The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-12-14
MRS. STIVER'S FRANKS.

She CooIIy Left Her Husba Il and
Married Mr. Vrnton Murphy Queer
Developments Brought About by
Cross Suits Tor DivoIce-A Chorus
Girl and an Actor are Parties TO
the Domestic Drama-Mr. Stivers'
Views on the Case
At Roster & BiaI's Concert Hall last
evening domestic drama was enacted
in one Of the upper tier of boxes. a
lacy handsomely dressed, with large.
beautiful gray eyes, sat al one of the ta-
bles in the box vainly Try ing TO suppress
tears of SORROW, and 10y her side sat her
husband, nervous ana depressed, and
trying every means IN his power to- pre-
vent the exposure of the skeleton in hi
closet.
Toe lady aui Z ~ nan we're Mr.. and
Mrs. Jerome y. Sttvers, who have en-
tered cross suits for divorce. Sirs. Sti-
v-r7 charges that her husband has been
intimate with Miss Lille ShandIey, and
AXIS that her bunda Of matrimony hc
broken.
Mss ShandIey il a chorus girl en-
pioyed az Roster & Balls. and while Mr..
and Mrs. SLivers were telling their sto-
RES to the reporter, she was on the stage
singing the choruses of Little Jack
- sfDiIu. if MS ~tiil WI. sDtiNtf u
charges that his wife married to Mr..
NInton Murphy, a SON of eX Collector
Murphy, ON September 2lst last. The
ceremony was performed 10y Rev. chas.
r. Deems, and since then Murphy aud
Mrs. sStIycrS have lived together aS man
aud wife. IL - also saii that Mrs. Sti-
vrr- was very intimate with am actor
named Dunbar, while she was stopping
at the W. - End Hotel last summer. Mr..
Strvcrs hrcame very j"ainu-. and on one
occasion hc arrived uns.N p'cted!y from
the city amt met his wIi" out driving
with Dunbar. The husband. stopped the
hOr. q. and jumping into the wagon com
PEELED the actor To- get OF the scat with
th. driver and fold his arms in the sty le
of n fOOtman and ride to hts hotel. Mr..
Murphy was also stopping at Long
B.anch, and il was there that he first
met Mrs. Stivers. He became dcsper-
ately IN love with the young wife and
hts affection was TecIpruCdted, and fl
nally Ut eliminated IN their beng mar
ried by Rev. Mr.. Deems.
Mr. Deems said last night til n on the
evening Of the ceremony a carriage drove
up TO his door, and two couples entered
his house. One of the gentlemen said
n desired to be marri d. He gave tie
name of Vinton Murphy. and the lady
gave hers as Cora l. Howard. BOth
affirmed that they were unmarried and
of ago. and the ceremony which made
Mos. Stivers n bigamjst was performed.
The witnesses are said - have been Mar
us de LoZlrre and a Miss Clear. News
at his wIfes marriage soon reached Mr..
StivcT's ears. and he was urged 10y his
frIerd4 to- take the sevCrest measures the
law allows III such cases. He L. the son
of Ruins NJ. Stivcrs. the wealthy car
riage manufacturer. 81 he decided that
an amicablc divorce would he his best
plan. Accordingly he communicated
with his wife, whom H., has Frequently
met since her Illegal marriage with
Murphy. She. IL seems, insisted upon
appearing - the iniuried party, and was
the first 10 bring the action for divorce.
Mr.. st IverS replied with his cross salt as
stated above.
Mr. Stiver5 last night seemed thunder
Stru.k To learn TINT the trouble between
himself and wife had leaked out. He
sl,d that it wa his desire and thar of his
wife that tire ease should he heard 10y
referee, and that no publicity should be
given IL the affair.
He denied the Long Branch story and
aid chat Nc. Dunbar was his most init
mate friend. lie also denied that he
had ever used any violence toward his
wife. Continuing he made this rather
remarkable statement;
Nv feelings toward Mr. Murphy are of
the kindlieSt sort, aud so they are toward
my wife. We have agreed To disagree.
and we hoped to do it - quietly as pnssl-
bic. That this thing IL perfectly agreea-
htp To all ncerned YOU can Judge from
the fact that | met Murphy to dav and
we had drink together, and further
that we all met in the office of my law
yer. EN Governor Leon Albeit, OF New
Jersey. and talked the matter over. The
one thing that is causing me great sor-
row Is the coupling OF Miss ShandIey's
name with minn. She Is an innocent
party, and this affair viii do her an un
told injury. The only thing | know
about the young lady il that | come in
here 10 drink a glass of wine. and pre-
fer her to drink with.
MIR Silver then excused himself, and
IN a few moments returned and took the
reporter up 10 the box where his wife
was sitting. Mrs. Stlvers also denied
having committed any acts of indiscre
ton. and said that she aud her husband
desired To- separate, and for property rea-
sons the law WAS rrSOrt@d tO. She de
MED the Long BrauCh story also. She
said she ltteSteI tn" IN an Dunbar, anl
only upon her husbands wish would she
ever be one of a party in which he was
included.
Mrs. Stivcrs Is young, decidedly pretty
and the tears frequently came To hel
ewes a. she talked of the cruelty of tn,
man who had made her domestic lif,
public. She ;,sllcd the reporter if he go
his information from young mar
named LoZarre. and was assured tn tn
contrary.
Poor Day for letters, Too.
Yesterday ANuTtZ GRAY mail clerk a