Evening journal., 1912-12-04
ASKS $4,000
OF WIDOW FOR
ALIENATION
Mrs. Ralph c. LuptOn Presses
Superior Court Suit Against
Mrs. Underwood
LETTERS IN CASE
ONE CAUSE OF TROUBLE

Much interest centred in the case
C. Mrs Sadie C. Lupton VS.. Gertrude
3D. Underwood in the Superior Court
'c5sy. The plaintiff was represented
- Daniel o. Hastings and Richard
B. Rodney while J. Frank Ball ap-
ca ed for the defendant. II is an
ion by Mrs. Lupton to recover
1000 damages from Mrs. Under
wood for alleged al-anafon of the af-
i-c,ons OF the plaintiffs husband.
naiph G. Lupton, a real estate broker
, ac bride prior TO her marriage in
riaich. 1911. was Miss Sadie Courson
% stenographer Mrs. Underwood
,cuducts a boarding house at No. 9Ol
Delaware avenue.
The jury selected to try the case
is Thomas Dorsey, John Crawford,
John =. Wilson, John Lamborn, Will
mor II. George, Thomas S. Webb,
benjamin +. Adair, John G. Johnson,
George Il. Lofland, e. Frank Sharp
ley and John 4. Johnson.
Mr.. Hastings in opening for the
plaint'n said The action was for the
recovery OF damages for the aliena-
lion of the affections OF the plain
iih's husband The first count of the
h.l charged that on April z. 1911 and
40 divers other times letters we're
written by Mrs. Underwood TO Mrs.
! uptuns huband. Another count
charges that the defendant wrong
iully persuaded MIR Lupton TO be-
come her companion at her home
30. sOl Delaware avenue. Mr. Lup-
ION and Miss COursOn were married
ON March rs. 1917 ami lived together
vntil April - of the Same year. A
I after being married Mr.. and
NJ. LuptOn purchased furniture aud
moved into apartments. Mrs. Lup-
ION was 10 assist her husband at his
ci.icc Mrs. Lupton went on April %
% lhc Office and her husband began
10 complain. Mr Hastings alleged
This was ite saturday before Easter
ana ni tac cNcuing they returned to
-the once
Mr. rupton then accused his wife
OF being bold when she volunteered
10 20 to market Before that time
letters were written TO Lupton by the
defendant Mr.. Hastings alleged 20
the jury These letters we're written
I'm language that slurred the plaintiff.
Mr. Hastings continued and caused
LuptOn to pick quarrels and finally
when he found his wife had the let
tcrs he drove her out of the house
and to her own home. II was further
explained by Mr. Hastings that Mr..
Lupton previous TO his marriage
boarded az Mrs Underwod's house
John r. PeEnypaoker. trust officer
OF the Equitable Guarantee and Trust
Company. was the first witness He
recognized the signature to a mort
gage given by the defendant to Alfred
dupont in 1904 and assigned to the
Equitable Guarantee and Trust Com
pany as trustee
Milton Bowers. a letter carrier,
testified that yesterday he delivered
a registered letter TO Mrs. Underwood
and saw her sign the return card
which he identified.
Pierce b. Alrich bookkeeper at the
Security Trust and Safe Deposit Com
pany. was asked If he was acquainted
with the signature and handwriting
OF the defendant MIR Ball objected
on the ground that the witness is
not personally acquainted with Mrs
Underwood
Look at the signature to that
mortgage" said Mr.. Hastings to the
jury. "and say If II is the same as
used on checks in the name of the
defendant"
MIR Ball objected to the remark
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