The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-20
Wife Charges Her Husband
With Extreme Cruelty.
Says He Imprisoned Her, Beat
and Clicked Her.
THREATENED TO Be A SUICIDE
Claims He Would Lay the
Blame on His Wife.
Mrs. GOldie Graves Appeals to
Officers for Relief.

Forced into a room at 513 Van
Buren, and held for two hours against
her will choked and beaten while she
watched intermittent gun play and lis
tened to wild threats of suicide by the
husband from whom she is seeking a
divorce, is the story told to the coun-
tv attorney today by Mrs. Goldie
Graves.
When she filed her petition for a
divorce she also asked for a restrain
ing order enjoining Paul H. Graves
from molesting her pending final ac-
ton in the case and because OF her
story he was cited for contempt fol-
lowing the recital of her two-hour ex-
day to appear before Judge G. ii:
Whitcomb in the second division of
the district court and explain his lack
of regard for court orders.
Graves lives at 513 Van Buren, and
Mrs. Graves lives with her parents at
425 Van Buren,. Since she applied for
a divorce she has been aiding in her
own support by collecting and she
was so engaged Monday afternoon
when she met her husband.
HE told me-" she told Hugh Fish
err, assistant county attorney today.
chat his mother was in Topeka and
wanted to see me badly. He said she
was at the Rex hotel. 1 was doubtful
about it and called the hotel. The
clerk said she was registered all
right"
Dragged Her in House.
Then Mrs Graves told how she ano
her husband went to the hotel and
| Graves went to find his mother, re-
porting that she had gone to his room
| on Van Buren, street Mr.. and Mrs
Graves went to the Van Buren, street
address but Mrs. Graves refused &c
go inside.
Il was suspicious" she said, land
told him to go in and get his mother
and bring her out to me- He went II
and returned, saying his mother was
| in the bathroom and couldn't come.
knew then his mother was not there
He grabbed me and dragged me into
the house and to his room
That was at 1880 o'clock last night
according to Mrs. Graves, and she olC
not escape until almost 9 o'clock LIZ
the more than two hours she passed
thru an experience from which she
said she had not recovered today
In his efforts to get her to dismiss
the case, she says her husband bea
her and choked her, that he drew
| revolver and threatened TO XIII MIN
self in the room.
"He did not threaten to kill me-
she said, but he said he would shoe
himself and that under the c1rcum
stances everyone would think 1 killed
him. We stayed there hour after houl
II seemed to me- 1 couldn't get away
He mistreated me shamcfully and
couldn't prevent it. His mother wa
not in town and it was all a scheme t.
lure me to his room. l was W1lllnt
to see and talk with his mother Blu
1 wanted nothing to do with him"
Mrs Graves intimated that some
one at the Rex hotel who answers
her question as to whether or rot hi
mother was registered there was
party to the plot.
Mrs Graves is young and so is he
husband. She is attractive and he
story appealed TO county officials
Within ten minutes after it had bee
told the sheriff had orders to pro
duce Graves in court Her hCsban
has been arrested twice since her di
vorce action was filed, according +
officials, once on the charge of pass
ing a bogus check and once upon a.
-"investigation'' charge. In| one in
stance he brought suit for damage
against mis- wife's father for $3.50
charging false imprisonment.