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myself -went to the dert
for oiir kyB and
he looked at my moth-
er and, said, '-wnere
Is she staying?" and I said, "With us," and
before five bell boys he said that he didn't
twlsh it, and so the night clerk and the
elevator boys all heard him, anLI asked
him to lower his voice and he sal4 he didn't
care about anybody. So h'e came upstairs
and said that I could get my things and
go. "No, he said, "I will get my things and
go. In fact, the two of you can go to Hell."
Finally he came home at daybreak, and we
had the 'two bedrooms, and he retired to
the bedroom and locked himself In and
went.to sleep. 1
Q Then when did you see him again
(after that? I
A Well, he refused to take me to dinner
and I couldn't go unescorted downstairs,
and he came In and was dressing, and I
eald "I will be ready in just a minute."
"No," he said, "you can stay here," And he
went downstairs and left me. 'i
Q Did he leave you on that occasion
for any length of time. j
A No, sir. '. '
Q Well, when after that did he leave
you?
A Well. Just before I returned to Los
Angeles, and I told him that I wanted him
to come with me. j
Q When was this? i
A In April, 1917. He said that it was a
good Ihing that my business called me
west as he was happier without me and
. that I mtde him morbid and that I needn't
try to come back to him.
Q Did you talk to him? '.
A It was absolutely no use. j
Q Where did you go then? J
A -To my work in California. !
Q What did you do in the way of cor
responding with him? j
A I wrote him and wired him. 1
Q What was the tenor of your letters?
A Asking him to return.
Q The fact that he had left you on
various occasions, and notwithstanding
that fact, you still loved him? j
A Yes. ' !
Q And your letters were loving?
'. -'A Yes. - :
Q And you attempted to induce him to
come to you? j
A Yes, sir. !
Q What did you do following that? .'
A Nothing. f
Q When, if at all, did you see him after
that? v !
A A friend of mine told me that he was
In the city. This was In the Summer, 1917,
and she said that my husband had been
there two weeks at the Alexandria, so I
called up the Alexandria and he answered
the phone and I asked him to come to
dinner. I was then living with my mother
and he said he would but he did not
come, so finally he did come up to the
house and I asked him to stay with us or
else I would go to the Alexandria, He said
no, and that he was very happy! and said
that a bachelor's life was fitted for him.
Q How long did you continue to live
together at BeverlyhlU?
A We stayed two weeks. He quarreled
with, me all of that time, and one morning
he came to the room and was packing hia
things and said he was going back to New
York. He eald . that he wasn't 1 going to
stand any of this nonsense any longer.
"This Is the end." I talked to him all of
that morning but he wouldn't listen to me.
So he got on the train and left, t
Q Have you done anything since that
to induce him to return to you? s
A Yes, I have sent him presents, writ
ten to him and telegraphed him. I
Q Has he responded? j
A No, sir. j
Q That was during the early part of the
year 1917. He has never acknowledged
your presents nor your tokens? j :
A No, sir.
Q And your Inducements and protesta
tions of love have failed to bring him back?
. A Yes, sir. '
Q Where do you live? i :
A At Genoa, Nevada. j
Q At what place in Genoa? i
A Mr. and Mrs. James Campbell's ranch.'
Q When did you first come here?
A The 15th day of February, i . ;
Q Have you any other residence?
A No.
Q It is your intention to make Nevada
your residence? i "
A Yea. ;
Q State how it was you came there
to live. s
A Christmas time I had a nervous
breakdown and the doctor said I needed a
change of climate and X had heard of this
region and the country around Lake Tahoe,
and X asked my manager to seek a place
for me. He is a friend of Judge McCar
ran's, a Mr. Bach, and I wanted a little
place where X could attend to my work and
rest and Judge McCarran did look for a
house for me, but upon my arrival X found
it was too smalL ; ; i
Q Do you know whether or: not your
manager authorized me to purchase a
home for you?
A Yes. ' :':)
Q And those negotiations, bo far as you
The Ugly Little Court House in Minden, Nevada,
Where Mary Pickford Told the Story of Her
knoiv, have not as yet been carried out?
. A-r-No, sir. - - ;
Q Your home and residence, permanent i
residence, bo far as you know at the pres- -ent
time, is at Genoa? f ,
A Yes, sir. . ;
Q Have you been out of Douglas County
since your .arrival? t
A No, sir. ;
Q State whether or not it is your inten-
tton to make this your permanent resi
dence. '
A It iS. , ;
Q Your mother, is she with you?
: A Yes, sir. . . '
Q And what is her name?
A Mrs. Charlotte Smith. ; '
O. Mrs. Moore, did you by any means
know of the coming of your husband Into
this State?
A No, sir. ; ' ' ;
Q Did you make any arrangements s
whereby he was to come into this State?
A No, sir.
Q When did you first learn that he was
in this State?
A My manager told me Mr. Moore was 1
coming to Nevada to look for a coal mine
for one of his pictures, s :
Q And did he mention any place that
your hnsband might be going to?
A Yes, he said something about Vir
ginia City. , r '
QUESTION BY THE JUDGE Do you i
know where there are coal mines In Vir- ;
ginia City? You mean gold mines.
ANSWER BY MARY . PICKFORD
MOORE Yes, gold mines.
QUESTION BY LAWYER M'CARRAN
What, if anything, did you do on "hearing
that he might come into this State? i
ANSWER BY MARY PICKFORD
MOORE Why, I telephoned you and in- '
formed you." '
Q Did you see Mr. Moore? ; i
A No, sir,
Q Would , you know his ' signature if
you saw it? i ; 1
A Yes, sir.
Q I hand you the original summons is
sued cut of this court, in , the case of
GLADYS M. MOORE s vs. OWEN E.
MOORE, and ask you if you find your hus
band's signature? ; ; s. . i
A Yes, sir. r ; . : '' . U'i
Q Do you, recognize his - Signature
there? ; ' ;
A Yes, sir. : "
Q I hand you an instrument entitled
"Power of Attorney," attacked to the an
swer in this action, and csk you if you
find your husband's signature on that in
strument? .
A Yes, sir. '
Q Is that his signature, OWEN i E.
MOORE?
A Yes, sir.
Q Mrs. Moore, looking back now over
all the instances that may have been
in your married life, state to the court
whether you believe it possible for a
reconciliation io be brought about? ' i
A No, sir.
Q Mr. Moore, so far 'as you testified,
would remain true to his statement that
he wanted to be a bachelor?
A Yes, sir. '
Q He desired to be free from all re
straint s and responsibilities?
A Yes, sir. .
Q During all of your married life you
supported yourself? ' i
A Yes sir '
LAWYER M'CARRRAN I think that la
alL Doss the Court care to question?
QUESTION BY THE JUDGE Did you
have anything to do with the appearance
of Mr. Moore in this vicinity? , t .
ANSWER BY MARY PICKFORD
MOORE No, sir! ' j
QUESTION BY LAWYER M'CARRAN
You didn't see your husband and didn't
see hirj in this State? t, s
ANSWER BY MARY PICKFORD
MOORE No, air.
Q, And your only knowledge was the
information that he might come into this
State - for the purpose of Sliding a loca
tion for the taking of pictures? . ;
A Yes, sir. !
Q And on being Informed that he was
coming into the State, you advised your
attorney?
- - A Yes, sir.
Q State whether or not you asked me
if he did come Into the State, whether I
could do anything In the way of eervlnr
him? . ;
A Yes, sir.
Q Well.: did you hear of his being In
Douglas County? v
. A Yes. '
Q Through whom? '. ?
A Through you. ' -
Q State whether -or not it was after
that you signed and verified your com
plaint " x
A Yes.
Q I want to- have you very clear on
this. No arrangements were made be
tween yourself and your husband where
by he was to come Into this State?
A No, sir. . : . ,
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Matrimonial Misery and
Was Given Her
, Divorce. The
Sheriff Is Sitting '
. Cowboy Style
.. on His Horse.
In This Same
Court the Attorney
i General of
Nevada Has
Now Started
Proceedings to
Revoke the Divorce
Mary Pickford'a Home in
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CROSS-EXAMINATION BY JUDGE
LANG AN. r - !
QUESTION BY JUDGE 1ANGAN
When last, before the time you came into
the istate of Nevada, did you see ytfur
husband? - -
ANSWER BY MARY PICKFORD
MOORE I saw him in the studio and
spoke to him and walked out. n
Q When was that? !
A When he first came to California,
and later on I was sitting in my machine
and he passed by and tipped his hat and
TftIltC(J off
4 Q When was it that you determined to
stay in Nevada? I
A When the doctor told me that I
needed a change. , j
Q And when was that? . 1
- A That was at Christmas, about two
weeks after. I
Q It was about Christmas time that
your physician in California advised you
to seek a dry climate?
A Yes, sir. He said that I should take
a rest . ; - j -
Q How was It that you determined to
come Into this State? - i
A Well, I had heard ardund California
and from friends In San Francisco about
the region around Lake Tahoe, and they
said that It had done them a lot of good,
so I determined that It would be good tor
my health and my mother's. Mother has
been suffering from Theumatlsm.
Q Did you ever at any time Inform Mr.
Moore, either directly or Indirectly, of the
fact that you Intended to come to this
State? , 1
A No, sir.
Q Have you ever, directly or Indirectly,
had any understanding with Mr. Moore
that you should come Into the Statr of
Nevada, and after being here, that le
should come into this State, and that you
should institute divorce proceedings and
have him served with papers?
A No, sir. ,
' Q How and under what circumstances
did you make the acquaintance of Mr. and
Mrs. Campbell?
f A Through my manager, who is a friend
of Judge McCarran'a.
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Fairbanks.
Q And what is the name of ypur man
ager? '".!" -
A Mr. O'Brien. ,
Q You have spoken several times of
your company. What la your work?
A Engaged In motion pictures.
Q You have been engaged in that work
for some time? -
A Yes, sir,
Q Is It your purpose and Intention to
remain In the State of Nevada, as a resi
dent - and particularly In the County of
Douglas?;
A Yea, sir.
Q Is it your purpose to build here?
' A Well, if I can find a place to suit
me I wilL
Q Do you recall at this time the date
you left California to come Into this State?
A We left California on the 13th day
of February.
Q Did your husband know of your
coming at that time?
... A No, sr. '
Q When was it, Mrs. Moore, that you
learned through your manager that Mr.
Moore was within Douglas County?
A Wen, I heard Saturday.
Q Last Saturday?,
A Yes. - U . ,
Q What date was that?
A The 28th of FeBruary.
Q Your manager was in this county at
that time? !
A Yes, sir.
Q And he Informed you that he was
In Douglas County?
A You see, we work In the same studio
and one of the members of his company
was going to seek a mining location and
communicated that information to my man-
Q Do you know as to the whereabouts
of Mr. Moore at the present time?
A No, sir.
Q And It was on the 28th of February
that y ' learned he was in this county?
A -IxJ, sir. '
Q Did you make any efforts to see
him? .
. A No, sir. . ' J
Q What Information did you receive
from your manager as to the reason of Mr.
Moore being In this section of the country?,
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. A Of course I. toave never been to Vir
ginia City, and they said he was looking
.for a gold mine and that he was seeking a
mining location for his next picture and
that he was going to Nevada.
V Q Is he manager of the studio, him
'.self? -!
A No, sir, just an Interest.
' Q Has he any interest In any studio In
which you have an. interest? -
A No, sir, simply that his company Is
renting a space in the same company, and
he might be there a year without my see
ing him.
Q How long have you been at this
. work? i .
A Eleven years. -Q
You were married In 1911?
A Yes, sir. -
Q And at that time you were seven
teen years of age?
A Yes, sift i '
Q Your married life has been very un
happy? V;, .--" j r''. v' ',:;':-
A Very unhappy. -
Q Don't you think there is a possible
chance i of effecting a reconciliation be
. tween yourself and your husband?
A No, sir. ". . . .
Q None whatever?
. A No, sir. " ' . .
Q Do you recall at this time when it
was that you had your last conversation
with Mr. Moore?,
A Yes. He telephoned me and said
that he bad something very Important to
Bee me about. ,
Q When was that?
A More than a year ago. He had then
been in Los Angeles for months and J
was very happy over It. Our. conversa
tion was according to a business deal, and
I said that I didn't believe In it.
Q Was It about a year ago?
A Over a -year ago, and I asked hia
how -he liked living a single life and hi
said that he was very enthused over it.
Q And he simply called on you at youi
home tand talked over some business mat
. ters? .
A Yes.
0 Is your mother with you constantly
A Yes, sir.
Q Lives at your home?
A X live at her house.
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.QUESTION BY LAWYER MCAB
RAN That last : instance that you.
Just, referred to,' Judge, was It at
Los Angeles? vj : . 1
ANSWER BY MARY PICKFORD
MOORE Yes, sir.
QUESTION BY THE JUDGE
Has your, husband been in this work
for some time?
ANSWER BY MARY PICKFORD
MOORE Yes, sir. .'
t Q He has been engaged in this;
work ever since 1911? 7
A Yes, sir.
Q And you have ' worked to
gether? ,
A Yes, off and on.
" - Q. But not since you hare been
separated, not since the month of
April. 1917? '
A-j-It was around the latter part of the
Summer and early Fall.
Q iHow long have you been on the coast?
A jj-Three, years off and on.
Q- And you have given up Los Angeles
as your residence and. your permanent
residence is Genoa, Douglas County, Ne
vada,'? A-f Until I regain my health, but this will
be my home.
Q-I-Do I understand that you have corns
into Ihls State in good faith, seeking health
and nothing else?
A-ir-Yes, sir..
Q-4-That you have not come Into the
Stat4 of Nevada for the purpose of institute
tag jlVorce proceedings?
A-j-No, sir.
Q4-That Is absolutely so?
i A4-Absolutely so. '
BY THE JUDGE I think I have gon
Into this question pretty thoroughly. I feel
that J I should do so in all of these matters
in vew; of the fact, that our statute re
quired a. six months residence, therefore
we Should look Into these matters thor
oughly. That Is all, Mrs. Moore.
Mf. Jepsea, In the case of Gladys M.
Moore, nlaintiif. vs. Owen E. Moore. de
) fendant, you will at this time enter an or
der dissolving the bonds of matrimony
heretofore and now existing between the
plaintiff and the defendant.
in effort was made to obtain an in
teiview with Owen Moore in regard to
the testimony his wife gave about their
married life, but Mr. Moore declined to
: mke any "statement, denial or corn-mint-
.
The Attorney-General of Nevada has
begun a suit in Minden to set aside and
annul Mary Plclcf ord's divorce. In
7-oo4-word affidavit he asserts that Mary
Pickford in her testimony imposed upon
Judge Langan and was guilty of collu
sion! conspiracy, fraud and false testi
mony. This will be printed in full 09
this j page next Sunday.
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