The Washington herald., 1918-09-18
LOVE PHRASES
LIGHTEN COURT
Letters of Correspondent
Appear in Pohlmon
Divorce Suit.

3reathings of love were waited
through the corridors of the court
house yesterday. when. In answer to
his wife's divorce suit. a husband
fled . cross-complaint and submitted
as exhibits copies of two letters which
ne alleged were written to his wife
oy the correspondent he had named.
and which told their own story OF
deep-dyed affection
Not long ago Mrs. Myrtle L Pohl-
man brought suit against her hus-
band, Joseph J. Pohlman, accusing
him of all sorts OF things. Within the
statutory period he made answer to
these charges. at the same time NJ
ing the cross-complaint alluded to, in
which he demanded, an absolute di-
vorcs from his wife and named a
correspondent.
His cross-complalnt recites that
shortly before June . this year Mrs.
Pohlman had planned to go to Nash
willie. Tenn: that before she left
Washington for that purpose. the hus-
band ascertained from a woman that
his wife had been going around with
a prominent local business man.
whose name Mr.. Pohlman says he is
ready TO furnish whenever called
upon; that she had been going to
road houses with this man, and on q
number Of occasions had met him at
the house OF the husbands female in
formant. where 1t is alleged the pair
had become intoxicated. 1t is set
forth also in Mr.. Pohlman's cross
complaint that one day he caught his
wife In the act of getting into the
auto Of the other man and compelled
her to desist
Endearinz Terms.
During the absence OF his wife
at Nashville. Tenn, Mr.. Pohlman
alleges he came in possession of
numerous letters written by the CO.
respondent to her couched in most
,endearing terms. Copies OF two
are introduced as exhibits in the
case.
Extravagant phrases of endear-
ment run riot through them both,
Il Is claimed, and such express
sions as My Own Towhead, 4"
ivory and Gold Kid" You very
dear treasure girl" are of fire.
quent occurrence. Here are sam
pies OF some of the most ardent
passages:
The trip to B was q success,
only not knowing the road made
the night driving bad on the re-
turn trip, and 1 was somewhat
tired when we reached w. Had
dinner at the Emerson, and all !
could think of was the time 1 was
In there eating lobster and drink
ing wine with my very own peach
es, We've gone the long road to-
gether since then. and while II
- oil
way. 1 feel that we have made II
worth while for each other and we
should forget all the little heart
aches and chickering's we have un-
dergone in the great and glorious
love we have found for each other.
Eyes Just for Her.
I enjoy all the home gossip In
your letters, and imagine you girls
have mighty good times together.
I'd Just love to look in on those
nightie gatherings. but am afraid I'd
BE- all eyes for just my glorious old
Towhead. cause think shs Is just
the cutest kid in the world
I'VE must try and cinch that home
for the future, and IL 120 ever be-
comes vacant I'm almost tempted to
rent IL by the month. Hope my
Peaches got in safely and was asleep.
or pretended to be. when the other
half Of the sketch arrived.
"Tl close now by sending you all
the love in the world and a billion
kisses Au revoir, dearest Of kids.
and believe me. always thine, H"
Wilton J. Lambert and Rudolph H.
Ncatr1an are attorneys for Mr.. Ponl-
man in these divorce proceedings.