The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-03
Chaplin Accuses His
Wife in Divorce
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SSonLlnueo from Hirss RAGS
untrue, and in defense Of his po-
sition cited the fact that two chill.
dren were born to the union.
Vehement denial Was made by
Chaplin that he scoffed at marriage
or the conventions; that he neg
lected his wife; that he associated
with other women, or that he threat
ened to hire women to lie about
his wife as she charged.
With the possibility Of q settle.
ment Of the Chaplins' marital diff.
culties out OF court apparently
blocked by the comedians cross
suit. Mrs. Chaplin's counsel indi.
Gated her answer would be filed
next week, thus paving the way for
the trial within 80 days, the earliest
prescribed by law.
Meanwhile, the actors lawyers
here were scrutinizing Mrs. Chap
Inns deposition. just completed,
which Is expected to be used as
an additional legal weapon for the
comedian in the impending court
fight.
The text Of Chaplin's complaint In
the cross-suit follows:
That oss-complaintant and cross
defendant intermarried at EnpaIrne,
Sonora, Mexico, on November rs,
1924.
That the ss-defendant has con.
tinuously been guilty Of q course
or conduct amounting to extreme
cruelty toward cross.complainarlt
and has treated complainant In
q cruel manner, and has during ali
OF said period wrongfuIly inflicted
upon accomplishment q course Of
grevious mental suffering, humilia-
ton. embarrassment. and anguish
OF mind some OF the particulars Of
which are hereinafter set forth as
follows:
Cites Other Man
That the cross-defendant revealed
to the cross-complainant that she
was infatuated with a certain young
man; that the cross-complainant in
all kindness. tolerance, and under.
standing attempted to conyince
cross-defendant OF the desifability OF
her terminating said infatuation. and
therefore Of not seeing said young
man again, and, without the knowl-
edge and consent Of cross-complain-
ant, she, on several occasions, in
vited him to her home while cross
complaint was away at his work;
that cross.complainant continued
Kindly to protest against her con-
tinuance OF any further contact with
said man: that Notwithstanding
cross-complainant's said objections.
croSs.defendant obstinately per.
sisted in seeing said man.
That arguments between cross
complainant and cross-defendant in
respect OF said man consequently
frequently occurred, and that said
arguments caused cross.defendant
to say to cross-complainant that she
was nervous and that the house
she lived in was big and gloomy
and that she did not care to live
in 1t any longer; that at said time
cross.defendant was in q delicate
condition. being pregnant with said
elder child; that cross-complainant,
being soIicitous for his wife and
realizing her said delicate condition,
invited said cross.defendant's mother
to live with her in order that cross.
defendant might have the company
and comfort Of her mother and in
the hope that she might abandon
further contacts with said man.
That shortly thereafter cross-de-
fendant again insisted that she was
not happy In the house in which
cross-complainant and cross-de-
PENDANT lived together and she in.
sisted that she live away from said
house: that she desired to live
away from said cross-complainant's
house was prompted by her desire
to continue seeing said young man
that cross-defendant argued with
cross-complainant and that the