Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-28

scandal case was developed yesterday by
the beginning Of divorce suit by Mr..
Vermilye, asking to be separated from his
wife. The report that Vermilye's Chicago
retraction was obtained under duress while
he was under arrest seems to be borne out
by this later development. The following
is full copy of the complaint:
D. B. Vermilye VS.. Mary @. Vermilye--
The plaintiff above named for his COM
plant herein alleges that on the 30th day
Of april, 1879, at Orange, in the state of
New Jersey, the plaintiff and defendant
were married, and then and there became
husband and wife, and thereafter lived and
oohabited together as such husband and
wife up to and until the first day OF May,
1882.
That this plaintiff is tventy-nine years
OF age and the age OF said defendant is
twenty-five years.
That there has been born and is now
living as the issue of eaid marriage one
child, William M, now OF the age Of three
and half years
Plaintiff further alleges that In March,
1881, he and the said defendant came to
the state Of Minnesota, of which said state
this plaintiff has ever since been citizen
and resident, save such times as in the
course of his business he has been tenn
porarily absent from the state, and this
plaintiff is now resident Of the state Of
Minnesota.
And plaintiff further alleges that at the
city of st. Paul and in the resi-
dence of this plaintiff in the city
of st. Paul and in divers other places
at the city of St. Paul unknown to this
plaintiff, the said defendant, between the
LIST day of June 1881 and the I'd day of
May 1882, and at sundry and divers times
in the places aforesaid, between the dates
aforesaid. committed the crime of adultery
with William Myers, he the said Myers bs-
ing then and there the chief quarter
master of the United States army for the
department of the Dakota; that said acts
of adultery SO committed by said defen-
dant, with him, the said Myers, were fire.
quent and continuous during the dates
aforesaid, and at the places aforesaid, and
that other acts of adultery were also COM
mitted by aforesaid parties during the
period aforesaid at the city of Chicago
and elsewhere in the State of Illinois.
And plaintiff further alleges that be-
tween the I'd day of May 1882 and up to
the time of the filing of this complaint the
said defendant has committed the crime of
adultery with the said Myers at divers
places within the state of Minnesota and
city of ST. Paul; in the state OF Illinois; in
the state of New York; in the
city OF New York, in said
state and upon the continent
Of Europe and during all Of the said
period since the End day of May, 1882,
said acts Of adultery have been common
and frequent between the said defendant
and the said Myers.
And plaintiff further alleges that he is
informed and believes the said defendant
and said Myers are now living in adultery,
at some point in the states OF New York Or
New Jersey, and have continued and are
now continuing their aforesaid relations
And plaintiff further alleges that he had
no knowledge of said acts of adultery or Of
any of the same until on or about the
middle of November, 1882, and that lie has
not lived or cohabited with said defendant
since the knowledge of the commission of
said acts has come to this plaintiff. He
further alleges that none of said acts of
adultery were done or committed with his
knowledge, consent or connivance, and he
AYERS that he has not condoned the same or
any of the same.
This plaintiff further alleges that he has
ample means and property to enable him
to support his said child; that said child is
now in the possession and custody of said
defendant, although said defendant has
heretofore promised and agreed to deliver
the said child to this plaintiff, or to the rel
atives of this plaintiff, and that said de-
fendant is an unfit and improper person
to have the care and custody OF said child
Or the supervision of its education.
That said plaintiff has evers since May,
1882, persisted i'll her said edulterous in
tercoarse with the said Myers and is now
persisting il the same; that in pursuance
OF such intent she has abandoned the
home of said plaintiff, and has lived with
the said Myers, and IN diverse cities in
the United States, eoley at his expense, and
has accompanied him to Europe and lived
with him there until she was compelled by
the plaintiff TO return, he having followed
her to Europe for the purpose of gaining
possession of said child; tina. she is en-
tireIy under the influence and control of
said Myers, who is also a married
man and has at least four children, and
that she has abandoned all of her duties
to this plaintiff and to her said child for
the purpose of continuing SAID adulterous
with the said Myers, who on
his part permits her to continue, and he on
his part continues the same in reckless
disregard of his duty to his family and
contrary to law and good morals.
Wherefore plaintiff demands judgment |
against the said defendant that the bonds |
of matrimony now existing be forever
and in all things dissolved, that said de- |
PENDANT be decreed and adjudged to have |
No right, title or interest by dover or |
otherwise under the statutes of Minnesota |
or otherwise, in or to any of the property, |
real or personal, of this plaintiff, and that |
she be decreed and enjoined from using |
the name of this plaintiff and be COMPEL |
ed to adopt and use her maiden name of |
Mary g. Holmes.
That the personal custody and care of |
said child, William NJ, be awarded
to this plaintiff free and
clear of all interference, right |
Or supervision henceforth to be ex-
ercised by said defendent over said child:
that the custody of said child pending this
suit be awarded to the plaintiff in manner
and form as above prayed and that plain
tiff have such other and further relief and
decree against said defendant as may be
Just and conformable to law.