, 1891-08-06
W ESTABLISHMENTS.
A Wife in One and a Mistress
in the Other.
Forest F. Tibbets Sued for Alb
solute Divorce.
The Co respondent a Woman of
Great Beauty.

PROVIDENCE. Aug. "a story OF do
nestle lnfelicity was aired in the divorce
court today. The evidence showed that
one of the merchaat princes, Forest f.
1ibbets, had been running two establish
ments, with a wife in one and a mistress
in the other. The wife did not know of
her husbands dual life until a short time
ago. Now she sues for an absolute di-
vorce and the whole story Is made public.
The correspondent is Miss Belle Shaw,
who is a woman of marvellous beauty.
Divorce cases seldom produce such singu-
larry beautiful women as are seen in this
one. Each has been known III Provi-
dence for a long time. They were play
mates and schoolmates, and each at
tended the schools on the aristocratic side
of Providence, the east end. "Gussie'
Brlckley was always the light of a social
ovept, aud her pretty face, with its strong
brunette cast, her splendid physique and
carefully arranged toilet, made her a
belle of the east side at an early period OF
her hte. She was agreeable to the young
men of her acquaintance, but she didn't
fall in love until she met Tibbets, the
head clerk in the big dry goods house of
Gladdiug X Co. They had a merry we'd
ding eight years ago, and it was long re-
membered as a brilliant social event.
Not far from the big sore where he
was clerk so long Tibbets opened a fur
aud cloak establishment and did a -four
Ishing business from the start. He soon
removed his residence from the Friend
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waited neighborhood of Pine and Stewart
streets. After the removal the pretty
wife alleges that her husband passed much
of his time away from home. ostensibly
on business visits to neighboring cities.
His continual absence day and night
aroused her suspicious, and, with the aid
Of friends, she o o learned some start
ling facts. 10 talking about the case to-
day she said:
Adultery? Yes, adultery | accuse him
of. We were playmates together, Belle
Shaw and |, and now I'm the discarded
wife and she his mistress. No one could
blame a man for falling in love with her,
for she is SO pretty. They are now knit
ted like steel together and no one can sep
arate them. | do not know how long
Forest has loved her. but it IS my impress
sion that 1t has been a very long time. |
want a separation because my husband
loves only Belle Shaw, and il the SQUIRT
will be good enough, upon the evidence |
offer. to grant me a decree, then they can
become just what they have wanted to be
for so long a time. Evidence will be
offered to show that my husband and
Miss Shaw have occupied the same pala-
tial house right here in town. Belle Shaw
IN one end of Providence with my hus-
band, and | in the other end all alone
day, night, and Sundays. | am confident
that my husband is more than anxious for
an absolute separation from me, more so
than any one can imagine; and why
should he not be, for he has been to my
Shaw in Providence, Boston, and Wor-
cester. | have seen her in those different
places with my husband. and they were
so loving, so full of affection that my
heart has long ago turned to stone. All
this | propose to tell the court, and posi-
bly, there will be more"
1t was more than a year ago since lib
bets left the mansion on Pine street, prob
ably never again to make it his home.
Mrs. Tbbets is still there, and she, as
usual. has her carriage and drives a hand
some bay horse. TIbbets was served with
a notification some time ago from Law
yer West, urging him to do the proper
thing in maintaining his wife or become
the respondent in court on the question
of alimony and allowance pending the
hearing in the suit for divorce. Tibbets
acceded to the demand for an allowance,
and his wife is in receipt OF the requisite
amount necessary for her support. The
case was heard today by Judge Wilbur,
and, as the damaging evidence was not
contradicted. Mrs. TIbbets will doubtless
secure her decree.