Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-26
OTHER WOMAN
DREW HUSBAND,
DIVA ASSERTS
Chauffeur Spouse of
Opera Singer Lured
by Another

San Francisco, Oct. Madame
Margaret NIatzenauer, grand opera
singer, made her first court statement
here Wednesday in the divorce pro-
ceedings instituted by her chauffeur
husband. Floyd Glotzbach of Monterey
Calf. She declared in a deposition that
his relations with Lottie Fraties of
Monterey caused their matrimonial diff
ficulties.
Although discovery of his interest in
the woman caused a break last January,
she testified, she tried TO effect rec
onciliation. for the sake of the child
that she is expecting.
Her deposition followed ruling by
the superior court denying the pc
tition of her counsel to have Giotz-
bach's divorce action thrown out of
court Judge Frank Murasky extended
until November IA, the time in which
her counsel may reply to Glotzbach's 8
complaint. or file a demurrer. The
divorce trial itself will be two months
or more in the future. attorneys in the
case said.
encouraged her husband To associate
with men of culture and ability. and
did not try to keep him in the back
ground.
Learns of "Other Woman"
After their first separation last fall.
when Glotzbach returned to his former
occupation of chauffeur at Monterey,
and she went back to New York. she
discovered, she said, that some of the
$50 checks she gave him monthly came
back from the bank indorsed by GIotz-
bach to Lottie Fraties and cashed by
her.
In January of this year. when they
were together again. her deposition
continued. she taxed him with being in
terested in another woman and finally
threatened to open the next letter he
received. On carrying out her threat.
the singer said her eyes fell on let
ter addressed to Glotzbaeh and signed
by Lottie Fraties. which referred to
the writer's physical condition.
After she read it. the singer said. a
separation took place but on February
"a she decided to attempt reconcile
alton and sent her husband a telegram
asking him to meet her in Chicago
February %.
NO obligation of reconciliation for
you said this telegram, which was
offered as evidence in the case. ''Only
let us try if we cannot find way TO
settle our troubles for the sake of our
child. | will be there alone and prom
Use that nobody will ever know. Grant
me this last favor Margaret
There was no answer to this appeal.
she said, and two of her New York
friends, f. S. Ullman and A. Gostini
Valeri. telegraphed to Glotzbach. at
tempting to effect a reconciliation
Threatened Publicity
Another telegram. dated March II.
addressed to her New York attorney.
John Godfrey Sake, and signed Floyd
said:
referring TO nncalled for press re-
ports. My wife has no cause for di-
vorce action. Will contest case. Have
good offer from newspapers for ex-
elusive intimate story of facts and IN
less | hear from you or Madame i'm
mediately. will release story. Wire me
at San Francisco"
The prima donna underwent a brief
cross- examination. She admitted that
she knew Glotzbach and Lottie Fraties
lad known each other for years, and
said her belief that her husband was
lot faithful resulted from her discovery
,f the letter, the checks indorsed to |
Lottie Fratles and reports Of a later |
Episode at Monterey, where Glotzbach |
vas reported to have had a fight with !,
another man in the Fraties home.