The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-21
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VA. RENO
investigator for Law Firm Tells
How TO Oct Decree in Alex
andria Court.

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bEssia for the purpose of securing q
divorce you have 70 Nee there q year.
aBxt ,ohen your year starts its up
l-Ayos are Through" .s... i,
This was the declaration Of Ed
ward M. Colbert, who. according to
the lettering on his door,is head Of
the Colbert Detective Agency, with
offices at 426 Fifth street northwest,
and to whom The Times reporter
had been referred as "a man who
can fix up quick divorce for you"
Divorce Gives Reference.
The reference to Mr.. Colbert was
given by a pretty divorcee of Wash
ington whose matrimonial bark had
ben piloted to that haven Of divorce
seekers refuge. Little Reno Of the
East, under the twin captaincy Of Bud.
| wesky and Davis, unchallenged di-
vorce kings Of the divorce mecca,
characterized as "the dumping ground"
for Washington divorce seekers.
The Times reporter. making arrange
ments for his third divorce in two
weeks through the divorce kings, had
gone to the office of Colbert at the
Fifth street address for the purpose Of
securing divorce in order that he
might remarry.
Introducing himself as "Mr. Bor.
den," the reporter also introduced the
young and vivacious woman who ac-
companied him.
"Miss Scott" introduced.
This is Mrs. Scott" the reporter
told Mr.. Colbert. as he gently gave the
fair ones hand a pat and squeeze, con-
veying to any, but a blind man, that
Mrs. Scott would soon take the place
Of the present Mrs. Borden. provided a
divorce could be secured.
"Can q quick divorce be arranged?"
Mr.. Borden asked.
"Why certainly, certainly, my good
fellow" Colbert declared In q pained
tone, as though aggrieved that the
thoughts that q high-gear decree
would not be the easiest thing In the
world to obtain under the Alexandria
system.
would it be safe and could the
trick be turned without the knowl-
edge Of my wife and three children,
who reside in the District of Colum.
bia?"
Detective Is Bored.
Again the ways of resentment
swept over Colbert as he spoke almost
lugubriously Of the things that the
common layman did not understand
Of divorce proceedings as they are
conducted by the Alexandra divorce
ring.
why certainly, certainly" he re-
peated in a bored tone, as he cited
cases OF other DEGREES gotten so
quickly and quietly that even the
gods" themselves, who operated the
| divorce mill, were ofttimes unaware
that the final decree had been granted,
and that another marital ship on the
| sea Of matrmiony had reached its port
| Of refuge, under the twin pilotship of
Budwesky & Davis and had been for.
| ever freed by Little Reno's divorce
magistrate, Judge Moncure.
just As Safe!
"And rs for being safe, the pro-
verbal pilfering Of candy from baby
would be q death defying stunt In
comparison to the ease and simplicity
under the 'system'," Colbert declared.
"You know we can't afford to have
any publicity about this matter" Bor-
den, the divorce seeker, told Mr.
Colbert.
"Of course not" Colbert promptly
replied, "and there won't be. We
couldn't afford It any more than You
can." he said. lowering his voice. cast.
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