New-York tribune., 1922-01-31
Stokes Cursed
Her, Wife Says
In Dover Suit
''Be Damn Quick i'll Signing
or I'll Break Every Bone
in Your Body Threat at
Sick Bed, She Tcstifies
Calls Conveyances Fraud
Lawyer Confronts Her With
Letter to Husband Asking
at Least $4,000 Il Year

". L. q. Stokes, wealthy railroad and
Scal estate operator. recently recovered
from q second attack of pneumonia, ap-
defend another suit brought against
him by his wife. Mrs. Helen Elwood
Stones. y 80 sues this time to set aside
conveyarccs mado b. her husband OF
forty-ninc parcels Of real estate. which
Mrs. Stokes declares were made to de-
privo her Of her dover rights
Il. also is charged by Mrs. Stokes
that her husband, aided by his attor-
roy, Albert y. Gleason, induced her
by trauduiert representations and
threats to affix hcr signature to the
transfers. Mr.. Stokes conveyed his
properties. valued At several million
dollars. TO tho Morwyn Realty Com
panv. winch IL is charged was CON
.roiied by himsolf One of the pror-
ertio~ which he dvestcd himself
~as the Ilotel Ansonia. in which cor
poraiion he retained only one share III
MS name.
Wife Won Separation Suit
Nr. and Mrs. Stokes have been llv-
i7g apart for q long time, their parting
having been followed by divorce
action by the husband and sepa ration
suit by the wife. The petition of Mr.
stokes WAS dismissed and that Of Mrs.
stokes sustained the court granting
Ner decree of separation. Mrs
STOKES and her two children have been
wing IN Denver. at the nome of her
mother.
Sc was the case IN the double ma.ri-
monial contest. husband and wife were
eparated in court yesterday by the
cngth of tho counsel table Mrs
stokes was accompanied by her mother.
lrs Martha Miller Samuel INTER
myer appears rs counsel for the plain
TIFF in this case. lie told Justice Co.
halan that M stokes. for the purpose
of deprlving his wife Of her dover
rights IN his estate. had induced her
10 sisn documents that he presented
70 her. but the purport Of which she
''d not know. Mr. Untormyer said
tse,c W'as conspiracy to dcfraud Mrs.
Stokes Of her right
Hrs stokes testified that she was III
q bed when her husband called on her
- sign the documents
Helen. | have paper which went
YOU to ign. Mrs. Stokes quoted her
'usband SAYING. Inc wife tried 10
read the document. she said, whcreupon
Nj stokes few into rage she dc
rlared. and reremptorilN ordered her
70 a'ilS her signature, saving. "Bo
.'mn qu'cR, about ST. If you don't Sign
\ break 'rory hone i'm your BODY"
showed His Teeth in Aneer
Mrs. Stohes al-o repeated some 81
80 test 'morg she 2avc in hol. scpara.
ION actlon a. 10 ncr husband strikia..
: er to si~,n that She mad reason to fear
nj arger At times he would act ike
: crazy man. she tcstiticd 'He would
get 20 mad that he would shov hts
teeth
Nrs- STOKE sworc That when she VA
married 70 the dcfeudaut no promised
10 give her sl50o = month and ore.
''ird o the Income received bv him
rom tic 'lotei Arsouia After fcw
n "ih'. shc coni'Nyod. he cut this AL
o. aneo 10 $500 month
i. ha'nshurg. counsel for Nr tol,os.
''oss esemired Mrs. Stokes. Nc also
introduced = letter from pifc ia hus
NAnd. ~ which she SAID: Nov. am
~llt'rr t. d. Tire right thiny hv ,o,
hould have what j. right 10 snond.
hou'a have 81 loast .ooo year
10 spend regardless of what Won vii
s''e mc late don't Ike to think
'hor' tho latter
hat y la' mas hecu th, trouble
N'h YOU and Mr. S.okos.' said NJ
a'nSepr2 "I"u Wanted at east s3s.
npo Hrd no would not rlyc ii to vo,, =
he o"f,nsc Of Mr. stoke is that III.
'''' ro''aso Of dover m his ostst.
- obtained hy honest methods. thst
Nfs te-es del@1 Cd he, ond the pro
.rrlhed pc~icd 90 hriue acr er,t an,
''.at 4ho now 's harred by tho -tatui.
Of 1initatiop7
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