New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-11
ORIGINALS NOT SHOWN.
n Druggist Says He Has Seen the
Alleged Letter from Dodge.

The reported discovery by William A Sweetser
of letter from Charles F. Dodge. inciosing 20 his
attorney the papers served Dodge in Mrs.
Dodges divorce suit. with instructions to make no
defence. received with various degrees of
credence yesterday by the lawyers interested in
the case Said ex-Judge Hall. who appointed
referee by Justice Clarke IN the proceeding to
null the divorce Of Mrs. Dodge from Dodge. to
Tribune reporter last night:
Dodge swore in his deposition seeking to have
the divorce decree set aside that the papers had
never been served on him, and that Mr.. Kruger
had never been retained by him. Mr.. Dodges
letter. therefore. assuming genuine. places
him In a very serious light.
Il acted on the evidence before me, and so far of
course as am concerned. the investigation Is
closed. 1t was understood that Ruger was dead.
and the papers could not be discovered.
Ex-Judge Hall withdrew somewhat from his posi-
tive position on Saturday. that Mr.. Sweetser had
never served the papers and that IL Mr.. Sweetser
continued to talk he might make the evidence In
support of his statement public.
Il shall be only too pleased to hear that Mr..
Sweetser has justified himself he said.
Dodses letter If it is genuine. makes it doubtful
whether the interlocutory decree aRnulng thu
marriage between Mrs. Ciemence Dodge and
Charles w. Morse will ever be made absolute. The
interiocutory decree was granted because Mrs.
lodges divorce from Mr. Dodge. her previous hus-
pand: nag been declared invalid for lack OF proper
The letter from Dodge is embodied in an am
u4VII mace by Sweetser on Saturday.
ne called az the office of Francis Moore No, 40
huser, including the summons and a letter from
Hr, Dodge, admitting service and retaining Mr..
Ruser 10 appear as his attorney
II Is understood that a member Of the firm OF
Fursman, Little & Schwartzkopf. attorneys for
Mrs. Dodge, saw MIR. Sweetser late on Saturday
night. and Mr.. Sweetser showed him the affidavit
ana copies OF the papers The members of the
arm, IL Is said would not give any expression OF
opinion on the value OF the papers until the orig
nals had been shown. Mr.. Sweetser declares that
these are in his Office
o, Otto Lowe. druggist Of No. 22sl Broadway. de:
clared yesterday to Tribune reporter that he had
seen the original papers and was convinced that
they were genuine.
Ex-Judge Fursman is expected back In this city
from Troy this morning. An investigation OF the
papers Will be made by his firm to-day.
II IS understood that should the firm believe
them TO be genuine. q motion to show why
the decree setting aside the notification OF the
original divorce should not be granted will be-
made forthwith In the Supreme Court
Mr.. Sweetser declared to the reporter last night
that IL eX-Judge Fursman did not make this mo-
ton he should do himself
1t Is understood that Mr.. Sweetser asked
on Saturday why. II he discovered the papers on
Friday. he had not shown them 10 Fursman Lit
tie & Schwartzkopf.
Mr.. Sweetser replied that he was aware that ex-
Judge FUrsman who had handled the case for the
nrrn, was absent In Troy and that the papers
should be submitted TO him I'm person.
MI Sweetser was asked yesterday haw II was
that Mr.. Morse only knew OF the discovery OF the
papers yesterday morning by reading in a news
paper He said that he had written Mr.. Morse at
the Metropolitan Club on Friday night. but that