New-York tribune., 1912-03-16
BRIDEGROOM UNDER BONO'
Newly Married Niece of E. R.
Dodge Has Him Arrested.
BLAMED FOR SEPARATION
Her Husband, g. D. Levy, Says
She Kept Late Hours and Also
Kept a Revolver.

Three weeks Of domestic tumult, in
which two aged bridegrooms and two
youthful brides figured, ended yesterday
in the arrest of Edmund r. Dodge.
lawyer, on a charge Of disorderly con-
duct made by his newly welded niece,
Mrs. Clarence d. Levy, and the appear
anCe of all four honeymooners in the
West side court At the close Of a long
and complicated hearing Mr. Dodge was
held in $500 bonds to keep the peace for
six months, and Mr.. Levy left Magistrate
McQuade's presence busily planning how
to rid himself of his young bride.
Incompat tiblity of temperaments. the
weak heart of the bridegroom and the
young wife's passion for keeping loaded
revolver under her pillow every night
were the salient features Of the woes of
the Levys. as recited by principals and
witnesses yesterday. The couple met
many months ago i'm Dodges office. at
No. 22O Broadway; met later for numer
Gus dinners and theatre parties. and
three weeks ago, under the kindly guild
ance of the uncle, decided to marry
Owing To a divorce which once figured
In the career of Mr.. Levy it was de-
cided better not TO test the New York
laws, and accordingly the wedding party
adjourned to Hoboken to be married.
At the time of the wedding Mr.. Dodge
his housekeeper and niece had trans
ferred their household to No 2O3 West
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denCe. so that the wedding Of Dodge and
his young housekeeper. which followed a
few DAYS later. was quite in order.
Even in so short time. however. Mr.
Levy. bridegroom No. I. had discovered
that married life was by no means a
blssfu dream. owing 10 late hours kept
by his sprightly wife and her fondness
for keeping murderOus weapons in her
room. He demonstrated with her. and
continued to do so daily. hut the grand
finale came last Wednesday night. when
Mrs. Levy came home found that her
pet revolver had been taken. and pro-
Ceeded to make things lively for her hus-
band and uncle. How lively they actu-
ally were could only he gauged yestcr
day from Mr.. Levys shuddering state
ment that he had weak heart and
would not go through such a scene again
for anything.
Promptly on Thursday morning Mr.
Dodge and Mr.. Levy and his wife went
into conference over the matter of sep
aration Mr.. Levy said plainly that tho
doings Of the previous night convinced
him that life would he entirely too event
full if he continued to live with his bride
Of three weeks and that he wanted free
dom at any cost. Thereupon he and Mrs.
Levy went out for n goodby walk to-
gether. Mrs. Levy returned home alone.
found her uncle on the doorstep, and, So
she told the court. was refused admit
tanCe. and had TO journey to Brooklyn 10
spend the night with her brother. The
first thing yesterday morning she re-
turned 10 Manhattan, swore out war
rant for her uncles arrest on n charge of
keeping her out Of her own home and
had him taken to court.
At the close Of much long drawn out
testimony yesterday Francis r. Wood.
Of No II Nassau street, attorney for
Dodge made a motion for dismissal on
the grounds that no evidence had been
adduced 10 show a breach Of the TeaCe.
This was objected to by Assistant Dis
triCt Attorney Sullivan. who acted for
the prosecution. and who opposed the
motion on the grounds that an attempt
to keep a husband and wife apart tended
to breach of the peace. Magistrate
McQuade evidently agreed with Mr.. Sui
livan. and thereupon held Dodge in