Ogden Evening Standard | 1911-06-17 | Page 4 | Sensational Divorce Case in Denver

DENVER, June 16. Attorneys for Mrs. John W Springer, wife of the president of the Continental Trust company of this city, today admitted that summonses in a divorce action had beon served on their client two weeks ago at Chicago, where she had gone immediately after the shooting of S. Louis (Tony) Von Phul, the SL Louis balloonist, by Frank II Hen-wood Hen-wood In a hotel bar room here May 24. Letters From Mrs. Springer. Mrs Springer's name was coupled with the killing of Von Phul and it Is declared that letters from Mrs. Sprlng-or Sprlng-or to Von Phul. which were found among Von Phul's effects when tho district attorney's office took charge of them, form the basis of the divorce action Mrs. Springer rerurned to Donver about a week ago. supposedly to effect ef-fect a reconciliation with her husband Upon her arrival here. Mr. Springer departed A number of conferences have been held between the attorneys of both sides, but so far as known without result May Be Called as Witness. Whilp attorneys for Hcuwood decline de-cline to discuss tlio matter it Is not improbable that Mrs Springer will he called as a witness for the defense when Ilcnwood is brought to trial for the killing of Von Phul. Henwood will be brought to trial next Monday on a charge of murder for the killing of George Copeland, a Cripple fV Colorado, smelter owner, who wab hit by bullets fired at Von Phul by Hen-wood Hen-wood and who died later from his wounds.