The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-19
Pretty Telephone Girl at Ma
tiOnal Sued for Divorce.
E. G. Frank, Her Husband,
Makes Sensational Charges.
WITH OTHER
James Kelsey, Wealthy AtchisOn
erchant, a Correspondent.
GIe eat E fort Is Made to Keep
Case Secret.

Alleging that few days before the
hearing of her action against him for
seDarate maintenance his wife visited
Atchison and spent the most of her
time while there in company with
lanes Kelsey. a wealthy merchant of
that city, and that since that time she
has been with a number OF men otner
than himself. including Kelsey, Edward
c. Frank, a Santa Fe electrician mas
filed suit in the district court ASKING
that the order of court directing him
to pay her $35 a month alimony be re
called, and that he be granted a d.
vorce. Mrs. Madge Frank, the woman.
is the telephone girl at the National
hotel.
on June 10 the hearing of Mrs
Franks case for separate maintenance
was held in the district court ana
Frank alleges that both before and az
ter the hearing of the case his wire
went to Atchison to visit Kelsey. on
the second trip he went to Atchison
also and saw her with Kelsey. she
registered at the Byram hotel 1t is al
legged, as Miss West. She spent the
evening out with Kelsey, he declares
returning to the hotel about l O'Clock
in a carriage in company with h1m
Franks story of the trip to Atchison
is that shortly after the court granted
his wife separate maintenance ne tele-
phoned to her asking for an appoint
ment in order that q compromise be
effected. She agreed and when he sug-
gested that night she said she could
not see him that night because OIL
business which called her out on town.
He insisted on an appointment that
night and she continued to decline 10
see him at that time.
Suspecting that there was another
man connected with her business Out
of town. Frank declares he went to the
Santa Fee depot that afternoon, saw
her board the Atchison train leave the
train at Atchison, meet Kelsey and
accompany him to the hotel. He arrang-
ed with a policeman to learn under
what name she registered and learned
from the policeman that his wife had
been Kelsey's guest short ume pe-
fore. :.
catch Mrs. Frank and Kelsey together
In the hotel but Mrs. Frank was found
alone in her room.
Husband Santa Fe Electrician.
Mrs Frank is a strikingly pretty
woman. and was married once before
her marriage to Frank. Frank is an
electrician at the Santa Fe shops anC
is declared to be a prodigy in cleo
tricity He makes SIS per month AM
declares that after giving his wife S3'
of this sum little is left for him. He
declares that his wife has been guilty
of misconduct with other men on vari-
Gus occasions, and tells of her having
spent the evenings with young mer
about Topeka, of visits to lonely spots
she has made with them at night, anG
asks for divorce. He also wants the
order for the, payment of alimony re.
called.
Every effort was made to avoid pub
Lefty in the case, attorneys for Mrs
Frank taking the papers from the officl
Of the clerk of the court as soon as
they were filed. The petition was filed
October 80 and the papers have not We
been returned. A. B. Quinton, Mrs
Franks attorney, is out of town.
Kelsey, with whom Mrs. Frank is al
legged to have spent the evening il