The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-23
DIR. RIDGEW4Y's DTrORCE SUIT
The Wife's story OF her High Connections end
Iuxuriou. Lie In England.

The divorce suit Of DR. Thomas L. Ridge
way against Harriet f. Rldgeway is 10 come
before Vice Chancellor Van Fleet in Newark
this morning Testimony was taken before Il
Master in Chancery yesterday. Mrs. Ridgcway.
the defendent. and several New York women
were present. DR.. Ridg"way alleges that she
deserted him and that she WAS guilty OF
adultery. She alleges that he was cruel
to her and that he was guilty of adultery.
Her suit for divorce failed and he
now sues for divorce. Mrs. Ridgeway is a
beautiful brunette, 20 years Of age and accom-
plished. According to her story. she moved in
| high circles of society in England. While wit
ncsses were testfying yesterday she amused
herself and lady friends by draw ing caricaturcs
! Of her lawyer eN-Goy. Parker. of DR.. Ridge
WAYS LAWYER, Mr. APPRECIATE md several wit
ness"s She says that she boards in the fiith
! Avenue Hotel. DIR. kidgewav. who WAS not 1t
! the eNamination. resides in Red Bank.
Mrs. kidgeway told u reporter last evening
! that mu- h testimony had been taken in the case
some time ago. She saws that her maiden name
| WAS Harriet Eliza Fletcher. and that she WAS
| born in Iondon where her father Thomas
! Fletcher was a wealthy and independent gen
/ tleman. They lived IN Ham mrrsmith and also
/ in Greenwich. Woolwicn, and Backheath. their
| married a distinguished English barrister. and
! after she was 10 years OF age; she married
/ George Iittsomc Elliott, cN-Iudge 81 Bombay
who was very wealthy. and who gave har $50 coo
a. "A marriage portion. While he was JndE,
| his pay was 90. OOO a year. She frcqurntvd the
court balls was introduced 10 III" Queen, hunt
! ed with the nobility. WAS ~ the wedding OF the
Prince Of Wales, and WIS IN intimate terms
with Lady Clifton. LADY Ma'ane. Lady Mac
donald, the Hon Emily Ring. Lord Lovel'- SIR
ter. Lady Bertha Wilson. and other titled wO-
men. She had ten servants qni horses
| brouChams. riding horses. and hounds. and
100000 worth OF diamonds. emeralds, ant
pearls a. the time of Judge Ellious death. anc
She WAS used to drinking five kinds Of wine a
! dinner Her husbands cousin John l.iit-onl,'
| married the Countess ~ Gullford. Judge III
! lott. son, George. is in the English navy. an,
philip is Captain ia the Third Dragon
] Guards.
In 1871. after the Judge died, she says sh'
| was introduced t. DR.. Thomas +. Rldgeway 10y
and not AZ the Casino in Paris, rs alleged 10y Dr
! Ridgeway'S witnesses. She hti seen him be-
| fore nj the Hotel DrveauX. and she alleges tina
he followed her to BouoGne-sur- Mere; that h'
| represented that he was wealthy, ana that sl'
married him. and went 10 reside with him at hi
fathers, on Walnut street, philadelphia. i
1873. Aftcrward they lived at Long branch
| and then they rented tn" Shepherd house "A
Red Bank in October, 1874. she furnishing Tn
house. DR. RldGeway had settled $4,000 on he
AZ their marriage.
She also alleges that he was jealous, and tina
he beat her soon after they took up their resi-
dence in Red Bank. that he BACKED her eyes
md that she was reduced IN weight from l3p I
1875, and lived in New York. Alexander Mar
Tin. a young servant Of her father was the maj
cause Of the trouble.
DR. Ridgcway alleges that Mrs. Ridgeway wa
the mistress Of Judge Elliott that she deceive
him: that she drank tO excess and kept con
pany with other men; that she went IN bathin
NJ the Highlands with men; ana that she WI
intimate with Aleck Martin, who, she AYERS
a per servant Of her family, who came TO Amer
lea to protect her. Martins whereabouts