The Washington times., 1922-12-05
TOOK HER
BACK )
TIMES.
-. Cron, Sister Of Edgar
Lee Masters, Charged With
Seventeen Escapades.
BY Universal Service.


PORTLAND, Me-. Dec. g.
Ardent Glove cables," kilograms,
and letters throbbing with "every
mark Of affection and wifely
devotion" were cited yesterday by
Neils Gron, Danish diplomat, the
illogical research student, club
man, and globe trotter, defending
the divorce suit brought by his
scuptress-wife, Madeline Masters
Gron.
Took Her Back Thrice.
Although she ran away from him
three different times to go "a.
gypsying around the world" Gron
declared her absences were marked
by fervent love notes. and she al
ways returned a devoted and loving
wife.
Gron also described how he had
personally appealed to the King Of
Denmark to grant a divorce.
II asked my wife to file petit
ton to his majesty with me-" he
said. cit is difficult to secure a
Danish divorce without the COOP
Grafton of both husband and wife.
1 offered. just through chivalry.
to agree to this plan"
Gron took the stand after his wife
had testified as to her travels In
an attempt to establish Jurisdiction
Of the trial in this city, where she
says she has resided for two years.
II almost fell over when my wife
calmly announced that she was
through with me-" Gron testified.
Her letters up to this moment
had shown the greatest affection
and love. She had pleaded and
begged with me to remain with
her."
The courtroom was crowded with
Portland society women. Mrs. Gron,
well known socially here and in
Europe. is the sister of Edgar Lee
Masters, Spoon River" poet.
Cites IL Escapades.
"The love cables" and other let
ters will be read today. It Is be-
lieyed, and also a "17 point" letter
in which Gron retorts to his wife's
charges Of cruelty with a descrip-
ton Of various escapades and revels
in which, he says, she participated
both here and abroad. 80 "a egSu.Jt
The erstwhile emissary OF the
Danish government made q, striking
figure with his imposing physique
and long iron gray hair. :,
He displayed considerable vindic.
tiyeness toward his handsome wite,
who sat opposite him, arrayed IN a
striking suit, which set off her
brunette coloring.
"She said she was a millionairess,
ne testified, "but ] paid most OF her
hills and sent her money frequently.
ron one occasion ! went TO
Europe leaving her In New YORK
with our little son. When L came
hack she had left the little boy AND
had gone to England. The child
was sick and I had to take care Oh
him. .x
the child to Lakehurst. put tnat
wasn't lively enough for her. so
.he and her daughter went to At
iantic City, while I went to the
country with my son.
"Her family-mother. father,
brother, and sister-tried to wreck
my home"
Aerings read like a Cooks tour.
promise of her husband that
be would stop drinking. be self
supporting, and as kind and pore
"a an ordinary acquaintance to the
children of her dead husband"
matched one quarrel she testified.
The final reconciliation was ef.
fected through Robert Emmet, Of
New York, Harvard graduate and
descendant of the family Of the
famous Irish patriot, who will be
an important witness.
For q while the Grons enjoyed
tdyilic relations in her country
homo at Setauket, N. Y, but rela.
tions became strained.