Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-12-16
NOW AN AFFINITY CHANGE
rs MIXED UP WITH CASE
Former Abilene Girl Is PROMINENT u
Denver Papers.

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The Denver Post prints the ioI-
flowing additional story concerning
q former Abilene woman. She was
known here IS Miss Blanche Well
man but married schrOter after the
family moved to Denver:
| "A new feature has arisen in the
ldIyerce suit Of Mrs, Blanche Schroter
against Frank Scliroter. head of q
Denver plumbing firm member Of the
Denver Athletic club and brother Of
the millionaire mining engineer
George Schroter. who married for
eign PRINCESS, and from whom be
was divorced in Denver shortly after
his marriage. The Denver plumber
now charges that since his wife filed
Ia suit for divorce from him on the
grounds Of cruelty, neshas discovered
That she has three men friends with
whom she is too intimate, and whom
The win make correspondents in a
cross-complaint which his attorney
Is preparing in the case.
These facts are stated in an afr
davit, which Schroter has filed to re-
sist the payment Of alimoney ordered
by Judge Bliss Of the first division
OF the district court. Schroter AYERS
that the divorce action has already
ruined his plumbing business and
that should he be compelled to pay
the $50 month alimony ordered by
Judge Bliss he will have to go into
bankruptcy.
Schroter swears in an affidavit
filed in the case that within the past
few months his wife has had clandes-
tine meetings with two men known
to him well. He says that on one
occasion she visited the private
apartment Of one Of the men; that
she entered the place at $3.50 p. m.
and remained there alone with him
until 9:15 p. m.
He says in the affidavit that be-
sides this meeting she met another
man well known to him and that she
had cIandestine meetings with other
men unknown to him. ''All Of the,
facts will set forth in a cross-com-
plant as, soon as my attorney can
prepare IT," says Schroter.
When the affidavit was filed 1t
created stir in court. Since Mr..
and Mrs. Schroter are prominent So
ciety people and members Of clubs
Of high standing, the case is expected
to involve some Of the best known
men Of the city.
Since the order for temporary all
mony was made by Judge Bliss Mrs.
Schroter, underwent an operation forl
appendicitis. Schroter refused to-
pay the fee for oeration Of the sur
geons, claiming that he visited his
wife few hours before she went to
the hospital and that she was dressed
as If preparing to go automobile rid
ing, and did not look the least Ill to
him.
He stated on the witness stand
that instead of appearing sick that
she began the usual TRADE upon him
and that they had the usual quarrel
that they have had when they have
met since the divorce proceeding was
started.
Mrs. Schroter started the suit on
the ground Of cruelty. She alleged
in her complaint that her husband
had collected the rents on her pri-I
vate cottage to the amount Of $1,000
and had spent the proceeds on fish
ing and hunting trips; that he spent
his time at the clubs and left her
without means. sehroter Replied
that he gave her all that was due
her according to their station in life.
Upon this showing Judge Bliss grant.
ed Mrs. schroter the custody Of their
small child and required SchrDter to |
pay $50 a month for their mainte-
nance during the divorce proceeding
II was after this that Mrs. schroter
went to the hospital schroter took
he child and placed 1t in a private
home. Mrs. Schroter upon coming |
home from the hospital asked for a
modification of the decree which
would require schroter to pay the
fee of the surgeons and the hospital
bills for the operation. Judge Bliss
ordered schrpter to pay the hospital
fees, but held the matter Of the pay
ment Of the suTgeonS fees for The
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