Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-13
DAVENPORT
DIVORCE CASE
IS RIPENINC

When Daisy B. Davenport this
morning, through her New York
attorneys, filed a motion with the
clerk of the circuit court here, ask
ing that the court make an order al
lowing her $1,000 as counsel fees
with which to defend the divorce pro-
ceedings brought against her by her
husband, Homer c. Davenport, the
famous catroonist, she took the ini-
tial step in the fight which she pur-
poses making against an absolute di-
vorce being granted her husband
the first step in a legal battle which,
because Of the prominence of the par
ties and the sensational charges
which are certain to be disclosed,
promises to become the most inter-
esting case of its kind ever witnessed
in the circuit court of this county.
A Mass of Affidavits.
With the motion asking for the
suit money there is filed the COM
plant made by her, when she was
awarded a decree of seThration from
Davenport in the courts of New York
in 1909, and also the affidavit used
in the case. She sets forth in her af-
fidavit accompanying the motion
that Davenport is now drawing a
salary of $4,000 from the Publish
er's Press company, in New York,
and that he has failed to pay the all
mony of $400 a month, awarded her
in the New York decree, also the $500
counsel fee, and that he Is indebted
to her now in the aggregate sum OF
1886. She says she is without funds
with which to defend the action, and
asks for $1,000 counsel fees.
Aflidavits Tell Story.
The affidavits used in the New
York case and filed with the clerk
this morning, in support of the pres
ent motion for suit money, tell their
own little story of the domestic
troubles of the couple. In her COM
complaint she says that Davenport de-
serted her in 1909. His love began
to wane in 1907, the alleges, and de-
spite that he brought questionable
women to the home, and admitted
having improper relations with them.
She saws that for the sake of the
children she continued to live win
him. When he left, she says, that
If was because of no fault of hers,
but because he suffered from disor-
ders which he admitted were due 10
Youthful excesses. He first ohered
TO give her a divorce and $3.50 a
month. she asserts in her affidavits
but this she declined. and then when
he left began the action for decree
of separation, which under the New
York court is but divorce from bed
and board, and allows neither party
to marry,
Davenport. in his answer, denied
tbe allegations in general, anC
charged the wife with extravaganza
alleging that at one time she bought
~ pairs of shoes. and that upon an
other she bought $50 worth of Der
ries
Loves Him Still.
She AYERS in her New York aiii
davit and complaints that she loves
him still. AS proof of this is set on
letter written by Davenport II
which he stated in reply to one from
the wife, urging him to return tha
he would never come back. and tina
she was but wasting time in writin'
TO him on the subject. He suggested
in the letter that he would send
lawyer to see her to adiust affairs
and that if it was not satisfactor,
that they would fight it out in tn
courts.
"To do as YOU wish" she wrote Y
replv. "will break four hearts tha
are in your keeping" Then follow
protest against him sending a law
YER. and then this appeal: No mat
ter what you do or say, I love yol
ANYHOW for | always have, and al
was will