Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-23
NINE. LILLIAN NOpDlCA.
Hints viii be Drawn Into Her Divorce

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graceful presence charmed a
multitude Of people az the Salt Lake
Tabernacle little did her hearers mag
Inc that there was a great ghost of dis
content locked up in the closet Of her
domestic life, ON the contrary the very
reverse of this idea prevailed. But
shortly afterwards her friends and
oountIymen generally were astounded
by the sensational disclosures of MARI
ital infellcity OF her application for
divorce; OF the granting OF the decree
after attempted suicide by her husband
ANA his long Illness; OF the practical
sealing up of the evidence by the ref
cree and the cOniectureS, speculation
ana rumors that followed. Now charg-
lns collision and fraud, George G.
Hastings counsel for Zultan Doeme, a
singer, from whom Nine Lillian Nor
dica' prlma donna. obtained an inter-
locutory decree OF divorce from Judge
Bischoft on Jan, % last. made an appli-
cation this week to Judge Davis. IN the
supreme court, to have the decree set
aside.
II is charged that while practically
not responsible Herr Doeme agreed not
TO oppose the divorce action snvs the
New York Herald, Another allegation
Is made that he signed papers agreeing
that his counsel Edward LautcIbach
should receive a fee of $4,000, to be paid
through the counsel for Nine. Nordica,
for appearing in behalf Of Doeme.
Mr.. Lauterbach denied that he had
ever received any money from Doeme
except 800 which Doeme had insisted
upon paying him for several months
hard work in his behalf ana which
Doeme stipulated was to be paid In
paper which MI Lauterbach says,
Doeme was eager to sign
The interlocutory decree II not on
posed, would have been made absolute
three months after its issuance. or on
April 90. The matter now comes up
before Judge Mclean next Thursday.
Nine NOrdiCa was married TO Zoltau
Doeme, May 2I, 1897. The divorce suit
was tried before William l.. Turner as
referee, and upon his report Judge
Bischotf granted the decrCec.
In his motion yesterday Herr DOcme
ayers that his legal residence is and
| has been In Paris. He says he and
Nine. NordiCa lived as husband and
wife up 10 the end of August. 1903,
| when she left Munich to come here,
with the understanding that If she OBJ
lalned permanent engagement he was
| 10 join her; II not, she was to return
and meet him I'm Paris.
After she arrived here she determined
to obtain a divorce lie was opposed to
| this on the ground Of his religion and
for other reasons lie had 5000 on de-
post with the New Amsterdam bank,
here and $50 900 with the firm Of Strong,
Sturgis & Co. Alleging that she had an
| interest In these moneys, Mime. NOrdi-
ca impressed them with a trust and be-
gan three ciyll actions for the recovery
| OF them, making the holders defendants
and cnjolnng them from disposIng of
| these sums.
Doeme alleges that the first word h.
| had about tn divorce action was the
| receipt Of cablegram from Strong.
Sturgls 4 Co.. telling him that his
funds were tied up. lIc sent q cable
dispatch to his wife, but got no reply.
lie look the next steamer for New
York. aud When he got on the gang-
plank he was served with papers In
| three actions,
he tied 10 locate his wife. but failed.
| lie applied 90 her attorney, j, Il. Solely.
Of Tracy Boardmon a Plat, for an in
tervitV, but was refused. lie became
| despondent and m and was taken to
DE- W. y. BulIs mnjarium. Finally,
Mr.. Solely Yielded % his entreaties and
arranged that Docme should see Nine.
| Nordica at Mn Soey's apartments Be
fore they could begin their interview
| Doeme says he tainted When hb re-
gained consciousness ehc had left the
| room, and he was returned TO the sani-
ar.um.
There. In AZ Of delrium, he says. he
seized a pair OF scissors and severed
! one Of The arteries In hls right wrist.
| When De had somewhat recovered from
his Illness he says he discovered that
an arrangement had been made 10 have
no answers returned In the clyI suits