The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-06
NEWS WAS KEPT OUT
OF THE PAPERS

UT lHE TAT Emo
NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-Two Of the
most sensational divorce suits ever
filed in court of law recently ended
by DEGREES being granted in Denver,
Col, to Susan Smith, wife of Milton
Smith, native OF New York State,
and for IA years the State chairman
of the Democratic Central Committee.
and to Aimee Hargrove, daughter of
A. r. Ncresheimer, former diamond
merchant OF New York city. and wife
of Ernest Hargrove, secretary of the
American Development and Invest
ment Company, OF which concern the
divorced; father is president.
OF those two cases. involving as they
do the breaking up OF two homes, dis
grace to children. the betrayal of y
friend nnd the violation Of the sacred
law of hospitality. not one word has
been allowed to appear in any laily
publication. The papers in the cases
and the DEGREES are hurled In the safe
OF the Clerk OF the district co1rt, and
the determination of Mrs. Smith to
have the fact that she is no longer the
wife of Milton Smith published has
been met by repeated refusals OF edi.
tors to insert one line or sell an inch
Of advertising space in which she
might make her position clear TO the
public. that still Imag!nes her to he
the wife Of the prominent attorney &c.
corporations.
Mrs. Smiths Complaint.
On December Is decree of divorce
was granted to Susan Smith, based on
complaint charging cruelty and neg
lect, and In her statement to the jury
the plaintiff supplemented the original
charge by aiding that too great fond
ness for other women was at the bot
tom of her domestic troubles
The cause of Smith VS.. Smith was
tried after working hours and behind
locked Goors. Into dimly lighted
court loom the fair plaintir went, sup.
ported in her ordeal by her sister,
Mrs. w. G. Maitland. and her broth.
er-in-law, Mr. Maitland, who is gener-
al western agent of the Fidelity and
Deposit Insurance Company OF Mary.
land. The hearing was had before
Judge John I, Mullins, political debt.
or OF Milton Smiths, who had assist
ed at the arrangements for a "quiet
divorce" The decree included the
giving 81 the little son and daughter
into their mothers keeping. Should
she die they are to go to her sister.
Mrs. Maitland, and in the event OF tho
death Of both sister Of Milton Smith.
in whom Mrs. Smith reposes the great.
est confidence, is to be made guardian
but uEder no circumstances are they
ever again to be allowed to live with
their father. Added to this the de.
cree provided for comfortable set.
Element on the wife.
Smith Appears as Counsel.
When Mrs. Smith and her relatives
left the room time enough to change
the afr was taken, when a side door
opened and the six jurymen were told
that the action Of Hargrove VS.. Har.
grove WIS TO be heard. In It Aimee
Hargrove sought freedom from. Ernest
liargrove on the ground of cruelty.
The decree asked by the woman was
to contain also an order for the Gus
tody OF The two children ANA an obi.
CATION to be placed on the defendant
to pay sufficient alimony that the wife
could maintain her present style OF
living and suitably support their chill.
dren.
Wrapped to the ears in costly turs,
Mrs. H0rgrove tripped into the court.
room, peered about as though not Xix.
ing the air OF the place and took her
place On the witness stand. A few
questions revealed the fact that Ernest
Hargrove interfered entirely too much
according to the mothers notion, with
the bringing up of their children, and
she could no longer live under the
same roof with him. Milton Smith
appeared for Hargrove, conforming to
the established order by asking few
simple questions. after which the court
instructed the jury to bring in yer.
dict for the plaintiff, giving the chill.
dren into her care.
Ten days later Milton Smith, friend
and attorney for Hargrove. announc-
ed to the later that he was going to
marry Aimee and hoped there would
he no hard feelings. Then Hargrove
began to awake from his dream.
Marriage Quickly Followed.
On January 1t there appeared before
tire Rev. Matt S. Hughes, OF the Grand
Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church,
of Kansas City, Aimee Hargrove, "a
years Of age, spinster. and Milton
Smith. ACCOMPANIED bv an aped ma,