Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-13
$4,000 REPORTED
SALM SETTLEMENT
Count Agrees to Drop Suit for
Separation and Child, New
York Court Is Told.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 13.-The sep
aration suit of Count Ludwig Salm
Won Hoogstraeten from his wife, the
former Millicent Rogers, has virtually
been settled out of court, supreme
Court Justice Aaron J. Levy said to-
day in announcing continuance of
the trial from January II to March Il.
Justice Levy said that counsel for
Countess Salm had asked for the ad-
journment of the trial and when the
judge demurred at such long post
ponement he was informed by Count
ess Salm's counsel that negotiations
for a settlement out of court were
almost completed. Only details of the
settlement, the Judge said he was in
VIII Get $se5.o0o.
The count will receive 1925, 900 from
his wife's father. Col. Henry II. Rog-
ers, the New York American says
In a copyrighted article today, and
will be given partial custody of his
small son Peter
The American says it obtained in
formation Of the settlement from two
reliable sources.
The $325,000 Count Salm Is to re-
ceive In to be paid In installments, the
newspaper understands, and the count
will abandon projected suits against
Col. Rogers and Mrs. Rogers for
alleged alienation of his wife's affec-
lions.
The separation suit was ad-
a
letters written by the Countess Salm
to her mother-in-law after her sepa-
ration from her husband were read
in court. One letter, at least, re-
manned unread, says the American,
and that letter Col. Rogers did not
want read.
In this letter, the American says,
Countess Sam expressed her love
for her husband and wrote him that
she was coming to New York to get
all the money from her father that
she could. and then begged him to
join her again in Paris.
Counsel Denies Letter.
Herman r. Goodstein, counsel for
Count Salm, refused to discuss the
report concerning the unread letter
and said:
II have never heard of such
letter. / think he introduced all the
letters he had"
Count Salm married Miss Rogers,
heiress to $40, goo 900, at the Municipal
Building on January s, 1924, against
the wishes of her parents. They
sailed for a belated honeymoon to
Europe on January 26. after efforts
to effect a reconciliation with the
brides family failed.
On May 10, 1924, the Countess
Salm returned home accompanied
only by her father, and on Septem'
Der 81 1924. her son was born.
The count returned TO New York
in December, 1925. to find that his
son. He followed her there, but
failing to effect reconciliation,
started suit for separation.
The count obtained permission to
see his son three hours day, four
days week.
Annuity Offered Reported.
Col. Rogers, the American says,
at one time offered the count $4,000
a year IL he would remain away from
America and his wife, but he re-
fused, largely on account of his son.
Letters of the countess read dur
ing the one hearing of the separa-
ton suit referred to financial offers
from persons identified only as
they" An offer of $4,000 year for
Little Cochoon" was mentioned as
well as $4,000 year for us"
"Ludi and daddy" said one letter.
don't love each other at all and
il they met 1t would be fatal
Another letter expressed concern
that ct ndi'' had tn work hard
che hates it,"