Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-10-31
COLT DIVORCE CASE.
Outcome of Trouble of Severa
Months Standing.
rRs. COLT FILES HER PETITION.

Her Husband Also Goes into Court ane
Enters suit Against James J. Van Aler
for 100000 for Alternating the Alec
tions of His Wife-Charges Made by Mrs.
Colt in Her Petition for Diyorce-Scme-
thing About the People
PROVIDENCE. r. l.. Oct 22-In the
supreme court was filed the petition for
divorce Of Elizabeth VI. Colt from her
husband. samuel p Colt The petition
charges that Colt has been unfaithful to
the marriage covenant A writ was also
issued in a sGit of samuel Pomeroy Col,
against James J Van Allen Of Newport.
claiming damages of 100000 in that
Van Allen had alienated the affections of
Mrs Colt from her lawful husband This
Is TIE outcome of troub that has been
brewing in the Colt family for several
months The Colts are of the Hartford
family of tat name Colonel Colt is one
Of the best known business men in the
state OF Rhode Island He is president Of
tie industrial Trust company, president
and treasurer of the National India Rub
Der company of Bristol, president of the
First National bank and vice president of
Both Prominent in society.
He is an attorney-at law and for a num-
Der of years was attorney general of the
state, succeeding Attorney General Will
lard Savles. He is IA brother of United
states Circuit Judge Lebaron b. Colt.
Mrs Colt comes from Bristol family and
both have been prominent in society cir
Giles at Newport, New York and this city
The town house Of the Colts is ut %
Charles Field street, this city, and the
colonial mansion is ut Bristol This latter
place is owned by Mrs Colt Mrs Colt is
a handsome, talented and viyacious WON
an. They have two sons, the eldest 10
years old. James J. Van Allen, whom
President Cleveland tried to make minis
ter 10 Italy, has been an intimate friend
Of the Colts. Ii is now alleged he has
been more friendly to Mrs. Colt than to
her husband At one time after dining
with Mr.. Colt at Squantum, it is claimed
Van Allen won't To Bristol. the summer
home Of the Colts, and remained ut the
house while Mr. Colt was ON his way to
New York.
Told to Keep Away.
Van Allen had been told by Mr. Colt to
keep away from his wife, but without
avail. There is said TO be documentary
evidence of damaging character. On
tine other hand it is claimed Mr.. Colt has
been too friendly with a female relative
of the family at Jackson Falls, y. H.. in
August of this year during visit there
by the whole family. Mrs. Colt has en-
gagged three lawyers, one of whom, James
NJ. Ripley, is leader of this Providence
bar. Colonel Colt has engaged his old
law partner Francis A. Colwell, now the
Providence city solicitor The writ
against Van Allen is now in the hands of
a sheriff, who is looking for Van Allen
1t is said Van Allen left Newport Saturday
night, probably to avoid service. The
scandal has caused great CONSERVATION in
both social and business circles. Colonel
Colt is man of most charming personal
ity, and both he and Mrs. Colt have been
prominent at all high social functions in
this city
Mrs. Colts Receptions.
Mrs. Colts receptions both ut Bristol
and at her town house here have been
brilliant affairs, invitations to which have
been much sought after, Mr.. Van Allen
has been IA liberal contributor to the
finances of the Democratic party in this
state and his name has frequently been
mentioned in connection with Democratic
gubernatorial and senatorial nominations
but he has never actually received such a
nomination. 1t was stated widely and
prominently that he gave $4,000 TO the
Democratic national campaign committee
in the last presidential campaign His
nomination for the Italian ministry and
his subsequent rejection by the senate is
a matter of recent history.