The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-07
nRlYToy SUES FOR DIVORCE
III. Husband Of William As''''S D'NSA-
,a Wants a L'GaI Separation
y .1sOp BOsROKE CORRESPONDENT
,u.r,on,. Leading mp I" tho Ao-
.or-pr.y'on'. Challenge 10 "
rowsaud the peelins'ion.


..,,. fnsiifutcd
---,rs Coleman bt"N '"' 10 -. ,,,,
t~re o. secure divorce H"'" "'
Tfo0' 49,. A.,rusta Drayton. a daugh-
w.. Dha'' - ~ the family of
,.r of Wilma" NN'''' -, .,,,,5ar
,.h John jacob AStor was '"'
VIM ..rtav's New York Times
SAYS ,ls "a legal separation
Nr. pray ''" S''N' u.llctt Al
,..,r hD statutory grouhoS' '''''', -.
Di'. ..,... &c named as the correspond
sop H'''
Ct ,.. d, March.
% VIII Doc remembered ''"' -
D. r,,on Mr. prayton chaHehstu
$50 az 4.,. duel. The chad
Nr rorro"e 20 """' " ''
l.s. was dech"rh 49,. ro..~,
,..,r has been brought I'm the ''U''
a. ch4u.''y OF the N'"' 49,, -
Tac first papers UT ','' qua, 49,. A.,
,,.rt.- .Hrc 70 l''i Al wa. ''''''
,...r hr his attorney. AVIAN a. ''"I"'
...r in the Court OF Chanccry,
i I'm h.. chancellor
o. h..N.ti'i B. MD'''' '''
....r FORTH f.at ne uaiiir" 'ha''"'''
....r October ~. lS.J. the kCN
Iix uerfofuing the ccTe-
ii r. residence - William As
rfh avenue
..... goes on o. say that from
e.. .t. me marriage until some
tr. damn. t.c year 1850 MI bIayton
VIZ I.t taat they Their purch2scd
properly 90 Hern6rcsViile. n D., aud
proved tl'i making 10 thrIr nome. heg
continued goo liye there until lS@, when
t'' i''' .'i l"r l,,1.t was ho'1 anu u,e
couple took up their residence al oomer-
vile. ~. j.. THIS has been Mr.. Drayton
l,su residence ever since.
tlt h1h4"ai} 'lnHchS OF New Jer,
-. thc till rte lies me complainant ana
81 England. When temporarily sojourn-
i.t iA L".u'h' Inc plii s"AS' MIS-. ~
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Speciec instances NJ infdelit,, are then
gwen ne biI charteS liaI o." o,il,lr.''
49, vi w MN Hs 'l '"'''"i -,
MAiVn' ApIti "a3' Jun yui'' Nu7 " .,
ana september. 1871. Mrs, bidl toh ulaIe-
Earded the s"i'hlui,l am Sa.D l''3 ~, .,,
marriage VOWS and committed HdlSoit
tons win Haliet Aisop hoIi We. '. ne
places where the offences lD'N p,"C' ~. "a
49, as a, j., o,,. york civ I'm The
fith avenue. IN New oIh '''S' j." ~
month OF February 1891, at the BernardS-
Vile place AT various times hel"ce',
January !. lAHl. ana 'ctoheI. ISL anu ~
ti' A'liltiltNN AA|'' ,s..tf..,. ;
London. known ar ~. Pancras Midland
Hotel. between January ana January
-. 1892 x...,.
Mr.. DraytOns complaint shows th1t -FOUR
children were born of the marriage arc
line Astor. october %, l6,yi Henry orc
man. January Il. 1885, William ASt0r,
N0ven,bor - 1sS and Aida Livingstone,
Novernber pa. 1854. Since the separation
fhe children have been In the care oi
Nfr Dravt0n
the object Of the bill is stated TO De
that Mrs Drayton may make reply, ana
tbat the marriage may be dissolved. me
core and control of the children is askel
10 o.. tl'T ~ 80 ' ~ nm Is an affidavit signed
49, ,,,,e,,.n pravton. in which the
by James Noi-i'aau 80 mo action IS not
stateIn." ~ a'," Johnston between the
bfousHt "E ""y anfeu1ant hut in good
Compiaih"ht "". 49,. ~ tleeolving the
falth TOT tHt f"'FO"
marriage. ...,,,t,o~ Al,ah A. Clark.
Mr.. DIHS va Somervine. where the
- Ii.cd after selling their magnih-
cent place 81 .,i d',eorra case June 18th.
the papers I'D lhr W. ny Co,rt of Chancery
bncS 49,, t,ro doys later. Jure 9TH
at Trenton TWO V'2 o91 ,bat tho court
IL was not uhul Ju'S --',r,roons to Mrs
Of ChanceIy lSSueI " 'ne,,er 10 the
Drayton 10 appe", "I r''.,1i'laint MED by
her husband She was i-.i notii ttS and ma
case would be heaIu - e1 f'r omission
there was a pendiN Oh 81 mo court
-. comply WIN wy ,r only a formality
This seems 70 have ueol, . i' ,'rit of sum
because at the bottom "l .tattng that tnt
mons was o foot-note s'%' t1 s"r,eor M