The Detroit times., 1911-11-20
CONSPIRACY CHARGE TO
Be MADE IN DIVORCE CASE.
Detroit Lawyers Name Will Be
Dragged Into Sensational
Kellogg Suit.

One OF the most sensational divorce
cases In the history OF the Wayne
county circuit court. will open before
Judge Donovan. Monday morning.
when Mrs. Vivian Kellogg will start
suit against her husband. Frank j.
Kellogg, OF Detroit and Battle Greek,
millionaire manufacturer of patent
medicines.
Not only is sensational testimony
promised, but charges OF a criminal
conspiracy will also be made, which
may lead to disbarment proceedings
against a wellknown Detroit at.
torney.
In no case heard in Detroit for
years, has money been spent so Law
shly in the search for evidence. At
torney Charles l.. Bartlett, who first
represented the husband, visited New
Orleans, Chicago. st. Louis, New York
and Rochester in his search for evil
dence, and run up such a bill of ex-
penses that he had break with his
client, and Mr.. Bartlett was compelled
to start suit to collect his fees.
Mrs. Kellogg has also been active
in her search for witnesses, and De-
tective Sadler has made several trips
to distant cities looking for testimony
to refute the charges brought against
her by her husband
This is the third time that Kellogg
has appeared as defendant In divorce
court His second wife, Minnie Kel-
logg, was granted a decree in May,
1909, and one month later he was
married to the present Mrs. kellogg,
who was Miss Vivian Oliver, OF Chi
cago. II Is a. striking coincidence.
that the charges made by the present
plaintiff are almost identical with the
allegations made by the second wife.
Mrs. Kellogg charges her husband
with jealousy which amounted almost
to insanity, with spying upon her both
night and day. with employing detec-
tiyes to shadow her, and with per
sonal violence and false accusations.
Mrs. Kellogg charges that one OF her
husbands most annoying habits was
to rush into her room at all hours OF
the night and switch on the electric
light.
In his cross-bill, Kellogg makes
serious charges against his wife,
coupling her name with that of their
former chauffeur. George c. Van Nest
Van Nest Is now in Jail in Rochester,
n. Y, and in an AFFIDAVIT which Mrs.
Kellogg's attorneys obtained from
him, he says the charges he made
against her in deposition, were
false, and were made upon payment
of large sums of money from the hus-
band A hotel employe in Pontiac
also made charges against Mrs. kei-
logg, but in an affidavit he also de-
clares his statements against her
were false, and that ne was given
suit of clothes for SO swearing.
kellogg Is a man OF 65, while his
wife Is almost go years his junior.
He is a director of the City bank, In
Battle Creek, and a stockholder In
the American Pump Co., one OF Battle
Creeks largest Industries. He has
Detroit Office In the Trussed Concrete
building.
Mrs. Kellogg first started suit
against her husband in December,
1910, but at that time Kellogg gave
her $40. 900 and decided to her house
and lot on Hazelwood-ave., and she
withdrew her bill They resumed liv-
ing together, but the reconciliation
lasted only a few months, and the
wife renewed her application for d.
vorce.
Frazer. Griswold & Slyfield will
represent Mrs. Kellogg, while Harrl-
son Geer and Dwight G. Rexford VIII
appear for the husband.