New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-13
DEMANDS NEW DIVORCE.
MRS DODGE DETERMINED.
Mot Sure about Commences of
Letters to Ruger.

,onoring the advice of ex-Jlstice Fursnan, her
,.-rrer Mrs Clemeace Cowles Dodge Morse yes
-, decided that despite the reported Dodge
,p,g.r letters discovered by William A. Sweetser,
she would not apply for a reopening Of the pro-
.eding brought to annul her disorce from Dodge.
.~..ess Mrs Dodge insisted that Mr.. Fursnan
solect any newly discovered evidence OF inhdelIty
:, the part OF Dodge that there may be TO sup
-+ an entirely new action for divorce against her
trshand owing 10 the statute OF limitations the
,,ssenoe .n Mrs. Dodge's former suit against her
tusband IS no longer available
17ror, q statement made 10 Tribune reporter by
- Justice FursmaT yesterday. il apparent that
MIS- Dodge had decided this action for
S,voree even before Mr.. Sweetser made his afti-
ds,5t concerning the discovery of the papers.
Mrs Dodge had long conference with Mr..
Morse and Mr.. Fursman at the ex-justice's law
office No. 80 Nassau-st.. yesterday afternoon. in
which she announced her decision.
Mrs Dodge came 10 town from Lakewood. look
,ng pale and nervous She met Mr.. Morse here.
ara went with him TO Mr.. Fursman's office
she and Mr.. Morse refused to talk for publica-
.inn What will be her action in the event OF OBJ
,aining divorce from Dodge. was not dis
elosed 1t is considered probable however. that
she and Mr.. Morse viii be Immediately remarked
enc that her determination 20 refuse TO take cog
niEsnce Of the papers discovered by Mr.. Sweetser
IS due 10 her desire not 10 lay Mr.. Dodge open to
possible perjury proceedings. should the papers
prove TO be genuine. Mr.. Fursman considers
them.
Said Mr.. Fursman TO reporter after the con-
ference:
Nh. and Mrs. Morse came here this morning. 1
Informed them of the situation developed from the
assertion Of Mr.. Sweetser that he had found two
letters from Mr. Dodge TO Mr.. Kruger 1 sent for
Mr.. Swcetser and he came and produced the let
fers. He then went away ] showed the letters TO
Mrs. Dodge She was very nervous, much excited
ana, apparently Ill. She looked at the letters. and
said that ii was such a long time since she had
seen Mr. Dodge's handwriting that she was unable
10 say whether they were genuine or not, and that
this time there must be doubt the genuine
ness of the decree.
Steps have been taken By me since the Dodge
divorce decree set aside. and since the inter
locutory decree vacating the Morse marriage was
made, looking 10 the procurement OF another di-
formed that sufficient evidence be procured and
that some. indeed has already been obtained.
urged Mrs. Dodge with inslstence that she
permit move before the court to vacats
Judge Clarkes order setting aside the divorce de-
and renting the case TO ex-Judge Hall for a
further investigation, in order, IL possible, TO
tablish the genGlneness of the letters and have
the validity of the former decree made certain.
The necessary result OF this would be TO permit
the decree anuuing her marriage Morse to be
vacated. I advised Ter that this the proper
course TO pursue. II successful ] have little
doubt il would Be- her marriage TO Mr.. Morse
would then be valid 1 told her this the
proper method, and urged her accept my advice
refused to do. referring to the state of her health
and saying that she not satisfied whether the
letters were genuine not. She requires me TO
proceed in the same manner as before discovery OF
This I shall DO. 1 think the letters genuine.
She will say whether not she considers
them. 1 shall take action for a new divorce for
her from Dodge us 5000 as possible