The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-18
THESE MARRIAGES FAILURES.
sALJTE MooREs HUSBAND HAS COT
AN ABSOLUTE DIToRCE

Belle Snvin Sues for IA Separation and Says
Her Husband brought n Policeman Into
Her Bcdroom-Nnnnie Mow-er'. Temper
ancc Pledge Produced by Her Husband.
An absolute divorce was granted by Judge
McAdam yesterday to Louis Bragonnier
Moore from sallie Tuomoy Handy Moore, be-
cause OF her relations with Jacob Ridgway
Moore, the club man. who In court admitted
his intimacy with the woman. Her confess
sion. her photograph, and her discriminating
letters are nled away together. They had
been retained by judge McAdam for several
days to see II there should be any develop
ments In the case. A wsll.known expert in
chlroEraphy came to Judge McAdam the day
inter tho case was tried and asked to see tho
exhibits alleged to be In her handwriting.
He declined to say whom he represented. 1t
was thought that Mrs. Moore was going to
have her default opened. but no further steps
wero taken. The photograph shows q tail.
thinnish blonde woman OF perhaps 30 years.
The face is intellectual. but hardly beautiful.
In her letters she said that her ambition for
social promotion had led her TO offend.
In an action Of Bcllo ". Snvin for n limited
divorce from Thomas l.. Savin. confidential
clerk for q law firm. Judge McAdnm of the SUI
pcrior Court yesterday gave her alimony Of
500 in lump and counsel fec OF 500. Mrs.
Savin was in court. and listened to n long argu-
mont. A. II. Hummel. in her behalf, said she
was a graduate Of the Conservatory OF Music OF
baltimore. She had first married. in 1880.
George p. Webb. who was in the insurance
business in Baltimore. and who died in 1887.
She then returned to her father. Robert D.
Morrison, a lawyer OF Baltimore. She has
three children by Webb. who are living with
her father. She married Savin In Baltimore
on April %. 1889 and thoy came to this city
to 1.-Two: They have one hid. which she says
lis S mothe sp Mrs. Priscilla c. savin OF ' St
She declares that they lived happily together
until his mothers brother, James l.. Woods,
has been !wIttng her about getting, nothing
Der Of the firm Of woods. fowry s Co.. import o
ers OF Twenty.thrd street He loft large es-
saf Sea wh She Hes ss
$1,000 year. 1t is alleged also that he has
4 PRINCIPAL charge Of cruelty, she makes
against Savin is that he has recently hcen de-
j +. Munds, druggist Of Nj. W Vernon ~ Mrs,
savin says this charge is narticnarly painful
Dr. M1nds has family with whom he
the charge is totally without foundation and is
brutal. Last ThanksgiyinG bay. ,sho, says. he
April last she dee arcs he came homo intoXi-
Gated and struck her so that one of her ribs was
Of intimacy with DR.. Munds. he set his sister
s snG ssn ss seF oNk h nS' Sh
in policeman and said there was aIman in
tho room with her. She wns in he'd; No man
she had had enough Of that sort OF lie and
that she went to he house Of her mother. Mrs.
George a. Brand, oo2 Manhattan avenue. She
Since tho death OF Mr. Woods he began to
ater toward me. and his relatives took strong
diSliEe tn n a franpa0tly O yp~eSsat n Wsh
that my husband would have no more chill
arSn ana Iat ihis shid Toud dis 20 that in
THROUGH his counsel. Treadwell Cleveland.
Mamie II. Howser moved before Judge Nc
f9s 2 S% nd
was 1T the time Of the marriage to DR.. ,Howser,
Dec. 10 last the divorced wife Of Gmrdon Cor
graduated from the bellevue Meaical CcI;
sqssiia quarters. ,shs induced Mn e move 10
practising when she left him. a foW days age .
She says he has ill-used her and on one oeca-
he5 Mas se sans
sauited her on the station Of the elevated road
at West Fifty ninth street. She, says, she had
Baekmore OF Of 6 Vest HF H,f street
DR.. Howser declares that The differences be-
drinking habits. He says that on Feb 20 last.
about two months after his marriage to her
he got her to sign tho following pledge. and
thought that thereafter their relations would
be anlicable
hereby sign this pledge not to touch liquor of any
kind without my husbands consent at any time.
MAMIE H. HowsER-
The pledge he says. she soon forgot. She
had heen oblvous OF it on May l /. tho day OF
the alleged assault. She was intoxicated. he
ayers. whep they and some friends were on tho
elevated platform. His wife was boisterous.
and. talking louder, became quite hilarious.
He then ventured on a little remembrance.
He says she made a pass at him which he tried
to ward off, He admits that the hand he en-
ployed for the wardnG struck her in the face.
Decision WAS reserved on tho motion.