Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-18
KENNEDY
ROMANCE
is over
Ma Declares That She
Is Through With Recent
Husband.
M AY FACE BIGAMY
Washington Officials To
Decide If Hudson Shall
BE Prosecuted.
BY GEORGE II. BEALE
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent


UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
10 SANGELES. July 18. W.H -
The Rev. G.. Edward What Man
Hudson, who was happy just a
short while ago, with Mrs. Minnie
ma" Kennedy as his bride, faced
alone today dismal world and a
lot Of battles.
His unhappy situation came with
Mrs. Kennedy's announcement that
she was through and that from
now on Mr.. Hudson must fight his
own battles
The battles" all traceable to the
Rev. Hudsons romance with the
mother of Aimee Semple McPher-
son. included an annulment suit,
a divorce suit and a possible big
amy action.
The annulment suit was filed by
Mrs. Kennedy when she learned
that Hudson married her three
weeks ago without divorcing Mrs.
Margaret Newton Hudson.
The divorce suit was filed by Mrs.
Margaret Newton Hudson when she
learned that her husband was the
man who married Mrs. Kennedy.
The possible bigamy action was
threatened by officials of Cowlitz
county. Washington, when they
learned about the suits of the two
women. Hudson's marriage to Mrs.
Kennedy took place at Longview.
Wash.
The predicament of the Rev.
Hudson. whom Mrs. Kennedy nick
named What Man. was de-
cided contrast to two days ago,
when he was on honeymoon at a
seaside cottage.
Scene Changes
Then. frying eggs for Ma TO cat
In bed, he laughingly posed for
photographers. Today he was
handling summonses only, and he
was not at home to photographers.
All of "What-a-Man's" troubles
resulted from publication Of the
"love nest" photographs which Mrs.
Newton Hudson recognized. then
Mrs. Kennedy heard the story and
filed her suit for annulment. She
said at the time that she still loved
Hudson.
The veteran evangelist said then
that. come what might, she would
fight for the Rev. Hudson and would
remarry him after the matter was
cleared, but after Mrs. Newton Hud-
son filed her divorce suit, Mrs. Ken
nedy changed her mind.
I'm going to lead my own life,"
she sighed. MY romance is over.
Mr. Hudson must fight his own
battles from now on. have played
my part and I d1dn't want 10 file
the annulment suit. but now I'm
through. III just go back TO be-
ing Mother Kennedy"
Mrs. Newton -Hudson's divorce
action charged that Hudson desert
ed her in April, 1880, without cause
and later lived with another wom-
an not known to her
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since Hudson was not divorced from
Mrs. Newton Hudson. he lived lille
gally with Mrs. Kennedy after he
married her June %. 1881.
Mrs. Newton Hudson asked attor-
ney's fees. 5000 month temporary
alimony and $4,000 settlement.
Hudson was ordered to appear in
court July 80 to show cause why hs
should not pay the temporary ali.
mony.
Shortly before Mrs. Newton -Hud-
son filed her suit, the district attor-
ney of Cowlitz county advised that
he intended to file bigamy charges
against Hudson if press reports OF
Hudson's marriages we're true. He
was advised they were true and then
Mrs. Newton Hudson said she
would be glad to go to Washington
to appear as a prosecution witness.