The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-06-05
ACTOR FREED
ON CHARGE
OF b|GAMY
Valentino Dismissed
After Three Days of
Testimony

LIS AN'ffslfsHt duHf Hs-"NAN
dOlph Valentino. screen actor.
whose principal roles have been OF
love heroes. was liberated of q
charge OF bigamy hero today when
the felony complaint was disnis-
Sod after preliminary hearing
before Justice Of the Peace Handy.
The Justice ruled there was insult
fcicnt evidence presented 10 si.-
pcrior court the complaint.
The dismissal OF the case follow
ed three days OF testimony con-
cerning the marriage In Mexicalt.
Mexico, May -, between Va IN
tlno and Miss Winifred DE Wolf
Shaunessy-Hu professionally
known as Natacha Rambova. and
their honeymoon In Palm sprinss.
CANT, "A desert oasis south VI mere.
The bigamy charge was filed
against Valentino hy the district
attorney here because the Mexicali
marriage occurred before a final
decree Of divorce was granted
Valentino from Jean Ackcr screen
actress In whose case he was
awarded an iutcrolcutory decree
last January.
Justice Hnnhy In announcing tho
decision to d.Hmiss the tgn1pinint.
said that while the charge ~
higamy was ss ioua one that had
an Important bearing upon the
social fabric. he ful; that evidence
Of Capitalization would not b.
sufficiently shown to bring "A vcr'
dict of guilty from a Jury. and thai
In view Of this he did not think
that the county should be put tq
tho heavy expense Of o trial.
The dismissal of The complaint
by Justice Handy Is not necessarily
final, attorneya say, as the law
provides that even after heariDf
In justice court tn. prosecutor ma,
II he elects go before the county
grand jury and ask for an indiot
ment Whether the district al
torney would pursue the mnttei
was unknown.
The dismissal wrote a condition.
finis to an exceedingly storm1
matrimonial scenario In two reeie
In which Valentino played the lead
ing role, with Miss Jean Ackcr NJ
his foil in the first reel and Mia
/ Ramtoya AZ the heroine Of the scc
one episode. -
Valentino ana Miss Acker wer,
married. according to the evidenc,
d HMNNlAiNfM MONA NNNNAI hANNNAN INV
was tried. before Valentino had bc
come known IN the motion pictur'
world Miss Acker testified th1
prosperity was what caused the ~
In their domestic life. After ;
long drawn out trial which wa
featured By the Introduction Of va
rious feminine names Nalontinl
was granted a decree. That wA
In January. 'fhe decree unde
the California statutes was inter
locutory: that H., Il was Co be m1d'
final after year had clapreh aus
IN nhe srpeaniime neither pnrts
was permitted TO wrd IN california
on MAY "a Valentino and Mis-
Rambovn were married hy III
mayor Of McVicaii. Lower Califor
MIA. In Mexico. The wedding wa
followed, according to the cvidonc
ndduced at the bearing Just con
cluded by q champagne supper am
then the party returned 20 Pain
Springs. little desert town on IN
edge of the sandy waste just mort
of the Salton sen. Their" Nalen
iino and his new wife remainei
for two or three days occupyin
rooms in cottage ~ n desert I'M
a. guests of friend.
In the meantime the district At
torncy announced that IN his yio'
the marriage WIS hlgamous an
proposed Investigation and pr0scct
tion II warranted.
when this was published Mis-
Ramhova ieft hurriedly for Nc'
York, Valentine parting from he
very sffectionatciy at station nca
Los Angeles A. Miss RAINBOW
sped east her stepfather, Hichar
Hudnut, was reported tn bc q
route to Los Angeles 10 do wha
he could to make the status of ei
fairs regular and lawful.
Naleutino then returned no -
Angeles After sending inVc-ti
gators TO MeNicaii. Palm spring
and other points the distric, at
torney caused complaint 20 d
issued oharging the actor with bis
amy Ho took the position tina
, the new marriage had boen con
summated IN California. a; Fair
Springs, and that this was sui
ficient 10 make case Of higamy.