Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-18
GRASS WIDOW AND
THEN WIFE AGAIN
Mrs. Eva ]. TinSIey'S Decree of
Divorce Revoked at Re-
quest of Husband
is TO TRY A RECONCILIATION
Defendant Sat in Court Room as
the Case Was Being
Heard
is TO TRY A RECONCILIATION

From wife to grass widow and back
to wife again in a few hours, with the
same man her husband, was the
transition through which Mrs. Eva J.
Tinsley passed yesterday in Judge
Hutton's court with such speed that
she was almost dazed.
While Mrs. Tinsley was getting her
divorce her husband, Edward C. Tins
ley, sat in the rear of the court room
However he had no attorney and did
not reveal his identity to the judge.
Like a boy in school, he held up one
hand occasionally, hoping teacher
would see it. 1t passed unnoticed and
Mrs. Tinsley was given a decree
by default.
When she left the court room her
forlorn former husband pursued her.
He failed to find her and returned to
court, made his presence known, eX-
planned his silence, and Judge Hutton
vacated the divorce decree. Thus Mrs.
Tinsley became a wife again and now
Judge Hutton has delayed the second
trial of the case because the defendant
feels sure that he can effect recon-
ciliation. Mrs. Tinsley says he is mis-
taken.
SAYS HE LOVES HER
''I love that woman and want her, "
Tinsley blurted out when he hurried
J
vain pursuit of Mrs. Tinsley. This was
the courts first intimation that Tins
lev was present when the case was
tried Tinsley said he wanted the case
reopened. He declared he wanted to
act as his own attorney, informing tine
court that he is a graduate Of Perdue
university in Indiana and had recently
gone into the druggists business in
San Diego to make comfortable nome
for his wife.
"Why didn't you appear in the ac-
tion?" asked Judge Hutton.
at was sitting back in the court
room, your honor, trying to engage the
attention of the court by raising my
hand. No attention was paid to me,
although the attorney for my wife
knew I was sitting there. The decree
was granted before I expected 1t and l
hurried after my wife to explain, but
could not find her.
'"WIFE INFLUENCED"
ct am sure can show that my wife
is being influenced against me and I
don't want to lose her. I love that
woman, your honor, and I want her
hack. I came here to plead my own
case. but it was all over before I had
q chance"
Judge Hutton asked why he had not
engaged an attorney to represent him
and he would have appeared in th1
case in regular form, but Tinsley did
not believe in paying attorneys fees
when he believed he could conduct the
case himself.
"All right" said Judge Hutton, I'VE
will hear your side Of the contest this
afternoon at o'clock" and he made
an order vacating the decree until the
husband had been given a hearing.
In the afternoon both Mr.. and Mrs.
Tinslev appeared in court, the latter
being called to the stand again to tes-
tify. She declared that her husband
had used her in a cruel and inhuman
manner when they resided at Ocean
Park in 1908 and had charged her with
4nffdelity. On one occasion, she said,
he had driven her out of their home in
a heavy rain, saying that her presence
disturbed him.
HER SIDE OF THE CASE
On another occasion, she declared, he
had told her brother that he wished he
could devise some means of getting
her out of the way in order to secure
her money, with which she had been
plentifully supplied at that time.
Following her testimony, Ttnsley,
who represented himself, informed the
court that he felt sure he could effect
a reconciliation with his wife because
the divorce action was all through a
misunderstanding on hearing this,
Judge Hutton said that he had better
not go on the stand and give any tes-
timony. as this would likely block his