The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-02-11
. BAD De STlTERS.
So the Baroness Characterizes
Her Husband in Her Divorce
Trial.
4 IS f 8
The Baron Charged With Many
Little Things Good Husbands
Never Do.

SIOUX FALLS 5. d., Special Telegram, Feb.
8. -To-day has been sort of elimination
in the divorce interest in this city. The
event was the trial of the suit OF
Madame Destuers tor divorce from her
husband, Alphose Eugene Lambert Des-
tuers, minister for the Netherlands in
Paris.
The parties to the suit were married April
20, 1875. from the home Of the brides father,
corner of Madison avenue and Thirty
fourth street. The wedding was one Of the
notable events of the fashionable season,
and the presents to the young couple were
the wonder OF the day, so costly and beau
tltul were they, aggregating in value
hundreds of thousands of dollars. Soon
after the marriage the baron and his wife
went to France, to which post De Stuers
had been assigned, and there bought one Of
the most magnificent palaces in Paris,
maintaining it in great stvie and entertain
ing lavishly. Three children were born of
the union, of whom one has since died. In
June, 1890. the baroness left her husband,
and the two have never met since.
The plaintiff is represented by Herbert A.
Shipman of New York and Capt. w. H.
stoodard of this city. The baron is repre-
sented by j. L. Glover and A. F. Orr, two
young lawyers who propose to make their
mark in the trial Oft the case. The plaintiff
Is daughter of the late John Carey of New
York and cousin of the late John Jacob
Astor, her mother having been a daughter
OF William Besllhome Astor. The plaintiff
is credited with a fortune Of 100000 In
the summer of 1891 the baroness appeared
III Sioux Falls in the company OF
HANDSOME YOUNG MAN,
who was known as William Elliott, but
who has turned out to be William Elliott
Zborowski Of New York.
His mother belonged to an old wealthy
New York family, and part of the estate
which the count inherited is the site now
occupied by the Broadway theater, in
which zboro wski has an interest His in
come is said by New York friends to be in
the vicinity of$s0, 600 year.
The couple rented about all of the fourth
floor ofthe Cataract house here and have
lived in great style. After having estab-
llshed her residence the baroness began
suit for divorce, alleging cruelty on the
part OF her husband. She alleges that he
tried to incarcerate her in private asylum;
that he has taken her children rom her,
and she charges Indirectly that he was
striving to get control Of her fortune.
There have been some twenty dispositions
sfled in the case. . The charge of adultery
has been ruled out by Judge Aikens, and
the decision will be reached upon the
charges by the baroness that she has been
crue.l y treated and an attempt was made to
lncarcerate her in an insane asylum. The
defendant denies these charges and saws his
wife is subject to nervous disease which
gives her distorted view of everything
which amounts to insanity.
When court opened Mrs. Destuers was
at once called to the stand. Her answers
were often
BRILLIANT AND WITTY,
ana she had not been on the stand manv
minutes before she mad won the partially
residence was in Sioux Falls, where she
had lived tor nine months, coming here
from Europe.
She was married in New York, April 20.
1875. after which the plaintiff and defend
ant went to London, where Destuers was
secretary OF the legation. Lived there two
years and went to Paris in 1880. Nv hns-
band went TO Madrid as charge d'at1aires,
ana next year he was made minister.
=, What Was your husbands treatment OF you
He was very unkind to me- He would scold
me before people. He said was Il savage Amer
lean and baby. and that didn't know howto
behave myself before people,"
what was his conduct in Paris?'
1T was about the same. He was rude to nv
friends, especially to my American friends and
Inundated me in their presence 49,
IVA he cruel to you at Madrid?" Us
wv bile WAS there 7 had invtad r. +bo ,,o,,o
three people in diplomatic circles. That after.
noon nooSa the car OF Russia was assassinated My
vltatlon, but objected, saying that there
could be no objection to such a party. When
the guests arrived Mr.. Destuers affronted them
and told them WAS behaving indecently that
L did not understand my duties as a minister's
wife. and abused Ill their presence Soon
AFTER that came to America. wnere nv m other
rid" -. '~1' "sN0 o"'A W M 1o-
..ion say he made scenes. What do you
NEAL by tnat?'' asked Capt. StOduard
HE was unmanly. For instance one dav at
dinner we had present some eight or ten guests.
made some remark which he did not like. He
me, and said i wish to God had not married
YOU: eft the table weeping and was very i'll
ANOTHER INCIDENT.
"Once my husband was negotiating a. delicate
commercial treaty in Spain and could not sue
coed without the assistance of the minister Of
commerce My husband asked me to invite him
to the house to play the coquette with him, Ito
make ms KEN MN think you love HIM and that he can
40 40 what ne likes with you was insulted at
the proposition and rejected it. ! told him
was not doing such work and I refused flatlv to
thus place my Womanhood at the service OF the
state. This was i'll 1888
"He often SllatCfed novels from m hand anI
said should only read history" -
During cross examination Madame Des-
tuers testified that she is wortl, ST 200, 600,
all in New York property. She also said
that she was in mortal terror Of her hus-
band Madame Destuers maid gave in sup
porting testimony. At the evening session
OF the court the attorneys read Dispositions
and made arguments, when the case was
turned over to the fudge with the under
standing that dispositions now on the way
Will be received. Numerous exceptions to
the courts ruling were mazda and =, on.e !,