Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-15
SHE Defines.
Mrs. Dodge Roses Chance to
Become rs. Morse.
Insists That Her iwyer Let Divorce
AnauIm Stand.
More Sensations Matrimonial Tan
giles of Nv. Morse.

New York, JarB.-ThOse who have
been inlclrstedI the Kaleidoscope
changes of the atrimoni1l cntagle-
ment of Mrs. CFnca G. Dodge with
Maine, and Ch4s +. Dodge. We're
greatly surpristo learn, yesterday.
that Mrs DudgIorse had positively
declined to avaIcrself Of the oppor-
tunity of againsally becoming Mrs
Morse
Vs.. Although. I'D d by her attorney
that she ehouldrtainly within y few
days nave the mt annulmvnt Of h"
marriage SET de, and resume hcr
place at the Of Mr.. Morse, sh,
positively an llhesitatinGlv decline,
10 Lccedr to proposition, insistin;
that her aww,hould let the annul
ment stjnd ago ahead with tn. Iii
vnrce proceeds against Do!g".
The srnsatid announcement came
through fnrn!JuStic" Fursman, VII,
yesterday, m the following state
mcnt:
Il
called upoE at my office, about ter
o'clock. this rninG, by Arrange mnnt
and had a | consultation with me
unfoIdrd entire ease To Mrs
Morse. who. the way. was extreme
" nervous. ing her that Mr.. Sweet.
ser had y.c.i two letters; Iurporting
to have. b,6ritcn by Mr.. Dodgr, nj
the time trivorce proceedings Ner.
pending, WI, in my opinion, proved
tina, srryicf notice of the suit had
actually htmadc upon Mr.. Dodge
MIR Syer. who retains the Gus
to,Iv of thttcrst, brought them here
ana cxhi,l them To Mrs. Mnis'
She nspd them. and after Nv
Sv,,ts.r withdrawn, stated thai
She did know whether tn, Y wrr,
authentic, not. it having been u long
while s,rshc had seen any writing
BY Mr.. ce. At the same time sh,
was unplrcd to deny that they had
been VIA by Nh Dodge. The in
spection these letters made Mrs.
Morse e'mely i'll.
II ur Mrs. Morse to permit me
to mov fore the court to vacant the
order lc by Judge Clarke setting
aside decree of divorce between
h.r ar,odce. and RENTING the case
to Ju, Frnt It Hall for further hear
ING ,rlcr to get before him the let
trrs hlishing the validity of the
formlecrec, assuring her of the
Also certainty that the decree an
nullihor marriage with Mr.. Morse
wour vacated.
II iscd her that this was the prop
or rational course TO pursue. anC
ASST her that her marriage to MI
NJ, then would be regarded just rs
il been before this trouble came
md that she would he in exactly
th.n,n position as she fancied her
scatter her marriage. In Other
w. :hat the divorce would have
junction of the court and her sub.
snnt marriage would be confirmed
Tisted that this was the proper
Il method. and warmly urged heI
sursuc it,
1 thought that she would be read,
accept my advice and act upon il
I she resolutely and absolutely de
med TO do SO. She pleaded that he
,alth was unequal to the strain of in
.astigating the genuineness of tn
weetser letters.
She declined to take my advice, de
lined to have me move for the settin
side of the annulment of her marriag
nd directed me to go ahead Just Il
was doing before the Sweetser letter
aine ur-namely. procure a new di
orcc for her.
Il want it understood that I i'm
lioitly believe in the authenticity 9
hese Dodge letters offered by Nj
l do not care to tell you VIII
know them to be authentic, hut
i'll say hat Lam sure from evidepc
utside the testimony of Handwriting