from The Republican (Danville, Indiana)—issue of Thursday, February 1, 1923—page 1, column 3:
DR. BUCKLEY SUES DR. FERREE, ALLEGING ALIENATION OF WIFE
Mrs. Buckley Sues For Divorce, Charging Failure to Provide
Dr. Frank Buckley has sued Dr. Earl Ferree, asking $10,000 damages for alleged alienation of his wife's affections. Following this suit, Mrs. [Ruby] Buckley sued her husband for divorce. Dr. Ferree recently sued his wife for divorce and she replied with a vigorous cross-complaint.
In his suit against Ferree, Buckley says that he and Mrs. Buckley were married Nov. 13, 1920, and separated Oct. 27, 1922.
Plaintiff alleges that in August, 1922, Dr. Ferree became acquainted with Mrs. Buckley and that Ferree began to show Mrs. Buckley numerous marks of kindness and affection by taking her [for] long automobile rides, by lavishly spending large sums of money on her and by blandishments and pretenses of endearment and affection for Mrs. Buckley won her affections from plaintiff and that defendant did entice, persuade and allure Mrs. Buckley to abandon her husband, his house and his home and to live away and apart from him.
Plaintiff alleges that defendant's visits to Mrs. Buckley became more frequent and that he persuaded her to have clandestine meetings with him at divers [sic] and sundry places.
Plaintiff alleges that since Oct. 31, 1922, defendant contrived to alienate the affections of his wife from him and persuaded and induced her to refuse to acknowledge and receive him as her husband and that plaintiff has wholly lost and been deprived of the comfort, fellowship, aid, assistance and association of his wife. Damages in the sum of $10,000 are demanded.
The divorce suit of Mrs. Buckley states that they were married Nov. 13, 1920, and separated Oct. 7, 1922.
Plaintiff alleges that she was a dutiful and faithful wife, that defendant was guilty of cruel and inhuman treatment, that he was neglectful of plaintiff and made no sufficient provision for her support, that he gave her during their married life only $18 with which to purchase clothing; that she was compelled to go out along the railroad track and pick up coal to replenish the fire and keep herself warm, that she was compelled to work away from home to provide funds to meet household expenses.
She alleges defendant has a violent temper and would become very angry and abuse plaintiff because their landlord would demand rent; that they moved from house to house four times during their married life and plaintiff was compelled to move the major part of their household effects in a wheel-barrow.