Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-27
THEODORE LANE BEAN
DEFENDANT IN $4,000
SUIT FOR ALIENATION
Summons Issued Against u. of
P. Graduate and Former AS
sistant District Attorney
of Montgomery County
DIVORCE ACTION PENDING

THEODORE Lane Bean prominent Norris
town attorney, graduate OF the University
OF Pennsylvania and an ex-Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Of Montgomery County, u
being sued for $4,000 by w Lltell White.
Recnral manager OF the S. S. White Dental
Nsnufacturing Company, who charges him
with having alienated the affections OF MS
wife, Adele Cantrell White
The summons against Mr.. Bean was IS
sued today the preliminary steps haNihs
been taken In Common Pleas Court NO .
Edwin O. Lewis. who represents Mr..
white. says a divorce action against Mrs'
white Is being prepared , -.
Mr.. Lewis Mr.. white explains In much de-
tail his allegations Of how his wife's anec-
tions were weaned from him.
II started so II says In the document,
when Mrs. white had occasion TO retain
Mr. Bean TO act for her husband In law
case that grew out OF automobile speeding
Thus they met.
Mr. White goes on to allege that Mr..
Bean soon manifested IAN unusual ana
marked interest in Mrs. White; that there
followed motor parties and horseback rid
ing and that on some occasions Mr.. Bean
nersuaded Mrs. White to accompany him
TO his country home near Port Kennedy
Pa These attentions, the husband says,
alienated the affections of his wife until
she openly declared she had fallen In love
with Mr. Bean.
DATED BACK TO 1914
II Is declared in the statement OF claim
that the "affair has lasted from september
1914. to the present time"
Mr. White explains that he made patient
and constant efforts TO break up the alleged
affair between his wife and Mr.. Bean ana
to thwart their meeting He was unsuc-
cessful however, and IL is alleged, Mr..
Bean continued to fiatter Mrs. White and
arrange for secret engagements. II Is charged
that Mr. Bean made frequent visits to the
plaintiffs home at wynnewood during the
absence of Mr.. white on a business trip
to South America, during the months OF
January. February, March and April, 1915
and that the defendant. on many occasions
remained at the White home over night.
During the remainder of the year 1915
| il is alleged, the defendant continued his
attentions to Mrs. White and his efforts to
ALLEVIATE her from the plaintiff, and when the
| conduct of his wife brought upon the blain'
! tiff a serious illness, in March. 1916. the
defendant, It is averred continued making
| engagements with Mrs White to meet heI
| clandestinely and entertain her at his Port
| Kennedy home. At this time, Mr.. White
says he was confined to his bed critically
| i'll with typhoid fever.
plaintiff ALLEGES DESERTIoN
.On July 8, 1916, it is declared the de
| fendants control and influence over Mrs
| White eliminated in her desertion of the
! plaintiff and their two young sons. II Il
asserted that the defendant Immediately
persuaded her to go to live with him al
Port Kennedy.
The Whites were married in 1902, anC
It is the plaintiffs contention that thei
| married life was perfectly happy until Mr.
| Bean came into their life
Theodore Lane Bean while making hi
| principal office in Norristown, also has a.
office In the Land Title Building.