Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21
HULL ASKS TO BE
REPAID ALIMONY
Asks that Divorce Suit of Former
Wife Be Reopened in
... Ccart.
WAS FORCED TO MEET DEMANDS
strong Allegations ia the Petition
with Threats 10 Make Them
rubiic Given as Hts Res-
... son. for Compliance.

charging that the alimony settled on
his former wife when she secured her
divorce last February was obtained by
Misrepresentation and fraud in conspiracy
with w. r. McKeen, whom she after.
wards married. c. W. Hull has brought
suit in district court against his former
wife 10 compel her 10 pay back to him
the 81 900 aiimony she has already col
lected and TO restrain her from collecting
the remainder of the ssioe he agreed to
pay her.
Mr.. HUI alleges In his petition that for
two years previous to the divorce. his wife
and MeKeen consplred to get the divorce
and alimouy for her and then marry. He
says he was forced to settle on the terms
Mrs. Hull demanded, because she threat
ened TO make public her petition
which contained statements about his
private business that he could not
afford to have made public at the time.
The case was settled out or court and
only a part Of Mrs Hulrs petition became
public.
Creates sensation.
Filing OF the new Hull suit created a
sensation In the court house, and within
a brief time IL was belne discussed In
every corner Of the building. hut BYRON
G. Burbank attorney for Mrs. Hull. did
not learn OF the action until nearly noon.
4 desperate effort TO secure tile petition
and remoye n from tha flies was made
by Mr. Butbank bu, !, rss,l,ea ,n faIlnre
A nsuspaner renor,er ,,.. Reading !, ov.,
for IN. second linn. wban mn at,orn.v
from Rurbank.s offlco apnearcd ana ae.
nanded the natItlon M,,rdocl. q Ma.
Ieod. filing clerk and cashier In the az.
flee Of the district court cherry searched
through his hoy OF The dav,s filings hu,
the petitIon was NOT there. Then n was
discovered that a newspapermap. stand.
ing near the desk. was reading II.
That's just what we wanted to pre-
vent'' exclaimed the young attorney.
New Rule appIt... ....
Cornelius Farrell, docket clerk In the
office. turned deaf ear to the attorneys
plea that he be given the petition. The
new rule by which original pleadings can
not be removed from the office and only
copies OF them may be taken out by
opposing sides was In effect. e4
When Mrs. Hull through Mr.. Burbank
started her diNorcs action, on November
q Eh"' the petition Immediately was
"i'hurAsh ana every effort was MADE TO
Neep tne "details from the pubic The
eiiorts were psrislly successful satuf-
'ay oeVeiopnent thro"s the case open
W lns pupii0 ''' ti'e irs' iin'e'
MT huns Peuuoh sets OUT tlat NJ
married "rs. Mcheeh' theh MISS MARI
i'nuoihston' III Issi' anu hNeh WIN her
ABOUT nineteen years uhui NoNeinoeh
i'i'' sho''y oeiofe sne s'sF'eu her u
Fo'ce act'ou' Supseauehtl1' II y ai'eseo'
an amended pe'itioh was iled ana iInme-
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u su'" ''Hs -"'' iiu' "aa i'.
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Noree' ine ~'i''i'nS 'e'''e"'en'
loIIoHs' II
nun pS'o OF proii'seu y pay MS "iie
1rcs 81 IA worth a. sbsres or cap,,al