The Washington times., 1920-04-01
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Movie Star Accuses Owen
Moore OF Drinking and
NegIecting Her.
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along and offered to pay his fare, but
he said that he wanted TO stay In
New York"
Later Moore went TO Los Angeles.
and Mary continued:
I'VE had an apartment there and
he finally told me that he was tired
OF IL and intended goings back TO New
York. / offered to go with him but
he said no and packed up his things
and went"
They were separated eight weeks
this time and after another reunion
lived together for a short time until
Mary became i'll. She told II in this
way:
Visited Her whiie Driskins.
THAT fall, from unhappiness and
overwork, was taken sick and went
TO a hospital He came to see me un-
der the influence OF liquor, which dis
turbed me that night as / was coming
out OF the ether. Four times he came
there and made me cry. and my doc
tor told the nurse that he was not to
be allowed to come into the room un-
til my temperature was normal. Ny
mother took me to a hotel when
left the hospital, and he came to see
me and quarreled with me again"
From New York they went to Los
Angeles. Mary going first, and lived
together for three months. Then
Moore accused Mary OF running his
career, she said.
He told me that I was the cause
of his failure In life and that I caused
him to drink and was sorry that he
ever had a wife. He said II he want
cd to dine out he didn't want any
body questioning him as to where he
was. and he thought I was interfer-
ing with his career"
AS the months went by Mary did
not appeal to her husband any more.
she said. and he became abusive OF
her mother, calling her mother ter
rible names, "names I do not care to
repeat"
In the latter part Of 1914 Mary
packed her things and left Moore at
his suggestion, she said.
"He called my y mother terrible
names. names l do not care to repeat.
and 1 said that he would have to
would not, and said that I would
get out Of there; he didn't want me
any more and said he was absolutely
through with me and wanted to live q
bachelors life and that I didn't ap-
peal to him. I packed my things and
went home. ...
after much persuasion he returned
and We lived together in Los Angeles
from January to June 1914. His con-
duct continually grew worse and he
said constantly that it was a great
extravaganza to have wife. I al
ways paid my share of the bills and
clothed myself"
Left Fer Coed In 1917.
Back and forth from Los Angeles
to New York Mary and her husband
travelled many times, always on diff
ferent trains, however, and according
to Mary's testimony, she was gener-
ally going from one place to the
! other to bring her husband back to
her. IN 1915 Mary said she secured
a position with a company for her
husband and as she had to 90 West
she asked the company to send him
along. He refused to 60.
"He said It was q good thing that
my business called me West as he
was happier without me and that
made him morbid and that I needn't
| try to come back to him." Mary tes-
titled.
1t was in the summer Of 1917 that
| he left her the last time. 1--WE stayed
together two weeks" she said. ''He
quarreled with me all the time, and
ode morning he said he wasn't going
to stand any of this nonsense any
longer. He got on the train and left
1t was a year ago that she talked
to Moore. she said, and then they
talked about a business deal.
In response to questions from the
court, Mary said she came to Nevada
for her health and had no intention
of securing a divorce when she came
here.