Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-12-09
MOVIES STEP IN BE-
TWEEN MAN AND WIFE
From Fridays Daily)

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Morrison. Carroll w. Davis. yestcr
day fled suit for divorce against his
wife, Eleanor Davis, the allegations
OF the complaint representing NOV
ing pictures in seven or eight differ
ont languages
1t is alleged that the couple were
married January y, 1914, in Yavapai
county and have no children. declar-
ing that the plaintiff has conducted
himself in an honorable and respect
able manner towards said defendant;
has furnished said defendant not only
with the necessities but many OF the
Injuries OF life. and his conduct to-
wards the defendant has always been
such as to give her no ground Tor
complaint whatsoever; and that prac-
tically every request, and even the
whims of said defendant have been
complied with by this plaintiff
After these allegations the COM
plant continues:
That said defendant. disregarding
her marriage vows and her wifciy
duty towards this plaintiff, has been
during the married life OF the parties
hereto. guilty OF excuses, cruel treat
ment and outrages against the plain
tiff herein. That the plaintiff had
prepared and maintained a home for
the defendant in Prescott. but that
the defendant herein for months past
insisted upon leaving plaintiffs home
and becoming an actress in mov,rg
pictures at Los Angeles, California,
against the expressed wish of the said
plaintiff and in opposition thereto
1t is alleged that the defendant
pretended to be sick and thereby in
, duced her husband to take her TO
Los Angeles, California, for medical
treatment. agreeing to remain at the
home OF her mother in that city. but
, that she later declined to ACCEPT
medical treatment and left the home
of her mother, taking up her res
, dence alone in private apartments. 1t
. is also stated that she violated IN
p agreement which existed between
{ herself and husband not to have any
thing to do with moving pictures OIL
moving picture people, by seeking
or accepting employment with I
. moving picture concern. The most
sensational feature OF the complaint
is the allegation that the defendant
has frequented restaurants. cafes
= and other places OF doubtful repute
in company with different men,"
Romance in the Wedding.
The history which led up to this
wedding was tinctured with many TO
mantle thrills in Prescott. Mr.. Davis
was young man OF considerable
. means. we'll respected and had friends
= and admirers by the scores among
. the better class OF people, position
which he still retains here and prob
= ably always will. He became en-
amored OF a young lady OF dashing
appearance and winsome ways who
appeared here as the leading lady
FOR the Selig Moving Picture
, Company. accompanied by party OF
stars in the profession who had Sc
lected Prescott for their operations
on account OF the enchanting scen-
cry in the surrounding hills and the
} abundant opportunity Tor producing
some real wild west movies" This
} young lady was none other than Pes
gy Blevins, who succeeded the world
famous moving picture artist Myrtle
Stedman, whose face is familiar on
the canvass to thousands OF lovers
of moving picture theaters. and who
was yesterday made defendant in the
sensational suit which forms a basis
ior this story. The courtship was
) short. but earnest, and had connect
ed with it all the frils which char
acterize the fastidiousness of Dan
Cupid when the little angel is at his
best practice in shooting love darts
into the solid meat of human hearts.
And it eliminated in a quiet we'd
ding at the St. Michael hotel on the
evening OF strenuous day for the
dashing actress in the saddle before
the most wonderful human agency
for thrilling the human race with
tragedy and fun that has ever been
known since time began-a day when
she had been thrown from her horse
and quite badly hurt by the fall.
Mr. Davis tlfen. as now. was one
OF the proprietors OF the Davis <
Carrow auto garage in Prescott, a
young man OF affairs in all that such
word usually means.
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