The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-01-08
Mr.. ADDICkS
AND HIS INCOME.
WIFE AND SECRETARY DISAGREE
She Says Her Husbands In.
come is $4,000, While
His Private Secretary
Says 1t is Only
$l7,5oo

The argument In the divorce case OF
Mrs. kosaiie B. Addicls We. her husband,
j.. Edward Addlcks.. for rule to show
cause why the plaintiff should not flie
i. bill OF particulars more specifically set
Ing forth th9 charges In her petition, was
on ngnin in Superior Court yesterday
Afternoon, and before the session closed
Mrs. Addicks was placed on the stand and
testified that her husbands yearly Income
amounted to about $50. 000
II was $50 o'clock when Mr.. Catteli 10,
quested Mrs. Addioks to take the stand
and testify as to her husband's income.
In the beginning OF the examination she
said her husbands action has caused her
10 laave him, and ut that time he prom.
issd to support her. lie named $50 as q
weskly amount, and this he continued to
pay until May ~, 1894. In the summer OF
thesame year he had offered to give her
650.n week, but she refused the amount.
Mira Addicks had her daughter to support
and the amount she considered insutil-
cief1L TO do 80.
Hhe then said she was the millIonalres
sec9ld wife and that the daughter spoken
OF vas Q daughter OF her sister. Mr.. Adj
dickR lirst wife. When she and her hus-
baIn lived together their residence was
ruu4t the rate OF S300O1 yearly. Before
intfoducing the testimony bearing on
Mrs Audicks Income she said her husband
/ ha.talways spoken freely to her OF his
wealth and bis Income
she estimated thai his annual Income
from the Bay State Gas Company was
5000; from the Terra Gotta Staten
ISLAND Lumber Company. $4,000; Brook
lyn Gps Company $1,000, and VI, 900 from
otiltr business enterprises he is Interested
In. He had told her that hs had oil, ,O00,.
00G Invested In Boston gas stocks. She
also said that he had controlling In
tere1t In Brooklyn, New York gas com.
pafiiss End $3.50, ,00U In gas works in vii.
mirEton. He had told ter that the profits
OF the Terra Gotta Staten Island Com paay
lii 1923 wac $780, 600. but OIL a good year it
would be $3.50. 00O. He said that he owned
tw01fhirds OF the stocls Of that company,
q 5b4'gcre farm at Claymont and a fiat In
New York worth 1000. Mrs. Addioks
eaid she had no Income of her own, except
the rant she gets from q house, amounting
TO Auout $500 year. She first thought
OF appiying for divorce In March and
had Apent S458 already. This does not
include counsel fees.
sac was eross-examlned by Mr.. Ward.
He asked her what this e455 was expended
for but before she could answer Mr.. Cat
teliunered an objection. He said that the
|. ansner might hurt his case. The ques.
| tioftraa not answered.
= Sha had $500 year from her fathers es-
| tate. The house that she rented was given
| her by Mr. Addicks In the summer OF 1898.
In reply to a question from Mr.. Cattell.
| she said her father gave her house as o
wedding present and MIR. Addicks had the
| use Df the house. She supposed that the
honse she ROW owns was given her by Mr..
Addlcks in return Tor the one used by her
| husband.
| When Mrs. Addicks left the stand. Will
liam Miller. Mr.. Addicks' secretary and
| treaenrer of the Bay State Gas Company
| and the defendant's confidential clerk, was
| called
Hs saId he was largely acquainted with
| Mr.. Addicks money Affairs. He said that
MIR. Addlcks WINS not getting. and never
| got.sn cent out Of the Terra Gotta Staten
Isiand Lumber Company. HIS salary.
| $4,000, was cut down one half. aud even
theIi ne never got that. The company
was sinking money tor Mr.. Addioks.
| Outtof the Brooklyn company he only
| got 1880 At present he is getting sl0-
700 annually out OF tho Bay State Gas
| Company.
He estimated his income at sl7. 500. Mr..
Add;cbs holds very little other stock pay
| Ing VI dividend. 10 the best OF his belief Nh.
| Addltks had about 5000. 600 invested In the
| 1errh Gotta Staten Island Lumber Com
| pang. Dir. Addioas Income since the
| panic has decreased greatly. He was
compelled to sell great deal of the stock
| of QUO concern and Invest It in another.
| He hAd also been compelled to expend q
| great deal to prevent SONS OF bis invest
| menfs from being lost
William s. Hilles whois associated with
| Mr.. Ssttell, asked the court to allow Mrs.
AddItks enough money to pay counsel
| feee and other Expenses. MIR. Cattell, who
| has associated with MIN another noted
Philadelphia lawyer, was asKed to name
| his claim. He said that he had been re-
tained early In March aud charge OF
| $1,000 Tor each he considered modest for
what they had already done.
| He alao asked tor $500 for further use.
besides $1,000 to cover Gusts. MIR. Ward
| seemed to consider this excessive. He
said that 10 The MoComb case the most
Important ever heard here only $500 was
| allowed Tor counsel fees. He said that he
| thought IL she employed 80 many attor-
neys she should defray part OF the defence.
| He also seemed to think 81 so a week for
| her support was moro than was necessary.
| 1t was O'Clock when court adjourned.