The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-07
CHARGES KINSFOLK
WITH ALTERNATING
HIS WIFE'S | Owe


The Law and Equity Court, at present
Der Is. when Judge Crump will OIL
cially place the case on docket No
move is expected from the defense
until the case is called for trial.
According TO Attorney l.. .. Wenden-
burg, counsel for the plaintiff. Miss
Radcliffe and Mr.. Walker were sweet
hearts for eight years. and were en-
gagged eighteen months Immediately
prior TO their marriage The defense
is prepared to show, said Mr.. Wenden-
burg. that on the night preceding the
marriage Miss RatcliNe told Mr.. Walk
~ Of her fears that her brother Frank
would try to prevent the union If they
delayed IL longer than the next day.
Bride In Pittsburgh.
Shortly after the sudden return to
Richmond the young bride left for
Pittsburgh. declining to give ear to her
husbands pleas for n reconciliation.
According TO friends of the young peo-
pie. the two have kept up A fitful cor
respondenoe. lie is reported to have
visited her once In Pittsburgh. When
last heard from, she employed by
the Prudential Life Insurance Com
pany in the Pittsburgh office. and was
making her home with Mrs Fred
Wadsworth
The declaration filed by Mr. Walker
yesterday sets forth the details of his
marriage and intercepted honeymoon.
TO this recital is added the following
allegations:
AS soon as the said defendants We're
informed OF said marriage all of said
defendants entered into an unlawful
conspiracy to cstrange the said plain
iit' y wife from him. and TO destroy and
break up said marriage, ana to alien
ate the affections OF tho said plaintiffs
wife from him. and 10 injurc the ca'u
i>laintiff and deprive him of the advice
assistance, fellowship. companionship
society and conjugal love OF the said
plaintiffs Wife. and TO ALLEVIATE ruin
and destroy the love and affection
which the said plaintiffs wife had FOR
him at the time OF their marriage, and
II the execution OF said conspiracy, and
ia order to effect their purposes aforc-
said, they sent a false telegram 20 die
said plaintiffs wife. while she was on
Ter wedding tour aforesaid. telling her
that her mother was dying, when this
statement was not true, and thus they
unlawfully, wrongfully, wickedly AMI
maliciously lured her back from her
Wedding tour and separated her from
the said plaintiff.
Prcjudiccd Her Mind.
And in the execution OF said con
spiracy the said defendants began TO
prejudice the said plaintiffs wife
against him. and excite in her mind
i'll will. hatred and contempt for the
said plaintiff, and the said defendants
have continuously worked on the said
plaintiffs wifes mind and feelings from
that time 10 the present in order 10
produce that result, and since the said
plaintiffs wife was lurcd back to the
home OF the said defendants they, the
said defendants. have continuously. uu-
lawfully and maliciously made false
representations To her during all OF
that time regarding said plaintiff with
out amy just cause until they have so
worked upon the said plaintiff s wifes
mind and feelings that thcy have cs-
trauGed her from him and have alien
atcd her affections for him. although
the said plaintiff and his wife were
devoted to one another at the time of
their marriage and had been for many
years previous thereto, and by reason
Of the aforesaid wrongful and unlawful
methods they have caused the said
plaintiffs wife 20 remain away from
him since the. said marriage To the
present time. and have caused the said
plaintiff to lose the love and affection
OF the said plaintiffs wife, as well as
her advice. fellowship, companionship,
society, conjugal love and affection
each OF which tho plaintlm ought to
have had and otherwise would have
had"