Evening star., 1928-04-21

New York at a social gathering. The
baroness came to Washington about
three months ago, engaging suite in
the Carlton.
Missing After First Week.
It was then that young Drury began
to call on her regularly and pay her
ardent attention. They left this city on
the night of March 3 and early in the
morning of March appeared at the
hotel desk and announced that they
had been married The ceremony had
taken place the night before at Rock
ville William W. Drury, brother Of the
bridegroom, acting as best man.
In her suit the wife charges that her
husband wlllfully deserted her March
8, and has since remained away from
her. Mrs. Drury tells the court that ner
husband gets $1,000 year as manager
Of the Southern Building, and earns
81 900 additional in his real estate WORK.
She declared her husband is member
of a wealthy and prominent family wei!
able to support him in idleness should
he cease gainful employment TO avoid
supporting her. She is unemployed. tna
wife said, and has no income or assets
Tells of Married Life.
She sets forth the story of her mar
ried life as follows: Monday. March D,
the defendant went TO his place OF en-
ployment shortly before o'clock and
at approximately 10 o'clock called her
over the telephone and advised her that
his father. p. A. Drury. .sr.. had dt-
rected a meeting TO be called for the
purpose of asking for his resignation as
manager of the Southern Building; the
defendant further advised her that the
meeting had been called for 7:30 that
evening, and at about that time he
went to the Southern Building for the
alleged purpose OF attending the meeting
and directed her to await him at the
Carlton Hotel: that subsequently de-
fendant called her on the phone. said
he was delayed at the meeting. but
would be home at 10 o'clock: that he
did not return home and did not phone
again that night, although she made
every effort to ascertain his where
abouts: that defendant did not return
to plaintiff and did not phone her until
the night OF Thursday. March 8, when
he met her at the apartment Of his
friend at her insistence.
Took Her From Carlton.
That on the night of March 8. after
the meeting the defendant caused her
to surrender her quarters at the Carlton
Hotel and to go with him to his apart
ment at 1916 Sixteenth street, advising
her that she was TO remain there in
definitely and that after he interviewed
his father they might all meet and
settle matters: that defendant then ad-
vtSed her he was going 20 live in an
apartment al 1915 Sixteenth street and
said that he would call her or she might
call him, but she should not come to
his apartment
That on Friday, March 2. 1928. while
she was out of the apartment defendant
came and packed and removed articles
of clothing and personal belongings.
That on Saturday March 10. p. A
Drury. father of defendant, advised her
that he had washed his hands of his.
son; that she thereafter called her huS-
band. but he refused to see her or her
brother and asked her TO go to New
York. stating that he would not see her
at the apartment, but that he would
take her to the station and see her in
New York and the newspapers would
think they were Still living together.
On March IL. IS, Ia. Is and is. the
wife conversed on the phone with her
husband but he declined to see her or
permit her TO see him: that on Mon
day. March 10. In her absence. he TOOK
the remainder OF his personal possess
sions from her apartment
Told He Was ON Trip.
Mrs Drury informed the court that
when she later tried to locate her hus-
band she was told that he had gone
on the trip around the world and would
be gone for Is months. and she alleges
that these statements were made with
the knowledge and at the request of her