The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-09
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The boy husband Of 20
years and the grandmother
bride of As, whose elopement
two months ago startled the
little town Of Silver Spring,
Nd, today are planning a
brand-new kind of divorce.
Mrs. Horace E. Davis, widow
Of a wealthy contractor and
now the bride Of her nephew,
is declared now ready to di-
lHorce the boy, and to do so
without lawyers, courts, or
DEGREES.
Are 70 Sign Paper
Youthful Horace, himself, de-
,Rlares that after quarrels too
numerous to count, he and his
HAunt Inez," as he calls his wife,
are going to divorce themselves
by drawing up q paper which
they shall prepare and sign. This
will save the expense usual IN
such cases. he says.
Takes Check and Auto
Since Horace took his wife's check
Tor 1928. and her brand new Chrys-
Ter automobile and deserted her, and
their big brick home. only to return
q week later, life has been one con-
tinuous argument over age. auto
mobiles. in-laws, and step-children,
the young husband says.
When she hands it. to me, Just
got to hand it back to her, but
she wants the last word, and we
are going to separate" he said.
Husband States Case
In 9 formal statement oof his own
case. which the boy husband yes.
terday prepared. he says Of himself
and wife:
The matrimonial difficulties of
Mr. and Mrs. Horace e. Davis is
about to end in divorce.
The couple eloped to Fredericks-
burg. Va. on January rs last. It |
seems that their troubles started
over the brides new Chrysler tour
Ang car. Quarrelling between the
two of them came as regular as
meal hours.
Mrs. Davis III the mother Of four |
children: William E. jr.. %; Florence
(Mrs. Bryan AbelD, 20; Phoebe, II. |
and Gertrude, H."
The husband then recites how |
he and his stepson, William lwho is |
two years older than his father 7
broke relations over Mrs. Davis |
automobile. each wanting to get t
possession of it.
Switches Cars Wires
Two nights ago. he said. he sus-
pected that William would come to
the house for the car. The young
husband accordingly went into the |
garage and switched some wires. He
says:
civilian started to take the car
out but to his sad regret something |
was wrong.
80 a mechanic was called to the |
scene, who after little difficulty, |
got the car into running condition. |
It was then driven to the home Of |
5ler Mrs. Davis1 son after some |
difficulty, ais he did not seem to
know much about a car of that type,
being only accustomed to a Ford.
In the past eighteen months
Mrs. Davis has done quite a lot |
dor her young lover, it is under.
stood, and that being the case she
don't seem able to let him forget it.
After Mrs. Davis is divorced she
- expected to go live at the home
OF her son, where she can be near
her Chrysler touring car"
Husband Has No Job
Davis (the husband. who is no
lawyer, is of the opinion that he
and his wife can, by agreement
signed and sealed, divorce them.
selves. He threw up the PROPOSE
ton of a formal divorce when he
learned it would cost above $50.
He said, however. that his wife |
told him she would pay as high as
$500 to be shed of him."
+. Work is scarce now. the husband
says. and he is still out Of employ
ment. Meanwhile. he lives with his
wealthy wife. She is said to own
several pieces Of property in ana
around Woodside. Silver Spring and
Takoma, besides a good farm near
Fredericksburg, Va.