Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-31
CHARGES ARMY
OFFICER TOOK
LIFE FOR PEGGY
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favor by the theatrical maguate who was
instrumental in obtaining her employ
ment. This magnate, Joyce declares, also
presented her with the $4,000 sable fur
coat that has figured conspicuously in
the controversy.
Joyce appareuts regards himself as
the climax Of Peggy's adventurous
career for he tells the story Of her
success in acquiring treasure by listing
in cold figures the fabulous sums in
money, Jewels and gifts bestowed by him
upon her for trifling affections. Four
teen hundred thousand dollars is the
total Joyce says he showed on Peggy
within the few months that interviewed
between their marriage and the shatter-
ing Of their brieI romance.
Master Of millions though he was,
Joyce sets forth. the drain upon his
resources reduced his income from n net
surplus IN 1919 Of more than $4,000 TO
the staggering deficit in 1920 of S72S,0OO
The work sheet OF Joyce's report 70
the Government shows a list OF Jewels
and treasure bestowed upon Peggy that
reads like the inventory Of a Firth
avenue jeweler Single Items approx
mating ten, fifty and even one hundred
thousand dollars are frequent.
life and career Of his wife is contained
In a document made up Of eighty four
closely printed pages. 1t was his answer
to Peggys charges OF drunkenness and
cruelty filed by Peggy's attorneys two
weeks ago.
SECRET "LOV e CODE"
IN CORRESPONDENTS.
Joyce went into details regarding his
allegations Of immortality on the part Of
Peggy He says she used a secret love
code TO correspond with several male
friends even while they were on their
honeymoon.
He alleged that Peggy first met Barton
French, one of the correspondents named
in his divorce suit, at Hot Springs. Va.
where Peggy was staying at a hotel.
Joyce charged that French met Peggy In
the hotel dining room, making an en-
gagenent by telsphoning to her room
Joyce also charged that French fol
lowed him and his bride to Europe when
the Joyces took their honeymoon. He
charged that French telegraphed his
bride frequently using the code name
Bacon" and addressing his messages to
her maid. He charged that meetings be-
tween the couple In Europe were ar
ranged by Peggy's stage aunt" WON
During her stay in Europe, Peggy,
from time to time arranged with her
various parsmours to have letters. cables
and kilograms, intended for her, ad-
dressed to her secretary-and to her
maid servant. Hannah, Joyce charged
Joyce declared Peggy's romance with
French was disrupted in July. 1920, when
French's mother threa tened to disinherit
him il be did not cease his attentions to
the stage star. The lumber king named
a new figure In bis marital tangles.
whom he said replaced French in Peggy's
affections. This was the Due De Durcal.
she frequently lunched with said Due
at apartment" Joyce said.
FRENCH MILLIONAIRE
Is NEXT IN LINE.
French millionaire named Letellier
was also named by Joyce. He charged
Peggy with meeting him 'clandestlnely"
at various places in France.
Another new figure named by Joyce
was the Prince Nlora, an Albanian prince
of royal blood. Joyce charged Peggy
protested great love and affection" for
the prince and frequently declared she
would marry him when divorced by
Joyce.
THE said Prince VlOra," charged Joyce,
spent several hours in the room of the
petitioner peggy at the Hotel Du Rim
while the petitioner was In bed, alone
and unattended and with the doors Sc
curely closed"
Joyce asserted Peggy's romance with
the prince became so well known that 1t
was publicly mentioned in the press en-
one occasion.
OF her recent affairs, Joyce charged
Peggy with appearing on the streets of
New York intoxicated at night in COM
pany of one Joe PAM, restaurant keep
err" This, he said, happened in January
this year.
while automobiling with Pani," Joyce
alleged, and while in an intoxicated con-
dition, she sat upon his lap and en-
braced him"
OF the army lieutenant whom Joyce
charged Peggy drove to suicide, the lum-
Der king withholds his name "out of re-
spect for his memory"