The Washington times., 1921-06-10
j.()YCEClJTS
PEGGY OFF
IN HIS WILL
Millionaire, on Stand, Admits
Estate viii Get Wealth.
Answers Her Charges.


CHICAGO, June 10-J. Stanley
Joyce, millionaire lumberman, was
{ treated to a scathing arraignment of
himself yesterday at hearing on
the petition of Peggy Hopkins Joyce,
his 81 100000 bride, for $4,000 a
year temporary alimony and 100000
solicitors fees. Weymouth Kirk
land, Peggy's principal lawyer, raked
him over the Goals.
OPPOSES ALIMoNY PLEA.
The 100000 fee request was de-
MED.
Mr.. Joyce is opposing the alimony
plea on the grounds that he was made
the victim of a gigantic conspiracy
TO rob him of his property. alleging
that Peggy cost him 81 .3S9. 900 in
fourteen months. Said Mr.. Kirkland:
HE was not the fool boy ne would
have the court believe. He was not
fool when he got her home before
they were married-to keep her away
from her actress friends.
How could he have been unso-
phislicated and ingenious when Mrs.
Joyce swears that he had an affair
with another woman before he mar
ried her?
sit is easy to make charges against
woman. All one has to 40 is to put
them in a divorce bill and the whole
world believes them.
mr.. Joyce charges this his wife
met Henri Letellier. French journal
list. without his knowledge. and that
she had an affair with him. We in
tend proving by six or seven ,'eposi-
ticns that he was present when trey
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APPEARS VERY UNHAPPY.
Mr.. Joyce appeared to be very un-
happy, indeed, as he gazed out over
the courtroom. He expressed his ner-
vopsness by polishing his Leavy bone
trimmed glasses and wiping his fore
head with a large pocket nandker-
chief.
Mr.. Joyce testified that he owns one
third of the capital stock of the w. It.
Joyce Lumber Company, possessing a
par value of $3.50. 666.66. He was I'M
able to recall what dividends the stock
paid. although asserting that IL is
valued at par. He stated that he
would not sell. any of it "for any
thing"
He also said he owned one-fourth
OF the capital stock of the Trinity
Lumber Co, capitalized at $4,000
a share. He also said he owns $500, 900
in stock in the Joyce Lumber CO., a
separate concern.SY Al 60
He listed his bonds as being $4,000
in the American Telephone & Tele-
graph Co, 100000 in British govern
ment bonds, 500, 600 in Victory bonds,
$4,000 in bonds of the Argentine gov
eminent, $4,000 in U. IS. Rubber. Co.
bonds and 10000 in bonds OF the
Gordon River Timber Co.
Mr.. Kirkland asked why-he decided
the S250,000 Miami home. Peggy's
wedding present. to his brother. He
answered, flustered:
81 didn't want to be robbed any
more by Peggy. 1 decided 1t to my
brother to keep my wife from giving
1T to some third person"
Four expensive automobiles are a
part of Mr.. Joyce's stable" according
TO his testimony. He said he owns a
Locomobil6 valued q. SsOO0 Stutz
at $500, and Simplex valued at
$1,000.
WANTED SIMPLE LIFE.
He also owns an old homestead in
the Berkshire hills Conn, and a strip
OF woodland in Minnesota valued at
$780,
1t was then brought out that nc
bad yearned for the simple life" after
the hectic European honeymoon, and
that he had intended taking his Choir
as girl bride into the North woods.
Mr.. Kirkland questioned him about
! the use to which he intended TO put
Nthe woodland tract. Mr.. Joyce hest
tated. then answered in a low voice:
Il intended to use IL as a camping
place-for u.s." he said.
Mr.. Joyce testified that he now
carries $500 900 in life insurance, for
which he pays S67 900 a year
81 changed the beneficiary from my
wife when I found out that she was
not good woman. 1t is now payable
10 my estate"
Before taking the stand, Mr.. Joyce
exhibited his draft card. No 1879, Di-
vision 8, which showed he had been
placed in Glass 3-deferred-becaus
.he was president Of a firm supplying
Number to the Government
= The card was shown to refute
Peggy's implied charge that he had
been Stacker" during the war.
Weymouth, kirkland introduced on
Peggy's behalf a series of affidavits
tending to substantiate his clients
claim that her marriage to Joyce was
legal. One was from Judge Bruce
Young. of the Forty-eighth District
Court of Texas, who swore TO the
statement that he had issued Peggy's
decree of divorce January 81. 1920,
two days before her third marriage,
! and had ordered that it be made
matter of record.
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