The New York herald., 1921-04-30
Record Alimony Figure Is
Considered by Attorneys
for 'FOllies' Girl.
SLIPS OFF TO CHICAGO
Tells Of Being Showered
With Rich Gifts in Gid
ed Prison.
EX-HUSBAND TO AID HER
Sherburne Hopkins, Jr., and
His Father to Fight Charge
Of COllusion.

or C0lluSlOn.
Special Despatch to THE New YoaK HERALD.
CHICAGO. April 29.-The diamond set
platinum fetters that bound Peggy
Upton Archer Hopkins Joyce, one time
~Follies'' girl, in wedlock to J. Stanley
Joyce will be broken only with the tool
of millions that forged them.
This became known to-day when
Peggy Joyce, eluding private detectives
In New York. came to Chicago to fight
Joyce and as her lawyers prepared the
demands for alimony, solicitors fees
and finances to defend the spectacular
suit.
According to the statement of Peggy's
lawyers, $685. 900 month will be asked
for alimony. The law, it was pointed
out, entities them to ask at least one
NTH of Joyce's income. 1t was reported
that he paid 10000 In income tax
last year.
There Is also the legal consideration
that = wife In such suit may demand
that her husband support her In the
style to which she was accustomed. Tho
domestic finances Of the period OF less
than year Of welded life In the joyce
family were placed at $75o,000. Peggy
says Joyce wished her to be the best
dressed woman In the world and en-
couraged her to spend $4,000 month
for clothes alone
Ex-Husband to Aid Her.
On this basis and considering the fact
that the work Of preparing the defence
included the engagement Of detectives
on at least two continents, the amount
OF solicitors fees was expected to be
staggering. 1t was estimated that
Peggy's counsel would ask between $685.
600 and 100000
Peggy's affairs in Chicago are in the
hands of the law firm Of Kirkland, Nc
Cormick. Patterson and Fleming. Louis
9. Caldwell. Of the firm. is preparing
the routine papers. Weymouth Kirk
land is directing the defence.
A development was the offer of Sher-
burne Hopkins of Washington. lawyer
of International prominence. and his son,
Sherburne Hopkins, Jr. of their aid In
fighting the Joyce charges. Sherburne
Hopkins. Jr.. was Peggy's husband be-
fore she met Joyce. 1t was their d.
vorce in Fort Worth that Joyce says
was secured by collusion.
Peggy arrived carrying $750,000
worth Of jewels said to have been given
to her by Joyce.
II didn't want to be the dressed UP
darling OF man. showered with gifts,
pampered and spoiled" she declared.
Il wanted to live my life, to have my
~ r ri
on the stage and I wanted to continue 1t.
Men always sought to develop In ms
taste for richer and more luxurious
things. ] was happier with my work.
After the "Follies' was in a play that
failed on the road and never reached
Broadway. I was bitterly disappointed,
but was happy when turned from the
wreck of that play to try another.
The Bird in the Gilded Cage.
Then came success. I was a star.
The show played In New York whole
year. Then 1t came here to Chicago.
That's how I happened to meet Joyce.
1t came about In a peculiar way. One
night before the curtain went up Fran
cine Larrimore came to me and said
there was man In front crazy to meet
me. l told him he could make me much
happier IL he would just stop drinking.
After our marriage there came a
change. He didn't want me to go out or
see any one. He wanted me to be al
ways alone with him. Wealth, beauty,
youth, luxury, extravagant tastes-all
these he wanted to have for himself I.
was cruel. / had everything I could
wish for except happiness.
His. jealous RACES became even more
pronounced. He hired companion for
me who really was a spy. She knew
everything l did. So 1t is preposterous
for him to charge that did anything
wrong.
Our life in Paris was frightful ex-
perience. Every day there were quar-
rels. One day / met Henri Letellier Of
LIE Journal. He asked to be presented
and he entertained for me. My hus-
band was infuriated: he accused me of
indiscretion, and we had a scene.
There was another at Deauville when
I danced with Maurice. I had met
Maurice back In the States. Quite nat
urally. when he saw me at Deauviile
he renewed the acquaintance. One
night at the hotel he asked me to dance
with him. / accepted.
Cut by Her Tiara.
when l returned to our table my
husband struck me. The tiara was
wearing slipped forward. The edge OF
Il struck my nose when he struck me
on the head. A deep cash was cut. I
went home and cried all night
He bought me once, as a surprise
gift, Russian sable coat costing $40. 900
He gave me twenty wrist watches, one
OF them of sapphire and diamonds cost
ing $4,000; a diamond tiara costing
$4,000 and two exact duplicate gold
mesh bags costing 5000 apiece.
II protested against his extravaganza.
felt that he wanted to show me Off
and parade me- 1t flattered him. He
wanted the world for a dolls house and
] was to be the doll.
"Oh, men are all right. jolly TO take
one about and all that. Some of them arc
Interesting = very. But get married
again? Damn. no: that is. not right
away"