Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 February 1917 — $25,000 ALIENATION SUIT BEGUN [ARTICLE]

$25,000 ALIENATION SUIT BEGUN

Joe Reynolds, Formerly of Rensselaer, Sued' by Chicago Mun. According to Chicago advices, Joe Reynolds, formerly of this city but who previous to locating in Chicago was employed on newspapers at Delphi and Frankfort, has been sued, for $25,000 damages for alienations of the affections nt the wife of a Chicago foot do<Jlor. Wlhether Joe is guilty of the charges or not, It will probably he quite difficult for Dr. Boone to secure the $25,000 asked for in his suit. Following is a report of the case as contained in the papers: "Belden 'H. Boone, chiropodist, with offices in the Venetian building, on Tuesday started suit against Joseph C. Reynolds, salesman for the West Virginia Pulp and Paper company, lie charges alienation of his wife’s affections. Friday morning, through his attorney, Harold W. jirka. he tiled suit for divorce. "Mr. Boone says Reynolds was shadowed for several weeks. When confronted with the facts, Mrs. Boone is alleged to have made a full confession. During the month of December and up to the 13th, Mrs. Boone, who is only 20, came to Marshall Field’s where she worked in the perfumery department, in an expensive automobile driven by her admirer, said Attorney Jirka. Meanwhile Mr. Boone and Reynolds had talked several times on the phone regarding his attentions to Mrs. Boone. But he persisted in carrying the Jove affair even though he knew that detectives were watching him. - "Ou December 13 we watched them closely. They met at noon at the Rerfecto case in Randolph street. Here he gave her a pair of gloves. At 6 o’clock that night they met again and took a taxi to the Red Star inn. After they had dinner they took a taxi to a house in Kenmore avenue. That night Helen got home at 9:25 o’clock. She got off the elevated train at Wilson avenue. He remained on the train. "At his home at 4020 Clarendon avenue last night Reynolds stated that the whole affair was a case of blackmail. ‘lt is a case of blackmail,’ is all that Mrs. Boone would say. ■ "The specific allegation -in the complaint ‘was that his wife and Reynolds had maintained an apartment at 4933 Kenmore avenue, Chicago.”