Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-20
FIGHTING A DELAWARE DIVORCE.
John F. Beale Opposes the Decree
Granted His Wife.

Mrs. Beale Says Lawyer Conrad Secured
1t for Her, and Makes Some Queer state
Incnts--She il to Wed Again, and This
Raised the Trouble.
New YORK, Oct. 14-It is announced
here that cards have been issued an
nouncing that on October 25th Mr.. @.
w. Nash will we'd Mrs. Addie w. Beale,
ut the residence of the bridegroom, Fast
Twelfth street. IL Is added that there
will be trouble over the wedding. G..
w. Nash, the prospective bride.
groom, is one of the most widely
known men in New York. For
years he has been one of the lead
ing downtown restaurantuers. The
famous Nash L. Crook restaurant was
established by him. A year ago Mr..
Nash retired from active business. He
is now go years of age, a widower and a
millionaire.
Mrs Beale is handsome woman of
AZ, with Il history. Mrs. Bcalo's decree
absolutely divorcing ner from the bonds
of matrimony with her first husband,
because of drunkenness, cruelty and
non-support, was granted at Whining
ton, Del. last month. Long before the
decree was secured Mr.. Nash and Mrs.
BcalG had pledged their troth and as
soon as DclawaTe's court granted tho
fair plaintiff her freedom she came back
TO this city and at once set about getting
her wedding trosscau and making ar
engagements for her marriage with Mr..
Nash.
Mrs. Bealc's first husband was John
+. Bcale, Il contractor and carpenter
living at Brorkton, Mass. They separ-
ated about a year and u half ago. When
the date for the marriage with Nash
was fixed upon, Mrs. Beale sent an in
vitatlon to her former husband. At the
same time Mr.. and Mrs. Bcale's only
daughter, Mrs. G. II, Randall, wife Of
the wholesale liquor dealer, residing a
No. l2l East Forty-sGyenth street, wrote
her father q note in which she said
"Mama got her divorce all right"
When Beale received the invitation
to the wedding and the letter from hi
daughter, he vowed the wedding shouC
never take place. lie at once consulted
a lawyer and the two set TO work to pre-
pare legal papers which they declared
would act as aE obstacle to hcapproach
ing marriage. l3eae declared that III
knew no reason why his wife SHOULD
seek divorce, and had received no in
timatiOn uf any kind that she had sOugh
one. al had known ! was being suer
| for Divorce" he told his lawyer, :"
would have defended the suit and tn,
divorce never would have been declared
| want you to go to work now and upsc
the whole proceeding"
Since the granting of the decree o
divorce in Delaware Mrs. lieale has beer
living at the residence Of Mr. Nash
She was found there this morning whei
q reporter called,
Mrs. Bca.e is Il pretty woman. Sh
has dark curly hair, large gray eyes an,
an attractive personality. She wa
greatly surprised when told of her hus
bands proceedings.
why, the divorce is all regular" sh
said. mir Nash and | have been en-
gagged over Il year, and my proceeding
for II divorce have been pending in Della
ware more than year. ] had to get
residence of n year in that State before
could apply for Il divorce. My lawye
was Harry C. Conrad, one of the mo,
prominent lawyers in Delaware. II
told me all that was necessary was fl
me 10 80 and inform my husband, vcrl
ally, that | had sued him. This di
last summer. Mr. Bcalc was wurkin
at Shelter Island Mt the time NJ
daughter and | went down there.
said to him, John, have applied for
divorce in Delaware AN right, wa
the answer, and he went on hammerin
nails into the building he was putin
up"