The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-28
AWIFESPLEAF0R DIVORCE
FAMILY JARS THAT CREATED a
FLUTTER IN RED BANK.
The Unhappy Marriage Of nm English Ladyt 90
Quaker Physicinn-Tbc Trouble n Young
er sisIcr hIade-The IInsbnnd'a DeninI.

rue tnhappV HnrrtnRe Of nm English Lady 90
nQuaker Physicinn-Thc Trouble N YounQ-
err sister Mado-The Husbands DeniaI
On the 23d Of April. before Chancellor
Runyon In Trenton, Mrs. DIR. Ridgway Of Red
Bank began an action for divorce upon the alle-
cation that her husband had proved uHfathfui
to her Less than two years ago, Mr.. Thomas
Edwin NdCway removed TO Red Bank from
Philadelphia, rented a cottage next to the Dap
list Church in Front street. and nailed to bi4
door frame Sign that indicated his intention to
build up medical practice In town. At about
the same time an advertisement appeared in the
Red Bank Standard, which announced the ar
rival Of the physician and related in the most
glowing language his biography and family his
tory and the most conspicuous points Of his
wife's career.
In this advertisement IL was shown that Mfr.
Thomas Edwin Ridgway Is the son OF Thomas
Ridgway, President Of the Girard Life Insurance
Company OF Philadelphia, the nephew OF DR..
Joseph pancoast, and the cousin OF that Queen
OF philadelphia, Mrs. DIR. Rush." who be-
queathed $l,0o0,0OO toward the founding Of the
hidgway Library. DIR. Thomas Edwin Ridg-
way graduated at the jefferson Medical College
OF Philadelphia, became professor In the Phil
adelphia Charity Hospital, served in tho war
under Dr. Hayes, OF Arctls fame, became a
Government post surgeon in California, studied
In Europe, and two years later, after having re-
turned to Philadelphia, began to practice in
Paris, and there he met the lady who became
his wife. She was the widow of the late Judge
Elliott OF BOmbay, India, who had returned
to ENGLAND, married her IN her youth, and
fame Tor his succeSsfu Efforts toward aSoIisSin9
the barbarous practice that attained In India OF
burning married women when their husbands
died upon the same funeral piles on which the
bodies OF the husbands were consumed.
THE GRANDSON OF PoETl
The Judge was the grandson Of the celebrated
DR.. LettsOme, the Quaker physician OF London
who wrote Of himself:
iphysics biceds sh1 sweais ems
u, after that they choose to dc,
WHAT'S that to me: l. LErrsoMn.
These are only few OF the interesting details
that the advertisement set forth. 1t became
the Ia k OF the town, and the pert young men OF
the place characterized It IA Dr. kidgways
| obituary" In the mean time tho physician and
his wife became acquainted with the conspicu-
| Gus residents OF tue neighborhOOd, and were
made the centre OF an admiring circle. Mira.
RdRway proved a charming hostess. She Is more
| than ordinarily tall and well prupOrtioned,
has long d"Fk hair, large lu'ttous eyes, and a
! ".atty pink and white complexion. She IL
| thrty-three years old Her dresses and jewels
excite the envy Of the village ladies'. Her hus-
came widely known. lie presumed upon his
success, though. and suggested in the local
| paper that Red Bank should change its name,
| because there Is "A Red Bank near Philadelphia
] which T. the resort OF roughs The honest peo-
| ole Of Monmouth, who are proud Of their little
| metropolis, took this suggestion unkndiy, ana
| when scandal about the physicians relitiOns
| with his wlfes sister, MISS tA'rd fleISQeI inV.-
same that ,ee 70 re present sun IOr dlyorce--
was banded among the rossips Of the place, thu
| village folks readily lent 1t wings.
| In her petition TO the Chancellor, Mrs. Harriet
| Eliza kdRwav refers to her marriage with DR..
Rdgway IN october, 1873, at the paIish church
in kenslngton, Middlesox, England. and mar
| rates the places Of residence she occupied with
HIM IN ENGLAND. Philadelphia, Long Branch,
| and Red Bank, decI ring that In the lat
ter town. ms well IA IN Philadelphia, he became
unihthiul, and held improper relations with heI
sister, Miss Fletcher. Mr.. III i-wAy l1s entered
| general deuil. admitting his marriage t. tho
petitioner, however. Ito remains in tn Red
! Bank cottage. where she sttl lives, declaring
that "a he Is the offender she will not leave her
| home. When sue has gained the divorce She
sister j. now IN England, and Il SO IA That her
! He 10 dc,pA4rcd Of. Sne WAS. in Red Bank, a
! pale and slender gifl who seemed almost child
although her aye was >.
STREET SCENE.
Since the action for divorce was begun. tbs
| quarrel In winch the authorities were OBLIGED 10
take part. The wife demanded of her husband
NIl-e ne carried 40 WuItI she lie ltftl NeTo
/ her Jewels rnd a number ~ valuable papers.
90 rs hi- WIZ" ID Ne ilu, am fl are iuiid., ~
! posite whose ofice in Broad street the meeting
] tloN ii4te, repeated lbs r4Hlrlth+'r's advice
| me p.}-l iJn urtw tine b. into hrr' t1at
/ lac con-tl die 90 hlid 90 Mr-. l.ul.Aav.
Mr.. CHARLES n. 10 lIit 90 lt.i Bank has been
( retained TO present Mrs. IldgVlv's case. AMI
Atpleg-te NeNns are engaged To defend tho
Az proof Of Nrs. Rleway5 thorough resnecta.
/ liliy, she anuouuC u,r intention % pa lisa ia
/ II y Bunk 20 number II lttters from Sir ltftln
/ lrcrr, tnief Justice Cuc"bur' tie Governor Of
] tcNlln, aud "a number vi other equally di-tlu-
/ El'. ei IAeiish-en, Wno We're incn-i OK w
] inst Us baud.