Evening star., 1935-02-10
DIVORCE THREAT
DAzES SCARLETT
Former Cooke Chauffeur
Retains Lawyer to
Meet Action.

Life seemed difficult last night for
21-year-old George s. Scarlet, Sd,
who retained an attorney after he
was notified that his runaway bride
OF two weeks would seek an annul-
ment or divorce.
In the brief time following his
elopement with the former Jane
Cooke, 20. young Scarlet has been
in an automobile collision with a
switch engine. jailed in Georgia, re-
turned under arrest, cleared in court
of larceny -after-truSt charge brought
by his mother -in-law, deserted by his
bride, and finally notified Of a con.
templated divorce action.
Late yesterday the former Cooke
family chauffeur was ready TO admit
he was in something Of a daze and
anxious to place his tangled marital
affairs in the hands Of an attorney.
Thus he retained Paul A. Thompson
to represent him at pending confer
ences with his wife's attorney, Alvin
L. Newmyer.
Bride "DisiIIusiOned."
Thompson said this action was
taken after Newmyer telephoned the
bridegroom for an interview, explain
ing Mrs. Scarlet had retained him
with the intention of ending the mar
riage by divorce or annulment.
The bride explained to her attorney
that she was "diSillusioned" that
young Scarlett had misrepresented his
financial standing. and that she had
determined to leave him before they
returned to Washington together
Thursday morning.
Spokesman for Scarlet pointed out
that he could scarcely have misrepre-
sented his financial standing in view
Of his employment as a chauffeur for
the brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard de Walden Cooke Of Chevy
Chase, Md.
Mrs. Scarlet told newspaper men
at Union Station Wednesday morning
that she and her husband were very
much in love" and she would stick to
him IF he didn't have e shirt to his
back"
Never to Return"
1lC gin llONCNGl, h1lIlC
Scarlett was facing charges in Rock
vile, Nd, Police Court Mrs Cooke
had accused the former chauffeur of
making of with $4,000 worth of ner
jewelry. Cleared of the charge, Sea-
lett hurried to rejoin his bride. only
to find she had left his wedding ring
and a note saying she was leaving
and would never return 10 Washing
ton"
Mrs. Scarlet was back last night
at the home of her aunt, Mrs. John j.
Madigan, in the Broadmoor Apart
ments. She told friends she had kept
her Whereabouts secret in order TO
avoid an interview with her husband.
Twenty-two-year-o Anne Cooke,
who accompanied her sister and
brother-in-law when they eloped to
the South in James automobile, also
was stopping with Mrs. Madigan.
Dogs Lost in Shuttle.
The three young people took along
James two pet terriers when they left
Washington. after cutting the tele-
phone wires at the Cooke residence.
1t was learned yesterday that the
body of one of the pets had been
found near the scene of the automo-
bile accident at Savannah, when
James car was demolished, and that
the other dog is still unreported.
Thompson said he would not know
whether Scarlett would contest the
threatened annulment until the pc
tition was filed. He did say. how.
ever, that his young client had been
subjected to great mental harasSment
and humiliation through his incarcer-
alton and subsequent return here un-
der arrest"
AS for the bridegroom. he admitted
things had about gotten him." but
declared he still loved his wife.