The Washington times., 1922-01-11

while they were students at 'Vassar
College, you stinted her-that you did
not provide the necessities Of life to
her and her daughters, also your chill
dren," he was told. rr
"It 10 true that / provided for the
education of my daughters at Vassar. %
he replied. Caroline Is still a student
there, while Catherine is now home
with me. But never game them more
than I did my wife. 1t was this fatherly
interest in my daughters that aroused
my wife's hatred toward them"
"Your wife also alleges that you were
opposed to her going to the theater or
to the movies. declaring that your
opinion was that the playhouse, princi-
pally the movies, are for coarse and
vulgar people," he was informed.
'"I have some opinions on the
movies" said Colonel butcher.
"Your wife further declares that she
worked hard to gain the love and affec-
ton Of your daughters, but that you,
as well as they, repulsed her-isolated
her and your smaller daughters In your
home" he was told.
Miss Catherine butcher, twenty-five
years old, oldest daughter Of Colonel
butcher and a graduate OF Vassar Col
lege, then declared: .
s"This statement Is not true. From
the time that my fathers second wife
met us she seemed to oppose us. She
became intensely jealous OF both Caro-
line, who now Is at Vassar, and myself
Answer to Suit Filed.
"My stepmother was jealous OF us
she hated to see father give us the
slightest attention or consideration. "
was this step-mother's jealousy OF
her husbands children that Is re-
sponsible for the estrangement OF my
father and his wife and the charges
which have been made against Caro-
line and myself.
: 'I never in any way attempted 10
ALLEVIATE my fathers attentions or
love from my step-mother. 1t was
only natural that he give US his love
and affection. What sort OF q fatner
would ne have been had he not
done SO? w.. u
Peter. of Rockville, to defend THIS
suit for $4,000 against Caroline ana
myself. and when the time comes we
will prove that the charges against
us are without foundation; M,
Answer to the suit for divorce tneu
by Mrs butcher. through ner atrHs'
new John A. Garrett, Of Rockville.
q ssinst Colonel butcher Is expected
TO he filed this week: Colonei Dutcnsr
IS expected to make sweeping oeniais
of the allegations. - .,,
When the suit was filed recently,
Judae Peter, sitting in the circuit
court of Montgomery county, at fock.
VILE: ordered Colonel butcher TO pay
his wife $125 a month penang trai
Of the suit. Yesterday he increaseo
the amount to 5000 a month after Mr.
Garrett, counsel for the thirty'year
old wife of the army officer, declared
she could not properly care for ner-
self and Colonel butchers TWO
Younger daughters on the amount
previously settled on:
She Lives Nearby.
Pending action on the two suits, the
one for divorce against her husband
and the one for $4,000 damages
against her stepchildren. MRS.
butcher, with her two children, Is NV.
ing on Brookville road. just around
the corner from her husband and his
daughter:
Colonel butcher y confined to MS
home i'll. He is being cared for by
his daughter, Catherine. He says ne
hopes to be able soon to go into court
and defend the suit against him and
his two daughters.