The Washington times., 1922-10-31

SUIT FOR
LOSS Of
HUSBAND
His Parents, Young Wife
Charges, Alienated His
Affections.

BURLINGTON, VT, Oct. ,3l.-
An extra panel of 200 jurymen ap-
peared in court today for the
trial of the 100000 suit brought
against Mr.. and Mrs. Lorenzo Z.
WoodhouSe, Of Burlington, by their
Gaughter-in-law, Mrs. Dorrit Van
Deusen Stevens Woodhouse, who
alleges that the parents of her
husband, c. Douglas Woodhouse,
were responsible for the aliena-
tiOn of his affections.
Settlement Plan Denied.
With the opening of court before
Judge Sherman r. Moultun. both
attorneys for the defense and plain
tiff vigorously denied the compl...
ton OF negotiations for a settlement.
The extra jurors We're called in
anticipation of difficulty in the -.
lection of twelve men who had not
formed an opinion upon the cas-
after its wide publicity. Most N"f
The men are farmers from districts
we'll outside of Burlington.
Preparations have been made At
the Chittenden county court house
ence Burlington interest is Ike u
in this case. which is expected TO
reveal for the frs. time the story
hack of the s"par ration of the Young
Burlington millionaire and his girl
wife. whom he woOcd here during
a long and romantic courtshib in
defiance Of his parents and III"
young woman's own father.
riage was Miss Dorrit stevens. Of
Rutland and Burlington. Her f.
thor was a soap salesman. Though
she received much attention from
the wealthy Douglass Woodhousc
she was slow about yielding to his
pleas for her hand. She was OK
tremelv popular in this city and
had several suitors who refused to
he eliminated from the running.
When war service had wrapped it's
glamour about the heir to the
WoodhOuse fortune. Miss Stevens
finally agreed to marry him. and
the ceremony was performed short
ly before the end Of the fighting
The bridegroom parents refused TO
receive the bride.
Douglass Asked Divorce.
Junior Woodhouse home were con-
firmcd in 1921. when Douglass
Woodhouse asked decree OF di.
vorCe from the courts at Reno,
New. His ground was alleged dc.
sertiOn, hut he later added charges
of extreme and habitual cruelty"
His wife, representing herself AS
deserted and destitute, filed counter
charges of deSertiOn and asked for
temporary alimony and financial a.d
in her suit. She further charged
that her husband had visited Mrs.
Lillian HendriCk McClellan,' OF
Washington. sister OF former
District Commissioner !. Thin ~
Hendrick, and had asked the latter
to marry him. Later she brought
suit against the parents. Repeated.
ly legal action has been taken dur.
ing the last year by the ATTORNEYS
Of Mrs Dorritt Van Dcuscn Stevens
WoodhOuse to obtain dispositions
from witnesses outside Vermont.
Among those whose testimony was
sought was Douglass Woodhouse, in
Reno, and Mrs. Mcclellan, In Wash.
ington.
Court authority was asked for the
taking Of the deposition OF Mrs. Mar.
GarCt Aud Edwards, n former Bur
lington woman. who If now In Kovno.
Lithuanin. Mrs. Edwards IN alleged
to have ACCOMPANIED Mrs. Wood.
house. ir., to Washington IN 1920,
when. the latter says. she saw her
husband In company with Mrs. Nc.
ClellRn.
Mrs. Dorritt Nanduesen stevens
woodhOuse herself cnme to RurIing.
ton last evening
II nm Glad that N" ntom"n, hrs
arrived. she coniided ~ the writer