Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-05-18 | Page 1 | Lita's Lawyer Flays Charley

LITAS LITA'S LAWYER FLAYS CHARLEY Declares Comedian Mar Mar- Married ried ned to Escape Crim CHin Criminal Criminal inal Charge LOS ANGELES May IS Dy By By ByThe The Tho Associated Press Tho Tho quits ques lion of ot whether thee the more sensa sense sensational sensational charges of or Lila Grey Chap Chap- Uns Un's divorce orce suit will bo be stricken from the case ense preventing pre a a. fur fur- further furth further ther th airing of or them th m when the ac action ac- ac action tion bore comes to trial hung in the judicial balance today as us Superior Judge E. E F F. Hahn considered le legal le- le legal hegal gal arguments In behalf of her hInt Him star husband husban 1 Charles Chap Chap- lin un The comedian was the target of ot verbal shots by his wife's at attorney at- at attorney attorney torney during the arguments yesterday yes yes- yesterday yesterday and Judge Hahn indicated Indicate before taking the demurrer and motion under submission that he may rule against thee the action on some sonee points at least During a minute five lecture delivered against Charles E. E Mill- Mill Millikan ikan one of ot the film fline comedians comedian's battery officials Judge Hahn de de- declared de- de dared that some sonee of or thee the points advanced ad were too Infinitesimal and tenuous to be considered Edwin T. T McMurray Mrs Chaplins Chaplin's uncle and chief counsel accused Chaplin of ot deliberately sneaking Into marriage to avoid paying the penalty for lor or a crime crine Ho said that Mrs rs Chaplin due to 10 the tho publicity which has at at- attended attended attended tended her affairs could do noth noth- nothing nothIng ing but marry the actor who set setout setout setout out deliberately to 10 make her so sick of or him that she would be forced to leave him The attack on the tho comedian came canes during the course of arguments ments as to the legal propriety of ot having facts prior to the thee mar mar- marriage marrIage set forth In the tho divorce complaint