Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-24

The young man. it appeared, had shown an
aptitude for burning the candle at both ends
ever since his school days. While still in his
teens, he had married Fallon girl named
Ninadell Stuart. In 1896 she was killed in an
automobile accident. Dana had been driving
the car. Next, he had married Evelyn Thorye,
and shortly afterwards she had departed for
California.
Apparently all this was less painful for the
dancer to hear than it must have been for the
mother to tell. At least, the former says she
assured her visitors that the tangle was not
beyond unravelling and that if they just put
their minds to it, all would come out right
Subsequent developments have not wholly
justified this optimism. although the filing of
a divorce suit by Dana against Evelyn on the
following day. July 9th, seemed to be step
in the right direction However, the calendar
of events from then on became woFse.-
Five days later at IL 90 a. m. an hour
Of the morning few cabaret performers ever
see-or want to see-Leah all alone in the
bridal suite, awakened by a knocking
at the door. Thinking it was Dana she called
Come in" and propped herself up on an ell
bow without bothering to add to her attire,
which in consideration of the still scorching
weather consisted of nothing to speak Of
strange man popped his head in the door.
took one look. blanched and then. heroically
vanced toward the bed with averted eyes. Leah
made grab for the sheet and cried:
Who are your"
Deputy Sheriff William Young" an
announced the man and handed her folded
piece Of paper Like the one she had al
legedly received in the cabaret. this, too, bore
her name, Mr.. Dodge's and that of the City of
Reno. But it lacked an accompanying corsage
of gardenias and as Leah quickly perceived,
fell far outside the class Of billets-doux
This was summons in a suit for annu-
ment, setting forth that Dana had been drunk
at the time of the marriage, and incapable of
knowing what he was up to; that he had an
other wife living at the time fact which
rendered the ceremony automatically invalid:
and finally that the marriage had never been
consummated anyhow.
The eruption Leah staged after reading
these statements made the one she had put on
a few days ago seem like rehearsal Fearing
that the sheet, which was heaving and sag
ging, might not be able to contain the forces
beneath it, Sheriff Young began to back to-
ward the door. His trepidation was under
standabe, for this was the first time he had
ever served a summons on a volcano
so Dana has filed an annulment suit has
he?' came the rumbling from the bed Well
he can't play around with Leah Kewlie like
that! If he'd acted like man, things might
have been different. Now he charges the mar
riage was never contaminated! 1 suppose we
just came up here to draw picturest His at
torneys will hear from me as soon as the rest
of the papers are served"
And hear they did. in the form of an an
swer and cross complaint which, while admit
ting the existence of a prior Mrs Dodge
charges that Dana solicited the marriage with
her Ueah); that he seduced her, she having
been an unmarried. chaste" woman I'D to
that time: that he caused her TO suffer great
humiliation and shame. affecting her health
as result Of the deception; and that she Ia
therefore entitled to $4,000 worth Of dam
ages as well as an annulment of the marriage
on her own account.
Three days after Leahs rebuttal Dana
landed in Jail on the charge of barber named
Arthur DUPONT. who asserted that the young
man had attacked him. Apprsed Of this I'M
expected development, his Hawaiian bride is
said TO have been inclined at first to go his
bail she reconsdered at the last moment,
however, saying that it might be a good idea
to let him stay in the hoosegow while and
cool off.
When last heard from he was still cooling
off but not in Jail His mother had had him
removed from there 10 private sanitarium in
Livermore, Calf. where he is reported TO be
undergoing the rigors Of a cure for alcoholism.