Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-09-04

Doyle is brought under the state law
regarding what is known technically
as criminal conversation" 1t alleges
numerous specific cases of misconduct
between the defendant and plaint1fr'
wife; asserts that by reason or these
acts plaintiffs home was broken up
and that he suffered great distress OF
body and mind; and concludes by ask
ing the court for judgment in the sum
of $4,000 damages.
Allegations of Complaint
The complaint in the divorce case
of L. c. Draper against Sybll Draper
alleges that plaintiff and defendant
have lived in Los Angeles five years;
that they were married at Yuma, Ariz.,
February Z, 1903; that they have one
living child, Louis r. Draper. aged 4
years. Continuing, the complaint al
leges misconduct between defendant
and William C. Doyle, committed at
various times between June and Au-
gust IA of the present year, in the Zea-
land rooming house. 444 South spring
street. On these allegations the hus-
band asks the court for an absolute
divorce and for the care and custody OF
| the child.
In support of the allegations made in
these two suits Wilkes & Wilkes.
Mr.. Diapers attorneys, have secured
the confession of the wife in the form
of an affidavit. Mrs. Draper confesses
that on June 8, again on July "a, after
! that on July 30 and two weeks later, on
J August IA, she accompanied w. G.
Doyle to the Zealand lodging house and
occupied an apartment with him on
| each occasion.
Further proof is available in an af-
fidavit made before a notary by Mabe
Folts. proprietor of the Zealand. I'm
der oath Mrs. Folts states that she
knows both w. C. Doyle and Mrs. ORA
per. She says, Furthermore, that they
came to her place on the several dates
| specified and that they occupied a
room together, the man registering first
"Mr and Mrs. Jack Kelly" the next
time "Mr. and Mrs. Vandemark," then
"Mr. and Mrs. j. w. Sparks" and
finally "Mr. and Mrs. H. 7. Gilbert"
Evidence Is Missing
The night after this last Folts affi-
dayit had been secured, 1t is said, the
pages of the Zealand's register con-
tanning these entries were torn from
the book, by whom is not known.
Yesterday William A. Wilkes, one OF
approached with an offer Of COM
promise a few days ago, offering $500
provided Doyles name should be
omitted from the divorce complaint
and the suit against him dropped. This
| offer was refused.
! In a statement made last night w
| c. Doyle denied all of the allegations
made against him. He said Mrs. ORA
per never had applied to him for en-
ployment for herself, but asserted that
she had sent other young women tC
him who wanted positions. He saic
| he never had seen her but once outside
his place of business, the one excep'
ton being chance meeting on the
| street.
Regarding Mrs. Folts, proprietor o.
the Zealand rooming house, he declared
| that he never had met her, but said hei
husband had once been employed al
the place where he was working at the
| time He stated positively that hi
never had been to the Zealand ant
that he did not know anything abou
the place.
The charges against him, he says, ar
merely part of a Matchmaking scheme
which began with a demand for $3.50
and which finally led to an offer K
compromise for $500.