The Washington times., 1922-06-11
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CLUB WOMAN
Took Him on Auto Rides and
He Woosd With Grocer
lee, Are Allegations.

lee, Are Allegations.
DETROIT. June 1o.-For TWEEN
~ years Marie Won Mehren lived
happily with her husband. Paul.
They were plain folk--hs q
grocer. she . housewife. indus
trious, frugal and all the rest
Of II.
Then Frances Keusch. unmar'
ried, wealthy. cultured and Q club
woman, came into their lives
Now Mrs. Won Mehren 10 suing
for divorce in Detroit. and also
demanding SIS. 900 damages from
Mrs. Keuseh for the alienation of
her husbands affectionst
Plot, Says Mira Ehssch.
Mrs. Keusch says q as known
Won Mehren six o. 70 zen years.
charges she was sus i Ter she re
fused TO pay $4,000 ssttiemstt.
She emphaticaiiy denied her &C.
quaintance with Won Mshrsn had
oCcu
Mrs. Won Mehren declared her hus-
band had kept company with Miss
Keusch four years AZ.
mystery by trailing my husband
time after Time" declared Mrs. Won
Mehren, who says the suit In the
cruel anti-climax to twenty years OF
welded happiness.
Charging that the plaintiff IL "in
collision with her husband. Paul
Frederick Won Mehren." Miss tteusch
told OF her acquaintance with Won
Mehren dating back SIX or seven
years ago.
II had not been guilty Of any
wrong. and refused to SETTLE" said
Miss Keusch. 1T 10 easy to cast
suspicion on . person. to say al
manner Of unirind things about him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Won Mehren have drag
ged my name into q scandal, but IN
the end I shall be vindicated."
=, ~ Merely . MeniaI.
Al no time was she In love With
Won Mehren, Miss Keusch asserted:
''I1e came to my apartment on
divers occasions In the capacity OF
a menial--neyer as a man for. whom
I had platonic or other affection or
regard" the lawyer went on
He was, 80 far a. ] was concerned,
n mental. Illiterate, vulgar, never
even. liked him. But he was q good
servant, most adept at scrupbing
floors. etc. I certainly could have
nothing in common with Won Mehren.
A Hired Man! t.r u
ct came to know him On my return
from st. Louis. where I attended the
worlds fair. I injured q knee when
I fell from q horse, and was unable
10 care for my apartment. knew
Won Mehren an o grocer's clerk.
knew he needed money. % i hired
him to DO some Of the rougher house
work He never stayed ut the apart
ment for long periods.
YES, did ride with him In my
automobiie-but he was not my
Ruest. He WINS the chauffeur. The
charge, made by his wife, that 4
entertained him n ridiculous: that !
accepted groceries from him, equally
ludicrous. 4 paid for all groceries"
The air Of the studio pervades Miss
Keusch's APARTMENT. Paintings In
oil, her own work. are on the walls
gorgeous pictures of chrysanthe-
NUNS ana other flowers. landscapes.
portraits, beautifully decorated china,
also her own handiwork, fill cabi-
nets. Fine rugs are on the floor.
Indeed, the apartment n symbol Of
culture and good taste.
The Wift's Story.
Quite different was the story told
by Mrs. Won Mehren. She declared
that her husband and Miss Keusch
had kept company for moro than
four years. attending theaters and
taking long rides together In the Won
Mehren automobile.
Her surrender came after twenty
years Of married happiness, she de-
clared-years Of struggle that she
and her husband might own their
own home and educate the daughter
who recently was killed In an auto.
mobile accident. .1r
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