31 Aug 1916 – DeWolfe Divorce

Mrs. Winfred DeWolfe, interior designer, mother of debutante and dancer Miss Winifred De Wolfe, who created a sensation by disappearing from New York six months ago, yesterday filed suit for a divorce from Edgar De Wolfe, former manager of the Granada Hotel, charging neglect and cruelty.  DeWolfe, brother to Elsie DeWolfe, actress left this city for New York in 1914 and wrote to his wife, according to her complaint, that he did not intend to return.  Mrs. De Wolfe declares he did not support her from the time of their marriage in January 1907. Mrs. DeWolfe alleges her husband during their married life caused her to suffer ‘great bodily and mental injury: but she does not state in what manner other than he began living beyond his means shortly after the marriage and squandered all her money.  Mrs. DeWolfe who has a large clientele among society folk of the pennisula (San Francisco) says in her complaint that she has been swamped with bills contracted by her husband.