The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-16
MRS. BAYLISS LEE
ASKSFOR $4,000
: YEARLY AL|MONY
Says in Amended Bill for Di-
vOrCe That Amount Is Nee
eSSary to Maintain Her in
Accustomed Style.
WANTS $1,000 PER
MONTH DURING SUIT

MUNIh UUhlNG sui
Charges Husband Decided Her
$4,000 Business House
as Part Of Marriage Con-
tract, But WithhoIdS Deed.
Declaring that $500 per month for
nving expenses Is grossly inadequate
to meet her needs and insisting that
sl5,OOO year would be an exceeding
moderate amount" to maintain her,
Mrs. Minnie Peters Lee, in an amended
and supplemental bill for divorce filed
In chancery court Wednesday against
her husband, Bayliss G. Lee, asked this
amount as alimony. The bill was filed
by j. w. Canada, Mrs. Lees attorney.
a. MIS- Lee also asks for alimony OF
L'VVO per month pending the hearing
OF the case, and asks rurther that Mr.,
Lee be ordered to return to her the
oeed 10 the property at 151 Madison
avenue, now occupied by floral con-
cfrn and valued at $15UOOO.
4Golng into detail in the bill Mrs. Lee
clalms that she should be given ALI
nony IN the sum of $4,000 to $15, 900
year, explaining that the great in
creased cost OF living would hardly
maintain her in accord with the Gus
ioinary way in which sne has been liv-
ing and in accordance with the manner
in which she was accumstomed to live
: as The wife of Mr.. Lee.
FIRST Bill Considerable.
Mrs. Lee filed bill for divorce sew
cral weeks ago, charging abandonment.
Inc document was short and to the
point without going into detail Mrs.
hot ,l.a i
her attorney to make the declaration
prleI out of consideration for the de-
Iendant," desiring to show him great
or delicacy and consideration than he
had shown her, and because of his
recent bereavement in the loss of his
mother" She said that for this reason
she believed that Mr.. Lee would make
just, adequate and full provision for
her support and maintenance, and
would tnterpose no unnecessary OBJ
ss.acies s.a. toward her securing divorce
Mr. Lee, through his attorney, later
flied a demurrer, complaining OF the
= infompleteness and brevity Of the hin
and asking that the document be made
more particular
Mrs. Lee is the daughter or the late
george 3. Peters, at one time states
attorney, one Of Memphis most low
able men and famous lawyers At the
time OF her marriage with Mr., Lee she
was the widow of the late Mai. Z. e.
torriey
For that reason she claimed in her
Dill that her social position In Memphis
was second to none and that most of
her life she had beeh accustomed to live
m accordance with her social standing
and that this fact was known by Mr..
Lee at the time he paid court to her.
Says Lee Is Millionaire
Mr.. Lee, she says, is man. of large
means. is president of the Bohlen- -Huse
Ice company, one of the largest corpora
tians Of its kind In the South, is inter
ested in the Lee estate, consisting of
the. Lee line boats and much valuable
real estate in Memphis, considered one
of the largest estates in the South In
addition thereto she says Mr. Lee is
the owner of valuable stocks, bonds
and other securities.
: Mr. Lee. according to his wife, is a
man of unusual capacity, zeal and abil-
ity, and she Is informed he has a for
tune of more than S1,000,000 and has
one Of the largest individual incomes in
the state
Mrs. Lee said that during the month
Of May, 1919, Mr.. Lee left her in her
apartments, quite III, for several days.
and that on May 27 he abandoned her
without cause and has since refused to
provide, for her. When he abandoned
her he made no promises or agreement
relative to her future support and made
no financial provision for her, but left
her and explained to her that he would
never return" and all efforts on her
part to affect a reconciliation were of
no avail. she declares.
After he had abandoned her. her at
torney, desirous to enter into discus
sion with Mr. Lees attorney in regard
to a divorce, was told by Mr.. Lee's
hot af
ter was desired. In order to gain some
technical advantage thereby, Mr.. Lee
placed $500 ito her credit in bank on
or about June q 1919, and after, her
bill OF divorce was prepared, she said.
She declares her bill for divorce was
filed without knowledge of the fact that
such deposit had been made. Mrs. Lee
declares that $500 a month is made
quate for her needs. She claims that
the rental on her apartments is $40 a
month and on Sept. ] will be $50, and
that other expenses would easily fin
ish the $500.
Mrs. Lee said that on Nov. IL, 1917
Mr.. Lee requested her to enter into a
marriage contract with him, releasing
his property from any of her inheritable
rights as a widow and in the event
she should survive hiu She said she
consented to this proposition and Mr..
lee then agreed to- convey to her the
property at 151 Madison avenue,
valued at $15O,O0o He promised to
deed the property to her as soon as she
signed the marriage contract, she de-
clares, and the contract Unassigned,
but says she has since lost or mis-
placed it.
Seeks Deed to Property.
The property she says was decided
to her and the warranty deed was
placed in her hands. Her husband then
advised her never to sell the property
or transfer it in any way, that it was
worth $150,o00 and would be worth
twice that much later, the bill recites.
Mr.. Lee then asked her to let him
keep the deed in his lock box at the
bank, explaining that it was not neces-
sary to have it recopded, the bill relates.
Since that time, she says, Mr. Lee has
accounted to her for the rents on the
property, which he stated was $500 "a
month.
Mrs Lee says she has recently heard
that Mr. Lee now denies that he con-
yeyed the property in question to her.
In the prayer of the bill Mrs. Lee
asks for an absolute divorce, alimony
of 81 600 a month pending litigation of
the suit that permanent alimony be
allowed consistent with the wealth of
the defendant and her own social
standing, and that Mr.. Lee be required
10 return to her the deed to the prop
erty on Madison avenue.
VESSEL RESCUED,