Show FAMilY TANGlE HAS IN FELONY CHARGE Bert Christensn Sued by byI Wife for Separate Maintenance Maintenance Main Main- I Is Charged By Company ny With V Crime As a sequel to to toa a separate maintenance maintenance main maln- suit instituted by his wHo recently Bert Christenson former manager of ot the Diamond Shoe shop 2 1 South Main street is charged ed with embezzlement of 2050 be belonging belonging belonging be- be longing to the Christenson Boot shop of California il in a fl complaint issued by the county attorney yes yes- Christenson was sued for separate separate separate sepa sepa- rate maintenance by his wife wile Margaret Margaret Margaret Mar Mar- garet Christenson and In a recent hearing matters concerning concerning- the fi financial financial fi- fi 1 manipulation of tho the DIamond Diamond Diamond Dia DIa- mond Shoe shop were developed among them testimony it is al alle alleged alleged al- al le d by Christenson himself that he took 2050 belonging to the California California California Cal Cal- connection of the e shoe store and used It for his own purposes It is upon this testimony that Christenson is charged with embezzlement embezzlement em em- of the mone money The wife in her suit asked ed for a month allowance setting fort fortl that suit for divorce on the grounds of cruelty had previously been filed flied In Los Angeles but subsequently subsequently subsequently sub sub- dismissed upon Christenson's Christensons Christensons Christenson's Christensons Christenson's Christen- Christen sons son's promise to treat plaintiff properly SUES M MOTHER IN In the the meantime Christenson filC filed d suit against his mother-in-law mother l Margaret argaret Lenaghan for damages for alleged alienation of the affections of of his wife it it i ibe be be being being be- be I ing claimed by Christenson that the mother of his wife was responsible responsible I sible for their domestic troubles I Then the Christenson Boot shop of California through Norman Christenson flied filed suit SUit against Bert Christenson and his wife claiming claiming claim claim- ing they misappropriated and used for themselves 20 2050 0 for the Claim I purchase purchase pur pur- chase of property and more which they are c alleged to have ha taken taken tak tak taken en from company funds with which to buy furniture j I On top of all Sail these suits now 1 j comes a charge of of embezzlement i I against Christenson Christe ONE OF INCORPORATIONS j An attempt today to establish the relationship between the vanous various various vari van ous shoe stores operated by the Christensons mentioned above developed developed developed de de- de- de the fact that Bert Christen Christen- son charged with embezzlement appears on the files of the county clerks clerk's office as one of the Incorporators Incorporators incorporators of both the ChrIstenson Boot shop and the Christenson Boot shop of California It is this laU latter firm which it itis itis is alleged financed the D Diamond Damond Shoe shop When interrogated at the DIamond Diamond Diamond Dia Dia- mond Shoe shop om ni-om firm it is charged he misappropriated m more re than 2000 Belonging to the parent company a man identifying I lying himself as Bert asserted he had hd had hd nothing to say I i but that his brother Norman manager manager manager man man- ager of the Christenson Boot shop at 9 East Broadway and who has charged Bert with misappropriation would give out anything there w was s sto to be saidI said I am not supposed to talk talk- I have nothing to say My brother Norman will tell you whatever is to pe pc given I I out Bert Christenson said O OUTCOME I I The vou-c vou was incorporated here in 1917 with both Bert and Norman appearing as incorporators in- in I In 1922 toe Christenson Christen Christen- son Boot Shop of California was in incorporated in- in here with both brothers again among the j orators It II Verne McCullough assistant county attorney handling the crim criminal inal charge against Bert Christenson Christen tenson ten ten- son asserted that sh witnesses called caned in the criminal action action action ac ac- ac- ac tion against Bert nert Christenson testify fy differently than they did In the I separate maintenance and and- recovery suits he be would uld have no hesitancy In issuing complaints charging perjury perjury perjury per per- I jury against those Involved |