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He Went West aud His Wife Would Not
Foilow-Sow She Sues

He Went West aud His Wife Would Not
Foiiow-Sow She Sues.
The case Of Chipchase VS.. Chipchase,
which has figured In various phases in
the Court Of Chancery, came before Vice
Chancellor Green this morning on final
hearing.
Mrs. Charlotte Chipchase fled petition
against her husband, John Frank
Chipchase, for q divorce on the
ground Of desertion. Mrs Chipchase was
In Court accompanied by a cloud of wit :
nesses, most Of whom are female relatives
OF hers, and her interests were taken care
OF By Counseilors Seguine of this city and
Blackwell of New York. Mr.. Chipchase
was without sympatnizers, and entrusted
his case to ex-J udge Garretson.
Mrs. ChiDchase was the first witness
She Is rather stout young lady with an
attractive face aud an aggressive air. She
wore a stylish tightly fitting gray gown
and large black chip hat and a profnsion
Of purple chryanthemums, which nodded
and waved at the Vice Chancellor In a
familiar manner.
MR.. CHIP CHASE LOSES HIS JOB.
From the testimony It appears that the
parties were married In June, sSS. and
have one child five years old. A
few months after their marriage
tion and his income. Mrs.
Chipchase's father, Joseph Odell. of
Odells, Westchester County, New Yorks
was a man Of considerable means, and
they went to live with him.
After awhile Mr.. Chipchase went TO
Kansas City and obtained a position
there as salesman for liquor house at
a salary of $50 per month. This
was advanced to $50 per month and
he was allowed $50 month
for expenses. Then be wrote to his wife
10 come to live with him, which it Is
alleged she refused to do.
Mr.. Chlpchase took the stand In his own
behalf, and told OF bis discharge from
employment, which he said was because
| the firm he WAS with went all TO pieces
After that, he said. he and bis wife lived
with her parents and then he lived at her
grandmoIher's house. There had been a
| BURGLARY In the house aud the old lady
wanted some man TO sleep there.
He tried to get employment. but did
not succeed In getting anything that paid
him more than $40 per week. Then he
went to Kansas City, and was employed
as liquor salesman, but he had to spend
SO much in the saloons 10 keep his trade
amoug the retail dealers that hts income
amounted to little more than $50 month
He wrote TO his wife TO come out and live
with him but she refused. he came u asst In
1887, and went to live with his aunt, Mrs
DR.. DeGrof, of Union Hill. he now mas
employment there which pays him SIS a
week. lie declared he was very anxious
to live with his wife aud give her such a
home as his means would allow.
THE REcToR's TESTIMONY.
Walter NJ. Sherman, rector OF the
Episconal Church at Weehawken, who
married a cousin OF Mr.. Chipchase. testi-
lied ina5 ne nearti tnat AIRS. Chipchase
was about TO commence suit against t
her hus band. and being opposed to
divorce, went to see her and tried TO
effect a reconciliation Mrs. Chip
chase in reply to his over
no confidence in him, and under no cir
cumstances would she live with him
again. Neither should their child bear
his name.
Ex-senator Rudolph Rabe sail that he
was retained TO defend Mr.. Chipchase
because threats had been made
by Mrs. Chipchase to have him
arrested in New Jersey for non-suDport.
He went and saw Mr.. Hull, Mrs. Chip
chase's attorney. and told him that Mr..
Chipchase was on his feet now, and
would support his wife.
Mr.. Hull said that was not what Mrs.
Chipchase wanted; she wanted a divorce,
and asked Mr.. RRbe II he would enter an
appearance for Chipchase without the
service OF a summons. This Mr.. Rabe
refused to do Subsequently Mrs. Chip
chase called upon Mr.. Rabe and said she
wanted to get rid of her husband. He had
| been unfaithful in Kansas City and
she eould prove it,
She then began a suit in New York. but
has done nothing with 1t during the past
two years.
This closed the case and the argument
was commenced at recess.