The evening world., 1922-02-17
PAULINE LORD SUED
BY ANOTHER WIFE
FOR LUR|NG HUBBY
Mrs. Mitchell Harris Says Ac-
treSS Won Actors Affections
Demands $4,000.

Miss Pauline Lord. leading woman
in the play, "Annic Christie" against
whom an action has been brought by
Mrs. Ruth Harris for alienation Of
the affections of Mitchell Harris, an
actor, declined to discuss the case to-
day. Mrs. Harris is suing for $50, 900.
Both sides submitted papers to Jus
tice Ford in Supreme Court to-day
when the application was made by
Mrs. Ruth Harris for additional coun-
sci fee in her suit for separation
These papers could not be seen.
Miss Lord, who gets IL great deal of
sympathy as the little daughter OF the
big Swedc bargeman in the play, re-
Gently had her salary of $500 week
garnisheed to pay "A judgment of IS, 900
obtained against her by Mrs. Nellie
Roche, wife of Billy Roche, the prize
fight referee, whose affections the
jury decided she had alienated from
Mrs. Roche.
Not only once did Miss Lord alien
ate the perfectly good affections Of
Mitchell Harris. according to his wife,
but she took him away IL second time.
Mrs. Harris says she and her husband
were married in 1910, and in 1918 Miss
Lord began TO lure him away. She
says she accused him of misconduct
and he returned to her.
According to Mrs. Harris, Miss
Lord started to charm her husband a
second time in September. 1920, and
alienated his affections to such an ex-
tent that he left his wife and child
and consorted openly with Miss Lord.
Mrs. Harris says she was forced to
leave the home of her husbands par
ents and establish a separate resi-
dence for herself and their daughter
june now ten years old.
In the summer OF 1921, she alleges,
Miss Lord induced her husband to de-
sist entirely from contributing to the
support of his wife and daughter.
Included among her papers are cop
les of several letters she says Miss
Lord sent to her husband.
Darlene" begins one Of the let
ters:
THE sea hath its pearls,
The heaven hath its stars,
But my heart. my heart,
My heart hath its love.
You know what? | don't feel so
good. I'm all busted up like. ! wish
you were here that | might sob m
your shoulder. Mother is indifferent,
Faith doesn't care, father doesn't un-
derstand, and I'm not on speaking
terms with mothers son. | have
decided not to allow you u taka the
car to Boston. Whoever head OF
such a handsome man riding around
alone. The cars out. Write ne soon,
dear heart. Thine, PAULINE"
'If / tell you | had a grand time
when l was away" is written IN an
other letter. "Oh Lord | suppose
you would plump divorce me.
| You don't deserve letter, 80 | shall
send only three kisses and about half
a yard of love just 20 punish you
| GOODY."
Lord knows ucrar diG obey any
of my men like this and 1T = a wise
dame who knows her man. are two
extracts from another letter.
Sept 16, 1920 Miss Lord IS alleged
to have written:
Darling. miss you, oh. 50 much
and ! love you, oh. 80 much. ID" you
think shall get used to being without
you? And 1T you my twcedy,' ani
did you lobe me? an how much, ana
II you my darlene? an II you my pie =
and 1t you nice? and tor my SAX" and
your sake destroy this, Love,
PAULINE"
Miss Lord said to-day that she
had no statement TO make concerning
the suit.
Mrs. Nellie Roche, wife OF Billy
Roche, wen known fight referee, was
the woman who obtained the $4,000
verdict.