The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-26
Her DREAM SHORT
Topeka Society Girl Wed in
October Seeks Divorce.
Mrs. Harry V. Cartier Finds
MatrimOny JTnbearable.
HUSBAND is WEALTHY
Wife Asks for Alimony Amount
ing to $4,000.
Charges That Husband Is
Drunken and Abusive.
HUSBAND is WEALTHY

AS Topeka society was startled last
autumn at the sudden marriage Of Miss
Florence Guild, one of its most beauti-
full and popular younger members who
lives at 719 Lincoln street, to Mr.. Harry
v Cartier of Cottonwood Falls, SO it
is. astounded today when she asks di-
vorce, pleading gross neglect and ex~
treme cruelty.
Harry V. Cartier, according to the
petition, is a riotous young man with
a $50, 900 estate and an income of $1,000
a year. The feature Of the divorce suit
is the prayer for $4,000 alimony.
Neither of the two young society peo-
rle was OF age at the time of marriage
October q, 1909. Cartier still was I'M
der the care of a guardian and Miss
Guild who was but II, had the con-
sent of her parents. The match was
looked upon as enc of the love at first
sight variety with the first sight in
Colorado during the summer vacation.
Announcement of The engagement was
made and wedding day set but one
evening in October Cartier called at the
home of Miss Guild in Topeka, and in
sisted on immediate marriage and Miss
| Guilds parents gave reluctant consent
Since the marriage the young wife
| has spent much time in To peka with her
| girl friends and her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. w. Guild. Society guessed there
| WIS SOsnGlnlHS NICnS anu SOOlCly SOh-
umns contained notices of a certain
| young man just married to Topeka
society girl taking the Keeiey cure in
Kansas City.
Charges Drunkenness.
The sudden termination of the
youthful love affair is told in plain
| terms in the petition for freedom.
Among the allegations against the
young man is that he is an habitual
| drunkard; that he made false, untrue
and cruel statements about his wife;
| that he abandoned her for days and
weeks at a time and when drunk con-
sorted with vile characters and used
| abusive and indecent language to the
plaintiff.
When Mr.. Cartier was taking the
Kelley treatment at Kansas City he
became very i'll and was removed to
his home at Cottonwood Falls. His
wife, who had been in Topeka with
| her mother, went to see him and was
refused admittance to his room by his
| people; then her father went down to
1 be treated in the same manner. She
| lived at a hotel until the crisis was
passed The final crisis came last
i Sunday when instead of coming to
Topeka to see his wife as he had
agreed, he went to Colorado. Springs.
From there he sent a telegram to his
wife as follows:
DIR. Conway advised me to come
here on account of the dryness and al
/ tftude Doctor brought me up on No.
Sunday and advised me to stay until
fully recovered Will take a room at
Acacia hotel. If you will join me
here, come on No. Sunday. What
will you do?"
The girl wife filed a divorce suit as
| her answer.
In making her plea for alimony. of
! $4,000, or half of his reputed worth,
Mrs. Cartier asked and secured re-
straining order from Judge Dana to
prevent him from transferring or 9TH
erwise getting rid of his property. In
so doing she cites that # this is not
done it is probable the entire amount
will soon be dissipated by the riotous
youth.
| Money Was Inherited.
| The money young Cartier is said to
| be squandering came to him from his
| illustrious grandfather, Federal Judge
Cartier of the District of Columbia 1t
| became of age and had his guardian
| discharged. The last report of that
guardian disclosed that the young hus-
| hand had used $1,000 during the year
for nothing but spending money.
| Mrs. Florence Cartier, who has found
| marriage such a terrible experience evil
| IDENTITY wishes to forget all about it and
to grant her again her maiden name
| of Florence G. Guild She is now but
| IS years Of age and has come to live
| with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. w.
Guild, 719 Lincoln street.
She refused to day to discuss her di-
Yorce.
The suit was brought by Major A. NJ.
Harvey of Topeka and Herman Doolit-
tie of Cottonwood Falls