[Newspaper]
Publication: The Muncie Morning Star
Muncie, IN, United States
vol. 28, no. 157, p. 1,7, col. 2,6
PRETTY ROMANCE
HAS SAD SEQUEL
Without Harsh Words the
Cusicks Agree On Separation
and Divorce.
SHE TO FILE COMPLAINT
Tears Rushed to Eyes of Polo
Idol As He Told of
Parting.
As a sequel to the romantic courtship and marriage of David Cusick, Muncie's former star goal-tend, and Miss Sue Hemingray, well-known in social circles, comes the announcement that the two have agreed to separate and that she has tiled suit for divorce in the courts at Kokomo. Dispatches from that city a few weeks ago told that the wife was preparing to enter her complaint, but the matter was not considered seriously by their Muncie friends, although it was known that they had been separated since last spring.
Unusual conditions existed, yesterday, when Mr. and Mrs. Cusick decided to part, as they met in the most friendly manner and agreed that she should file the complaint and that he would not contest the case. She charges non-support, and although the husband denies that he ever neglected her, he submitted in order that she might have no trouble in securing a decree. He will not fight the case, but says that he will do all in his power to make the affair close as nicely as possible.
Before leaving Kokomo, yesterday afternoon, Cusick signed an agreement with his wife that he would leave that city and never return to molest her or write to her, while her divorce case is pending in court. In the agreement he promises to return to her all their household furniture, which is now at Fall River, Mass.
GOING BACK HOME
Cusick is on his way to his home in Fall River, but stopped in Muncie last night to meet old friends. He was warmly greeted by a large number of polo fans and admirers and was commended for the action he had taken in favor of his wife.
The case is one in which there are some pathetic incidents. Cusick and Miss Hemingray were married under rather strenuous circumstances, but it was a case of love and they lived happily until last spring, when some one stepped between them. It was while living at Fall River that Mrs. Cusick and her mother, last spring, left ostensibly for a visit in New York City. That was the last the husband knew of his wife until he received a letter dated at St. Louis. Since that time Mrs. Cusick and her mother have been residing in Kokomo, where Cusick played polo last winter.
Cusick believes that the separation was caused by a young woman living in Kokomo, who has had undue influence over Mrs. Cusick. In connection with the affair, Cusick made the following statement last night: This one girl at Kokomo is at the bottom of the whole matter. My wife and I lived together happily until a few months ago. She is now dissatisfied, and as there did not seem much chance for a reconciliation, I have conceded every point to her. I will not oppose her in any action she may take."
WISHES HIS WIFE WELL
Cusick, although trying to appear that he will be able to forget the incidents of yesterday, tears came in his eyes as he talked of the case and it was evident that his affection is not yet dead. He said: "When I left her yesterday we parted an the best of friends. I told her that I wished her everything that might add to her happiness. She Always acted the part of a lady and there was never a cross word between us.
"Although we got along well together, we were different. The fact of the matter is, she was brought up on a silver spoon and I on one made from tin. I am going to try to forget all this and I will go back to the east and try the bachelor’s life. I will never marry again."
It will be remembered that while Cusick was tending goal for the champion Muncie team his wife, as Miss Sue Hemingray, was one of the most enthusiastic supporters of the game. She became infatuated with Cusick, and as it was feared that her mother might object to their meeting, their love-making was done in secret. On the day they were married the young woman and her mother were starting for St. Louis. The former left the train after it had started and joined her intended husband. The marriage and the mother’s pardon were subsequent events and the divorce case will be about the last chapter.