The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-28
"TACKHOLE" LEE MADE DEFENDANT
 ON WEDDING EVE
Divorced Wife Asks DissoIu- ton Of Decree Granted
 In April

With a petition filed by his former wife's attorneys asking dissolution of a divorce decree granted in April pending in chancery court, Thomas K. ("Tackhole") Lee, worlds greatest all-around pistol, revolver and rifle shot, was married early Friday night to Mrs. Erna Belle Love, 9oS Nine teenth street, south. Dr. William R. Hendrix, pastor of the Highlands wedding, held at the parsonage Mir. and Mrs. Lee will spend short honeymoon on the coast, it is under stood Members of the household at his home would not say whether he left Friday night or whether the couple would leave Saturday morning
 Mrs Euca D. Lee is the divorced wife seeking dissolution of the di- vorce decree.
 In her appeal for dissolution of the divorce granted in April, Mrs. Lee stated that she was made to apply for divorce under duress. She stated threats of Lee to leave the country, kill himself, kill her, and their adopted daughter if she did not get the divorce influenced her to take such action.
 Vassar L. Allen is chief counsel for Mrs. Lee in the fight for the dis solution of the divorce. John w Altman represented Mrs. Lee at the time of the granting of the divorce. statement Fly Altman. o
 Following is a statement made Friday night by Altman concerning the case he handled for Mrs. Lee:
 In April Mrs. Lee came to my of flee and stated that she wanted to secure divorce from her husband. She told me that they had not lived together as man and wife for some time and that the last two years of their married life had been very un- happy. She stated as facts certain things that if proved would entitle her to a divorce and she stated to me she wanted one because she thought that was the best thing to do under the circumstances.
 ''She told me that she had made an agreement with Lee by which he was to pay her S250 in cash and pay her $50 per month for a period of years. gradually reducing the amount as she became more able to make her own living, which she said she could do in the dress making bushes.
 "1 insisted that the agreement reached between Mrs. Lee and her husband be written into the court document but she stated that she was satisfied Lee would carry out his agreement and she did not want it to come into court.
 Mrs. Lee told me that she wanted to get divorce as quickly as pos- sfble as she wanted to leave the city for time. She gave me a list of witnesses and with her testimony and the testimony of the witnesses a clear case was made out and she was granted divorce"
 Attorney Allen, who drew up the petition asking for the dissolution of the divorce stated that Mrs. Lee came to him and gave him informa- tion regarding the case and asked that he prepare a petition seeking to dissolve the divorce. Nothing she could do would please him, she stated.
 The agreement was carried out for several months, Mrs. Lee claims in the petition, but recently it has been carried out satisfactorily.
 The Lees have no children of their own, but have an adopted daughter.
 Lee is the holder of 40 world~rifle records and recently won the all- round state championship, which car ried the Tutwiler trophy for one year and one of thci three class trophies offered by the Alabama Trapshootinp association in the state gun club shooting matches held in Birming- ham.
 Lee is secretary treasurer of the North Birmingham Land company. secretary treasurer of the Nelson Coal Corporation and Standard Coal corporation.