St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-03
The Custody Of a Child Sought
by st. Paul Par
ties.
DR.. DenSlOW Accuses His Wife
of Being Addicted to
Opium.
A Family Skeleton Which Has
Been Concealed Twelve
Years.
Relatives Indicate That Sen
sational Developments May
Be Expected.

New HAVEN, Conn, Jan. 2. DIR. l..
M. Denslow, OF st, Paul, formerly con-
nected with Bellevue hospital, New
York, has applied through habeas cor
puS proceedings for the custody OF his
young son, now with Mrs. Denslow.
who left her husband last summer
to return to her fathers home in
Milford, Conn. Mrs. Denslow, who is
the daughter of E. w. Smith, wealthy
sugar merchant of New York, accuses
her husband of cruelty and intemper-
ance, and DR.. Denslow alleges that she
is an opium eater and unfit to care for
the boy. The case went over until to-
morrow.
Especial interest is attached here to
the above as the facts concerning the
affairs which eliminated in DIR. DenS-
lows action against his wife in the
East are pretty well known in this city.
Up to last July, DIR. Denslow lived
with his wife at 256 Exchange street
and practiced his profession at
No. East Third street. His
wife left for Milford. Conn,
in July to reside with her father. Sat
urday, Dec. 49, 1888, DR.. Denslow left
st. Paul and went to Milford and stirred
up the. difficulty which has been brew
ing between himself and wife, and COM
menced the action for the custody of his
son. Mrs. Denslow, who is widely known
in this city, in return charges her hus-
band with cruelty and intemperance,
and it is intimated by her friends and
relatives that she can make other and
more severe charges. Mrs. DenslOW is
highly connected in the East, and
members of her family are leaders
in the highest circles of society.
Relatives who reside in this city look
upon the matter as very unfortunate
affair and one in which they cannot take
any part. AN through her married life
of twelve years Mrs. Denslow has been
extremely reticent in regard to matters
concerning herself and husband not even
intimating the wrongs it is said she has
suffered during the term of her mar
riage. As to the charges against Mrs.
her family say that she can refute and
dlsprOve such charge, which they say
is very likely a mere assertion upon
which to base case. Their object is
TO SUPPRESS THE WHOLE MATTER,
but those who know the principals say
that the proceedings now instituted will
have tendency to reveal case whose
basenesS and complication will not
likely be equaled for some time. Search
in an interested quarter disclosed the
fact that Mrs. Denslow has always been
so reserved in matters pertaining to her
domestic life; that those who have
gained any information direct from her
have been pledged to secrecy.
A brother-in-law Of Mrs. Denslow
said last evening, ''she is now in safe
hands and the future will reveal all.
Those whom he has victimized III st.
Paul, and there are. no doubt. large
number, will close in on him. This,
coupled with his domestic affairs, will
wind mp the high handed game he has
been wont to play. 1t is indeed an un-
fortunate affair. But we never meddled
with DR.. Denslow'S affairs and came to
the conclusion long ago that we had
better not establish any nearer relations
than those which were effected when he
married Mrs. Denslow. We do not care
to say anything concerning this affair,
and since the matter owes its origin to
the East, where both parties are well
known, we prefer that everything shall
come through the channels OF that
branch of the public press"