The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-05-29
WAR WIDOW
IS NAMED IN WIFE'S
SEPARATION SUIT
Says c. T. Ballard Maintained
Woman in Luxury While
Husband Was Overseas.
MOTHER-IN-LAW MIxUP.
Affidavit Declares Husbands
Mother Encouraged Him
in DeSertion.

The story Of a young and pretty
wife who went to live with a mar
rted man while her soldier-husband
was at the front, overseas, and who
abandoned her comforter to go back
to her husband upon the iatter's safe
return is set forth In an affidavit in
support Of suit for separation sub
mitted to Supreme Court Justice
5ohn NJ. Tierney to-day by Mrs. Mae
Ballard, of No. $40 West Sixty-sixth
Street, daughter Of an old Kentucky
family.
PREDATORY to this story. Mrs. Bal
lard declares in her lengthy affidavit
that her husband. Charles T. Ballard,
son OF the late Charles T. Ballard,
head Of Ballard & Ballard, Inc, a
large manufacturing concern OF Louis-
Vile, KY. deserted her June, IL, 1918,
and while falling to contribute to-
ward her support, maintained in
every luxury a beautiful, lonely
soldiers wife.
Mrs. Gene Dougherty is the young
war widow named. Mrs. Ballard
relates that Mrs. Dougherty was
known as "Pinkie" to her friends and
to Ballard Ballard kept "PinlSie' at
the home Of Mrs. James w. Elliot, at
No. Prescott Street, Boston, Mass,
according to Mrs. Ballard, and, later,
at the Hotel Somerset in this city.
Mrs. Ballard charges her mother
in-law, Mrs. Nina b. Ballard. Of
first disturbing her married happi-
ness. She quotes in her Rdidavit
part OF a letter which she says was
written by Mrs. Ballard sr. to her
son. urging him to leave his wife and
telling him that she had 30 disposed
Of his portion OF his fathers estate
that his wife could not obtain any OF
Il II she divorced him.
Another letter to the defendant
headed "St. Andrews Hotel, Nov. is.
1918" is spread on the record as
follows;
"My Dear Charles: regret very
deeply last nights episode, but being
q fatalIst, such things are meant to
be. Don't you think so?
Although | cherished every mo-
ment that [ was near you and with
you. something told me 1t could nor
last 1t was too good TO be tue.
that's all. SO you see, Gods will has
verified my presentiments precisely.
Nest CO pas?
Last nights outburst was hardly
without foundation with the excep-
ton. not sparing your feelings any,
of too much alcohol, II youll pardon
me for saying so. certainly was
appalled at the whole thing. Although
expecting something like a tempest
in form, It was rather sudden on so
short an acquaintanceship. Later on.
perhaps, l might have warded II of.
feel very sorry. indeed. and a llttle
hurt, but gradually III get used to H.
That's all I've been getting here
lately.
"Never mind, dear child, I'm not
consuming you. God forbid. On the
contrary, admired your chivalrous
impulse in going up in the air, using
the slang, II may; but by doing so
YOU gave ME a very hectic descrlp-
ton Of your disposition and what
might look forward TO in future.
"My kindsst feelings TO Uncle Mac
and my bestest TO you, for deep down
iU my neart little vacancy shall
linger and linger, waiting for---tu
drive away the loneliness. Always
nffectionateiy, ELLEN"
Justice Tierney allowed Mrs. Ball
ard S75 a week alinony and $3.50
counsel fees. Leo II. Brilles OF
House. Grossman & Yorhaus is the
AttSEnsy taT Nra nAilAaG