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Show HE 114 OLD AND I'OLY. But Ha Has Tin and That Caught Buxom Mrs, Fiske. San Fhancisco, Cal., July 18. James D. Fisko, a well-known capitalist capital-ist and theatrical manager of Fresno, has filed in this city a suit for absolute divorce from his wife and the custody of two minor children. He charges his wife with inlidelity, and he makes Robert Rob-ert Barton, the millionaire owner of the largest raisin vineyard in California, the chief co-respondent. He will also bring special damage suits against Barton for alienating his wife's affections, af-fections, for which he wants $150,000. Tho couple have had trouble for the past few months, owing to Mrs. Fiske's llirtations. The Fiskes led the society at Fresno, living in great style anil driving the finest horses and best turnout. turn-out. Fiske gratified every caprice of his wife, who is pretty, a pronounced blonde, buxom and vivacious. Her chaims appealed to old Robert Barton, and Fiske had no difficulty, it is alleged, al-leged, in gathering evidence of the intimacy in-timacy or tho two in trips to this city, which is fully detailed in his divorce complaint. Last month it was expected the suit would be brought, and Mrs. Fiske left for homo, taking her children. A re-concilliation re-concilliation was effected July 4, but it only lasted a few days, and she again left him. Fiske has a passion for litigation, litiga-tion, and has spent a fortune suing theatrical companies he claims are indebted in-debted to him. . F'or 3Tears he leased theaters on tho western circuit, and when any companies against which he has claims appear in Fresno he attaches their baggage and brings suit. He is best known to thoatrical men as "Water-tank "Water-tank Fisk." Barton made his fortune in Comstock mines. Then he started raisin making and realized another fortune during the recent land boom in Fresno. He is old, ugly, but very gallant, and won Mrs. liske's affection, it is said, by sending her choice fruit and flowers every day, and taking her out driving when her husband was absent on business. |