New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-31
MRS. ALIENS MARRIED LIFE.
ATALE OF DOMESTIC INFELIClTY.

uFR HUSBAND sNoREp AND lh"hAih ~
KICK HER OUT OF pEp-HIs RELATIONS WITH
OTHER WOMEN.
Mrs. Vanderbilt Allen was q witness for two
hours Yesterday in the proceedings before Referee
Wickcs to determine the amount OF alimony 10 DC
given her pending her suit against Colonei IAN
dcrbilt Allen for separation and support. ne tx
animation took place IN the office oil the corpora
ton Counsel. Mrs. Allen was married on ne
ccmber l6, 1884, when she was twenty -ohe year, earl
old She is a brunette of medium height ana
slender form. She has an unusually expressive
and intelligent face. and rs clearly woman ol
marked force of character. Her features are hnely
moulded her is GreClan, her lips hnely archeu'
and her manner attractive. . A.
She took the witness char promptly, facing t he
referee over whose shoulder she could look INTO thc
face of Colonel Vanderbilt Allen, who SAT so,lt yen
feet from her, by the side of his counsel Eouo.
Sewe Mrs ib A6ef t,g MIy f ttmg black jersey
light bonnet of velvet covered hTI nou ",, ber nc
thin gauze veil fell over her face. iier ,got tIes
comnanied her as did also three other C"uN.;
t and one gentleman She gave her testl-
monv i'm n clear incisive manneI III lepIy 10 1I
questions of her counsel Ira M" Mr. Shaer first
called Mrs Aliens attention to her ,uIc r
ALREADY published in Tue TRIBUNE ana dsh,T -
IT,, yeIe trne Mr. Scwell at once opJectIIH ~
aarSr6oIosale swearing Mr. Aliens letter OF Tep-
,rary o. 1853 in which he referred 10 MIS-. AI.cn
Language and said he should NOT Ieiih t"ess to
taken np and then Mr.. Shafer asked the Wnm"NS r
;eli ali about" the occurrence AT tne UNIV di'
Allen threatened to " kick her out OF bed.
Mrs enone night lie snGTed 50 9%d Gd t no Keen
dduct ne would Kick me out of bed
MI Snen-Why. Lee annoyed the child SO that sue
eo M E saicfwas Mr. Allen under the influence Of
HT9 Allen lie was and often His s snGriRs ana
breathing made TIE an "I I Inc Io'"' ''''
was nauseatng TO be near nm ,t,,oed to any like
Mr. shafer-Iad you ever been acc''7'oi"'" o''' INV
experiences before your marriage
Mr. Alen-X No. SIR f %gt tgi. Won left HIM
Mr.. Aiicn-Yes aud for his nddelity lie Went away
ON February p March he thrust hi,e' itU my
iS hs W being followed by detectives and ne wished
10 prove his innocence ne >llu ne Won" , r.cy"I
statement went 20 in'''ooii'' ~
thS stS,rnfcn' r SAYS Won ran away with his child.
Ms Nlrn-Ouitc the contrary. lie ran away Ho,n
rnot,rpe1 to INV aunt in Harlem. and have LETT
there only twice since th,n when on i'l summer ''
'V snafcrYon have said that after your MARRIAGE You
,yad fnr eighteen months in Philadelphia What was
ynur style oi.ymg there ,,,
Mrs Anen-Nc lived in no better style mere MN - Iiu
been accustomed TO. Iueyer wanted Tor anything III my
Mr.. shafer--Dd your husband live too eXraYag'ntly
i0 y {S' k f- did am plain in my ta1te.
thought him too eNtlaNasut Nheu We went W '"'''
We I'h What means OF support have YOU. Mrs
honse SPOKEN Of by husband as giving me an add-
tiona income has been sold ana the pio'tu1 t
borrow 1000 from my brother since my husband leIt
MIR .h,fcr-uow much at the least. do you require,
brsidcs your present income TO Hive uponi 4 hs4i
get uon2 plainly I'm 500 month Sn,f, r Tt
would Ice the least additional sun necessary ..,.,
Nil shaiei-lIaye you means TO pay counsel "i'h' u
II have not.
Mr.. Scwcl then took mp the cross-cXamnaton,
Nra Alien think you said you had borrowed $1,000
iS Wp 's"%cI WncuI Al have bccn borrowing ever
,ncc began this suit Ny brothers name ia ,csiltcr
lie il i'm hisuoss IN rhildrlphin. 40. az SiocN -
change place lie is living now with meJat cape Nay
where have been since May l1"t ,,.,, ,,, ,o,,oc1
money! N.-On this caac and NY lcsonel i,i4< g'-
,rnsra We average about 40 - week Ftlni !" my
,nntringo / resided with NY mother ut 80 ga Nwlh
1Ifoid H., Philadelphia, inc t'i 81 ,h' n"l.' WIS
Mr scwcn Hne that Ia lss Ii2n''o rhti q" me ,,,n'
n Not 30 much % nr Hon" ln' "n7' WIS I" I"F' ""''
Mr. rcWcl- Where ana lon hthl meet 9luh'l Nl'h'
Al hwanr,coii ind t'd I'' n,""9 ~, - 'c ,c
ouslomcd TO 90 there every summer " my ne ,.
Mr. scWeu -Yom mother always took her horses ANA
carriage Ia Cape Mayl Ayes.
Mr. Srweu pursued the course of the horses and
carriage until Ice had run them down, ana nest as
certaIued that Mrs Aliens lanl, ori'Io n'L ,'"i-
Iiagc, had kept three servants ana e"a' H i9i'
The family now lived al No. al Chesthul-Si' mn
adelpha.
Mr. scwen-Do you know the rent of the honsci Al
~ MT. tcwel-Ncver heaydl A.-Neycr.
Ms. Alien ,apl,fchcu,ivcly)-I beg raIlon think
have. / do not remember the amount
Having escaped the ohoal of Pnafore,' Mrs;
Allen was then asked if there had been any lack OF
supplies IN her Philadelphia house after her mar
Tiaac. No. she replied promptly; we had no
had SAID and the Aliens began living with MIS-
Aliens aunt, in Harlem, at - week board
The cheap boarding house al ape Nay io'loMeu
by his first wife had a room, m SOFT ol cl's't.
1t would hold only small cot-bed anu wash
stand.
Mrs Allen slu.uuelyl-I do NOT see no" could "i'h
the baby.
Mr. SovcH implied that this was dod9ins the
question. and thereupou ne got the answer " no
Mr1. Aliens mother had been angry al her daugh-
ter's experience.
Mr.. seweil-Bccause you had to come down from
farmer .tYtc Of a1lreucel
MTs AlenYBcc5u>e she knew that could afford to
live better
Mr. Seweu objected strcnuously TO the sting in
the answer. 20 II was pulled ont. lie next Oh
iected TO the proximity to tine witness OF .hcI
male relative, who had Nent1Igd 10 "HISptI 10 gI
" 1t is dlSagrecablc for me- Mt. NcWcH eNpHuh'd'
" TO look at the witness with another man nose
stack under hers" The other nose rcned' ana
Mir Sewen directed his attention 10 the cottage
which Mr.. Allen had taken his wife to AZ cape
May, after theI boardmg-houNe experience
MI sewel'-Wiu you describe that cottage Mrs AIleni
Mr. se%eli ,bantiylDI be. your pardon but did not
intend that you should 20 INTO he a'ulH l,l"l VI In'
cottage. / don't what That has To d" Win aI''-
Mrs Alu-u is the most tumblc-down cottage at
mr seSseu-Dl it look so cztcrnanyI At did to
Mr.. sewen-To othcrsl Al suppose 50.
Mr. Sewcll then offered IA evidence a photo
graphic view OF the cottage. IT represented one
story -and-a-hat building, neat enough P"o'o,
graphically. for love m &c ttagc ana thrh 3sN'd
Nr@ Alien if she had not entered the original vol
unfairly Mrs. Allen pondcred for second ana
then replied: Anything was ptcieIdbe 10 HNn0
as had been" The kind of living was obltcratcd
at Mr. ScNcl's demand. and then Mrs. Allen adj
nittcd that she hal been more comfortable at the
cottage IL an at the cheap board ng-housc. she
promptly spoiled the force If the admission by add
lug: " never had enough to cat At this addcn.
dun to love in a cottage Mir. Scwc grew nate and
the referee scalpe remove this episode of the case.
Mr. Scwcl next took up the question of Mr..
Aliens attentions to Il young lady of BrOOklNn.
Mrs. Allen. after much hc-Itancy, SAID that she De
Jieved the name was Miss Cotter. Il. g., Jayne
detective. had gwen her this information. Mr..
Sewcll followed up this clcw vigorously, saying: