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ALIMONY FOR MRS. DOOLEY $150 MONTHLYILow Figure Fixed To Avoi Strain On The FamilSHE’S AT SEASHORE HEE’S AT CLEVELANDAgreemnt Sought In Order To Prevent Trial In Pub«lieWASHINGTON, D. C.— Shortly after Justice Jenn- jings A. Bailey in the equity »division of the Supreme Court of the District of Co- ; lumbia signed an order awarding Mrs, Desdemona B. Dudley temporary alimony, both she and her^ husband, Sherman H. Dudley, left the city. Mrs. Dudley went to Atlantic City, N. J.* for recreation. Mr. Dudley • went to Cleveland, O., to look over his racing stable.Temporary alimony was fixed at.Si SO a month. Mr. Dudley will also make c^sh advancements totaling $500 on* a second trust note on t o Dudley, home at No. 1210 Sixth j street, northwest, on behalf of Mri.i Dudley, making the total amount of ■ temporary • *ony he will have to pay average approximately $200 a ' month. . •This low amount was agt'eed upon by counsel for Mr. and Mrs. Dudley In lorder that the relations be- • tween the husband and wife might' not be further ttrained. An effort will be made to effect an agreement between them and avoid a publlo trial of the case which, counsel aay,. will Involve bcveriil* other persons’ than the co-respondent. Policeman George Davie, and the dragging ofboth Mr. and Mrs. Dudley through tho mire.Mr. Dudley Is suing his wife for an absolute divorce, ch. rging adultery. He name* l*oU£enian George Davis as J the co-respondent. ’Mrs. Dudley denies ohargea-of mia-coc.duct and makes counter charges of drunkonn^H, cruelty and desertion against her husband. . 1SJnco the filing of thtp suit, Mr. Dudley has been living in an apartment in the Dudley Apartment house i at i So. 1316 U street, northwest.; Mrs. Dudley has been living In tht Dudley home. Counsel will make an effort to sell thi3 home. It U r one of the most beautifully furnished and decorated in the city. It was purchased at a cost of- $20,000 and • alterations cost an additional $7,000. , Before their separation Mr. Dudley • charged his wife with demolishing11 Attorneys Benjamin Ix‘ Gaalr^i^ and Robert J. Bowler represent Mr. . Dudley. Ai*slstant United States Attorney Raymond Neudecker Is representing Mrs. Dudley, and Attorney Bertrand Emerson, Jr., Is representing the «o-rcspondcnt, Po* lli-cman George Davis.The suit \vias filed on May 5. Tho case was reft i re to . the court auditor on May 28. last, for a determination of Mi. Dudley’s Income In order that temporary alimony might bo fixed. Ab ut the time that the auditor was r ad;- to report, counsel reached an f greemcnt and the report of the auditor was not filed 1» court.
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Baltimore Afro American
Baltimore, Maryland, US
Sat, Aug 14, 1926
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