Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-07

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Load Of Papers Hauled
Into Court in KeIeher
Divorce Proceedings
A half trunk load" of papers in
volved in Mrs Anna T. Keleher's
suit for limited divorce from hel
ex-gambler husband, John B. BLACK
jack keleher. were brought into
District Court this afternoon as Mrs
Keleher's counsel wound up his case
Attorney Alvin L. Newmyer, who
represents the husband, expects tx
call his client as one of the first
witnesses in an attempt to prove
that it was Mrs. Keleher who was
cruel to her husband. who is 81 years
old.
Witnesses today testified that the
50-year-old Dolly Keleher took many
Of her husbands business records
and tax returns when she went tc
Attorney Roy st. Lewis, a former
assistant attorney general. and en-
gagged him several years ago to make
settlement with her husband.
Attorney Is SubpOenaed.
Mr.. st. Lewis. who was subpoe-
naed by Attorney James J. Laugh
lin in behalf of Mrs. Keleher, tolo
Judge Edward A. Tamm in District
Court today that Mrs. Keleher haC
never paid him although he repre-
sented her for many months. He
explained he declined to Withdraw
from the case when Mrs. Kelehel
informed him she had retained
Attorney Iaughlin.
Mr.. St. Lewis told the court he
did not consider that he had beer
discharged from responsibility as
Mrs. Keleher's attorney. "a
Judge Tamm assured the witness
however. that Mrs. Keleher hac
waived her rights as his client anc
he was asked to identify a quantity
of papers he had brought with him
These included bills for clothing
and dental services and other ex-
penditures of Mrs. Keleher.
Other Papers Brought In.
Mr.. st. Lewis reported he brought
only part of the papers because OF
their bulk and weight. which he
estimated at over 100 pounds. He
said he had declined to deliver the
papers to Mr.. Newmyer but would
deliver all of them to the court il
the judge desired. He suggested
that Mr. Laughlin pay a porter OF
engage truck" to have the papers
delivered MI. Laughlin objected
and the court requested that Mr.. St
Lewis have the papers brought in
as soon as possible This was
done half hour later.
John R. McLindon, a locksmith,
of 1l72 Eighteenth street NV. testi-
fed today he had changed the
Jimmy proof locks On the door of
the Kelehers' apartment at Woodley
Park Towers on three occasions at
Mrs Keleher's request between jan
uary 81, 1916, and April l, l947. Mrs.
Keleher previously had testified she
had the locks changed after her
husband went to Florida where he
allegedly met another woman.
Edward T. Offutt. jr., whose real
estate firm handles the rentals on
a building owned by the former
gambler at Fourteenth street and
Thomas Circle NV, was asked by
Mr.. Laughlin if he knew Mrs. Doro-
thy Blake, an attractive 44-year-
old divorce who has been charged
by Mrs. Keleher with breaking up
her happy home.
Tells of Rent Collections.
The attorney asked Mrs. Blake to
stand in the courtroom and re-
quested that Mr.. Offutt look at her
and say if he had ever seen her
before. The witness replied in the
negative.
Questioned by Mr.. Laughlin, Mr..
Ofutt said that during the last
three years his firm had collected all
rents in the building with the ex-
Ception of the ground floor, which
is leased to the Peoples Drug Co.
He said that his firm RENTED some
thing over $500 a year to Mr..
Keleher after expenses were paid
Mr.. Newmyer then asked the wit
ness if this return was made after
taxes had been paid. Mr.. Offutt re-
piled that the taxes last year were
S2,O25, while only Sl.588 remained
for Mr.. Keleher after other expenses
we're paid. He explained that the
profit was sent to the owner along
with the larger bill for taxes. There
was no testimony as to the income
from the drugstore.
Sobs on Testimony.
Mrs. Keleher broke into sobs late
yesterday for the third time in the
trial, as she told of learning that her
husband and Mrs. Blake were regis
tered in a New York hotel in 1885
Judge Tamm permitted her time to
recover, then asked if she could
recall other occasions when she saw
the pair together.
There have been so many" she
declared amid sobs.
Mrs. Keleher added, however.
that her husband subsequently de-
MED being with Mrs. Blake in New
York in 1885
so, I forgave him for it, your
honor" she asserted.
The plaintiff told of telephoning
Mrs. Blake's husband, Melvin B.
Blake, manager of an F street bake
shop, several times and asking: DO
you know your wife is running
around with a married MANI" Mrs.
Keleher said Mr.. Blake then would
ask who was calling, but I would
hang up" she added. i was trying