Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-07-12
A New York Couple Way Up in tie
4FOur Hundred"
HAVE AGREED TO DISAGREE.
man c'id'a Wedding ha crns and esus .,a
Now A' aged Wiz Gan 10 Inaer Stand As
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II tss De F,ysi,r Olosss


nary steps had been taken by MIRA
hSteHe Livingstone FOR suit against
her husband, General John Watts Do
Peyster, fora bill OF separation. The
proceedings were begun at poughkecp-
sie' and strange as 1t may seem, the
grounds set forth In the complaint
which was Gled By Mrs. DePcyster's
counsel is 'cruel and inhuman treat
ment." The surprise q, the step was
increased when It was remembered that
In May OF last year the couple had cele-
orated their golden wedding, and the
iiitieth anniversary OF their wedding
was made great social event aud ac-
counts OF II and description OF the
numerous presents received were print
cd by the newspapers oil over the
country.
General DePeys,er IS we'll known In
this city, as he fairly rcyels In Reyolu-
tionary ancestors; In fact, be descended
from leading Colonial families on both
sides. His paternal great-grandfather
was John Watts, Sr., who succeeded
Governor Tyron. and nearly all OF his
forefathers have In some way distsn-
guished themselves. lie Is a son OF tho
late Frederick DePeySter, aud was born
In this city in 1921. In 1885 he was
Adjutant-General OF the State and dur
ing the war he was msdo
brevet MajOr-Gcneral Of the State
the meritorlous services rendered 20 tho
National Guard and TO the United
States. His revolutionary ancestors
wero mainly Tories, but SO sincere were
they In their loyalty 10 tho crown that
they lost little social prestige on that
account II was the DePeyster family
20 whom your correspondent alluded
I'm letter that was printed last
Sunday, wherein attention was called
to the pranks Cupid had played with
the old families OF New York.
1t was in ls4l that General DePeyster
married Miss Estelle Livingstone, who
has Colonial lineage nearly II not
a,faXk-as. x2ag IS he 49,
their fifty years OF married lifo they
have lived IN this city and been rccog-
nized as social leaders II Is learned
that intimate friends OF the family who
were not greatly surprised at tho step
taken by the wife. "The step taken by
Mrs. DePcyster was not taken Ia a
moment. OF anger" said an old friend
today. "You must understand what a
terrible thing 1t il for person OF her
ago TO seek the assistance OF the law
courts for relief especially In face Of
the fact that for over half century
she has lived with her husband aud the
fact that sho has reached the biblical
limit OF human life--threo score years
and ten.
"While the complaint filed In Poueh.
keepsIe says that the General was cruel
and inhuman, you must not think tlat
he used physical force IN his cruelty.
II was even worse than that. The Gen
eral has n habit OF talking, and when he
gets angry and talks he SAYS some very
bitter things. Just what the specific
charges made By Mrs. DoPeyster ars !
do not know, but when tho complaint -
made public you will find that the 6on-
erals terrible tongue, bis arrogant man-
ner and the combination Of the two
have something 10 do With tho case. a
"The elimination Of long period o.
pa,iert endurance came early this
spring. end have been given 70 under
stand that there was terrible sccae In
the Twenty.frst street house, In Which
the General found what woFn-ont
nat,ence means. and the result was that
,hs house was closed, too servants dis
,nissed % and the General and bis wife left
,awn They went 10 TIyolI, where they
hoyo snent the summers for some years
mast. and II was there that mrs. Defsy-
ster refused 10 longer live In THO safao
honse with her husband: Sne went
d,yec, N tho residence Of her brother,
Inr,s . TivInsstone. and sho has resided
,hnra 80 aver since. The question OF mon
Az az =, allowance has not entered Into tho
- 80 - ram sure. for the General Il voal-
-, ,hv and Mrs, DoPeyster has even moro
money than the eenefA' hA' - NOR Wv"
right"
NJ napeyster will not ptnD 70
.,.. n,til her case 70 settled, and
,he .he sny.s 49,, IA Twenty-1rstw will be closed.
SI. saa I.. - .S.,reseu.ed by Hackett q VIII
llams. Of POughkeepsle, and Henry y,
Tssslor Of he same city appears ior tne
General The complaint VIII not DO
u.I IL nnblIc at present, and the Cen
49, - sent word that he VIII NOS re-
.,., .n-a ., ,be city for some months Ms
surh W his wise's complaint has nf
vet been fled. - =.
fonr children, three sons aoa yns
dsnabtsr. The sons were J. Watts, Jt-
FrsdsrIck. Jr., and Johnston L.' who
n.a ,ssnectiyely breyetted Conorfl, I,
w..ox ~ and [deutenant-Colonel during
,he Sgsr !. Watts, Jr., died OF oiscnfs
so,"ac,sd sno during the war and johnston
~. r - ,he frst 70 hoist the Union I@<
p,cbmond after the entrance Of tno
Union troops. The daughter nsrrieq .
Wr Tolsnd, a Philadelphia nnancicr.
and died some years ago.
General DePcyster is something Of /.
,,.ersry man ia his way. lie refused
20 bsIIeye all that the historians rro'
and undertook ~ this late Gay 70 vino
es,s the character OF that much 1bnr
nsrsoasge, Jszss Hepbara. lou
Ea-l az Botbweii. and he sacceccef
70 Am sa,isfactinn- But the Genf
crovcing delight for a number OF y
has ,een his annual dinner, wf'eA
ell. he Army of Potomac
ard Which are always CIV
blrthdsh May 0. At these
eseh eu1st Is a,vep every =
su the rfntcd menu, and
easr. Ech designations
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