Evening star., 1934-01-13
VALLEE WINS RIGHT
TO SEEK DIVORCE
Records of Wife's Phone
Talks With Dancer Are
Introduced by Crooner.
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, January 13.-Lifeless
wax like that which the voice of Rudy
Vallee so often has creased with Groom
ings of love, spoke another story Tor
him today.
On evidence provided by transcript Il
tions of telephone conversations be-
tween his wife and others-one OF whom
was Garfield Leon, an adagio dancer
Vallee won the right yesterday to sue
for divorce wherever he chooses.
The specific ruling was a refusal by
the appellate court to grant petition
of Mrs. Fay Webb Vallee by which she
sought to enjoin the SOft-Singing
maestro from seeking a Mexican divorce.
The transcriptions, obtained by "a
very simple device attached to tele-
phone extension and without the neces-
sity of wire tapping led Vallee to tell
the court (in his affidavit) that:
My wife carried on her affair with
Leon right under my roof, with shock
ing callousness."
Both Deny Misconduct.
Gast night on the West Coast. where
the principals of the action are located
at present. denials of misconduct were
made on the part of both Mrs. Vallee
and Leon)
The recorded talks were punctuated
by such endearing terms as darling"
and dear"
The affidavit about the phonograph
transcription of the telephone CONVEX
sations showed this dialogue on last
March %:
Fay-Hello.
Leon-Hello there. you.
Fay-Hello, Darling
Leon-Listen, do you recognize this?
Fay (pause)-Yes. l do. No more,
no less. That sounds like Mr.. Vallee's
program.
Leon-Huh?
Fay-It sounds like Rudy's program.
Fay-Listen, what are you doing to-
night?
Leon-Well, right now I'm in pa
jamas and rehearsing like mad.
Fay-Will you be through at 10
o'clock2
Leon-Yes, why?
Fay-Rudy is leaving at 10 o'clock
to go to Philadelphia and I told him
would come to the station.
Leon-All right.
Warns Him of Spies.
Fay-Listen, we have to be awfully
a lot of spies around watching us. But
my chauffeur is my chauffeur, see? So
would you get in a taxi and meet me
in the park some place and We can
ride around in the park?
Leon-Oh! That sounds kind of
mysterious.
Fay-I want to see you so badly. 1t
sounds nice. doesn't it?
Vallee summarized part of the con-
versation and then continued: Not
only was she accommodating money that
she received from me for the purpose
of maintaining an illicit love affair. but
up"
The conversation continues:
Fay-Thats too bad Listen, he
that funny? Yesterday I bought five
dresses and three pairs of shoes and
| three hats. I'm stocking up
Leon-You better. You're no fool.
Vallees affidavit stated that on March
| %, 1888. his wife had the following
conversation:
Leon-You come right up to room
825.
Leon-O K, Sweet
Fay-Listen, you come over here.
Fay-All right, Darling. III see you
later
Leon-Right By-by.
Fay-Good-
"AII Alone"
Vallee asserted that on last March
81 his wife, who is suing him for sepa-
| rate maintenance, had the following
conversation with Leon
Leon-You are speaking rather low
Fay-No There is no one here at
ALL I am all by myself. I am in bed.
Leon-That is swell. Hug the pillow
for me, Dear
Fay-Will I? Do you mind my call
ing up?
Leon-No of course not.
Fay-Don't go off the line for lit
tie while I know 1 am pest.
Leon-You are nothing of the kind.
Fay-I wish you were here.
Leon-Can't hear, Dear.
Fay-I wish you were here :
wonder what the boy friend is think
ing AS long as they don't know, it is
all right.
Vailee's affidavit declared the fol-
lowing conversation between himself
and his wife occurred on March 20:
Fay-I called up to tell you I love
you.
Rudy-Really?
Fay-Uh-huh.
Rudy-How much?
Fay-Oh-about fifty thousand mil
lion, billion, trillion, trillion times
around this world and all the other
| planets.
Rudy-More than any one in the
world?
Fay-More than any one in the
world; more than anything in the
world. And I really mean it, too, and