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PAGE SIX "The DIVOR m n ? T n 1V1 U I\ By MILTON SVNOPS1S . . . Six persons are in an inner office of the law firm of Dawson. McGuire an<l Locke at Philadelphia A master hearing in the divorce case of Rowland vs. itQwiana is unuer way. ixns. xww land, represented by her lawyer brother, Mr. Willard; Mr. Rowland, the defendant, and his attorney. Mr. Trumbull; the court clerk and Mr. Dawson, the master, are the six persons. There is a new development in thr case. After failing to defend himself against the charge of adultery in earlier hearings. Mr. Rowland digs up evidence and asks the court's permission to produce witnesses and resist the suit. Judge j Dawson overrules the heated objections of Mr. Willard, and orders Mr Trumbull to bring in the first witness. Rowland's lawyer goes to get the witness but finds her dead chloroformed She is Mrs. Barbara Keith, wife of a prominent Philadelphia business man. Judge Dawson phoned for police. Detective Tommy Rankin ;s assigned to the case. He is nutv questioning ail parties involved in the case. NOW GO ON WITH THR STORY. THIRD INSTALLMENT Rankin looked at his watch. "And now it's four-thirty." he observed, re- : turning it. "That places the murder in the haif hour between two-thirty and three o'clock." He strode to tiie door opening into the main office and beckoned his as "Phone Headquarters. Jenks." he; instructed, 'and have Dr. SacKett sent j over immediately. Tell them I want; Johnson along also to iook around | with his fingerprint apparatus; and a coup! i of photographers as well " When the iielective left to carry out his instructions, Rankin returned to the lawyer. .\ov.\ Mr. Dawson, T should like to have a brief 'summery of the situation at your meeting here today. At what time aid it begin, what deveh oped and who arc the parties involved ?*' I am the master." Mr. Dawson explained I listen to both sides of the case ami recommend my decision to the court. I was appointed by Judge Fihley" Rankin was sufficiently familiar with the peculiar divorce law of his' state to comprehend. In Pennsylvania, the proceedings were generally private, instead of being held In open court before a judge and jury. Some members of the bar. called a master"; was assigned by a justice to listen i.o the facta of the complaint and present his findings to him; the court usually followed his reeommendation, \vrienier^~tor~or against Uic granting of the divorce. "Who is suing." was Rankin's next question. Is the husband the plain t:,f?" "No. the wife. Mrs. AelC Rowland. Drought the libel in this instance. Mr. Alien Rowland. is termed the respondent. Mrs. Rowland asks a divorce, a vinculum matrimonies, that is, from the binds of matrimony. And she is represented by her brother, Harvey, Wiilard of Wiilar and Hanley " The detective nodded to indicate some familiarity with the names mentioned. "Mrs. Allen Rowland, eh? On what grounds does she demand the separation?" t"Adultery, Mr. Rankin," the law- , yer answered. "She accuses him ? ; ,-l,, t miijL aunut, as thoroughly! estaolished her clair?of an intrigue with Miss Jill Edmond, the corres-1 pendent. Miss Edmond was recently i Mrs,, Rowland's social secretary.". Rankin, mentally r.otf-d that by its very -lature this pa-l;. ula.- suit for divorce might violate public good taste and must be contested behind closed doors He recalled having read in the newspapers when Mrs. Rowland first instituted suit. For the former Aeel6 Wiilard was a member of a socially prominent Philadelphia family and her wealth and beauty made her marital adventures the subject of press comment and headlines. She was the daughter of the late Peter Willard, who years before had accumulated a fortune in real estate. At his death, she and her brother inherited an esI WALKERS JE (Near Pasl We have special prices on ( watches. The store that al' REINS-STU: THE III NEK. Licensed Embalmers Ambulance Service . BOONE, NORTE Ctt (JUUK J j r* : PROFPER "? ?'l' ! tate of well over a million dollars. J j Once before, she had married?Tom | ' Marshall, a clubman, whose earlyj i death in a motor accident added to her fortune. The papers, the detective remembered, described her suit; as a 'love match on the rocks." Es-: pecially was gossip rife and the pub-5 lie interested, because her second husband. Allen Rowland, was totally without social prestige or distinction jor money. In fact, he had been a rid-] i : master or some similar roman- j I tic underling when Mrs Marshall, as! I 1 Sa>' young widow, scandalized society by suddenly eloping with him about four and a half years before. *1 saw a reference to IVtrs. Rowland's suit in the papers. Mr. Dawson Rut that was in early April: havej I you been holding meetings ever! since?" fi Practically," the lawyer returned, ji That is, since April twenty-sixth, j This is the sixth hearing: they have , continued every Wednesday, except | last week, which was skipped to per- j n-.it the respondent to petition the,' court for leave to introduce unexpect-j ed new evidence at the session against; the granting of a divorce." The detective frowned, not com-!' prehending. "Unexpected fresh evi-1 dence. Exactly what do you mean ? j' What was Mr. Rowland's evidence be-i' fore that?" "He offered no defense whatever. ! Mr. Rankin. Up to two weeks ago. ' he was representee, at the hearings 1 and attended himself, but made no attempt to contest the suit. And then ' on Thursday. May twenty-fifth, the nay following our last meeting, his ' lawyer, Mr Trumbull, notified Mr. ' Willard that he intended to enter 1 a positive defense to bar the suit. ' He claimed it was based on newly ! discovered events, which had just occurred. and so could not have been ' presented earlier. ' "And the nature of this defense?" Rankin inquired quickly. 'As I understand, also adultery," Mr Dawson related "Of course, since ' this tragedy prevented the introduction of testimony, I don't know the details. But in effect, Mr. Rowland offered to prove, through Mrs. Keith, that since his wife brought action she has had the same sort of illicit relations, with some one he doesn't name- as those of which she accuses him." i Mr. Simpkins cleared his throat j "Mr. Trumbull stated, however," he ! interposed hesitantly, that Mrs. Row| land's . . ahem . . alleged para; rnour was subpoenaed to be here today." The detective's frown deepened, creasing his forehead with furrowed lines. " Would such an answer, if true, bar Mrs. Rowland's suit?" he naked. "Would it effectively prevent the granting of a decree, according to law?" Yes, altogether." The lawver smiled at his perplexity. "I realize how absurd it sounds that, when botn parties have been unfaithful and no longer love each other they shouldn't be allowed to separate, but the legal theory of Ihe law is that the State is also an interested party in every marriage. It ?ioe3 not favor divorces and grants them only as a privilege, when the parties deserve one The j one seeking it must come into court : with clean hands, his or her conjugal j conduct must be exemplary and with- j out any offense like that complained of." "Then Mrs. Keith was a very im- ] portant witness for Mr. Rowland, I wasn't she?" "Undoubtedly, if she really could j establish, as he claimed, the guilty relations of his wife and her lover, j Especially, I believe, as he is the only other witness, and his testimony is likeiy to be biased. But. with hers. I should certainly have advised the court that Mrs. Rowland be refused a decree." "Well, what can you tell me about Mrs. Keith? Who Is she, Mr. Dawson? How is she connected with the parties in the case?" j The lawyer shrugged. "I know nothing whatever about her. As I j said, she had not yet testified. I came direct from court thi3 afternoon to the hearing, and didn't see her until Mr. Trumbull summoned us into that '! WfcTKY STORE ;ime Theatre) liamonds and fine yellow gold ways gives you a square deal. &DIVANT \L HOME Funeral Directors . . Day and Night (ONE 24 t CAROLINA WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?EVEI office." 'Mrs. Rowland appears to have been acquainted with her." the clerk again snoke lip. "and most unfriendly" Rankin turned quickly to Mr. Dawscm. "la linil awi ViTiat reason did he give?" "He stated that some antagonism existed between them." Mr. Dawson explained, "which he feared would prejudice her against his sister. He suggested that she might evade the actual truth Mr. Trumbull's answer to that was that she was a prominent member of Philadelphia society and could be trusted." But you've no idea what the trouble was?why they were at odds?" me lawyer repueu negauvely, and a few more shrewd questions speedily showed Rankin that lie could add no further pertinent facts at the moment. On concluding his interrogation on tliese points, the detective turned to the communicating entrance. I suppose I can obtain from the otheis all the information about her I need." he said, "but that will have to wait now. I think, before I go any further. I'll take a look at the body." Hardly knowing what to anticipate in the adjoining room, he was both shocked and surprised at the youth and beauty of the victim. She was expensively but simpiy iressed in a plain, blue ensemble. Her only jewelry was a plain gold .vedding ring on lier left hand. Faintly and only because he sought it, Rankin caught the aromatic, sweetish odor of chloroform in the affiee. Dr. Clark bent over the still form :o point out the marks of which he lad spoken. "Here you see. Mr. Rankin," he stated, "where the murderer held her ivhile he pressed the chloroform pad to her nose." The detective confirmed his examination. ' So it seems." he agreed. His gaze wandered to the windows in the right wall, partially open and ivith drawn curtains, and he crossed to them. Looking out he could sec nto another building, still taller, loneycombed with windows. "It's lucky for the criminal," he. icmmented, that these windows had ;urtains." Ho turned away and rejoined Mr. Dawson beside the body. "How is it Mrs. Kuilh waited 111 here for iter summons? Don't your visitors usually remain beyond the rail in the outside office until called?" Mr Dawsor. nodded. "Yes. it's the phor.c- operator's place to inquire into lheir business anu have them take seats there But that applies ordinarily to strangers. Since these hearings, Mr. Trumhnl! ha3 had free acIALL NEW DOUBLY ITS FORM : COMING 1 i One Day Only, THURSO I August Twice Daily . . . Afte I! FAMOUS i BIG 3 1 fRAINEDAN SPECIAL ADE "REX," Famous M<r BfessL Froa More Perfforr Wild Animals Spread of < Advance ADMISSION: Children ----- 25c Adults - - 35c \Y THUBSPAY?BOONE, N. C. _ cess tc the library: he may have had some reason for bringing: her here." j TI! have to question him about it." Rankin remarked and turned to the doctor. "Have you moved the body, Dr. Clark, or did it lie this way when you arrived?" "I did not disturb it for my exainI ination." the physician answered The detective indicated the door to 1505. that led into the corridor. "Then if she was kilied here, and that door is locked, it simplifies mati ters. At least, it limits the criminal ' to tome one arriving through fifteen' o-seven and to employees and mem' hers of the firm." -That door is never used and is always bolted, Mr. Rankin." Mr. Dawson stated. "It requires a separ1 ate key from the other two entrences. Without a key. no one could possibly open it from the hall." Unless it was already unlatched i ; from the inside." Riinkir. contradicted.' Halfway to the door, he paused to ! draw a handkerchief from his poc-' j ket. Careful not to grasp the knob. NOTICE OK TRUSTEE'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE 1 _ . . . . . By virtue 01 tl-.e power or sale contained in a certain Deed ot Trust ex- j ccuted to the undersigned trustee, on the 24th day of August. 1931 ( by A. R. Smith, P. A. Coffey and G. M. Winkler, committee appointed by Waj tauga Lodge No. 273 A. F. & A. St.. for the purpose of executing said seed of trust to secure the sum of 3750 00 to the Watauga County Bank, and default having been made in the payments of the moneys thereby se; cured as therein provided, said deed | of trust having been recorded in the ' office of the Register of Deeds for i Watauga County, in Book 11 at page' 202. I will on Thursday, September j ' 5th, 1935. at 1 o'clock p. m., sell to ] !he highest bidder for cash the fol- . lowing roai estate, to-wit: Being a one-half interest in said j lands, but with only the title to the I second story of the building, located on said lot, said lands or lot being described as follows: Beginning on a stake, corner to j the Boone Hardware lot, on King j ! street and runs north 56 degrees I -vest with said street 26 feet to a : stake: then south 34 degrees west 80 ! feet to a slake: then south 56 degrees east 26 feet to a stake in the line of ' the Boone Hardware l^ot: then north! 14 degrees oast with the line of said i lot SO feet to the beginning, contain- j big 2080 square feet more or less. This will be sold subject to a deed , o: trust to the Riot Life Insurance' Company in the original sum of' 31300 00. This vile 5th day or August, 1935. i T. E. BINGHAM, ';-S-tc Trustee. ENLARGED, Twice ] ER SIZE! ro BOONE : I moon, 2:15; Night, 8 BOBBINS RING iMAL CIRCUS >ED FEATURE rie Dog and Company l Hollywood nances, More Entire New Canvas, No in Prices HARDIN CIRCUS GROUNDS. Ample Free Parking Space. hbbhhh he wrapped the handkerchief gingerly about the stem and exerted pros- N sure It turned and the door opened, j (CONTINUED NEXT WEEK) |3 Vaidese farmers in Burke County (ti are ome harvesting grapes by the ton , C with more than fifty varieties in the' a vineyards. u ? ' a NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL SO ESTATE ! e: Under and by virtue of the power t< and authority contained in that cer- 0 tain deed of trust executed by G. C. 51 Robbins and wife Lena Robbins and J. F. Robbins ajui wife, Tempe Rob- E bins, to the undersigned tnjstee, K whicli said <leed of trust is dated a August 9, 1934. and recorded in the P office of the register of Deeds forj'': Watauga County in Boole 24 at page :r 195, and in Caldwell County in Book j1 lt>3 ai page 17. in Caldwell Registry, n default having been made in the pay-jtl me:it of the indebtedness thereby se- t cured, the undersigned trustee will j" on Wednesday, September 11, 1935,; t at 10:3 0a. m. at the Courthouse door -t h of Watauga county, in the town 01 . > Boone, North Carolina, sell to the -s highest bidder for cash the following j 8 tract of land: TRACT NO. 1?Lying and being ! P in the town of Blowing Rock, in the g Blowing Rock Township, Watauga ' County. North Carolina, and described as follows: Being Lot3 Nos. 10, 11 and 12 of ;s' the A. S. Abernethy subdiWsiort in a the town of Blowing Rock, N. C?!!< map made by G. L. Stine. Registered ja Engineer, on June 28, 1923, and for i h a more particular description of said |v ids, reference i3 hereby made to a.a plat thereof, which is of record in s the office of the Register of Deeds '' for Watauga County, N. C. n TRACT NO. 2?At 1:30 p. m., at P the courthouse in Lenoir, North Car- e olina. in Caldwell County. North Car- r olina, I wili sell the following de- n scribed property to wit: ? Lying and being in Patterson a Township, of Caldwell County, North 5 Carolina, adjoining the lands of L. C. 3 Greene, A. A. Miller and other, boun-1'' ded a3 follows: j' BEGINNING on a rock on bank of the road in turn of Turnpike (now," Lenoir and Biowing Rock State Highway No. 17) running south 12 de-1 grees west 24 poles to L. C. Greene's,8 corner at top of ridge: thence a" southeast direction with top of ridge ,? with A. A. Miller's line to a stake on bank of turnpike (now N. C. Highway No. 17); thence a northwest t course with said highway to the be- ^ ginning, containing 9 acres, more or less. " This August 10th, 1935. JOHN E. BROWN, ' 4-l2-4(lp> Trustee. , NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE 1 li By virtue of the power of sale con- ' tained in a certain deed of trust exe- c cuted to the undcrsignd trustee on " the 28th day of February, 1922, by g John E. Brown and wife, Bessie A. t Brown, to secure the sum of $2,500.00 to the Watauga County Bank said deed of trust being recorded in ^ ihe office of the Register of Deeds 1 for Watauga County, in Book No. 1, ( at page 276, and default having been j made in the payment of the moneys | uiereDy secured, as therein provided, I will on Monday, September 2nd, f 1935, at 1 o'clock P. M., sell to the highest bidder for ca3h the following ^ described real estate, to wit: r All that certain piece, parcel or a tract of land containing 129 1-6 g acres, more or less, situate, lying and ^ being on the Boone Trail highway, about 3-4 of a mile west from the j town of Boone, Boone Township, County of Watauga, State of North h Carolina, and being bounded on the ^ north by the lands of Dr. Lottie's t heirs and L. Patterson; on the east v by the lands of T. F. Lovill. Billry Q ComII; on the south by the lands of Will Gragg; on the west by the lands :j of W. D. Farthing and Ciiariey <. Greer. This being the same tract of a land which was conveyed to the said j_ John E. Brown in five several tracts recorded in the office of the register |j of deeds for Watauga County in t Book 20, at page 425; Book 21, page s 313; Book 22, page 537; Book 26, v page 133; Book 20, at page 143. This property will be sold subject w to a mortgage to the Federal Land g Bank of Columbia. j This August 1st, 1935. ,, T. E. BINGHAM. 8-S-4 Trustee. e, NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION P Having qualified as the adminlstra- " tor or tne estate of the late Eliza s< Guy, this is to notify all persons hav- n ing claims against the estate of the 01 said deceased to present them to me within one year of the date hereof, 1! or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebt- 8" ed to the estate will please come for- ? ward and make prompt settlement. This the 19th day of July, 1935. D. F. GREENE. Administrator 7-25-6p Eliza Guy, Deceased. NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION Having qualified as Administratrix of the estate of the late Murray P. Critcher, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them to the undersigned within twelve months of the date of this notice or the same will be plead in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the estate are asked to come forward and make settlement. This July 22. 1935. MRS. JENNIE CRITCHER, Administratrix of Murray P. 7-26-6p Critcher, Deceased. AUGUST 22, 1935 g NOTICE OT EXECUTION SALE B orth Carolina, Watauga County, ia the Super.or Court: Peoples Industrial Bank vs. D. A. Swift, y virtue of an execution directed to ic undersigned from the Superior ourt of Watauga County In the bove-entitled action, I will, on Monay, the 2nd day of September, 1935, B t 12 o'clock m., at the Courthouse oor of said county, sell to the highst bidder foi cash to satisfy said xccuuon, an uie ngni; Lille anl ir. irest which the said D. A. Swift, the efendunt, iias in tlie following de:ribcd real estate, to-wit: H Adjoining the lands of Will Combs, F. Bingham and others; BEGIN:iNG on a stake in the branch at locust and runs south 74 east 5 oles to a stake; then north 73 east 9 poles to a stake in the Henson 5 wd at a small maple; then north S poles to a stake at a bridge; then orlh 12 west 12 poles to a stake in E he branch :thcn north 17 east 9 poles o a thorn bush, Combs' line; then orth 79 west 35 poles to a stake in lie hollow; then down and with said ranch to the beginning, containing 0 acres more or less and being the amo lands described in a deed from Inoch Swift and wife, Martha Swift. 3 D. A. Swift, recorded in Book 41, age 408, in the Registry of Wataua County, which deed is given for M urther description of said property. SECOND TRACT; Adjoining the inds of Mrs. Rose Fuiier, R. L. Henan. John Isaacs, et al. Beginning on stake- in road corner to Rose Ful?r's line; thence a southeast course bout 3 poles to a stake south side end of Cove Creek; thence south 57 /est with said creek 5 3-4 poles to stake corner of church lot in HeilDn's line; Ihence west with Henson's ne G7 poles to a stake, Henson's corer; thence with Henson's line 24 oles to a dngwood; thence south 87 fist 28 nn'oa tn a Qnnmr/vi/! < ??*? at idge with old Isaacs line; thence orth 25 west 20 poles to a chestnut ah; thence north 50 west 9 poles to stake on top of ridge; thence west 4 east to a stake in road; thence a outheasterly course with road, Rose tiller's line to the beginning, conaining 32 u acres more or less. For nrlher description see Book 38, page 0C, in registry for Watauga County. This 31st day of July, 1935. A. Y. HOWELL, -l-4c Sheriff. NOTICE OF SALE lorth Carolina, Watauga County. Under and by virtue of the power f sale contained in a certain deed of rust made and executed on the 3rd ay of ilay, 1932, by Jennie B. Crither und husband .hi. P. Critcher, to ecure the payment of a certain note f even date, said note being given s payment for the purchase price of he lands described in the deed of rust; and default having been made n the payment of the note under the erms thereof, and also under and by irtue of an order of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Watauga County, ppointing the undersigned substitutd trustee, in place of the original rustee, C. S. Coffey, deceased, the mdcrslgncd will therefore offer for ale to the highest bidder for cash, in Saturday the 3lst day of August, 935, at 2 p. in., at the courthouse loor in Boone, North Carolina, the ollowing described real estate; BEGINNING on a stake with loan lointers, in the Linney Turnpike on tich Mountain, south 7 degrees east noles from a eVieolmit r.*, ? he old Wilson and Little corner; and unning South 85 degrees east to a take in the turnpike, Councill's and iouth's corner; then with said turnlike in a soutliwestwardly direction poles to a stake in South's and loretz's line; then north 23 east 18 loles to a chestnut stump near a .ickory; then north east 18 poles 0 a stake near twin oaks in the louncill and Lane line; then north 62 zest 6 poles to a stake near a large alt; then north 4 degree east 162 oles with Lanes' line to L. S. Hary's line; then west 92 poles with the aid line to a stake in the Patterson nd Little line, and comer to said lardy; then south with said line 76tides to a stake at some large rocks; hen west with Patterson's and Litle's line 52 poles to a cucumber tump, a corner; then south 60 west nth the same 10 poles to a stake 1 the turnpike and said line; thence nth said turnpike as follows; south i east 20 poles, then south 49 east 6 poles, then south 20 east 8 poles, nen south 18H west 12 poles, then juth 33 west 9 poles, then south 18 ist 5 poles, then south 6414 east 14 oles, then Bouth 55 east 14 poles. ien south 57 east 28 poles, then >uth 64 east 14 poles to the begining. Containing 123 % acres more r less. Done this the 30th day of July, 135. R. G. CALL, 8-4c Substituted Trustee. K. I. DACUS U. S. Government Trained Kadio Engineer with Fourteen Years of Experience. Expert Radio Renair ing on All Makes I^ocated at NEW RIVER LIGHT AND I POWER COMPANY Main Street Phone 60 I BOONE, N. C.
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