Evening journal., 1894-11-26
ANOTHER FIGHT NOW ON
Mrs. Addicks Wants a Divorce
From the "Gas King"
THE LIBEL FGLBD IN THIS oITY

Snu w. o. hih"A AcpFesanN her.
J. Edward Addicks. the coal gas
king. whose senatorial aspiration have
SO stirred political circles OF Delaware, (.
has fight on his hands to which the
senatorial fight is but a side-show.
His wife, RosAlie b. AddIclxs, has sued
him for divorcs in the Superior Court Of
this county, and has made all prepara-
tious to push her case vigorously and
bitterly.
The libel was fled with Prothonotary
Peter A. Horty on October 10 by William
5. Hilles, who enjolnsd upon him the
strictest secrecy. Notwithstanding this,
the Intentions OF the wife leaked out and
have been tho talk o the street for two
or three weeks. but the filing OF the
libel could not be positively ascertained.
Mrs Addicks has retained John g.
johnson, Of Philadel phia. one OF the
leading lawyers OF the United States
and Henry s Cattell, also a well-known
member Of the Philadslphia bar. They
have associated with them Mr.. Hllles.
Mr.. Addicks has retained II. Fl. Ward.
and 1t is understood that Senator Gray
will be associated with him George L
Crawford Is his Philadelphia lawyer.
The commissioner to take testimony
will be appointed at this term and make
his return In February. IL promises to
be the biggest divorce suit ever entered
In the Delaware courts, not excepting
that instituted by Mrs Burke Roche.
Mrs Addicks, in her libel, sets forth
that her husband has been living In
adultery with Mrs Wilson for number
OF years, and that It was for that reason
that she left his bed and board
IL was rumored here at the time that
she had applied for divorce in Boston,
but this proved to be untrue
For year past, while retaining her
residence In Delaware. she and her
dAugh hter have been travelling.
Mr.. Hnlss Refuses to Talk.
An EVENING JOURNAL reporter called
upon Mr.. Hilles and asked him for a COPY
Of the libel. He refused to give 1t or 10
say anything further than that the suit
had been entered
Mr.. Ward Declines TO Talk.
An EVENING JOURNAL reporter called
upon H FL. Ward who. with George l.
Crawford. Of Philadelphia. and Senator
George Gray representa- Mr.. AddIcks
When asked regarding the grounds on
which the application for divorce Is
based, and which are contained In the
libel filed by Mrs. Addicks's attorneys,
and served on the defendant be said;
my position towards Mr. Addleks
4 nd AL l.
unless by his consent. | do not
justice to my client TO discuss this
question at ali or to give to the public
at this time any facts relative to it. II
you can obtain Mr.. AddIcks's
consent will willingly give
you any facts may have. Mr.. Addicks
is not in the city to day, at least not to
my knowledge"
Ih1r. Addioks, the Defendant
John Edward Charles o'sullivan
Addlcks first saw the light Of day 10
Philadelphia, November 81, 1e4i,
according 20 a sketch recently written
by himself He has e long line
of Irish and Scotch ancestry and grand
parents who figured In the American
Revolution. bis great. grandmother on
his mothers side, Lady ArAbsllA
GAlbraith, Of Scotland, incurred
her fathers dIsplsAsure by marry
ing plain man, Mr.. McDsilus.
and the couple came TO this
country and settled In PhilAdel.
phiA. He was educated In the
Philadelphia public schools and began his
struggle for wealth In q wholesale dry
goods house Later he engaged In the
hour business, soon becoming the
partner of his employer, Levi Knowles.
1t WAS introducing Minnesota -four In
the East that he became wealthy and
when. in 1880. his attention was called
to the use of wAter-gas for illumiDat.
ing purposes, he became weAlthier.
Throwing his whole fortune into
this. infant industry, he built sgas
works in Jersey City and Boston which
prospered wonderfully. subsequently he
built the works Of the Consumers Gau
Company, OF Chicago, resulting In the
formation Of the now famous Chicago
gFs trust.
j. II. Addicks, Of Everywhere.
remarkable account OF the defend
ants movementA comes from Boston
It seems that one evening about six
years ago Addicks sat smoking ore Of 4
pocketful Of HSvRnnss at his club il
Boston when he suddenly realized that
the morrow was election day. Hs
hurried into his waiting coupe
without stop he rode 50C
miles TO Claymont, deposited vot,
for Benjamin Harrison for President,
within the same hour was eI
route for New York on a through
express and by daylight wal
on a CunArder bound for London
Arriving there he negotiated $12 .000,
600 loan. A week after this negotiation
be Landed In New York and thai
night, a little after midnight
! he stepped off an express train at this
!, Dover (Del) station. When morning
came be announced his candidacy for thu
United States senatorship And, on tbs
{, following night when he walked In q
the Algonquin Club, Boston, there wal
not wrinkle in his coat. neck on hi
linen nor trace of excitement in th'
cool, gray eyes.
Mrs. Addicks. the PlAintin.
The wife Of the Claymont millIonAir
and senatorial aspirRnt. was Miss Rosali
r Watson Butcher, OF Philadelphia sh
is the daughter OF Washington and Mar,
J | Elizabeth Butcher, OF Philadelphia, AM