New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-29
Husband Loves
Her Mother. Is
Wife's Charge
Boat Journey TO Boston
With 'In-Law' Where Both
Occupied Same Stateroom
is Alleged by Plaintiff
Impropriety Is Denied
Certain Amount of Kissing
Is Admitted by Both, but
They Say II Is Platonic

In infrequent arrangement Of the
s.ernal triangle appeared in papers
tled yesterday in the separation suit
Arought by Mrs. Walter O'Neill, of 2io
west 104th Street. Mrs. O'NeiHs
nother, Mrs. Mary +. Duggan, forty
sour years old, is charged in the suit
with being the third party to the
0NeiIls unhappines. Her husbands
senonstr&.ivc affection for his mother
i.-iaw, Mrs. ONeill says, has wrecked
her married life. The charges are
denied by O'Neill and his mother-in-
law, but his father-in-law supports
ben.
Mrs. O'Neill says the enlargement
fetween her husband and herself
brought about because of his affection
icr her mother. and his abuse Of her,
70 which she charges her mother in
eted aim, have made it unsafe and
improper for plaintiff; to live with
him
4 boat trip to Boston figures
PROMINENTLY in Mrs. O'Neill's charge.
The little journey took place shortly
.iter the O'Neills were married. the
Vie says. Patrick Duggan, the plain
is father, in an affidavit adds that
lis wife had told him by telephone
list she and her twenty old
wa-in-law occupied the same state
fpsm.
Wife Changes Opinion
The charge is made also that prior
% the marriage Mrs. Dugpan showed
eeat cons liberation for the defendant,
Used Kim and went out with him fire.
gently. Mrs. O'Neill says that she
tsnsidered these evidences of affection
4 that time to be natural in view of
In approaching marriage to the de-
irdant. Since her marriage, however,
he has changed her mind, and her
re.her has told her, she charges, that
he had married ne only to be near
ier-that he loved her, not me; and
hat the ring en- mJ finer bolon cd t.
k.r'
a fully appreciate the seriousness
Of the cl:arres thet ] am making
sgainst my mother" Mrs. O'Neill's
statement concludes, "but l cannot re-
rain, as it is the truth"
0Neill and Mrs. D3ggan deny any
improprety in their relationship. Mrs.
Duggan admits making trip to Ros-
on with her youthful son-in-law, bit
insists that the tip was at her daugh
ters request and says that she and
0Neill occupied berths in separate
tompartments. She adds that her
q laughter herself bought the tickets
Which Mrs. 0'NeilI admits, but says
she did 50 at her husbands request.
n
q Mrs. D1g-en and ONcill in turn
q accuse Mrs. O'Neill of too great an
sfeeton for a man who is rot narred
sho lives IN Woodhayen, Queens. TIL :.
itrit ce-t9in amount Of kissing, bit
hsis; that it was III purely p,atonic
End merely evidence of Mrs. Ducgan'a
noihrrly affection. Mrs. Duggan adds
nat She has 1--WE children living, ell
whom always kissed her goodby
Rnever they went out"
Hrs. O'Nein's affidavit was presented
her attorneys to Supreme Cour
| astice Granger in support of he
lea for counsel fees and alimony
se charges that her husband is ;
aauffeur and we'll paid, and adds tina
Christmas, although he bought ne
aother ring, he gave her no Christ
mas gift. Also, she says that sine.
her marriage her husband has givel
Ger no money.