The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-08
MRS. WHITES DrrORcE SUIT
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There is now pending before Chancellor
Runyon Of New Jersey tho suit of Mary T..
White for divorce from her husband. George
II. White. on the ground ~ adultery. Tho de-
PENDANT has filed an answer. accusing his wife
Of adultery md II conspiring with several per-
sons to have her marital relations with him dis
solved. Mr. and Mrs. white are wei, known In
Hudson county. y. ". as the host and hostess
ot the Central Hotel. an od-fashionrd public
house, pleasantly located on the plank road
near Bayonnc. During the wnr II was noted
for the many lively evening parties held in its
supper rooms. when reckless young on .ers
spent heir money, ~ iGst rs they received H..
In 1866 Mr and Mrs. White purchased the
hotel. and for several years carried on n very
profitable bus iness; the prln ripal patrons being
politicians from Jersey City. Hobokrn. and
Bnyonnc. White was frequently away from
home Tor several weeks AZ a time, and his wife
demonstrated hy the increasing business q the
house thht she knew now 10 run hotel White
hnl frequent puarres with her in 1873 md
1916, ana charges ard counter charges were
made by them IN the presenc" q the servants.
On the might Of OFT. Is. 1871. the ncehhors
wern excited hy the announcement that White
had been arrested in the room Of the colorcd
servant girl at the hotel hy Chcl ~ Police
Whitney. who. with Mrs. White and severn OH
Gers. had broken into the room. White was
soon inilcd. He Kept away from the hotel for
several days. but finally returned and made at-
tempt, T. get possession NJ the place. claiming
, ,hhnt, j; o'iohs"u 10 MN Mhllt ms WIZ N,rIn
Charles II. Winfield Of Jersey City Hs her lnw-
yer. and the scandal and the fight for tn" prop
erty furnished food for the goSs ps ~ Baynnnc
and Jersey City for several weeks. Mrs. White
transferred the hotel 10 n married Daughter.
who has held i success uliv against Whites
the 30th OF October. 1877.
Several weeks after TIA" separation ~ the nus
band and wife n reporter for THE Sun had an
interview with Mrs. White. VINO il tall and
rather stout and comedy brnnctte about 10 years
Of age. She had several children by II former
husband She said that her first husband
decided nor two handsome Dick houses IN
Brook Ign. and left her several thousand dollars
IN bank when he died. She kept u flrst-class
boarding house in Brooklyn after the death II
her husband. md White, who represented that
he WAS n lightning rod agent. bQArded with her
Tor some time. ,She was married To him IN DE,
cember 1865. He had told her that he had
money but she found TINT he WINS u poor man.
He induced her 10 sell her property in Brook
Ign and purchase the hotel at Bnyonn", whcrr,
she said, she made great deal OF money. In
three years her prois amounted To- about flN,-
900. but White, she avorred, squnndered 1t all.
=, IN ns answer TO Mrs. whites pm for divorce
Mr.. White alleged that his wife had conspired
to get divorce. and that she had been guilty ~
adultery with several persons. ON Monday last.
through his counsel, Mr.. Thomas :. Henry Of
Newark. White was allowed by the Ghanceilorr
To file n supplementary answer, in which he
makes specific charges against MS wife. giving
names and dates His principal information
was obtained through an affidavit mnde by the
servant girl. Ltvina Maine. otherwise Mrs.
Frank Hopkins. who swore 10 the names OF Soy
eral well known politicians OF Hudson county
with whom she swore she know Mrs. White to
be crminally intimate. Mr.. white AYERS that
ut the time of his first arrest he transferred the
ferrcd IT To Mrs White. He will bring suit in II
few days to set the transfer aside He will rest
his case against his wife principals, On the
charge of conspiracy. and he will endcnvor To
show that his arrest in the colorcd girls room
was In pursuance Of such conspiracy,
Testimony has been taken before George W.
Cassidy of Jersey City. Master in ChAnrcry.
The testimony for the wife Is all in, and that for
the husband is to be taken in few days.