Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-01
COMEDY ON THE STAGE
T|NGED WITH REAL LIFE
Lulu CHASER Arrested on
Charge of Alternating Another
1.r W0man's Husband.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
PITTSBURGH. Pa, November 30
Lulu Glaser and Thomas Richards, who
are filing a vaudeville engagement at the
Grand Opera House. Pittsburgh, We're
surprised here this afternoon when they
were arrested on warrants sworn out by
Mrs. Martha Richards, wife of the vaude-
vile performer. Miss Chaser Is made de-
fendant in a suit for $50, 600 for the alien
alton of the affections of Richards. The
latter is charged before an alderman with
desertion and non-support.
Miss CHASER was arrested by deputy
sheriff at the Schenley Hotel at noon and
taken to the courthouse, where she gave
bail in the sum of 5000 to appear when
wanted.
Charges in Bill Of Particulars.
The bill of particulars filed before Judge
Cohen by Mrs. Richards is long one 1t
cites that the plaintiff married Richards
in December, 1904. and that the couple
lived happily until October, 1910, when, it
is alleged, Lulu Glaser Herr, ''by her
wiles and caioleries, did wickedly and
maiiciously contrive to injure the plain
tiff in her husbands love and affection
so that the said Thomas Richards aban-
QOneU anu ucScTtSO tIc pldHtu-
The bill then goes on to state that Miss
Glaser and Richards have been members
of the same companies and have been
engaged jointly in vaudeville, and that
they lived together as man and wife.
Mrs Richards further charges that
Miss Chaser took Richards to her moth
er's home in Mount Vernon, N. Y, in
March, 1911, and supported him there
until late in the fall of the same year.
Surprise to Her.
Asked if she had any statementto make
for publication, Miss Glaser said she had
not-that the whole proceeding was
surprise to her.
Really. you newspaper men seem to
know more about the charges made by
Mrs. Richards than l do said the act
ress.
She charges me with stealing her hus-
band away from her, does she? Well all
1 have to say is that she will have to
prove 1t. The idea of suing me for $4,000
damages for her lacerated affectionsi
That sure is a joke. Did Mrs. Richards
ever object to her husband paying me
special attention and warn me that if 1
did not keep away from him or force
him to keep away from me she would en-
ter suit against me?-did she2 Well,- I
guess you don't know Mrs. Richards as
do, for If you did you would not credit
her with being quite so gracious"
Miss Chaser has retained Attorney s. y,
Robertson of Pittsburgh to look after
her interests.
Constable Stands in Wings.
Richards appeared on the stage this
afternoon with Miss CHASER, but a con-
stable from an alderman's office stood In
the wings. At the conclusion of the per-
formance Richards and the constable
went in search of a bondsman. 1t was no
easy matter to find one and Richards and
the constable took O'Clock dinner in
downtown cafe, after which they again
repaired to the Grand.
Mrs. Richards, the, complaining wife,
was formerly a church choir singer at
one time being the leading soprano in
the First Presbyterian Church of Pitts
burgh. She also toured the country with
the Theodore Thomas orchestra