Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-09
News of the Courts
SIXTEEN COUPLES GET
NUPTIAL KNOT UNITED
Cupid Makes Light Score Against
List of Divorces
Granted

With sixteen divorces granted, hear
ings held on several others and seven
new actions, a complaint for separate
maintenance and a suit for annulment
of marriage filed, Cupid, who is held
responsible for the issuance of only
eighteen marriage licenses, was rather
worsted yesterday in the superior
courts of Los Angeles county.
Mabel Bergold, who alleged she had
been deserted by her husband, Joseph
Bergold, offered something of mys-
terry for Judge Moss to solve Mrs.
Bergold told of marrying her husband
four years ago, when she was 16 years
old, and of his disappearance just eX-
actly six months afterwards. She said
he left their home one morning to con-
summate the sale of a ranch he owned
for $4,000, and that she has neither seen
him nor heard from him since.
Judge Moss took the matter under
advisement until it can be ascertained
whether Bergold deserted his wife, was
the victim of some accident or if he
might even have been done away
with on account of the $4,000.
The same jurist told stephen zsinko
that he is deserving of a divorce from
his wife, Magda K. Zsinko, who, the
husband declared, was guilty of eX-
treme cruelty to him by frequently
threatening to asphyXiate herself. He
will give the case more attention after
the husband has filed an amended COM
plant as he was ordered to do.
On proofs of desertion, Leone l. Nc
Guire was freed from Frank H. Nc
Guire. who left her after telling her
that he no longer loved her IN the
same old way"
Judge Hutton gave q decree to Rosa
lind Bernard from Nat Bernard. Mrs.
Bernard, who is an actress, said her
husband, also a performer on the
stage, deserted her when she was i'll
and destitute.
The same judge granted a divorce
to Gussie Mueller from Ernest Mueller
on grounds of cruelty.
The contested case of Carrie D. Pier
son against Charles D. Pierson, both
of whom allege cruelty, was submitted
to Judge Dehy of Inyo county, sitting
in department No. 4, where evidence
has been taken for several days.
In the Same court DEGREES were
granted to Gertrude A. White from
William C. White, Edna Robinson
from Mary E. Tracy Lillian Tuttle
from George Tuttle, Camille McCarty
from Charles A. McCarty, c. c. Rogers
from Estella Rogers, Lizzie Lessig
from John A. Lessig, Belle Patt1no
from Manotto Pattino and Mable e.
Lawson from John M. Lawson.
Judge Mccormick granted divorces
to w. o. Cutler from Grace R. Cutler,
Amanda Ferguson from Joseph Fergu-
son, Rachel e. Jenkins from Luther
J. Jenkins and Mable Brown from Ar
thur Brown.
Lille M. Horn filed suit for separ-
ate maintenance against Carl f. Horn,
alleging that he had driven her from
home by his bad temper. She as
serted that he once gave her her
choice between him and her people,
whereupon she offered him the same
privilege of selection. To her sur
prise he answered that he would take
his mother, as che could get new
wife any time but could never get an
other mother" The latter relative was
living with the Horns and caused Mrs.
Horn. the younger much tribulation,
she declares, as her husband insisted
she should kiss his mother every time
she either left or returned home. She
asked the court for alimony, the GUS
tody of their child, 2 years old, and
the undisturbed possession or the
house at 7O7 West Thirty-sixth street,
Marion f. Shadforth asked the court
to annul her marriage to John Thomas
Shadforth, on December II, 1907 as
she declares she has learned that he
had another wife at that time.
The new actions for divorce filed
were e those of Lulu B. Green against
Dolph M. Green, Ray L. Reliant
against Cora Reliant, Matte S. Boil
man against George NJ. Bollman, Mel
lie B. Clark against Lincoln Clark,
Lulu A. Hearn against Watson A.
Hearn. Jeanette L. Victor against
Carl Victor and George NJ. La May
against Sadie L. La May.