The evening world., 1894-06-30
REVENGE ON A RIVAL.
Mrs. DR.. Walton Smashed Mrs
Hadley's Furniture
Bric.a-Brac, Rugs and Vases Thrown
Out Of the Window.
The Doctor at the Time Was Driv-
ing with His Now Love.

Or. Alfred Walton. a wealthy manu-
factGrer Of oxygen, which he supplies to
wholesale drug houses. separated from
his wife a month ago, and since then. It
Is alleged. he has been calling quite fire.
quently on a beautiful young woman who
Is known as Mrs. May Hadley. and who
has been stopping with a woman named
Mary Melburn. whom she calls mann
ma" in a fashionable brown stone front
house. owned by Mrs. Harriet A. In
gals. at All West Twenty-third street.
DR.. Walton has been In the habit. II is
said. OF calling at the house In a splendid
turnout with coachman and footman. and
taking the women out 10 drive. He lives
at l2l East Twenty-third street. where
he also carries on his business. Since
the separation, his wife has been living
at 80 East Twenty-second street.
Early Wednesday evening the doctor
drove up to Mrs. Ingalls, house with his
swell equipage, and a few minutes later
out tripped Mrs. Medium and her daugh-
ter. May. They got into the carriage
with the doctor and drove away.
About p. NJ there was another Wis
itor to the house. This time It was Mrs.
W "i'S'' S"S 'hS WIN o'N
the servant-girl opened the door. 1t is
said. she rushed by her and made her
way upstairs to the apartments OF Mrs.
ingalls, on the second floor.
Mrs. Walton is suing her husba nd
for divorce, and names Mrs. Hadley as
correspondent. She told Mrs. ingalls,
that she had heard that that lady was
to help her in any way she could. Then
she arose as II to leave the house. but
instead. 1t Is alleged. she went UP to
the next floor and entered Mrs. Mel
burn 3 apartments. where she began to
wreck everything in sight.
.Bric-a-brac, costly vases. clocks.
chinaware and rugs. It IL said. were
gals and every one else in the house
promptly ran for a policeman. but there
was not one to be found. and Mrs
Walton continued her merry war in the
who had apparently accompanied her to
the house went In and induced her to
leave with him.
ing. and walked slowly away with her
companion towards Eighth avenue.
Some. time later. several policemen
arrived on a run. but there was nothing
| terrified, however. that she had a po-
| liceman from the West Twentieth street
station detailed to guard her house all
| night.
About ll.So p. NJ. the doctor and his
| fair companions drove up at a spanking
pace. and when he was informed OF
his wife's action seemed utterly as
Why, he gasped. 81 am very much
have acted so. Why. she must be teal-
fHs cyst jus, ssnk It, cant
this pass. though we must! have her
severely punished. I'll bet she went to
plainheld, n. J.. tonight; But we shall
we WILL" he concluded.
He was asked II he was divorced from
his wife. but would only answer that he
Then he babe his fair friends ,adieu
and drove home. The women would not
discuss the matter. Mrs, Ingalls, applied
| Thursday at the Eighth judicial District
Court for an order to ,dispossess the
women, and 1t was served on the pair in
| the afternoon.
Mrs. Melburn is n stout woman. about
about twenty four years old. with
blonde hair and black eyebrows. Or
Walton Is about forty years old. Mrs
Melburn says she is an actress.
Mrs. ingalls, said this morning that
the two women came to her home or
May 2s, and hired two furnished rooms
on the third floor They gave ,b DIR; W Wa
was their family physician.
The women say they have lease OF
the rooms for a year. and cannot be
secret Of her direction for Dr. Walton.
As neither Mrs. Hadley nor Mrs. Mel
| burn had obeyed the order of dlspossess
up to a late hour yesterday afternoon
Deputy Marshal Blessing was called
upon to evict them.
When he knocked at the doors of their
apartments. he got no response. The
| doors were locked. but he heard whis-
pering going on within.
| Finally, Blessing and his assistants
| forced the door aud found the two
women there. The men quickly put
| their furniture out In the street, and
and had their things moved, but just
where to could not be learned this
| morning.