The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-12-29
Third edition.
'ADDIGKs DENIES ALL
1he Charges frsserrea BY His wife Against
rzlm and MN. wsi.oa.
,. E. Addlcls to-day filed an nffldayit In
the superior Court denying wholly anda at.
eolutely all the charges made by hts wife
against him and his wife In her prayers
for divorce. The following is an exact
copy OF the affidavit tled.
Ia the Superior Court OF the State OF
Delaware. In and for New Castle county.
RosalIe b. Addlcks
We. : Libel for d.
John Edward Addlcks vorcs.
ssAte Of Delaware. ~
County Of New Castle


John Edward Addicks, being duly
~ orn. Opposes and says that although he
ebspiuteiy and wholly denies that In vio-
1nliou OF his marriage WOW, he hath for
any time past. given hipiseif up Ia adul.
ferrous practices. or been gellty Of adult
terry with the said Ida Carr Wilson;
And further wholly and absolutely de.
MES TINT such adulterous practices have
extanded and continued from the year
1887 until the present time, or that said
adulterous praclices have been engaged
in In Brandywine hundred, New Castle
County and state OF Delaware; or at 2i7 s.
nth street In the City OF Philadelphia,
State OF Pennsylvania; or at the Mt. Kineo
House In the State OF Name; or at the Tu.
dor House In the G1ty of Boston. State OF
Massachusetts; or at any other place or
places whersoever. or time or times when.
Doever.
And further absolutely and wholly de.
mica that acts of adultery took place in
the years 1887. 1888 or 1891. or at any other
time at the residence OF tho said Ida Carr
Wilson, near ClaymoDt. In the said Coun.
~ OF New Castle. OF In the years 1890 or
1891, or at any other time ut the house Of
the said Ida Carr Wilson, No. 247 :. nth
street, Ia the said City of Philadelphia, or
In the years 1890 and 1891. OIL at any other
time At the Mt. Kineo house In the State
oil Maine, or In the year 1891, or at any
other time at the Tudor housein the said
City OF Boston. and State OF Massachu.
setts.
And further generally, absolutely and
wholly denies that he hath been guilty of
adultery at any time or place with tie
said Ida Carr Wilson.
Yet. he Is advised and believes and upon
such advice and belief doth aver that the
p nlteGations of adultery contained In The
said petition for divorce ilieu in the pres
emit cause. are lot sufficiently specific ne
to tho time and place to enable him to
make defence thereto. as the same cove
period extending over seven years aud
refer to places widely divergent through.
out the United States;
Aud further, because the times nd
places Of scid alleged adultery are so in.
definitely alleged and 30 overlap each
other, that In preparing defence thereto,
he would have to show during the whole
period Of time In all the different places
mentioned just where and with whom he
waa, which would DO placing an intolera.
bic burden upon him.
Wherefore. although he ia willing and
snxious to promptly meet the charges In
the said petition for divorce. or any other
charges In that relation, he Ia compelled
10 pray, and doth hereby pray the courI
tbat a rule may Issue to the said petitioner
To show cause why she should not lie 0
Bill OF Particulars more specifically set
ting forth the acts and facts and times
ard places upon which she lelies.
Sworn to and sub
kcrlbed before me
this 2Sth day OF
December, AID, 1894. j. Edward Addieks
charles II. Scott, No
tary Public at vii.
nlnQton. Del