The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-12-29

Claude W. Shinn, of Palmyra, who hai
sued his young wife, Mrs. Frances Rip
: perger Shinn, of Riverton. for divorce
yesterday won the first skirmish in th'
r legal war that has resulted from the pro
ceedings. -
Vice-C Chancellor Leaning, of the Chan
Gerry Court in Camden, was to decide il
Mrs. Shinn was entitled to alimony and
counsel fees while the proceedings were
pending. Spencer Simpson, counsel for
Shinn, offered series Of afidavits, SO
damaging. apparently, to Mrs. Shinn. tnat
the Vice. Chancellor suggested to William
Early, counsel for Mrs. Shinn, that he
take time to answer the allegations thus
made against his client. Mr.. Early acted
upon the suggestion, and the case was
postponed for two weeks.
After Mr. Simpson finished reading the
afidavits, which alleged to show that
Mrs. Shinn frequented asserted disorderly
places, and while Mr.. Early was trying to
have some portions of the afidavits strick
en- out, Mr.. Simpson said to the opposing
wyer. eff counsel for the other side
can answer these allegations In the afi-
davits then will let my case CO." Mr.
Early objected to the ''disorderly places
portions of the afidavits, and Mr.. Simp-
son asked "Will you prove the houses
mentioned In these affidavits are good
houses p
Although Mrs. Shinn and G. Herman
| Wallin, who is named as correspondent,
were not in court, the spectators were
kept interested by the nature of the testi-
mony Hugo Wallin, brother Of G. Her
man Wallin, was In court. Mr.. Shinn was
also there. While his lawyer was read
ing the afidavits Shinn kept his eyes
fastened to the floor.
| Simpson declared that Mrs. Shinn kept
the telephone number and address Of an
alleged disorderly place at her home in
Riverton, and at least four persons swore
in their afidavits that they had seen her
come out of house on Olive st., near 18th
street, in Philadelphia.
These persons were two detectives. d
cigar dealer near the Olive street house
and E. L. Mohn, who employs Shinn. Mr..
Early said that Shinn earned $75 month,
but Mr.. Simpson said he was paid only
$12 week and his travelling expenses.
Mr.. Early started proceedings by deny
ing the allegations of Shinn against his
wife. The lawyer stamped as untrue
every assertion Shinn made in his affidavit.
The lawyer said that Mrs. Shinn was des-
titute If means of support, and that Shinn
should be compelled to pay reasonable
sum for counsel fees and for alimony.
The affidavit Mr.. Early read was signed
by Mrs. Shinn, who is a minor. and by
her mother, Mrs. Catherine Ripperger,
who was appointed her guardian. Mr..
Early said that what he read was all he
had to show to get counsel fees for his
client.
Mr.. Simpson appealed from the petition
of Mrs. Shinn. He said that Shinn did
not earn $75 month, as Mr. Early as
serted, but that his wages were $12
week and travelling expenses. Then Mr..
Simpson read his affidavit. They were
evidently surprise to Mr. Early.
The material points in the aff1davits
were that Shinn objected to his wife TAX
ing part in amateur theatricals in which
Wallin appeared, that she was often away
from home over night and when question
ed told her husband that she was learning
dressmaking, nursing and manicuring,
and that Shinn and his wife came from
Riverton to Camden in the same train one
day, and when Shinn insisted on knowing
where his wife was going she gave him
the slip" at the ferry, but did not return
home.
The affidavit of R. c. Bovine, detec-
tive of New Jersey, was read Bovine
swore:that on September 20 he got the first
glimpse of Mrs. Shinn while she was din
ing in restaurant at 18th and Chestnut
streets The other material points in his
affidavit were that on September % Shinn
went to the Olive street house at 4.3O
o'clock in the afternoon, watched the
house, and saw Mrs. Shinn come out at
5. 10 o'clock, Then Mrs. Shinn is alleged
to have recognized the detective and is
asserted to have said to him, 81 know you,
Mr.. Bovine. If my husband wants d.
vorce he has got the evidence now. You
tell him to get the divorce and go to the
deuce"
| Bovine declared that he learned Mrs.
Shinn frequented another alleged dis
orderly place on 18th street near Parish,
and that he learned Mrs. Shinn had the
telephone number and address of the
house.
The affidavit of Walter LIE Tourneau,
another detective, set forth that he
learned from the police. the neighbors,
and from society that the houses Mrs.
Shinn entered were known as disorderly
places. The affidavit of E L Mohn and
the cigar dealer near the Olive street
house tended to prove that they also saw
Mrs. Shinn come out of the places.
Then Mr.. Simpson made an address in
which he f1aYed Mrs. Shinn.
my client was perfectly justified in
leaving his wife," he said. Therefore
we are not liable for alimony. We con
tend that she cannot get support from
her husband under the circumstances
ut is not necessary for us to prove
that she was in those houses with any
one. We are willing to try the case any
time We shall prove that Wallin was
in the houses with Mrs Shinn and III
Shinn's house number of times while
Shinn was away, We will prove that
Mrs Shinn was with others also. Shinn
loved his wife. He tried to get her dc
what was right, but she was young and
wanted to do otherwise. Shinn left his
wife with kisses in the morning and this
is the way she betrayed his confidence II
is significant fact that Wallin moved
from Riverton as soon as he heard of this
case"
Mr.. Early objected to the mention Of
Wallin's name, but the Vice Chancellor
overruled the objection. Mr.. Simpson
added: II know very well that Mrs
Shinn is entitled to all the sympathy she
E can get
r Mr.. Early wanted much of the affidaviti
, stricken out and then Mr.. Simpson chal
. lenged him to prove that his afidavit'
: were false, and said if Mr. Early would dc
e SO he would let the case drop.
"The charges are very strong in this
case" Vice Chancellor Leaning said t.