The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-11-29
SLOAN WILL FIGHT THE SUIT.
The Comedian Denies His Wife's
Charges in Detail.
Accuses Her of Assnulting Him with
Dagger Hat Pin.

William II Sloan. one Of the leading
comedians and members OF Rizes ''l4sc.
now playing a; Palmers Theatre. Ia
decided 10 fght his ~ife's suit for Il.
vorce. Sloan was served with papers
In the case on the stage Of the theatre
Monday night, ami was piacei under
bonds
Through his attorneys. stlfel &
Iauer. Il s. Nassau street. he Will re
en- answer denying IN toto the chg-s
OF cruelty and desertiJn brought y" ~
wife. Rosita Dolores. and will bring
counter-charges against her.
Both the parties in the action are well
known in theatrical circles. Sloan has
played leading comedy parts WIKI somo
Of the most prominent companies. and
Is brother Of the late George :. nnight.
He comes OF an aristocratic and .r,rnl-
nent family OF Philadelphia. and one q
his brothers is leading member % tie
Bar OF that city.
II is an ungratetul part for a man to
say unpleasant things about q woman
and this all the more true when the
woman Is his wife. but l must defend
myself" said Sloan to an " Evening
WOrld' reporter to-day.
" The fact Of the matter Is. the charges
made by my wife are a tissue OF false
I hoods. Beyond the fact that We were
married In October. 1891. there Is la rdiv
statement made in her affidavit that
is true.
AS 70 her statement that while we
were travelling with Hallen & Harris
company ! drew the salaries Of both Of
US and squandered them and afterwards
deserted her in Providence. the facts are
81" was never member Of Hallen q
/ Harris company. She accompanied me
n htIt I nal her
! she was insaneIy JeaIOus and after
making several scenes back Of the stage.
Mr.. Hart told me that he would not al
: low her to again enter the stage en-
/ trance Of the theatres where the com
pany played and sent her to my mother
In philadelphia.
stanhope,, a weil-kn2wn banker and
broker OF Boston, gave A dinner party
In this city 70 his friends. to which
was invited took my wife with me,
and In the midst OF the dinner she be-
. came angry at something that happened
and before everybody struck me in the
face with the stems Of a bunch Of roses
she grabbed from the table.
, Later the same night after we had
returned to our fiat, al 10 West Tween
. ty-sixth street, she assaulted me with
I a large dagger-shaped hatpin. ! stag
gered to the street where a policeman
, called an ambulance and later arrested
my wife on the charge Q: :iiuTteTous as
sault.
when she was arraigned in the JET.
! ferson Market Police Court the next
day | refused to prosecute, and she was
. discharged.
once during the time l have beer
playing at Palmer's she assaulted me al
the stage-door as | left the theatre and
struck me several times in the face
Mr.. Rice. the proprietor Of the company
! witnessed the assault
las to her charges of intimacy be.
tween Miss Nina Walsh. OF our com
pany. and myself. they are entirely
false There is not a woman that
know on the stage who enjoys a better
reputation tnan does Miss Walsh, anC
any reflections on her character are
cruel and unjust.
Before this case Is disposed Of yol
| will find that | am not "A tiend incar
all my duties as a husband"