Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-07-23 | Page 5 | Budlong Granted Divorce and Custody of Children

Budlong Granted Divorce And Custody of Children PROVIDENCE PROVIDE R. R I I. I July 23 AP AP Mllton Milton J. J Budlong millionaire millionaire millionaire million million- aire New Newport resident and former fonner head of the New NewYork NewYork York agency of the Packard Motor Car company was granted I a divorce from his wife Jessie Margaret Mar garet Budlong In a filed In superior court by Judge Edward W. W Blodgett Biodgett today For nearly three years the tile and their martial difficulties have been before the public eye through a series of coult COUl actions I Under the terms of the custod custody of three minor children two eons and a daughter remains In Mr 11 Budlong Divorce was granted on the ground of ot extreme extreme- cruelty extending extending extending extend extend- ing over a long period of oC years and consisting of false charges against his character humiliating remarks in the presence of others refusal to live with him a as his wife and other acts tending t to bring him into public ridicule Mr and Mrs oIls Budlong were married married mar mar- ried ned in 1898 On October 24 24 1923 Mrs BudlOng Budlong Budlong Bud- Bud long filed a petition for a divorce February 15 1925 she filed a second second sec eec ond petition for a divorce and on April 14 1924 the first action was discontinued d. d Mr 11 Budlong then filed the present present present pres pres- ent petition in Newport and after the trial had progressed several days s Mrs 1 Budlong surprised everyone everyone everyone every every- one by summarily dismissing he her heE attorney Cornelius Moore of Newport Newport Newport New New- port and announcing al to the court that she would conduct her own I trial An Incident at the Plaza hotel in New Kew York In the the summer o of was va cited by Budlong as all an act Ct of ot cruelty where h he charged his bla wife Ife made a demand upon him for Cor and upon his refusal to purchase her affection she knelt lt down and prayed God to curse him In its the court says ays sayer The testimony shows show that fj conduct of ot Mrs Budlong has caused so much notoriety that upon Mr Budlong's appearance In public hhas ii h- he has been the subject o of much comm comment com com- m mint ment nt and ridicule as to cause caus him great humiliation and that his bis health has been so affected that thai he ie has been unable to carry carryon on Us 1 I