The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-01
HE LIVED A DUAL LIFE.
ONE or PROvIDENCE'S MERCHANT
PRINCES SUED FOR DIVORCE.
He Kept Two PaIatial Embellishments.
With His Pretty wife I'm One, and Her
More Beamtidul Scho0lmate In Another.

He Kept Two PaIatinl Establish ments,
with His Pretty Wife I'm One. and Her
More Beautiful Schoolmate In Another.
PROVIDENCE. July S1.-A story OF domestic
infelicity was aired in the Divorce Court to-
day. Tho evidence showed that ono Of the
merchant princes Forest +. Tibbots. had been
running two establishments. with wife In
one aud a mistress In the other. the vile did
not know Of her husbands dual life until
short time ago. Now she sues for IN absolute
divorce. and the whole story is made public.
The correspondent is Miss Bello Shaw. who is
woman OF marvellous beauty. Divorce cases
seldom produce two such singulary beautiful
women as are seen In this one. Each has been
known in Providence for long time. They
were p,aymates and schoolmates. and each
attended the schools ON the Rristucratic side
OF Providence. the east cnd. "Gussie" Brick
ley was always the light OF social event and
her pretty lace, with it's strong brunette cast.
her splendid physique and carefully arranged
toilet made her belle OF the east side at an
early period OF her life. She was agreeable to
the young men OF her acquaintance. but she
didn't fall in love until she met Tipbets. the
head clerk in the big dry goods house OF
GladdinG Il Co. They had merry we'd
ding eight years ago. and 1t was long 70.
membered as a brilliant social event.
Not far from the big store where he was clerk
so long Tibbets opened fur and cloak estab.
lishment. and did tourishins business from
the start. He soon removed his residence from
the Friendship 8. rect gu arter to the much more
elevated neighborhood OF Pine and Stewart
streets. After the removal the pretty wife a.
leges that her husband passed much Of his
time away from home. ostensibly on business
visits to neghboring cities. His continual alb
sence day and night aroused her suspicious.
and. with the aid OF friends. sho soon learned
some startlin. facts. In talking about the case
to-day she said:
Adultery? Yes, adultery accuse him OF.
We were playmates together. Belle Shaw and
I, and now I'm the discarded wife and she his
mistress. No one could blame man for fall
ing In love with her. for she is 81 pretty. They
cam carr se % f|e do not knew how long
Forest has loved her. hut, it is my impression
thu. Il has been very long ms want
enough upon III, d.sros svde ,pse oIer' to
to 10 for 90 long = time, Evidence viii l,, be
ShsW have " s eosupied shs same paatiai house.
right here in town. Bell Shaw in one, end of
S.s eY Nth and sene as am xb sh ns
Sundays am confident that my husband is
more than anxious fer an absolute separation
aud why should be not be- for he has been to
my own Knowledge the companion OF Miss
Shaw in Providence. Boston. and Worcester.
l have seen her in those different places with
my husband and they were SO loving. go full
OF affection that my heart has long ago turned
to stone All this propose to tell the Court.
and possibly there will be more"
:, II was more Than year ago since Iibbets
never again 10 make it his home Mrs. Tib-
bets is still there. and she. as usual. has her
carriage and drives handsome bay horse.
time ago from Lawyer West, urging him to do
the proper thing In tho way OF maintaining
the question OF alimony aud allowance pend
ing the hearing in the suit for divorce. lib.
and his wife is in receipt OF the requisite
amount necessary for her supp2rt; Ihe case
closed doors No defence was offered. and. as
the damaging evidence was not contradicted.
Mrs. Tibb6ts will doubtless secure her decree.