The San Francisco call., 1910-07-17
Theft OF jewels
DENIEDBYCLAPHAM
Wife Declares That Precious
Metals Were Melted and
-
Sent TO Chicago

= Z he hearing in-Judge Seawelrs court
l. yesterday on the order requiring Au-
?: gust. John CIspham, who charges his
putative wife. France CIapham, with
:: being a. bigamist. TO show cause why
b he should not be committed to the
: county jail for refusing to pay alimony
: amounting to $500, partly consisted Of
an: Investigation OF Clapham's alleged
ehabezlement Of jewelry from Nordman
brothers.
-: In an affidavit Mrs. Clapham said that
=. several times her husband brought to
tlresr home packages of jewelry be-
). longing 10 NOrdman brothers and there
? mel ted il down. Some $4,000 worth
cf>jewelry, she also said. he forwarded
TO: Chicago in care of A. c. Roebuck,
sElth whom he was associated in the
moVing picture business. Clapham, ac-
. coTding to the affidavit had three safe
:; deposit boxes in San Francisco in diff
p, terent names, in each Of which he kept
:stolen 5ewelry. In reply TO Clapham's s
: assertion that he was penniless, his
%ffe- charged that he owned an auto
.aobile and went 10 Reno to see the
,: Jefries-Johnson fight.
: IEWELRY THEFTs DENIED
; Clapham was called as a witness and
( eeHied all that his wife had sworn TO
regarding the alleged theft of jewelry.
. lie admitted having seen the fight, but
as 10 the automobile explained that he
= had fallen in arrears with his payment,
-: and only held it subject to an agree
lnent with The owner that he should
- find a buyer as soon as he was able.
- Chaplain produced in court two mar
: Tisge certificates stating that they
proved that the plaintiff married John
. 1Iaden before she married Clapham, and
that subsequent 10 her marriage with
.-the witness she went through a cere-
%. mony with James stevens Farrell. He
. said that when he discovered the mar
+:Tiage with 1aden the plaintiff told him
the bride named in the certificate as
France Eugenia was her mother, Mrs.
Gore
!. CERTIFICATE FOUND IN SHOE
~ Chaplain found the certificate of mar
TiRge with Stevens in Mrs. Claphams
shoe. She explained that it was the
certificate of a young couple who were
: keeping their marriage secret from
::their parents.
. Chaplain testified that he had had to
.relinGuish all his interest in the West
.ern Amusement company and the The
.--ater Film company to his mother be-
cause Of the foreclosure of a mortga ge
on her farm near San Jose. He denied
having any interest in the Acme Film
. Service company.
Judge Seawen continued the hearing
:. 10 Monday afternOn at o'clock.
. HUSBAND ALLEGES CRUELTY
Pietro Fillipelli, who sued Marie, his
wife, for divorce yesterday, assigned
as cruelty the fact that she insisted
. upon occupying a large house he had
built TO rent. At the same time he
: complained she left him in a smaller
rear house. He is 65 years of age and
20 biected 10 being left alone in this
ma nner.
p. in a complaint for divorce Ida Dow
charged George w. Dow with deserting
alis wife and living with another woman
at T0nopah New.
= other suits for divorce were begun
: by:
- Leah Newton against Harry W.,
cruelty.
D.. Leila Hamilton against Samuel,
cruelty
Leora G. Woodman against Ebert A,
Willful neglect.