New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-21
MRS. FLACK'S INNING NEXT.
SHE WANTS A LIMITED DIVORCE NOW.
NOT so ANXIOUS TO KEEP THE PRECIOUS sliEH-
IFF HERSELF AS TO PREVENT HIM
FROM MARRYING HER RIVAL

FROM MARRYING HER RIVAL
,onowed interest was awakened I'm the FlaelI
dvorce scandal Yesterday when Il became known that
Mrs Flaek had during the afternoon visited the oces
Of her COUNSEL Messrs. Evarts, Choae Beaman, AZ
No SO walI-st where she had held a consu'a,ioh
With readwel Cleveland Of che firm, preparatory 10
beginning an action Of divorce against the sherin'
Mrs. Flaek was accompanied by her niece, mrs o ~
p,ngbam. OF No 1922 East Eighty -hfth-st. When she
omerced from Mr. Cleveland's Office Tribune re
norer sought an interview with her. Mrs Flack was
na,nIv under strong excitement, the result probably
90 rehearsal of her marital troubles TO her COUNSEL
,na seemed TO be struggling with conflicting emouohs'
She abruptly refused TO give any Information as u
her purposes .us,er
and beg 10 be let alone. My counsel instruc's me-
IN preserve complete silence regarnins ,'l', We,
matterY Her niece. Mrs. Bingham' no.
evidently received similar Instructions anu " '.o
soualv determined TO hold her peace as u her auh
nn,noses. "You newspaper men have almost crazeu
ne with your questions she said. All we ASK Is
20 hs let alone, Mr.. Cleveland, when appheu W
for the reason of Mrs. Flacks VISIT 10 hi'h
that he too, would give no Information as " NV
course he was about TO pursue but oeio'o ."0
renorter left the Office he came into the poSSessG'
Of the fact that Mrs. Flack about 10 Drins sun
for separation or limited divorce with aiimony' "hne
aud wife and carries with II provision for supper
for the wife in accordance with the means oil 'he
husband. il yet permits neither OF ihem W marty
again during the lifetime Of the other. 10
This is exactly the kind of divorce which shenh
Flack does not want and will not permit Mrs RACK
TO get il he can prevent IT. What the sherH wants
,s The kind he obtained before from Judge BOOK
staver-an absolute dlvorce-under which he can
marry again.
II was learned yesterday that this was the rock
on which the negotiations of the past week went 10
pieces. The Sheriff, 1t appears, was ready 10 CON-
ply with any reasonable demands OF his wire cou-
sci on the score Of maintenance If she would not
object to an absolute divorce. This she posuVev
refused 10 agree to- being determined that the woman
who came between Mr. Fack and herself should never
during her mrs F1acks lifetime be able to walk the
streets of NewYork as his lawful and acknowledged
wife.
The first step in the fresh chapter OF litigation
will the application TO the court for almony ana
suitable cOunsel-fee pending the continuance Oh 'ne
suit II Is believed that Mrs. Flack signed all the
required papers and made the necessary ahdays yes
teray and that the usual motion will be made to-day
by Mr.. Cleveland for his client.
The sheriff was his Office usual yesterday. and
soon after his arrival there visited by bis son
william Civil Justice Mcneil came later and. after
consultation between tho three. william
went to ex-Jndge Fullcnon's Office on Wall-st
and was for some time closeed with his fathers senior
counsel Tribune reporter afterwam asked MI
Fullerton what the meaning of all this ACTIVITY at
the offices OF both the rival lawyers in the Flack case
"Id like 10 tell yOu,@ replied the old counsellor Smli-
Ing bllthey but can't do II without giving away all
my plans ] can assure yOu," he added. that the
other side will find us ready for Them" II appeared
TO be an open the Office Of both the counsel OF
the case that all hands" the eve OF important
CHANGES and the notes of preparation audible In