The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-07-08
FAMILIES WRECKED.
A Scandal Involving Promi-
nent Members Of Society.
THE PRICE OF AFFECTIONS
Alleged Flight to Europe of the Man
Charged with Wrongd oing-An
Oft-TOid Story.

New HAVEN, Conn, July 2, 1S8S.-A
| scandal affecting the character of per-
sons of high Standing has just come to
light in this city. Ruther ord Trow
bndge. a member Of the wealthy family
of shipping merchants and a distant
rela:iVe,f President Hayes, has sued
Jonsthau Ineersoll, Clerk of the Supe-
rior Court, and has attached his goods
in the sum of $4,000 for alternating the
ate ctions of the plaintiffs wife, Alice
A. Trow bridge, who is the daughter of
John Anderson, the millionaire tUbac-
conist, formerly of this city, now resi-
dent III West Haven. Ingersoll left for
Europe, having sailed on one of the
steamers this morning. 1t is stated
that his family, consisting of his wife
and three sons, have gone with him.
In the complaint in the Superior
Court, which was served this morning
by Deputy Sheriff Johnson Pond, it is
alleged that Ingersoll has, ever since
August, 1886, been on crim1nally iutim-
ate terms with Mrs. Trowbridge, whom
the complainant married October 9Th,
1882. Some time ago Trowbridge Or
dered lngersoll never again to darken
his doors, but during Trowbridge's alb
sence from his house 1ngersoll would
go there and direct ard control the
bull Street. Matters finally became so
unbearable that Trowbridge put detec-
tlves on the case, and last Saturday
night discovery was made at the
house of TrOwbridge that set all doubt
at r'St, and & I'VE the injured husband
all he eviden' he wanted to free him
self from the u faithful wife. He took
his little dauLhter and went to the
house of his mother, at No. SO Elm
Street. The Child i, nearly years old,
and is 700 young 10 know and realize
the dec disgrace tn ~ mas fallen upon
her parents
THE UNHAPPY HCSBAND.
Rutherford TrowbriGge is one Of the
four sons of the late Thomas r. TroW-
bridge, who died about a year ago.
There are besides him William H. r
Henry and Thomas R., Jr., who form
the firm OF Trowbridges Sons in the
shipping and wholesale mercantile bust
ness. They are all wealthy and belong
to the Society of the First Congrega-
tional church, the oldest church in this
city, of which Rev. DR.. Newman Smyth
is the pastor. At the death of MIR. |
Trowbrldge, Sr., it was estimated that
his property was worth over 81 900 ,O00 |
When ex-President Hayes was in this |
city before his election ard sfterward, |
he was guest at the house and the ex-
President is said to be cousin of the |
father of the plaintiff.
On October 5, 1882, Rutherford Trow.
bridge married Alice A. Anderson, the |
daughter of the wealthy tobacconist, |
J Ohm Anderson, who, about that time, |
built the most costly and elegant man
sion in the city. This was on Orange |
Street, between Bradley and Trumbull |
Streets, in one of the most aristocratic |
quarters of the city. 1t is said to have
cost over $500 900 and to have been fur
nished at a cost of about 100000 more. |
Shortly after Mr.. Anderson moved here |
he lost his son John, who died at Rio |
} aneiro, Brazil. Soon after, Mr.. Ander-
son had some difference of opin on with I
the assessor of this city, and thinking
he was unjustly taxed, he offered the |
place for sale. He threatened, 1t was |
said, to deed it for the purposes of |
a Roman Catholic orphan aylum. He |
now resides at West Haven, having sold |
his house to Charles P. Clark, the pres
ident of the New York, New Haven & |
Hartford Railroad.
SOMETHING ABOUT THE WOMAN.