New Britain herald., 1927-01-11
MRS. CHAPLIN SUES;
 SERIOUS CHARGES
'UnprintaMe EYidence' Part of : Claims Against Charlie

Los Angeles, Cal, Jan. Il CP)-A suit for divorce from Charles Spen- cer Chaplin was filed here yesterday by his estranged wife, Lita Grey Chaplin, in which she made sensa- tional charges against the film comedian.
 Host of Charges
 The complaint in the divorce suit covered 42 pages and hurled a host of charges against Chaplin, includ- ing infdelity, threats upon his wife's life, lack of affection for his children and other accusations of an imprint able nature.
 Alimony Applications
 While the suit asks that the court set temporary alimony and attorney fees for Mrs. Chaplin to be followed, if the decree is granted, by per- manent alimony and proper division of the community property, no speci- fic sum was named.
 An injunction was granted by the superior court following filing of the suit restraining Chaplin from taking any of his properties outside the state or in any way dlsposing of them.
 Mrs Chaplin's suit asks that she be given custody of the two children, Charles Spencer, Jr., aged and sydney Earle, aged l.
 Chaplin is on his way to New York "on important business" his attor- ney announced.
 The intimate story of the Chaplin family life as told in the wife's suit begins with their return from MeXi- 70 where they were married Novem- Der 25, 1924. Chaplin on the train told friends, it is alleged, that he had been forced to choose between mar riage and prison.
 Better Than Prison"
 Well boys" he is quoted as say ing, this is better than the peniten- liary, but it won't last long"
 Arriving home, Mrs. Chaplin said her famous husband told her:
 This marriage won't last long. I will make you so damn sick of me you won't want to live here.'
 Offered Settlement
 The charge is made by Mrs. Chap lin that Chaplin prior to their mar riage had delayed the ceremony as long as possible seeking to avoid it and later in the complaint she de- clares that he offered her "a half million" rather than marriage.
 Frequently he accused her of ruin ing his career and when she protest cd at his treatment. according to the petition, Chaplin declared:
 Well, what different kind of treatment can you expect; I didn't marry you because l wanted to, but because you made me"
 Had to Leave Home
 A short time after their marriage, Mrs. Chaplin alleged, her husbands own physician warned him that her condition would not permit her to re- main in her home environment and with her own physician signed statement to that effect. Accordingly, she and her mother took another house. where they remained for several months"
 On another occasion. after the Chaplins had stormy scene, a phy- siciap appeared in the room. Later the doctor told her. Mrs. Chaplin ayers, that he had been retained by Chaplin to be present in the house during the interview in an attempt 10 obtain proof that she had married Chaplin for his money.
 Involves Other Women
 Another time Chaplin is quoted as telling his wife of affairs of an un- speakable kind with five prominent motion picture women"
 During the first month of their marriage. Mrs. Chaplin asked her husband regarding reports she had heard linking his name with that of an actress. According to the con- plaint, he answered.:
 "Yes, it is true. And am in love with her and don't care who knows it. I don't love you and am only living with you because I had to marry you"
 He asked her to go with him on a visit to this wonderful woman," but his wife refused, and declares her comedian husband said: If you don't go with me, I'll fix you"
 Fearing bodily harm," Mrs. Chap lin told of fleeing to her grandfath- or's home but returned to Chaplin's Beverly Hills mansion later in the vening. The first threat against her life IS told by Mrs. Chaplin, came two weeks after their marriage. Chaplin had been threatening her with the | gun and when she protested, said: T might go crazy some time and |. kill you"
 A second threat was made, she !. charges, the night of November %, | 1926. a few hours previous to her l leaving Chaplin's home in the . arrangement which led to the pres 1 ent divorce case.
 After a dispute in which he is said : 10 have demanded that her guests leave at once, he called her into his l room. Here he is alleged to have rushed . 10 a small table by his bed, picked . ID pistol and wildly waving his hands declared: T will kill you if you dare to leave this house. or tell the newspapers | anything about this"
 Mrs. Chaplin said she ran in ter ! TOT from the room. On a previous , occasion, Chaplin suggested to her that she kill herself she declared. i Throughout their married life, the comedian ridiculed and scoffed, ac- cordng 10 Mrs. Chaplin, at her ideas . of morality and marriage, He told . her of couple with five children who were not married
 That is the ideal way for a man and q woman tO live tor.tb,r st ,J.