The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-29
NOW BEING
SUED BY
3RD WIFE

plicity Brought by
Motor Accident-De-
serted First Wife.
nished the reporters with tho in
formation that / was his financee
and We were to be married in q few
months. Also that he was q noble
man from Hungary. Oh! guiisless
count, that little story proved your
undoingi
The second day after the acci.
dent ! was lying In bed recovering
from the effects Of the accident.
Thanks to my heavy head Of hair
which I wore low In my neck. It
had proved cushion in my tan
and there were only slight con-
tusions on my head and bruises on
my body. The telephone rang. Ny
mother answered a voice that asked.
''1s this Miss RendalI?"
My mother answered that she
was Mrs. Kendall. Then the woman
said she had read the account Of
the accident in the paper; that de
Lakacsevics was not . count at ali,
but q commoner: that he had been
In the army as a private, but never
was an officer: that his wife was
alive and living on the lower East
Side in New York. and that he had
been paying her money to help her
get a divorce so that he could marry
mo.
My mother took the name and
address Of the wife and the next
day went down to investigate. She
found the first Mrs. de Lukac.
sevics living in obscurity and pov.
erty. eking out a bare existence
making dresses for her neishbors
and friends. She was . large,
sweet-faced woman who spoke very
little English. But with the aid of
a woman friend who lived with her
she told my mother . tale Of gross
abuse and infidelity on the part Of
her husband.
A WIFE BETRAYED.
Many times in Hungary when
they would be travelling. she said
he would buy bouquets and present
them to ladies' on the train and
natter them In her presence to be-
little her. She was amazed when
my mother informed her Of the
stories Of her death which her hus-
band had circulated. She said:
II have been married to Charles
Lukacsevics for nearly seven years.
but I was not aware that he was a
count, or that he was in any way
connected with the nobility. He
was a soldier in the ranks when ]
knew him, and 1t is strange II he
ever became an officer that I was
not Informed Of the fact.
His father was a worthy man.
who was not a ritter or a chevalier
or a count, as far as 1 know. He
had no estates, but he had . very
good place with the railroad com
pany putting In glass In the broken
windows Of railway trains. My hus-
band does well when he works.
HE had patent FOR a settler
bottle when he came over here and
stayed at home most Of the tins
working on his inventions. and I
worked as a dressmaker. He was
busy. but his work brought no
money. Two years ago we parted.
There was then only twenty-five
cents in the house, and ! was tired
Of it all. So came to live Will
friends.
81 now hear that he is prosperou5
and has much money.
He was prompting her to get .
divorce, and she. poor woman, nc
being acquainted with the laws Q
the country. was falling a helpless
victim In his collision trap T.
divorce him for a certain amount O.
money.
felt sorry FOR her prd let ne;
make some waists for me 70 aid he
financially. My mother got her a
lawyer to procure an absolutely
legal divorce, which she received
with $40 a week alimony.
After the denouement he sent his
chauffeur out to have me visit him.
His leg was broken and he had sus
tanned severe injuries from the acci'
dent. went to his apartment. where
he was under. the care Of ply
stefan and a trained nurse. told
him that although I was sorry for
his injuries, we had seen his vile
and found out all about him. and
that he should consider our frisnd
ship at an end. $685.
was surprised, indeed, to learn
a year later that my friend ana
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