The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-10
THIS WOMAN MADE
BAD INVESTMENT
She Bought a High Priced
Husband and Wants
to Quit

brutal treatment a sui lQI ulNpIN<
and for the return of the 100000
dOvry which accompanied parental
consent, constitute one os ibe NEST
strenuous chapters in the life Il drs.
Marie A. Elvidge. a comeiy yLans wo-
man, author and aspirant 20 foJtlight
favors Morris H. Elvidge. local heal
of an eastern crockery house, ani a
good fellow about town, Is the otaer
angle of the story, which savors of
the romantic and hints at the melo
dramatic
It was in the divorce courts yester-
day that the matter came to light,
when Mrs Elvldge filed bill of par
ticulars, alleging her husband had
seized possession" of ner wedding
gift OF $4,000 given her by her faith
er, and asking that it be returned
through court order She also asked
for separate maintenance, made a
number OF charges. and securing an
injunction from Judge Holdom pre-
venting her husband from drawing
any money from the bank or disposing
of his property.
Mrs Elvidge. who as Marie A. Jor-
gensen, was popular young woman
of the west side. Is a daughter of c.
f. Jorgensen. a wealthy furniture
dealer at u Center avenue. She de-
clares in her affidavit that Elvldge
soon tired OF her, and informed her
that she was mot his queen, but his
slave" According to her, he said 9th
er things in the presence Of company,
which caused her mental anguish, AMI
at one time he went so far as to
threaten to throw her from a seven
story window.
Elvidge, on the other hand, strongly
intimates he was given the $4,000
to marry Miss Jorgensen. He says he
will charge in his cross complaint that
she has been unfaithful to him and
will produce several letters and tele-
grams to strengthen the assertion.
On these grounds. with the addition
al statement that the wife inherits a
trace Of mental unsoundness, the hus-
band says he will seek the divorce,
and explain why he deserted the apart
ments in which they were living.
Eight Weeks Welded.
The story dates back of the wooing
some time prior to eight weeks ago.
At that time Miss Jorgensen was liv-
ing at the Chicago Beach hotel. The
meeting and the other incidents Of
comtship were of the sterotyped ord
er, and then came the marriage in the
Grand Pacific hotel at which were
present Mrs. Elvidge. the groom's
mother, and other relatives as well
as Mr.. Jorgensen with the $4,000
check which caused all the trouble.
and an additional $1,000 for the ex-
penses of the honeymoon trip This
was on February 4 Of this year
From this time on there are two
stories to be told According to the
young wife, the check was made pay
able to her as a separate wedding gift
She admits that she signed it over to
her husband and asserts that the mon
ey was to have been invested for their
mutual benefit Instead. she claims,
he appropriated it to his own use. The
$1,000 for the wedding "trip went rap
idly.
The honeymoon was brief accord
ing to the wife in her bill OF particu-
lars. Upon the return, Mrs Elvidge
asserts. her husband secured apart
ments in the Plaza hotel paying for
them with her money. II was here,
the bill declares. he deserted her and
she then returned to the Chicago
Beach hotel, where later Elyidge visit
ed her for three days.
Friends lived at the bostelry. and
Mrs Elvidge is positive her husband
grossly insulted her before them as
well as before the servants. The
question Of paying the hotel bills
arose about this time. and the wife
says she gave Elvidge $500 Of her
money which she had concealed for
emergencies. The bills We're paid but
Elvjdge. she says kept the change
After the husbands departure. which
he does not deny, the wife took apart
ments in the Auditorium Annex, re-
moving later TO the Victoria, where
she is at present Elvidge went to the
Morrison and refused 10 communicate
with his wife. according TO her state
ment. These are some of the grounds
on which Mrs Elvidge bases her
claims for divorce after her eight
weeks experience. There are women
who could be figured in the case. she
says. but for the present she is keep