The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-07-11
NEITHER HAS SOLE
CARE OF CHILDREN
Wife Testihes That Her
Mate Tormented Her and
Drove Her Into Nervous
Disease-He Objected to
Food, Bills, Her Dress
and Manners, She Asserts


Mrs Anita Baldwin McClaughry.
daughter of the late f. J. Nucky)
Baldwin and heiress to s1oooo,ooo of
his money, was granted an interlocu-
tory decree of divorce against Hull
Mcclaughry yesterday in Oakland after
80 minute session in which the de-
fense offered no testimony.
The sudden conclusion of the case
was the result of an agreement out OF
court, by which neither party is to
have the complete custody of the two
children. who were the main point in
controversy.
A stipulation was filed by attorneys
for both sides that the children shall
pass part of their time with each
parent The children are .Dextra, IL
years old. and Baldwin, years of age.
The divorce followed sensational pur-
suit after the children when they were
taken by McClaughry from the home
in Berkeley to his ranch near Gait.
FINANCIAL SETTLEMENT MADE
BY another agreement between the
McClaughrys. which was not included
in the written stipulation, Hull Nc
claughry receives $SODseoo- Of his wffes.
money. No mention of a financial set
tfement was made in any of the papers.
but it was admitted yesterday after
noon that McClaughry would receive
more than quarter of a million dol
lars from the Baldwin estate.
The case was called in Judge r. W
Harris department of the Alameda su-
perior court shortly after o'clock yes
terday afternoon. An attempt had been
aware that the case was to be con-
cluded. Mrs. McClaughry. clad in black,
arrived at the courthouse escorted by
DR.. z. T. Malaby. friend. from Pasa-
dena. Mrs. Mary Norris. who was on
intimate social terms with the couple
for many years. came in with Arthur
G. Fisk. postmaster in San Francisco
Hull McClaughry was not present The
only others to attend were the at
torneys for both sides. Gavin McNab.
Walter Rothchild of Garrett McEner-
ney's Office, and Stanley Moore repre-
sented Mrs. McClaughry, while John F.
Bowie. Charles S Wheeler and Louis
Bartlett We're present for the defend
ant
DEFENSE sURRENDERs
The witnesses were Mrs. McClaughry,
Doctor Malaby and Mrs Norris. At
the end OF 80 minutes Attorney Bowie
stated that the defendant was willing
to see divorce granted il the court
would permit the settlement of GER
>Sin differences by means of stipula-
lion. Judge Harris agreed and the Nc
Claughry divorce suit was settled
The testimony went to show that
much OF the couples troubles from the
time of their marriage arose over
money matters. The tale of Mrs Nc
Claughrys domestic distress as told
by herself on the stand was as follows:
We were married in Carson CITY,
New, October 2s, 1900. We went to
San Francisco and began living in Fill
bert street I had had no experience
in cooking and was taking my first
lessons in this and in household man
agement from a cook book. I could
do nothing to please him
OBJECTED TO BILLS
Il was thrown into a crying spell
many times around the first of each
month when the bills came in. as there
was always complaint about their
size. sfr. McClaughry was at this time
assistant postmaster in San Francisco,
and was making $3.50 month. The
whole OF my bills for household ex-
penses and clothes never ran more than
1928 month. yet he would scold me
at all times for spending so much
money. lie had habit of following
me from room to room when he was
angry and has even pursued me into
the bathroom.
Once in Pasadena he followed me
out doors after lecturing me for an
hour inside and said, Who are YOU.
anyway? You don't know anything.
and none of your people before you
knew anything either He frequently
told me that my people did not amount
to much.
'He would often fly into rage about
the food Once the maid served to-
matoes with fresh crackers in them.
and he rushed out into the kitchen and
told her never TO do that again. We
had TO find stale crackers and graham
waters for the tomatoes after that.
@on one occasion when We were liv-
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