The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-08-04
YOUNG HUSBAND
FACES DIVORCE
AUGUST pnnmn's WIDOW WANTS
40 NJ rnnnD FROM
~ D. CLARK

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Mr. Emma n. y. Clark widow q
August y. Dreicr, who is ifiy.ivo years
old. started a suit Tor divorce fr,m her
husband, Henry G. Clark, agel twenty.
four. yesterday. They were married
October s, laie and separate ga duly
1, 1911. Mrs Clark charges that
shortly after their wedding. the bus.
band began and continued mp 70 July
last, n course Of positive ill.treatment
and n marked and studied neglect
amounting TO and constituting extreme
cruelty,
The complaint sets forth that as tie
wife of August Dreier she formed ineny
acquaintance and friendships here. at
the time of her second marriage che
had considerable property in her cwu
right and the income thcrefrom was
sufficient to maintain her comfortably
for life. Clark, on the other hand It is
alleged, was without means of any
nature whatsoever.
Insulting and Vulgar.
She says she married him believing
he reeiprocated her love and had no
Interior motives. She alleges that
shortly after the marriage Clark began
taunting her with the fact that she
was many years older than he and on
many occas. ons during some of which
friends and acquaintance were present..
he spoke in an extremely insulting and
vulgar manner TO her concerning her
age and of the necessity of his ASSOC
ciatiug with females more nearly his
own age, TO her Humility and shame. -
1t IS also asserted in the complaint
that ever since the marriage Clark has
utterly failed to secure employment,
hut has insisted that he should live
entirely upon the means possessed by
his wife 1t is further alleged that on
many occasions he ridiculed Mrs Clark
to her friends, stating that she had
''bought her boy.'' meaning Clark, and
woud have to provide for him.
other Women Mentioned.
, The complaint also alleges that
shortly after the marriage Clark be-
gan associating with various young
women here and spent on them, free
]y and without stint, money which
Mrs. Clark had provided. She declares
that Clark at all times concealed his
conduct in this respect and she only
learned of it from friends.
He aibsented himself from home on
May "a, on the pretence of securing
employment she says, but she learned
from friends afteTward that he went
ON an automobile trip with several
young men and women to a place on the
windward side of the island.
During the trip, the complaint says;
Clark spoke of his wife ITO his CONF
panions in an insulting and derogatory
manner and boosted that he would CON.
tinue to live with her only because she
could provide money for him to enjoy
himself with women nearer his own
age.
Suffer Humiliation.
On another occasion, Mrs. Clarke
states, he returned home late at night
in semiintoxicated condition and, in
the presence of two companions he
brought into the house, he openly in.
suited and reviled Mrs. Clark to her
great humiliation.
1t is further alleged that before he
married Mrs Clark he cohabited with
married woman who secured divorce
from her husband in April of this year,
after which Clark fmore openly and
brazenly associated with said married
woman stating that if Mrs. Clark
secured a divorce he would then marry
the other woman.
Mrs. Clark says that, after learning
of the incident of May "a she refused
to live with Clark any longer and de-
clined to provide for him. She told
him that until he abandoned the course
he had pursued up to that time and
secured employment. and showed her
he had not married her for her money,
she would not live with him She
told him it was not her desire to Sc
cure divorce, but that her action was
taken solely for his welfare.
Clark Asks Forgiveness.
Mrs. Clark further states that she
was averse to having a public record
of the grievous wrongs she had suffered
through his action
She declares that a few days after
ward Clark came to her and admitted
he had grossly and wantonly insulted
her, but that, should he be forgiven,
he would in future conduct himself in
all respects as a good citizen and hus-
band.
Upon the faith of promise she then
made, she permitted him to return to
the house and provided him with
money. She says that within few days
he resumed the old course of treat
ment and therefore she asks for a
divorce and that her former name OF
Emma Dreier be restored to her.
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