The evening world., 1914-03-13
bOETzEl SWEARS
| He DID NOT MEET
MRS. NORDEN ALONE
Holly Answers Husbands
Complaint and Gives His
Opinion of Him.
WIFE SEEKS DIVORCE.
|Norden Threatens Counter Suit
and $4,000 Action Against
Boetzel.
WIFE SEEKS DIVORCE.

Eric L. Boetxsi. former Deputy A.
sistant District-Attorney In Mr..
Whitman's ONCE and Mayor Mitchers
campaign manager. attached 20 the
Thirty-third street, said to-day that
Mortimer Norden's charges that
'1sostsei broke UP the Norden homo"
are tho cravings Of . disordercd
mind"
Mr.. Boetzei submitted a six page
afYlAavit which was incorporated with
Mrs. Nordcn's application for all
mony and counsel fecs made to Jus
tice Page to-day. The young politi-
clan and lawyer asserts that Norden.
q wealthy electrical manufacturer. 10
bent on wrecking his public and
professional life with n mass Of
Understandings information be-
llefs.' 'conolusions' and insinua-
tions." He says he gave up his
time and business affairs to induce
the Nordens to live together again.
0oeTzeL DENIES evlRv iNsiN.
UATloN.
| Attached TO Mr.. Boetxel's afYidavtt.
which scathinGiy arraiEns the husband
for dragging into this unfortunate
litigation the present Mayor and his
campaign" are thu amdavits Of ma
meFuvs acquaintances Of the Nordsns
who we're pressnt at the Mitchell
League and At Bustanoby's whom
Nordsn charges Boetsel was toasted
BY Mr.. Nordsn ~ "Commissioner'
end - ~ Boetssi's 'rispces."
The defendant says he under
sands that ] was dropVsd BY the
striet.Attornsy." said Mr.. Boetsei.
tn trvth 70 that Unsigned because
Of my political activities. Every
eAasSs q insinuation no makes 10
without tn silshtsst f0unAation and
u absolutely false on my word Of
heu.or - . man and ~ an onlcss Of
thls court.
"Whsn ! learned that Nordan had
circulated vile rumors about me In.
volving biz wife. l tslephonsd and do.
manded that hs como to my once and
rspsst them facs to face. He prom.
issa TO meet me. but he failed. and ]
tslsphonsd him that had little res.
osct. even contempt. for him a. q
man and a. husband and that had
no further use for him"
, OTHERS pRGogNr WHEN Nc
/ WAS WITH HGR.
Mr.. Boetssl said that when he mel
Mrs. Norden either at Asbury PArk
, or In New York that Frederick D.
|, w. Soaring. an attorney. Ne. Kies.
. bausr or Capt. Ausgrnve WAS In his
, company or Mrs. Hickman. Mrs
. White. Ars. Bartii1g or some other
, woman was with 0fs. Norden. CIR
1ostssl denied any knowledge OF MIRA
|. terested In an auto concern, who l,
named a. correspondent by Mrs
. Norden.
RI There 70 not an iota Of truth Il
n warrant thsos insinuations. which an
: the creations Of y disorganixed ant
: disaAsed mind that seems to hole
4 ethsrs. responsible for the wreck ant
, ruin brought about hie ewn vile. un
!. manly and oontempttble conduct,
y says Mr.. Boetsel N his aiiidavit.
Z Added TO the amdavit 10 u sworI
statement made BY Mrs. Byron r
white. Of No. 22s West One Hundre,
and Ntnth street. with whom horde,
J. west TO live aftsr he parted with hi
D wife last October. Nrs. White say
= that Norden confessed his fondpes
for the company Of other women an,
q that she saW him kias and embrac
4 . young woman who was Q guest q
4 Mrs. Whites house. Nrs. White fur
|. ther says that Norden told her abou
y Ars. luOh and added that tn
y wealthy young wtaow." was YER
1. eond Of him.
NVMgRoUs AFFloAviTs ~
nj 0oTN oloGA
=, The af1sdavtts nled By both side
made up . batch Of moro than tw
= hundred folios Of printed matter. y
n far. Attorney Morris Cukor said "a
e day. no reply to Mr.. Norden's su
n had been Aied. Mr.. Cukor an
Charles L. Hoffman. representa-
- Norden. nled alfdavits which ha,
u TO DO with the question of alimon
Mr.. Hoffman said. however. tn,
late In the day summons an
complaint would be served on u
III Boetssl for $4,000 damages In d
pn action brought by Norden for alieu
y, attng the affections Of Mrs.. horde
- The lawyer also said that paps
% had bssn drawn In . counter clai
for q divorce.