steadily away
yesterday in the superior court. Thir-
teen divorces were granted, several
cases taken under advisement and six
new suits filed.
Judge Mccormick, sitting in Judge
Monroe's department, took under adj
visement the suit of Sarah I. Kendall
against Jacob Kendall, after hearing
the brief testimony Of Daphne Duncan,
who told the court that she and Ken
dali had been companions for two
years, or since she separated from her
husband.
Mrs. Kendall alleged desertion and
failure to provide, and her testimony
was so much in favor Of Mrs. Kendall
that the jurist said it looked like
collusion." The witness told of two
years Of association with Kendall.
She said she came forward to give
her testimony because she thought it
was her duty to the wife, who other
wise could not prove her charges
The judge took the action under ad-
visement
Elizabeth G. Clarke obtained a di-
vorce from Frank D. Clarke because
of cruelty which partly consisted, ac-
cording to the complainant, of the hus-
band choking the wife, calling her vile
names and kicking a hole in the pic
ture of her father when he once gave
away to his temper. To prove that
Clarke really was cruel Mrs. Clarke
produced a letter from him to her in
which he admitted it. A section of
it follows:
"wednesday evening.
my Dear Lizzie:
"Have you no heart left or no atom
| of pity for me?
"I watched for you last night from
$50 until s, sure that you would come
and let me talk to you, but you did not
come. If you cannot forgive me and
insist on getting your divorce, will
you not let me talk to you once more?
Do you grant me this? Alahough I
have been so cruel to you, I intend to
show you I have some manhood left"
Ernestine Krause was given a decree
! after she testified that her husband
was extremely cruel to her, accusing
her of infidelity after they had been
| married six weeks. Krause, who, she
| declared, is a lieutenant in the Volun-
| teers of America, objected to the
feather she wore in her hat and belt
buckle with which she adorned herself,
alleging they were frivolous. Children
of both parties by former marriages
! helped to bring dissension, according
| to the testimony.
On grounds of desertion the same
! judge divorced William A. Chance
from Jessie e. Chance, Laura D. w.
| Hartman from Albert E. Hartman,
| and Helen C. Lawrence from Newton
! F. Lawrence. The case of Tommie
Jones against Buell. Jones, on a SINH
lar charge, was transferred to depart
ment one and reset for September IA.
| The case of Pietro Buzzi head of a
music school In this city and cormerly
a tenor in the Metropolitan grand op-
era house in New York, against Saffo
Buzzi, who, he declares, deserted him
| in Mexico ten years ago, was taken
under advisement.
Judge Houser granted a decree to
! c. c. Hill from Ellen M. Hill upon the
double grounds Of cruelty and de-
sertion.
Hill told the court that his wife
drove his two sons, aged II and IA
years, from home refusing to permit
| him to contribute to their support.
He charged his wife forced his daugh-
| ter, 10 years old, to sit in a chair for
many hours at time; she whipped the
| child, threatened to kill her, and sent
her away from home for weeks. He
said his wife had tried to shoot him.
and with the assistance of her daugh-
ters, as she, like him, had children by
| a former spouse, actually had thrown
|
| juring him.
Hill also testified that once when his
| daughter was dying in a sanitarlum in
! Texas, his wife refused to permit him
to take her to his home.
Judge Moss granted DEGREES to two
women.
Clara stahl proved that Arthur Stahl
had failed to provide for her and so
was freed from him.
Anna Seeker was given a decree
from Morris Seeker after she told the
court Of his cruelty which, she said,
consisted of threatening to cut her
| throat when he came home" and Of
breaking dishes by throwing them
| from the table at nearly every meal
not to mention the frequent applica-
! ton to her of unprintable epithets.
Judge Dehy of Inyo county sitting
for Judge Hutton, freed William Hack
from Mary E. Hack, Matte c. Judson
| from Homer w. Judson. Anna L.
| Brown from Thomas L. Brown. and
| Charles f. Sherman from Blanche c.
| Sherman. all on desertion charges.
Judge Dehy also heard more evidence
in the case of Carrie D. Pierson against
| Charles J. Pierson, whom she charges
| with cruelty. Their daughter, Velma
| Pierson. 16 years old, was on the stand
for a while, telling of frequently at
tending dances with her mother, who,
she said was often away from home at
nights. The case will be resumed
| today.
Six new divorce actions were filed.
! They We're those Of Nettie Fl. Lewis
| against Edmund c. Lewis, Melissa Nc
! Peak against A c. McPeak, Lillian u.
Fulton against Clarke S. Fulton, Floyd
f. Bellamy against Alice J. Bellamy,
! Grace Fl. M. Tyndall against Joseph
| J. Tyndall, and Floyd e. Green against