Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-24
Romance Warranted Geuutne.
MRS. BUCKS REMARKABLE EXPERIENCES RELATED 4
HER SUIT FOR DIVORCE.
From the New York Herald oad

FROM the New York Herald 23d.
story or marital infeliclty that contained every
element-except hero and heroine-for a first
class novel was related yesterday before Justice
Lawrence In supreme court, chambers. Mrs. Susan
A. Buck Is seeking a divorce from her husband
Anton A Buck, and made application, through
counsel, for alimony during the tendency OF the
suit and reasonable counsel fee TO enable her TO
prosecute the su It.
The husband. in opposition TO the application,
pleads poverty and describes his married lie He
starts out by saying that his wife was so extraya
CANT and reckless as TO force him to go into bank
ruptcy. When he cut OF supplies she borrowed
money from his friends. he saws, which he was
compelled 10 pay. These commonplace experiences
gone through with, she began a series OF adven-
lures by announcing that she was going on the
continent as lady's maid He next heard OF her at
Monte Carlo, where, he says, she either spent or
where she procured money from his friends 10 her
own name. Next she enjoyed domestic HE Ter a
short time She and her husband soon reached an
agreement Tor once. which was that they had better
separate. That being rather a tame proceeding
MIS- Buck avoided IL, her husband says, by aban-
doning him.
INA LusATrc ASYLUM.
Pomp and pageantry are next supplied in the per-
son OF the lord mayor OF London. The husband saws
his wife attempted to procure money from that
dignitary, in 1882 under false pretenses The fam
lily could not apparently, stand such an attack on
the British constitution, Magma Charta and such
thing, for the husband SAYS that family council
was held, and that Mrs. Buck was consigned to the
gloom OF lunatic asylum. Mr. Buck, himself,
came 70 America.
A lunatic asylum could not hold Mrs. Buck, and
after escaping she came 10 America too. Mr. Buck
promised 70 contribute to her support but she sud-
denly disappeared again, and Was not seen by him
until she approached him In the street one day
three months subsequently and abused him In
the meanwh she mad been back to England
Concluding, Mr.. Buck says that his wife took a
situation with lady in 5th avenue and disappear
ed with her employ er's jewels. She was arrested,
out on plea or insanity was sent to the Utica
asylum Tor the Insane, from which she was dis
Charged, cured, last October She then tried 10 get
possession OF her little boy but the child was sent
TO an uncle in Germany. The finsl charge made
by the defendant against his wife Is that OF nm
deity.
THE wIFE's pESIALS
Mrs Buck denied all the charges OF misconduct
made against her by her husband She ADDED a
few interesting touches on her own account, how
ever. Instead OF losing at Monte Carlo she saws
she won enough to pay all her expenses and 10 buy
presents Tor her husband besides. As 10 the AWFUL
charge about the lord mayor, she says she only
went 20 him for the purpose or seeking redress
against her husbands ill-trcatment She denies
the story about the family council, but substitutes
an equally interesting about an Intrigue be-
tween her husband and two doctors 10 send her to
the asylum. she did hot escape, she says, but her
family secured her release When she took the
Jewelry from 9Th avenue she says she was uncol-
sciouS or her action, owing TO ill-health and the
use CT choral She had mainly supported herself
on contributions from her brother SIR James shaw
The Judge Reserved his decision.