Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-23

The night club had Dorothy photographed
without swordfsh, placed the photograph
where passers-by could see it and waited for
additional patrons
One who was attracted by the glamour
photo of Dorothy was a tail dignified lawyer
named Frederic Rich.
He lived on West 10th Street" says
Dorothy, land saw my picture on his way to
work. 1t intrigued him so that one evening he
came in TO watch me dance. After my number,
the headwaiter came up to my dressing room
and told me that Mr.. Rich had asked for an
introduction. Would join him at his table ?"
Freddy was greatly attracted to her from
the first, according TO Dorothy He arranged
to handle the annulment of her marriage to
Mitchell-Hedges, thought that she had great
literary ability and finally, after the explorer
had been disposed of with legal decree, pro-
posed TO her over dinner at the Hotel La
fayette.
Dorothy again saw a beautiful vision. 1t
would be so nice to cook steak or maybe
pork chops, in her own little home in the
suburbs Besides, Freddy was over six feet,
attractive, cultured and obviously very much
in love.
So Dorothy accepted But first she told
him all about the jinx that had been relent-
lessly following her since Skowhegan
Fred said he understood" says Dorothy
After we were married we moved into a
house in Kew Garden Hills. 1 had lovely
time, planting and painting and cooking.
six weeks after we were married we had
our first argument. 1 had been so busy work.
ing around the mouse that hadn't had time
TO do any writing. Besides that had had an
operation for an intestinal disorder and my
doctor had given me some very bitter medi-
cine to take Once in a while l killed the
taste with cocktail
Fred accused me of being intoxicated. I
told him to call my doctor and ask him if 1
was intoxicated, for 1 had been at his office
previously When the doctor said 1 wasn't
Fred got awfully mad"
1t was at this point evidently that the jnx
moved in bag and baggage and decided TO
stay for the duration. According to Dorothy
from then on whatever she did seemed to
irritate Fred.
He seemed annoyed because wanted to
be simple housewife" she says
IF l took a cocktail, he wouldn't let me
sit down 70 the dinner table, just as if I were
a spoiled little girl If l did something that
dspleased him 1 would be exiled to our sum-
mer cottage in Southold, Long Island where
he would find all sorts of things for me to do
l even scrubbed the floor of the house"
If all this wasn't trying enough for Doro-
thy, the jinx would step in and complcate
client home for dinner the jinx laughed
gleefully.
Either the canapes would arrive late the
slip covers for the furniture would be at the
cleaners and would not be returned that eve
ming or the tailor would call up Dorothy at
the last minute and tell her that, due TO gaso-
line rationing, If she wanted to wear her eve
ming dress that night she'd have to arrange
to call for it herself.
Things like that" Dorothy confided. gave
me the filters and made Fred extra mug
nacious. Something was bound to happen"
That something" happened the other
night. There was quarrel that began after a
dinner party at a friends house, continued as
the Riches drove home, got worse as he got
into pajamas and she into a nghtgown and
then broke loose in all fury
Il was in bed and Fred began hitting me-"
says Dorothy. He punched me in the law and
the nose and cut my lip and there was blood
all over the place. He tore my nightgown off
and l screamed and Jimmy came running.
Then he started after Jimmy. He said
he'd been waiting a long time TO hit him.
Jimmy ran out into the hall and L was hang
ing on Fred's leg and Jimmy got away and
ran TO the corner and called the police"
The next day Dorothy obtained a summons
from Magistrate Savarese in Flushing Court
charging Frederick Rich with third degree
assault. She drove to New York and handed
it to him as he left the office of his law firm.
Il expect to obtain legal separation
said Dorothy. Frederic is furious that any
thing has appeared in the newspapers. There
are law courts set up 10 provide legal separa-
tons from husbands. But how in the world
can you separate yourself from ink ,"