The Washington herald., 1922-12-18
OUTRAGED HUSBAND
SUES FOR $4,000
Alleges Broker Is Third Man
to ALLEVIATE Wife's
Affections
TOTES AUTOMATIC PISTOL
Was MysteriousIy Attacked
by Thug on Subway
Stairs, He Says
AUTOMATIC PISTOL
BY Universal Service.

NEW YORK. Dec. 17.-Robert
w. Morey, head of a brokerage
firm here, was served yesterday
with a summons and complaint
in an action alleging. alienation Of
affections. The complainant Z
Charles P. Rogge, an insurance
man. He asks $4,000.
This startling development in the
domestic difficulties of Mr.. Rogge
and his young wife Edna caused
the husband to break silence to-
night. He made charges, sup
porting them with documentary
evidence and court records, nam.
ing three men as having success
fully dazzled the charming Mrs.
Rogge.
MOREY IS THIRD.
Morey is the third man to be
named in legal actions by Rogge
who has failed to find the secret
Of happiness with his wife. The
first WAS g. Boynton Hayward, an
advertising man. His name ap-
peared in q successful separation
suit brought by Mrs. Rosge last
May.
An alleged confession" made by
Mrs. Rogge. in which unusual
frankness appeared, entered into
that proceedings.
WEALTHY BANKER NAMED.
The second man is Ernest E.
Wench, q wealthy resident of Scars
dale, N. Y, husband of Mrs.
Rogge's sister. an official Of the
Title Guaranty and Trust Com
pany. His name appears together
with that Of Morey, in a divorce
complaint made by Rogge in the
Supreme Court last October.
Before Rogge received word that
Morey had been served with the
summons and complaint he dis
played an automatic pistol. He said
he had been advised to carry il
by an assistant district attorney,
and added:
Peculiar things have been hap
pening to me. First I missed i'm
portant letters bearing on my
divorce case. A few weeks ago I
was approached by a burly man.
He knocked me down a whole
flight Of subway stairs.
TANGLE OF HEARTS.
Rogge's story of his matrimonial
/ TtNtdls StTdnRe Ia0-
gle OF hearts. II was to save the
regulations of his children, he
said. that he attempted to win his
wife hack to his home. He con-
| tinued:
In March. 1919, / learned that
my wife had been indiscreet She
seemed heartbroken. / gave her
another chance. but again she
failed me.
/ became a nervous wreck. NJ
income of 800. 900 year did not
! dwindle but / marvel that / was
able to swing my business. Last
| March l was served with papers
in an action for separation. ! had
already arranged with my wife
| to allow her to divorce me In
Reno. l bought her tickets there.
But she thought she would out
wit me by charging cruelty and
inhuman conduct.
Her suit was a subterfuge. She
had been receiving love letters.
| which I allege We're from Morey.
LIVED LUXURIOUSLY.
Rogge added he was advised to
let his wife run her course" while
pretending to believe all was well.
He went on:
| Lulled by the news of my nerv-
Gus illness, Mrs. Rogge has be-
come more and, more daring
She had everything the heart Of
| a normal woman crates. We lived
| luNuriously at the Astor apart
ments. She had Jewels. ears and
! private schools for the children.
| But not later than last Septem-
Der 2s. she accompanied Morey
and her mother to a theater.
| There she was brazen enough to
hold Morey's hand and rest her
head on his shoulder when the
| house WIS darkened