Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-15
FILES CROSS. ELL IN WHICH
sTAaILlNo ALLEGATIONS
ARE MADE.
ooMEsTlc ,TRousLEs
OF hELEN FOSTER FosEs
Welded clands nelly, and Quiet Wed.
ding l. soIsmnized PubIie'y Seven
Month, Latsr-sseond Marriage to
Defsa. Provisions Of Fathers Will is
Alleged.

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marriage, which was never announced,
a public one nearly seven months later
to defeat the provision of her father
will; three months of ciandesttne auto
rides ana tete-a-tete entertainments at
her home, and finally, a statutory OF.
tense. all are alleged in ss-olil
for divorce filed by Russell F'obes, now
a Fort Dodge insurance man. against
Helen Foster Fobes, daughter OF Mrs.
William Foster and prominent mem
Der OF Des Moines society.
The cross bill was filed In fort
Dodge yesterday. Mrs. Fobes' suit for
divorce was filed at Fort Dodge sever
al weeks ago. Among other things
she alleged that Fobes treated her AZ
an ..intolerable manner.
William Foster, proprietor OF ehe
Foster theater and father of Mrs.
Fobes. died of asphyxiation IN ms pea
during a Christmas house party al
the Foster home on Grand avenue Ley.
20. 1909. Russell Fobes. then not Ions
from Cherokee, Iowa. was at the mouse
party. He was employed as TICKET
seller at his hosts theater. 1t was ne
who. smelling the gas fumes when
only few of the party had arisen II,
the morning, rushed upstairs to hnd
Mr.. Foster and Louis Bemis, lo-year
old boy Of Spencer. with whom MT.
Eos.er had been sleeping, both dead CT
gas poisoning.
Couple Quietly Married.
Less than month later, so TAR as
the public had been taken into theif
confidence. at least. Helen. Mr.. roster
oldest daughter, and Mr.. Fobes Were
quietly married. This "ss on Ian ~
1910
Russell Fobes continued to work at
the Foster theater. of which MRS. WE
liam Foster continued as the active
proprietor. That all was not golns
well in his domestic life has been fire.
auently rumored. The break came
legally to light several weeks ago "hen
Mrs. Fobes filed suit at Fort Dodge
asking divorce.
About six months ago Russell ropes
moved to Fort Dodge to take charge
OF a theater at that place. Since then
he has left the theater business 1os
a position with a Fort Dodge insur-
ance company. Lately Mrs. Fobes has
spent a large portion OF her time IN
Det Moines.
Mr.. Fobes. in his cross-bili, states
for the frst time so far as the public
10 concerned, ut least. that he and
Miss Foster eloped to Spencer. Iowa
and were married on July 1, lSos
nearly five months before Mr.. Fosters
death. He further AYERS that the sec
ond marriage, at Des Moines. took place
that the social standing OF Mrs. ROBES
and her mother might he maintained
Provisions Of Will Defeated.
II Mr. Fobes' statements in this re-
gard are true, provision OF the late
Mr.. Fosters will was defeated. The
testament provided that any OF ms
daughters who should marry without
the consent OF both parents should De
cut of with the legal 81.
The cross petition further states that
Mr.. F'obes had been employed by Mrs.
Foster to sell tickets at the Foster
opera house at salary OF $50 month
Under the provisions of Mr.. Fosters
will, he says. $4,000 was set aside for
house for Mrs. Fobes. OF this amount
$3.50 was used to purchase house
in F1Drt Dodge. the remainder being
used to buy furnishings. The property
was held in the name of Mrs. William
Foster. according to the cross-bill.
Inc statutory oHense' Tue Pei.A""
claims, was committed at Lake Oko-
boil. Mr.. Fobes doesn't name the al
legged correspondent. but he declares
In the petition that he will do so al
any time the court sees At.
Further allegations are made that
during the entire period from May tc
August. when Mr.. and Mrs. Fobes
lived in Fort Dodge, Mrs. Fobes fire.
quently took automobile trips with
men, and had men callers at her home
| while he was at business. Mr.. Fobes
claims that he wrote his wife's mother