Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-03
MORSE VS.. MORSE.
Morse Calls Before His Erstwhile Wife
Had Left and Raises Row-Mrs.
Morse and the Cook Put Him Out
The Police and Attorneys Called.
,cial to Times-R Republican.

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Grinnell, Dec. &c. R. Morse. the de-
fendant In the recent sensational di-
vorce suit OF Morse vs.. Morse. and In
the settlement OF which he was mulcted
to the amount of $4,000 alimony, has
broken out in another spot. This time 1t
is disgraceful row in his own house,
an alleged assault by him upon the per
son Of his former spouse, and the ig-
no..ii.ly being bundled neck AMI crop
from his home at the hands of the fe-
male cook employed in his kitchen that
adds luster to Mr.. Morse's previous no.
toriety.
When Morse and his wife reached a
settlement in their rather nasty di-
vorce case among other provisions was
one compelling the wife to vacate the
home residence about Dec. l. 1t ap-
pears that last Saturday Mrs. Morse had
told him when he called upon her that
she would vacate the premises Tuesday
ofathe present week. This Morse told
Mrs. Morse would be satisfactory.
Instead of standing to his agreement,
Morse it is alleged, returned to the
house and ordered the woman to leave
ut once According to her story he as
sailed her violently, manually and rhe-
torically. He says he didn't. She called
for the police. He countermanded the
order and cut the telephone wire, isolat-
ing the seat of war from connection
with the outside world, and the emeute
proceeded The cook, q lusty female,
threw her portly person into the breach
1,n tctr o.
gether they incontinently fired Morse.
He had gained possession Of certain
keys, however, and locked the front en-
france, the cellar door and a room on
the second floor containing Mrs. Morse's
travelling suit. Mrs. Morse fastened to
DR.. Hedges residence and thence tele-
phoned her attorney.
He in company with an attorney for
Mr.. Morse and the deputy marshal arr
ranged an armistice. Morse unlocked
the doors, returned the keys and de-
parted. The police were instructed to
guard the house until Mrs. Morse. and
her belongings were safely away and
out OF danger.
The cause of the trouble appears to
have been that Mr.. Morse insisted on
searching Mrs. Morse's belongings for
property which he claimed she was at
tempting to make away with. He
claims to have found number of his
shirts, a candelabra and French
mirror packed with her goods.
Mrs. Morse says she has no use for
Mr.. Morse's shirts and knows nothing
about them She admits taking the
candelabra and says it was present
to her.
A little French plate mirror was dis
covered at Strable's last Friday. Strable
was packing her things. Morse insisted
that 1t was his and the woman, to
avoid a row. gave it UP. tho she says
it was a birthday present two years
ago and has always been used in her
own room. She naturally thought 1T
was part Of her personal belongings"
which were set apart to her in the de-
cree.
The whole thing is most disgracefui
and the strange part Of it Is, that Mr..
Morse does not seem to realize 1t. Mrs.
Morse is not his wife and he had no
business in the house while she was
there.
The remarkable magnanimity toward
MS VIE pIoleSSeu dt llS SitaA wien he
said he would have given her $4,000
had the suit gone against her seems to
have been lacking when it came to
little things such as mirrors and can
delabras
Mrs. Morse still retains her friends
in Grinnell despite the attacks of
local paper. Three very estimable
ladies sent her an invitation only few
days ago to reception held on High
street on the afternoon of the % inst,
and since then she has been invited to
one of the finest homes on Boone
street to reception to be given next
Friday.