The San Francisco call., 1913-07-24
Same Day That Generals
Namesake Sails on Honey
moon His Brother
Sues in Nevada
WIFE is SURPRISED
AT HUSBANDS ACT
Affair Recalls Their Daugh-
ter's Recent Marriage to
Naval Lieutenant

Hail and farewell to matrimony" is
the duet of the two surviving sons of
General T. S. Grant
L. S. Grant Jr. has just left San
Francisco on hrs second honeymoon
and yesterday word came from Cold
field New, that Jesse Root Grant,
youngest son of the union general and
president, has filed suit for divorce
against his wife. Mrs. Elizabeth Chap
man Grant of 37o1 Washington street
this city.
When Mrs. Grant was informed last
evening that her husband had brought
suit for divorce on the ground of
desertion she was incredulous.
II can not understand it," she said
"Mr. Grant gave no intimation that he
intended bringing an action. I can
not say what 1 shall do in the matter
whether l shall oppose the suit or not
/ have no lawyer and can not speak
on the subject until I have further
considered it.
MIR. Grant is a mining man and that
has taken him away from his home,
considerably to New York and into the
mining country. However, we have
not been together during the last year
| knew nothing of the suit until this
moment
OTHER MATRIMONIAL AFFAIRS
Miss Nell Grant. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Grant. was. married unostenta-
tiously in this city May Is last to Lieu
tenant Commander William Piggott
Cronan. L. S N-4of Annapolis. The
naval officer came to San Francisco to
claim his bride and a home wedding
was planned. but when the couple
went to the county clerk for the license
they decided suddenly to marry and
sought out a justice of the peace and
had the service performed immedi-
ately
Mrs. Grant is a member of the old
Chapm family of this city and is
prominent socially. Her son, Chapman
Grant lives in this city. Chapman
Grant and Mrs. Cronan are the only
children of the couple, who were mar
ried in this city September 21, 1880.
News Of the divorce action brought
by Mr.. Grant came in a dispatch to
The Call from Goldfeld. New, which
told that the suit was filed yesterday
morning in the district court in Cold
field. Mr.. Grant has resided in Gold
field for more than six months His
headquarters has betn the Goldfield
hotel.
DESERTION ALLEGED
The complaint is bief. 1t relates
that the marriage took place in 1880,
states that there are two children of
full legal age and that there is no COM
munity property. The ground on
which divorce is asksd is simple de-
sertion.
u. S. Grant Jr. and his young bride
sailed yesterday on the liner Aorangi
on a honeymoon thai will take them
all around the world Grant was so
happy that he didn't take the trouble
to correct Mayor RolIh when the bur-
gomaster addressed tie bridegroom as
general"
The mayor, whose irm is the local
agent for the Union Steamship COM
'pany, which owns the Aorangi, wished
the bridal pair every happiness, guar
anteed them the freedom of San Fran
cisco when they returned and prom
ised to ask Captain Stevens, COM
mander of the liner. to see that they
received special attftion during the
voyage.
Il have neither dre nor respon-
sibility in the worldl said Mr. Grant,
''and have not the lelst idea when we
will return. Mrs. GIANT is now the
boss.
Mrs Grant said thIt she was very,
very happy"