The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-29
PROFESSOR SUED
FOR DIVORCE
Prof. John Br0adus Watson
Chief Figure i'm Sensational
Case

est of the divorce proceedings against !
Prof. John BroadaS Watson late OF |
the faculty Of Johns Hopkins Univer- |
sty, a native of Greenville. The suit |
is filed by Mrs. Watson and the pro-
fessor has resigned from the faculty !
of the institution.
Prof. Watson was at one time prin- !
cipal of the Ratcsburg Institute. He
is prominently connected in the Pied
mont section Of the state.
The following account Of the divorce
proceedings is from the Baltimore
Sun:
The daughter Of ono of the mosi
prominent and wealthy men i'm the
city is named indirectly in the divorce
action as the professors alleged af-
! iinity
! Letters bearing messages of love
TO the alleged affinity are understood
to have been used to prove the af-
;Cction Of Professor Watson for the
young lady The divorce suit is
pending II the circuit court.
That Professor Watson was the de-
PENDANT in one of the most sensational
divorce suits in many years became
known today The suit was fled on
November by Mrs. Mary Ickers Wat
son, and the papers are now in the
hands Of an examiner. the testimony
having been taken outside Of court
which indicated that the defendant
has not contested the proceedings.
The name Of the alleged affinity
has been carefully guarded and it does
not appear in the papers, which were
filed by Benjamin l.. Freeny, counsel
for the wife. Tht correspondent is
referred to only by the name of
"RoSalie."
Professor Watson. who was a major
in the aviation department of the
United States army. is alleged 10 have
been unduly intimate with the core
respondent and it is said that one Of
the meetings occurred in an apartment
in New York city.
1t is said that Mrs. Watson was
aware Of the affection Of her husband
for "ltosalie" for some time, gaining
her knowledge from letters found in
his pocket
Mrs. Watson knew of the girls love
for Professor Watson but wanted to
know whether he returned the love
Acting as her own detective, she de-
termincd to seek further information,
and III order TO accomplish this, enter
tanned "Rosalie" at her home on sew
eral occasions and was frequently the
guest of the young lady
While at the home of the latter. at
a weekend" party. Mrs. Watson is
said to have suggested to her husband
and "ROsalic" that they might desire
to discuss scientific matters and they
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after they had left. complained of a
sick headache and retired to Rosa
lies" room. She is said to have made
n search in which she was awarded
by the discovery of love letters.
One letter was as follows:
| must close for this time
have made enough love for one
day to girl 50 young. IT makes
me just mad when | come to the
end of your letters Does it do
you that way? Could you kiss me
tonight for few hours without
growing weary? ] could kiss you
for "a, and then find fault with
the universe because the days are
not longer. Let us go TO the
North Pole where the days and
nights arc six months long.
Your own. John.
The correspondent is described as
"as a young woman named Rosalie,
brown haired, bluc-cycd. 5 feet 10
inches tall and attractive"
Dr. Frank G.. Goodnow. president of
the Johns Hopkins University, said
that Dr. Watson offered his rcs.gna-
ton, saying that his family affairs
were in such condition that he felt
he should resign and that the univcr-
slty agreed with him.
I'VE were extremely sorry to lose
him." said Dr.. Goodnow. "IIe was
Il very valuable man.
The larger number of DR.. WatSon's
associates in the Hopkins faculty did
not learn until about a week ago that
he had resigned. During the last few
days, one member Of the faculty asked
about a course which DR. Watson had
been accustomed to give and only then
| learned that he had left the univcr-
sity
DR.. Watson had held his position at
the university since 19OS and had
made national reputation for his
! research york on the behavior Of ami
mails, especially monkeys. ana terms,
the latter fowl resembling the sea
gull. He made many trips to Dry
Tortugas Islands, off the Florida Coast
/ in pursuit of the latter work
DR.. Watson was born in GrccnVillc
s. c., January =, 1878. He was prin-
| cpal of BatesburS Institute for a short
! time. took his degree of doctor OF
| philosophy in the University of Chica-
! go in 1908 and was assistant in expert
mental psychology in the University
Of Chicago in 1903 and 1901 and in
structor from 1904 until 1908, when he
came to Baltimore, He is a member
OF the Sigma Nj. Phi Beta Kappa, Phi
Beta Sigma and Kappa Alpha fra
! ternitiCS.
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