The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-11-14
That is What DIR. Fraser Fuller
is Now Seeking.
SEQUEL TO A RUNAWAY MATCH.
Ex-Judge Holme, of the City Court of New
York. o-respondent-The Wife is Lovely
and Worth a Million.


Such was the announcement which ap
peared IN the marriage column of the
morning papers February a last. The
sequel was developed yesterday when
Judge Freedman, in the superior court,
granted an order for the service by publ
cation Of the summons and complaint in an
action for absolute divorce brought by DIR.
Fuller against his wife. The plaintiff is a
young but well known physician who has
q large and fashionable practice. Defen-
dant is worth a round million or more in
her own right. The correspondent is no
less a person than Leicester Holme, some
time judge of the city court of New York
and latterly private secretary to Mayor
Grant.
Those who have no faith in the fortunate
termination of Opponents will find ad-
dluonal ground for their pessimistic way
OF looking at things in the story of DR.
t'uller's marital experience, for his mar
rage to Miss Hastings was runaway
match. Both Of Miss Hastings parents
were dead when DR.. Fuller became &C
qualnted with her two years or so ago. She
was then about eighteen years old and was
living under the guardianship-at least the
testamentary guardianship-of William H.
Phillips Her brother, Charles H. Hast
lnes, who like his sister is worth million
OF more, was living in this city but MIR.
Phillips was the young lady's guardian
and II was without his consent that Dr.
Fuller and Miss Hastings became husband
and wife.
The young physician, it is said, met his
future wife at reception at the house of
certain wealthy lady of a semi-literary set
who lives not far from Fifth avenue She
rather pretty brunette, tall and slender in
figure, was decidedly vivacious and inter
ested the doctor. The Doctor who has his
1ull share of good looks, took the Young
lady's fancy and they seemed mutually
smitten. During the winter they frequently
met at social affairs and before long they
were engaged. DIR. Fuller is a man of emf
nenuly respectable family and excellent
professional standing, but his worldly pos
sessions by no means equalled those of his
nnancee and the young lady's guardian
frowned on the engagement. But despite
her guardians opposition Miss Hastings
was married 10 DR.. Fuller The marriage
was performed by the Rev. DR.. Vincent. of
Union Theological seminary, at his resi-
dence, where the couple presented them
selves on the night before Washington's
birthday, accompanied by friend of the
prospective groom. Alter the marriage
they hired an expensive suite of apartments
IN the Dakota fats and there, in April, held
their rather tardy marriage reception. The
reception was a swell affair. 1t was at
tenoeu by some two or three hundred
friends oil the young married couple and
was noticed at some length in the weekly
papers of the time.
BY this time the guardian and friends of
Mrs. Fuller had become somewhat recon-
cled to the marriage and the Doctor and his
wife settled down TO enjoy life in their
handsomely furnished home. Thew seemed
wrapped up in each other, and none of
their friends even dreamed of the trouble
inh
husbands head. No one seems to know
Just how the first meeting between ex-
Judge Holme and Mrs Fuller came about. |
Interested parties naturally declined to dis
cuSs the matter, but it is said Mr. Holrne
first met Mrs. Fnller at a reception at her !
home, and that they were introduced nv |
DIR. Fuller himself. However that NAV be |
IL appears from the complaint and affidavit |
filed by DR.. Fuller's attorney, that the ac- |
Qualntance thus formed speedily ripened |
into an improper acquaintance Dr. Fuller |
makes oath that 'heis informed, and verify !
believes that at divers times during the |
months OF June and July, (of the present |
year. the defendant committed adm
terry with one Leicester Homen
The Doctors affidavit does not 90 into
particulars. 1t appears, however, that he
found out Mr.. Holmes alleged perfidy some
time IN the month of August, when the
husband and wife separated and Mrs ,7ul-
where she is now said TO be stopping. Ac
cordlng 10 the latest report she was resid-
ing at the Palace hotel. Owing to her non
residence and the consequent Inability of
her husband to serve notice of his suit for
divorce upon her, the application for an
order for service of the papers by puhlica-
ton was made TO Judge Freedman yester-
day.
Your correspondent called on Mr.. Holme
at the Manhattan club last evening. He
seemed surprised and inquired the purpose
OF the visit. MIR Holme, an action i'm
which your name is mentioned was brought
IN the superior court day. Do Won care
TO say anything about it.''
Holme ~ -''i'
1t is a suit for separation.n
VINO are the parties concernedl' care
lessly asked MIR. Holme
know them.'' 'ou
Mr. Holme betrayed no sign of surprise I
but merely answered: Il do. In what CON I
necaon is my name mentioneds, he con I
tinued. no 'on- :
Your correspondent explained that he {
was named as co respondent, and told him v
IslaC any statement ne might see fl to make S
would DE published in his own words 4
Mr.. Holme replied in loud voice desnite Z
the 1acS that number of people were seat e
ca IN the reception room or strollinp about. h
L was never more surprised in my life /
don care to say anything except 10 saw Y
that was never more surnrioe6 =; e"y ;,
life" e" III NY
William H Phillips, testamentarv ouor
dian OF Mrs. Fuller, nee Hastings. was then
seen He Is gentleman of perhaps fiftv. ,
eight or sixty years, and of aristocratio u
bearing. He admitted he was etbe vonn0 >
lady's testamentary guardian, but would
make no statement about the trouhle in
which she is now involved, reiteratinp se1-
eral times the remark, This is case On
winch DO not care to make any comment ,, Il
DIR. Fuller would say nothing about tho Il
cPSe, referring your correspondent to his a
attorney, L. H. Caldwell. MIR. Caldwell
wnen called upon, said he did not care tn
talk about the case further than to say
That the Leicester Holme named as cores a.
pondent was the former judge of the citv :,
court Ivy u
Ex-Judge Holme correspondent in tbis a
prominent cause celebre, is about thirty IL
eight years CT age. For many years he has o.
oeen one OF Mayor Grants most intimate c,
friends and was not without some srop1i- n
1ence in the councils of Tammany hall or a.
sanlzatlon. He was formerly married, but r,
us wife secured divorce from him and Ii
lie has since occupied bachelor apartments b,
up town. In 1883 he was appointed bv
governor Hill to fill the vacancy caused by II
ne death OF the Judge of the city court and ii
'erved out the latter'e term He was not -,
ennieinated bat when Mr.. Grain. up 10 &c