New-York tribune., 1892-11-23
MR.. WOOLSEY'S SURPRISE.
HIS WIFE COT A DIVORCE BY DEFAULT.
HE SAYS HE WILL FIGHT THE CASE. AND HE
NAMES FRAME X. sTUEGIs AND E. N. PADEL-
FORD 4 CORRESPONDENTS.

NAMLS FRANZ X. sTUNGIS AND Z. NJ. PADtL'-
FORD 4 CORRESPONDENTS.
| Edward J. WocS'y came into the reporters room
| In the County Court House Yesterday and declared
| that he had been greatly surprised man when he
learned from the newspapers that decree OF abso
Int divorce, In favor of his WIFE had been granted
the day before BY Justice Irgraham In the supreme
Court. lie emphatic I'm his declarations that he
had no intention in the world OF allowing the case TO
so by default and ~ thought the lawyers who repre-
scnted his wife had not been quite fair In not sending
word TO him that the had been called and In not
| giving him a chance 10 defend the suit.
Mr.. Woolsey expires, ed determination not only u
defend the suit. but to do 1t so vigorously and IN
such a way that h. might unpleasant feeling
In other quarters. He in fact that he intend
| 10 have the default which was taken against him.
opened. and whc1 the case comes up for trial again
have 1t take place In open court and before jury
lie took the first step in accomplishing this object
| Yesterday when his counsel. Howe & IIummel.
secured order from Judge Tuax In tie supreme
Court. Chambers, requiring Shlpman, Larocque q
Chontc the counsel for Mrs Woolsey. to show cause
on Friday why the default should not be opened
and why Mr.. W0osey should not be allowed 10 come
III and defend the suit. When the does come
up again doubt there will be sensational develop
ments as Mr.. Woolsey In his has charged his
with nnfathful conduct In being too intimate With
Frank x. sturgs the president Of tho stock En-
change and a member Of half dozen clubs and
With Edward NJ. Tadeiford. who is we'll known In
society.
When the case came before Justice Ingraham, IN
the Supreme Court on Monday, Elhu Root appeared
for Mrs woolsey. counsel. and when the case was
reached OIL the calendar be said that ne ready
10 proceed No appeared for Mr.. Woosey. and
Justice Ingraham ahead with the case and took
the testimony OF the witnesses whom the plaintiff had
summoned in her behalf. After the testimony had
all taken Justice Ingraham granted divorce at
once and tho judgment, roll filed In the County
Clerks Office Yesterday. As Mr.. Woolsey had not
appeared to defend the suit naturally copy OF his
answer was not Included In the judgment roll. al
though the answer In the possession Of Shipman,
larocquc & Choate Mr. Root appeared in the case
only rs counsel employed by the law firm mentioned.
II IS thc answer in which the charges already mon
toned arc made. which VIII probably cause good deal
Of talk IN society when the case comes before the
court again.
The domestic trouble n the Woolsoys have been
aired in tAc courts good deal within the Inst or
,wo Tie couple v,rr married on October s. 1870.
and thoy have two sos. George. twonyOne years old
md Edward nineteen. They are both at college. one
at Harvard and tho other at Columbia. Mr.. Woolsey
owns a large amount Of properly, which was left TO
him BY rs mother. H. is SAID 70 be worth nearly
Sl,OOOoo0 lie t. M -nbor ~ the ntof. Manhattan
ard Lambs clubs. Nh. Woolsey IS one of three
daughters OF .xCn"ct,r Smytlc. q tle Port of New
York Her sstor. nr, the widow % william p. JahiHy
md Mn. Gordon. a. Cleveland Ohio.
few years ago Nr. and Mrs. Woolsey separated
and Mr. Woosey advertised the contents Of his house,
az 40 Lexington ave. FOR sale at auction. Before
tho s,le Mrs. Wooscy b'aan rep"yn suit 20 ro-
cover some 0. The household articles. claiming them
a. hor individual property. The divorce sn!t was
begun about this time also. Mrs. WO0lsey charged
her husband with improper relations With Agnes Nc
Gln Ut The house % Ms Howard. IN West Thirty
c.ghts and AZ other pieces. Mr.. Woolsey rctalated
by c,arcnc his w'r with unfaithful conduct with
Frnnt X sturyi, and Edward " Iadciprd. The
latte's wife. ~. Florouc" Padeford. secured
dlvoNe from her husband In November 1890
Tie decree IN The Paiclfori suit granted by
JuFtre Andrews. in ti" arprcme Court. In Novom
bcr 1890. II folndod on tho report of Frederic
r. Coudcrt. who appointed referee in the case.
Tho testimony witch taken In that suit was so
car-fullv guarded ilat thc co-rcsp sponden''s name
| uo,er became public Mr. Woolsey declared ye,icr
diy ,aat believing his vife rad been mentioned as
respondent IN the Hiicli1rd he had tried 10 sec
the papers but lad not been allowed 10 do SO.
Mr. Tpdclford Is q Won known yaohtsman and man
niout town H. spends good deal OF his time
abroad and IS often -eon NJ Newport I'm the sum
mer. Mrs rdcifDrI vas Miss Florence Ne
rhcetcr, Of Baltimore. before her marriage. Whom
she secured her divorce her husband was ordered 10
pas permanent aliuany 10 her at the rate Of $1,000
"a year.
Tho last complication in the suit IS the naming IN
Nr NoOsry's answer of Frank X. Stursis rs second
90 resp.u .udrnt Mr. -'ur-is Is the president II th"
>toc. ENchaurr. ana lr lives at No. ID Wc-t Thirty
tlird g. vheu in tie city. lie owns The Yacht Var
ana. fri has a summer home At LenON. Mass. Mr.
-iure.s f. member OF the Union. knickcrlocker
Union Lcatuc. IaroAmo.t Yacht. Century. Ro'hH-
way Hunt. Tuxedo. work Yacht Players, Com
tly and Whisl Clui.. H. took prominent part I'm
the maua-cmcT' OF tie recent horse show, and Is well
known generally % mcu about town.
Nr> -nlrris Was a Mis- Tydl she IS sister
Of the widow Of the late Judge John r.. Brady, Of
the supreme Court ana Of thc wife Of cxCMet Judge
Charles +. DAILY. Of Tie Court Of Common Pleas. The
Lydig mmil, !, On" a. 80 oldest I'm TIE city.
Mr. IIummel explained yesterday that the way the
suit Happened TO GO by default was that both Mr.
Howe and engaged n other eases. and they did
not think the Wool.cy cn,e would be reached. It
was 80 20 on Justice Ingraham's calendar. lie
supposed that the counsel on tho other side would
only answer ready" when the case was called, AID
would not proceed to trial without sending notice
10 them.
A member Of the firm Of sApman. LaroQue b
that he did not To anything whatever about
t,. case or the proceedings In court lie aclnov1-
edged tlat Mr. Wool,cy had served an answer on his
vile. Concerning the reason why Mr.. NOolsey bad
not appeared I'm c)uri he said that probably MI
WOolsCy cOlld explain That Further than tliS ~
would say nothing. Mr.. Root said he was only counsel
in the case. md referred all inqulrrs to Shpman,
LarOquc ChOatc.
before Judge TupN. ih he Supcor Court, Chambers.
on Friday, and from present appearances IL
prohnh . TINT good dead Of the viii be aired
that day
UEDDTNGS PAST And TO CONE.