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ASKS DIVORCE
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without income and on my own re-
sources III California"
Hutton gave his benediction to
certain sincere members of Mrs.
McPherson-H -Hutton's fold and he
expressed the hope they would have
peace and rest from hlppodronie
publicity
AS for his future, Hutton said
he intended to start this week o.
theatrical engagement, thus fol-
lowing in the footsteps, SO to speak,
of Guy (Whataman) Hudson, who
turned to vaudeville after his mar
riage to Mrs. McPherson-H -Hutton's
mother, Mrs. Minnie MAJ Ken
nedy, went to pot.
Pct Calls Kettle Black
Hutton's expressed desire to have
the congregation shielded from
"hippodrome publicity" caused a
polite lifting of eyebrows in many
circles.
1t was recalled that his wedding
to the evangelist was a highly SEN
sational affair They eloped TO
Yuma. Ariz., September 13, 1881.
The ceremony was performed
aboard their plane in the very
early morning hours.
This eliminated short romance
that began when Hutton went To
/ Angelus temple to take a singing
part in The Iron Furnace re-
ligious pageant.
The Huttons returned from thei:
Yuma marriage to live at Mrs. Nc
Pherson- -Hutton's imposing parson-
age. The first morning they per-
mitted newspaper men and radio
men to enter their bridal suite.
There, the bride in negligee and
the new husband in dressing gown,
made "lovey-dovey" speeches for
the press and, without much per-
suasion, stepped to the microphone
and did it all over again.
The broadcast was climaXed wher
they kissed loudly for the benefit
of radio listeners.
Married life proceeded peacefully
for a few months. Hutton, instead
of singing in pageants became his
wife's helper on her stage-llke pull
pit at the temple. He led the con-
gregatoin in singing, sometimes
made the call for collection and
carried orange juice to his wife
when her throat became dry during
/ sermons.
Reports of a possible separation
were heard when Miss Hazel Myrtle
Joan st. Pierre, Pasadena nurse,
successfully sued Hutton for breach
of promise. Miss st. Pierre told
a highly sensational story and was
awarded S5000 Her efforts to col
lect this judgment-and she has
hot yet done it-brought out the
pre-nuptial agreement in which
Hutton and his wife waived claim
to their property and earnings.
Mrs. McPherson-Hutt said the
Miss st. Pierre suit meant nothing
to her and that she still loved my
Dave"
Break Reported
Reports of a break in their mar
ried life came again when she left
on her present world tour without
taking Hutton along.
1t was explained that the trip
was made necessary because of her
poor health. Hutton was needed
mere to help run things at Angelus
temple. it was said.
BY the time Mrs. Mcpherson
Hutton reached Paris it became
known that the portly Hutton was
no longer associated with the tenn
pie It turned out that his wife
left the authority with temple of
ficials other than Hutton and thai
they had ousted him.
Then Hutton announced his in
tention of turning to scenario writ
ing. To the Hollywood motion
picture studios he submitted manu-
scripts. which he publicly stated
contained Original ideas" He still
was unemployed today so far as
scenario writing goes.
With Hutton writing scenarios
and his wife reported undergoing
an operation in Paris. things were
set for a smashing climax but in
stead came only touch Of opera
bouffe.
From Paris came a cablegranl
purportedly from the evangelist. an
nouncing he was the father of q
bouncing baby boy.
Ridiculous! Impossible!" shout
ed Hutton, as he paced the floor
cablegram in hand II have reascr
to know it can't be true. 1t must
be a hoax"
Later, it was explained, Mrs. Nc
Pherson- Hutton sent the message
in an effort to discover by what
means information in her private
wires got to the press.
Hutton believed this hoax con-
stituted cruelty 20 him, humiliating
and embarrassing cruelty.
Likewise he objected he said 20
her cables saying she was under