The Washington times., 1922-01-28
DIVORCE
KING Nets !
FORTUNE.
Lawyer Tells How Easy Money
10 Made by Little Reno
Method.
BY HARVEY I: ooBB,

'e0p'she rim.: compsny.,
"Almost everybody kosos that Il
u q easy thing TO get Q divorce
over here, bat fssg people k,sose hoso I
quickly and qsiisly Il can be dons.
"If rou hare the nsosasv and en- 7
pIoy The right counssl tltis diporcs
eae BE- fired rp for vesf tcnio
bat TO do u ycu ipiil ,sbf q tdw--
yer thnt q q rioht s0ttsl the Judge.
II eom - sUsyythsN0 for yoti.
70 enn Be Zone tonight, uNd yoN
caa leovs tomorrow for California.
"T'ks cost scM BE- $500 provided
al three Of yon ca keep your
month shat. for TO evsr tel u
would ysie U.S." .'. .-
These declarations were made to
three Times reporters by Oscar c.
Thomas, an Alexandria attorney,
who had quit his practices in the Dis
trict Of Columbia, moving 10 Little
Reno of the East" to engage in the
divorce business, which he declared
has already netted him q fortune.
Argues With Clients.
The declarations were made after
long evening Of wrAnHling and bicker'
ing with his three supposed clients,
and were made by way Of summing up
what could be accomplished In Alex
andria in the matter Of securing q
divorce IL the client was willing to pay
for II. =
Whst Thomas proposed TO do was
b secure o divorce for woman, whom
he beiisved 10 Be . prominent society
woman Of Washington, who desired 70
secure the divorce, o. ut least make
the arrsngemcuts Tor one that night,
90 she seculd leave for San Francisco
tho following day.
II was then IL o'clock at night. and
Thomas assured the trio that for $zoo
he could secure the divorce, on fake
sffidavits. without any publicity, and
mail the decree to her In two weeks.
He frankly admitted that the pro.
oeedings were Illegal. but denied that
there would be any taint OF illegality
attached 10 the decree,
@ Counssled Marriage. .-
He even counseled his proposed ell
emit to 10 ahead and marry II she de-
sired 10, and that the divorce decree
would reach her In two weeks
A represented TO Thomas, the
prominent washington society WON
an wanted to divorce her husband
and rsmarry another man. who
would sail from San Francisco IL
two weeks to the Orient. -
The trip to the Orient was to DC
In the nature Of q honeymoon and
what the prominent society woman
<vo,Anxxa Ah(
could remarry her finnce before sail
ing. .....
Money, regard for the law, sanctity
Of the marriage vow, meant nothing
to her, she intimated, II she could 80
cure q quick divorce.
Ethics, regard for the law. sanctity
of the marriage VOW, also meant
nothing to Thomas II he was peic
for the divorce, he told the trio.
A nightgown and $500, he declared
were the prime REQUESTS for Q quick
divorce I'm AlexAndria, provided The
right counsel n retained.
An Of Thomas assertions and
deciarations - TO how fAr the al
vorce ring would 50 In securing q
divorce, legal or otherwise, were
made In the presence of the writcr
the city editor of The Times and the
woman In the case- .
Journey TO His Home.
At Thomas suggestion the tris
journeyed TO his homo IN Aurorf
Hills, Va, ON the outslcirts Of Ajax
andria, arriving there about p. m
They were introduced--ths woman
who sought the divorce. ss Mrs
BOOTH her brother. "Mr. Borden.
and the writer, ''Mr. Thompson" {
friend of the family, who had previ
ousiy been approached earlier In the
day by Thomas seeking to sell him
a divorce.
The trio were asked to be seated d