Evening times-Republican., 1920-12-16
COUNTY OFFICIALS AT SIOUX
CITY PRESENT MOTIVE
FOR SEX DECEIT.
KNOWN TO HAVE SPENT
MRS. REvERE's" MONEY
Miss DunkeIman Apparently De-
csived Regarding Sex Of Her Wor-
an "Husband" - Romantic Mind
in oeception-6ook Publishers Give
5Inkiino Of Wrong Doing.

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fort to obtain possession OF a pros
peotive inheritance Of Miss Dorothy
Dunkelman was the motive for the
psculiar matrimonial and sex de-
ception no ecticed by Mr.. and Mrs.
AN Church is accepted at tn.
county attorneys office. In support of
this view they point to the fact that
Mrs. Revere (Miss Dunkelmane
had In various way contributed to
the Churches some Si.400.
1t is pointed out thai In one in
stance Mrs. Revere purchased With
her own funds an automobtleA which
whs subsequently sold, apparently
for $50. Mr.. Church then purchascd
a new car. presumably with his own
money In another case a purchase OF
twenty Ave guinea pigs was nesotiat-
ed, by Mr.. Church for Mrs. R.N.re.
The amount paid was said tp hnve
been 1900.
The information OF perjury IS based
| on An affidavit signed by Mrs. A..
| Church for the purpos" OF procuring
the marriage license alleged to have
been made use OF in the marriage OF
t"Ciifton Revere" ans Miss Dorothy
lDunkeiman. IN the affidavit the 'ad-
dress of Revere IL given as New
York City and his occupation as
playwright and author.
The Information FOR ttering fnise
instrument against Mrs. Chursh Is
based on the fact that the lrtnrn ccr-
1 1r .Soo h.sn I'M
name "Clifton Reve~,e' Is said to be
Church. Tho there WAS an attempt
at Disgusting the handwriting the
peculiar form of the capital letter
&C. In the names Church and Cliff
ton are Identical. The information for
luttering false instrument against
Mr.. Church grows out OF the fact
that he is considered an accomplice
| In the act thru his presence and en1
couragementi thereof.
Romance Appeals to Woman.
The beginning OF the acquaintance
ship between -"Clifton Revere" and
Miss Dorothy Dunkelman. OF Melvin.
Iowa. as told by her. Is one of ro-
mantle origin, involving eo.pmuntt%
OF interests between a prosperous au-
thor and budding autlioras5-
According to the story. Miss
Dunkelman had prepared the copy
for book and submitted it to an
eastern publisher. Somewhat to. ner
surprise the hard hearted publishers
refused to begin the printing OF tho
book until a deposit OF s431 had been
made. Just at this polrt, when the
vas needed to clear away the tronale.
the god OF literature produced that
help.
There appeared in II Sioux City
newspaper just at lis time n per-
sonal item to the effeAt that ,,lifton
Revere. prominent author of New
York City. was visiting his step
brother. o.. D. Church, 4017 Davis
avenue. Literally grasptng at the last
straw. Miss Dunkelman wrote brief
note to the eminent author, seeking
his advice in the matter OF posting
| the $4Oo demanded by her prospec
| tive publisher A reply was received,
fellowed by visit from "Mr. Clifton"
Love Letters Are Heavy.
In the course OF the efforts TO adj
just the troubles Of the would be
author frindship sprung up. which
resulted in a long series of love let
ters which are said to be classics in
that particular line. So great was the
lloye of Miss Dunkelman for her lover
that it required at least four cents
postage for each of her letters.
1t seems that subsequent to the
| marriage Mrs. Revere" still cher
fishing the hope of supplementing the
literary work of her husband" re.
newed her efforts to procure the
publication Of her book. She wrote
to a brother in South Dakota who,
addressed letter to he publisher
with whom the husband" on ltr be-
half, had been corresponding and who
Also was "Mr. Revere's" publisher.
From this source it was learned by
1.-The brother that they were not doing