The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-03
DIR. DODGE TWICE MARRIED,
By COMMON LAW TEN YEARS 400
AND BIZ CEREMONY LAST YEAR.
Now che WIFE Has Got Divorce with
the Help OF r. q. McLewec-Dr. Dodge
Mnde T,yo Confessions and No nsfencr.

| Now che wife Has Got Divorce with
the Help OF =. q. McLewee-Dr. Dodge
Made Two Confessions and No Defence
DR.. Jacob L. Dodge. who has had bachelor
| apartment ut the Hotel Imperial for the past
| two winters. was divorced from his wife
Resale by decree OF Justice O'Brien OF the
| Supreme Court yesterday. entered on the re-
port OF John h Pine as referee.
DR.. Dodge is about 80 years old. lie studied
ut Bellevue. but has not practised. He had
for several Seasons summer establishment
at Huntington. l.. l.. where he kept. according
to tho plaintiff. rs many as eleven horses. He
is something OF n yachtsman. and kept the
yachts Arrow. sixty feet long. and Coquette
thlrty-six feet long. in commission in sum-
NOR. He has some leasehold interests in tho
land on Which the Altman building on Sixth
avenue stands. 1t is owned by the Astor es-
tnte. to which. It Is said, he pays $4,000 n
year and taxes. and gets about $4,000. He
had other property ut Blocker and Leroy
streets which his wife said he sold last year
for about $4,000.
She was ceremonial wife OF only four days.
They were married on May 10. 1892. by Jus
tice OF the Peace Lockwood OF Jersey City.
and she testified that they separated four
days later. She complained that her husband
took an unknown woman to the Hotel Ven-
dome on Jan. 10 last.
Nothing was said about previous marriage
relations between them until near the close OF
tho case. when a common friend. Frederick G.
McLcwee. who was associated with Frank
Ehret in racing stable was called to the
stand. He snid he had known the pair about
ten years. He identified the signature Of DIR.
Dodge with tho and wife" annexed ON the
register OF the Hotel Vendome. In answer to
questions he testified that DIR. and Mrs. Dodge
had lived together as husband and wife for
Mrs. Dodge, subsequently recalled. admitted
that she and DR.. Dodge had lived together be-
fore the ceremonial marriage. but said they
ten years ago They lived about this period at
East Morlches. L. 1. and thon vent to Idaho;
signed deeds and mortgages as DR.. Dodge's
wife, and that the ceremony was performed ut
her rS1ues she dd not eSeept the winter
DR. Dodge had bachelor apartments at the I'm
perial. in saying she had lived with him ten
The, suit was based largely on two confess
sions pr; Dodge is alleged to have made. The
COLLISION. but he adds that the second seems
Trustworthy. The first appears to have been
to Ms Dodge and her Wast Mrs An
third street whore they boarded They claimed
to have learned Of Or, Dodge's signature with
on Jan. 10 last. two days after the occurrence.
q summo OF his wife to call and explain.
They allege that he said In frank tones to his
wife:
I've done 1t before and I'll do 1t again.
You can do SO. too. II you want to-"
The confession. which the referee says APP
pears free OF collision. was made to Mr.. Nc
Iewee. Dr. Dodge was called as witness and
was asked only II he had been served with the
papers in the case and IL the plaintiff was his
wife. To both questions he answered yes.
Dr. Dodge was out OF town yesterday; re-
mother. Mrs: Louisa NJ. Dodge of 80 West
Twenty-third street. She said she had heard
that her son was married, but did not know
that for most Of the past year his wife had
lived in the same block, eight houses west
from her. She declined to say anything about
the case.
:. Mrs. Rosalie Dodge declared at 357 West
Twenty-third street.. whittier she recently
moved. that she would say nothing. except
that there was o divorce case.