The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-25
WILCOX kS1rrIlD 10 a DironcE
vies.Chanee,Ior Pttsey Talks VERY Severely
Absut Mrs. wilcox.

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vice.CAsnee,lor P1tsey Talks Very Severely
About Mrs. wilcox.
Vice. Chancellor Pitney spent another day In
the Chanc ellor's Chambers In Jersey City yes
terday. listening to testimony in the Wilcox
divorce case. The suit was brought by Mrs.
Marion L. Wilcox. II concert and choir singer
for divorce from William Wilcox on the ground
Of abandonment. Wilcox entered cross suit
and set up the plea that his wife had atan-
doned him. At tho hearing on Monday 1t was
shown that Mrs. Wilcox had. us the Vice.
Chancellor expressed 1t. attempted TO prn, tise
fraud on the Court by serving notice of the
suit on her husband by publication when She
could very easily have had n personal service
made. She male an affidavit that she could not
flnd her husbands address Wilcox showed
that she knew his place OF business was at 1OS
Murray street, New York and that he lived with
his mother ut 1.OtS Bedford avenue. Brooklyn.
Her brother. who was also In business IN
Murray street. met him nearly every day and
her father patronizcd tho same barber shop
that he did The Vice.C Chancellor dismissed
Mrs. Wilcox's suit on the ground that she was
g do not believe she has any legal standing
In This state and this Court will not lot the soil
New srk sry I" pSP"S
MiccXs cioss suit was taken up Yesterday.
Vice! 'hancellnr Piiney explained that what
OF his own opinion. He would leave tho aucs-
ton omen with others, that had been raised.
oGEd M as s Ma and I" nS 2 ns Il ,o vsS s
her favor; She testified TINT about tYo weeks
ISr companion. Miss sadie smith, ,He caught
Afterwnrd he began to. annoy her. He fire.
luenty got W about Dor o'clock in the
%nf sa'H She s Sten obse sfr ss
Was 'd@ S S 'ss
very lightly. but her feelings were so deeply
hn,t that she ccua not consistently nyS any;
thinG more TO 40 with MIN; Her hMs4nnd s SE
would not wear It. but she sold II becn use she
needed money! to procure the necessaries OF
lie was always selfish and unreasonable"
she said. with trenor IN her voice. lie
] enrned by singing. When / returned from
the country sent Tor hin to meet mo in my
fathers office to see II We could not comrro-
mise III some way to prevent a. scandal. for he
had threatened to, blacken my character. After
TIM he eamc e., to IT," nat h"asty Irnna dig
did not want TO expose my private sui!erings
,, Did you sing at n concert in Wcsthcld on
Feb. y - asked the husbands lawyer.
Did you 60 homo after Tho concert was
Not directly"
Did you 60 to a saloon at thu corner Of
Live and Let Live n saloon with saw'iust on
the ioory
II went to the place with the others who
Did you drink becr there
II did not drink beer; only went there be-
was over l was escorted home
Do you think that place proper one for n
lady to go to who rarades her responsibility in
~" one hut a lady could safely go to such
naGf al nnswsrsd the Witness laying special
Mrs Wilcox's lawyer objected to this line OF
G que as irrelevant. and tho objection
Sadie Smith was recalled. and she testified
that on many occasions Wilcox had attempted
to be unduly familiar with her.
ing, to throw me off my feet, | didn't care for
sts So f w or rrnd ms sG
to Rts to make him let me g"d
MED that he had ever acted improperly with
After the lawyers had summed ur the Vice
the woman had taken the initiative in the
s,eparation BY taking her goods away from the
mitted perjury when she made. an AFFIDAVIT
that her husband was a travelling salesman
and she did not know where to find him.
notice on Ire defendant, Continued lie Vice;
Chancellor. stands higher than one obtained
case the notice Is always served II possible.
but in this case. this lady goes deliberately
about not notifying her husband. She care
shows that she had no confidence in her case.
Sho says she was lling to live In the same
treme cruelty. In relation to the alleged Gues-
tionahle relations between Mr. Wilcox and
the husband and not the xiii. distrnst tho
girl. and cannot believe tho complainant ut
all. None OF the reasons alleged is sufficient
to warrant wife IN abandoning her husband.
think the husband is entitled to divorce on
his cross bill II tho Court has jurisdiction
The Vice-Chancellor reserved the question
Of jurisdiction for further consideration He
said Mrs. Wilcox could not question it because
she took up a colorado, residence in the state.
her husband to court by due process OF law.
Her application for divorce was denied. and no