Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-22
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Heightened Havemeyer's Relations with
Beautiful Blonde.
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society IS again excited over a new
scandal, which is founded upon the antici-
| pated developments Of a divorce suit now
| pending beforethe courts. The princinaIs
are lady, formerly known as Helen f.
Crepley, and who claims to be the legal
VIE OF Ihos. j. Havemeyer. Mr.. Have
meyer Is the son of the wealthy sugar,
1hfOgg's Neck, Westchester county. The
SUIT IS Tor limited divorce, and is brought
III the supreme Court. She charges him
WIN cruelty and Abandonment, and sets
| IOfth IN an affidavit that she was married
70 the defendant September 26, 1875.
she also alleges that Havemeyer has
beaten her on several occasions, and that
she is utterly destitute; that he repre-
scented to her that he was worth 81, 000. 900:
that he possessed a valuable stud of
horses, and was the owner of the yacht
Idol. She further asserts that she had
hVed with him seven years as his wife,
| and prior to his abandonment that he
warned hotel keepers and various trades
people that he would not be responsible
for debts contracted by her on his account.
She speclnes various acts of cruelty on
ms part during the years Of 1876, 1879,
1880, 1881 and 1882.
In Jnly, 1876, she says that at No. 3J6
West Thirt@th street the defendant
Knocked her down, beat and abused her:
In February, 1876, he struck her in the
face, backing it, and bruising and disfig-
uring her: the next month he twisted and
dlsl0cated her wrist, and in May, at the
st. Cloud Hotel, he dislocated her left arm
with blow; upon his yacht in July, in
the presence of his crew and employees, he
struck her in the face with his clinched
fist; IN March, 1879, at the st. Cloud
Hotel, he beat her with such violence that
she in terror called for help, and was
do xs..1,l
with blackened and bruised face and
body; in February, 1880, at the same
place, and in July, 1881, he twisted her
arm back so as to nearly break her fingers.
and in January, 1882, he kicked her, and
the following June blackened her arms
and the back of her neck with blows, while
ON the 18th of October, on his yacht, he as
saulted and beat her and Knocked her
down with such violence as to render her
lnsenslble. The following day he deserted
her. These acts of yislence, she asserts.
were generally committed while he was
under the influence of liquor, though at
the time of the assault ON October 18th
she says he was sober.
Mr.. Thomas j. Havemeyer, the de-
PENDANT, is a short, well-built man of
thirty-One or thirty-tWO years of age. He
is of dark complexion, of a genial dis
position, and is an ardent yachtsman. He
is connected with the firm of sugar ref
ners of that name, and is cousin of eX-
Mayor Havemeyer.
A near relation of Mr.. I, j. Havemeyer,
who resides on Madison avenue, was very
indignant at the suit being brought. 81
don't believe a word of it. If this woman
says that my relation has ever introduced
her to any of his family as his wife it is
untrue. L never saw her nor heard of her
until this action was brought, nor do
believe any of the Havemeyer family have
seen her. If l were to tell you in plain
language my opinion of this affair, |
don't suppose the Journal would care to
publish it."
"Blit did you ever hear of any relation
ship between this lady and Mr.. r. j.
Hayemeyer@'
"Neyer heard anything of the kind. If
she has lived with him for as many years
as his wife at public hotel within a
few blocks OF my residence, it would
have come to my knowledge in some way.
A man can't keep a thing of this kind a
secret for seven years without his rela-
tions knowing it. Besides he has lived
the greater part of his life with his father
at Throgg's Neck, where the homestead
is situated
The lady was described as being about
twenty-five years of age, slender form, and
an attractive blonde of winning. manners
and lady-like department, She had re-
sided at the St, Cloud Hotel for the past
six or seven years, and while there had
been visited frequently by Mr.. Thomas j.
Hayemeyer and addressed as his wife. 1t
was also asserted that she had accom-
panied him several times upon yachting
excursions, and that he had, until the past
six months, treated her with affectiOnate
respect. 1t seems that the general i'm
preston III the hotel is thatRthe lady is his
wife