The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-28
DIVORCE KING
IN ALEXANDRIA
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upstairs.
t"Tn go upstairs and fix up the
upper parior for you" he said.
But this 10 all right" the writer
protested.
"But, you see.": Thomas stated in
an undertope, IT have two or three
other people here. tonight who are
establishing their residence in Vir-
ginia.' @ 49,.
1--WE call them 'nightsown or valise
residents" Thomas said. with
smile. because they hang their
nightgowns up over here q night or
two or stack their valise in some
body's closet, and that fixes them up
for q legal residence.
Az he spoke he pointed to his
dining room. where three women
and q man sat playing cards, ap-
they established years residence
In Thomas house that night.
They are over here to spend q
night or two" he stated. which
will establish their residence over
here and then they can get their
divorce"
Invites Guests UUpstairs.
Returning from the upper floor q
minute later. Thomas invited his
guests upstairs.
I'VE. are in a hurry to get back
to the. city" Mrs. Booths brother
stated In opening the negotiations.
so well state our business briefly.
telling you exactly what we want.
and then. you can advise us In the
premises. -'
Ethel, my sister, wants q divorce.
gottsn quietly and quickly, 50 she can
marry another man. Personally feel
that II 10 q fooihardy thing that she
wants to do and that It would be un :.
safe for her 10 do It o..
''She wants TO set a divorce over
here right. away. As Q matter Of fact
she would like To fix the whole thing
up tonight as she wants 70 leave to
morrow for San. Francisco.
I'VE can't afford to have any pub
licity about the matter at all nn1 my
personal suggestion IL that she SO to
Reno. establish her. nix months resi-
dence there and then SECURE her di.
vorce.
This. might explain, however,"
the brother continued, .'she does not
want to do, for the reason that
her fiance, an official in the Standard
OIL Company. II to sail from San
Francisco In two weeks for the
Orient, and she In very anxious. II
possible, to get the entire matter
arranged % she can leave Washing.
ton In two or three days and meet
her future husband in San Francisco.
Would Oppose Suit.
SHOULD her husband hear that
the suit was filed he would unques-
tonably oppose 1t. and frankly she
has no grounds whatever to get the
divorce on. other than the fact that
she wants to marry another man.
Considerable property 10 involved,
but there are no issue Of her mar
riage.
am personally afraid OF In getting q
merely establishing what ] understand
you call q nominal residence without
living here, which IL, Of course, q vio-
lAtion Of the Law, Is that It might cause
some trouble In the future. b.
The whole thing ID too risky; there
Is too much danger Of II becoming
known: and, as I view the situation. I
don't feel that II would be safe. to 60
ahead with II. Personally, I am AFRAID
that the chances Of getting our prop
erty involved. much Of which was in
herited by Ethel. are too great. We
have come to you. Mr.. Thomas, for
your advice. and. whether you get us
q divorce or not, we are willing to pay
you for an opinion" Borden. the eau
tiQls brother, concluded.
For q moment Attorney Thomas
studied the faces Of his three visitors,
then slowly shaking his head, holding
up his right hand as though protest
ing against these three disblievers Of
Little Reno's system" he began.
"Ah, my friends" he exclaimed
with . grandlloquent gesture, Twill
tell you how"
Almost everybody knows that II IL
an easy thing to get a divorce over
here. but few people know how quick
ly and quietly II can be done. !
IF You have the money and employ
the right counsel this divorce can be
fixed up for you tonight, but 70 do Il
you WIN need . lawyer that b In right
with the judge. ! can fix Y for you.
done tonight and in the morning Ind
you can leave tomorrow night for
California.
"The cost Will be 5000. provided all
three of you, can keep your mouths
shut, for to tell anybody, and have the
system known. would ruin us all.
i've made fortune out of the
divorce business, bought two automo-
biles this year and own my own home.
One of the cars cost me $500. for
which paid cash."
Read exclusively tomorrow In The
Times, the Tales Of Tattling Thomas
20 Three Times reporters ~ he
"tattled" on the ring and sold the
System" Of Little Reno to them.
"The whole thing Ii crooked from
start 70 finish, but the DEGREES are
Okeh," he cried, and then told how
Llttle Reno Of the East became