East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-05-17

Echoes OF Pendleton's previous
dry regime are to be found in the in
creasingly sensational divorce case OF
Rose Bogert vs.. w. g. Bogart which
has been started in the circuit court
and which promises to be bitterly
contested.
Mrs. Bogert in her complaint
charged that, during the previous dry
years in Pendleton, her husband was
in the bootIegging business and
made $4,000 during one year. She
charged that she was compelled to as
sist him in his Illegal operations
against her own wishes.
In an affidavit which he filed. Mr..
Bogart admits that he was bootleg.
ging during the dry term and admits
having made $4,000 in one year.
However. he declares his wife was
party to the transaction Of her own
will and desire to make money.
In an affidavit which she filed yes
terday Mrs Bogert amplifies her pre-
vious accusations. She AYERS that her
husband built a large cellar at their
house during the other dry term and
received liquor in barrels by the four
horse load. He required her, she
says, to draw it from the barrels.
mix half gallon of water to every
two gallons Of whiskey and add some
coloring matter and brown sugar.
This mixture. she says, he required
her TO bottle and send down town to
him. She alleges she performed this
operation at his dictation hundreds Of
times.
In his affidavit Mr. Bogert answers
nearly all of the charges his wife
makes in her complaint. He denies
he was domineering. unkind and alb
usive. He admits having had a con-
versation with her recently in which
ne offered to buy her and her oldest
daughter tickets to California and
give them 800. but states that on the
following morning for the sake of their
Young children he offered to live in
a separate part of the house and give
her $50 month for the support of
herSe1 ana daughter.
He charges in the affidavit that she
has been too intimate with other men.
An affidavit from ]. D. Brown. A nei-
ghbor, is to the effect that he had
frequently seen Mrs. Bogert go into
room over their cellar where an
other man rooms. Affidavits from
J. R. Childreth and Ed Brunks tell Of
having seen Mrs. Bogert drive up to
the Alta House and pick up another
man. One from F. E. Ring, another
reighbor is to the effect that Mr.. Bo-
CERT always conducted himself about
nome in quiet and kind manner.
In her affidavits Mrs. Bogert admits
having ridden in her auto with Clar.
ence Potter on several occasions but
always she says. with her daughter or
others present and she denies ever
having had intimate relations with
MIN or other men. Relative to her
visits to the room over her cellar she
states that the room is occupied by
James Riley, an employe Of her hus.
band. and that such visits as she
made were at the request OF her hus-
band and in connection with his ille.
sal operations.
Moreover. she states that her hus-
band now has much liquor in his eel.
lar and has on several occasions since
the first Of the year had some OF Il
moved TO his place Of business. Her
daughter Zua. makes affidavits that
he tried to have her small brother
bring liquor to the store.
There is a great deal OF other mat
ter of dispute contained in the papers
on file. Mr.. Bogert's attorneys Foe
& Fee have filed demurrer 10 the
complaint and also motion 10 dis.
solve the temporary injunction secur.
ed by Mrs. Bogert to restrain him
nom visiting the house and from dis
posing Of his property The nffida.
Wits set forth that such an Injunction
is unnecessary Also Mr.. Roger,
claims that the court. witness and at.
torney fees asked by the plaintiff ara
excessive. Mrs. Pogert is represented
by Raley s Raley