The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-06
MRS. VANDERBILT DIVORCED.
THE CHARGES AGAINST WILLIAM
IA. PROVEN.

IA I-ttON IN.
She Is Given the Right to Marry
Again But He Can Not Do SO Dur
ing His Ex-NVife's Life-The Mother
Given the Custody of the Children.
Mr.. Vanderbilt Settles "A Lump sum
ON Her.
New York, March 5.--Judge Barrett Of
the supreme court this afternoon granted
a decree Of absolute divorce in favor Of
Mrs. Alva E. Vanderbilt from her hus-
band. William X Vanderbilt the we'll
known millionaire. As all of the testi-
mony and the report Of the referee have
been sealed, no facts can be ascertained
as to the parties who are implicated with
Air Vanderbilt. Although a liberal allow
ance has been granted Mrs. Vanderbilt.
there is no record of the sum which her
husband has agreed to give her. The only
paper the public can examine is the decree
OF divorce. Mrs. Vanderbilt is to have
the care and custody Of her three chill
dren.
The decree is granted upon the report
of Edmond Kelly. who was appointed to
hear and determine all the issues involved
In the action the complaint in the suit
was served on Mr.. Vanderbilt ON Jan.
last, and within short time the answer
Of Mr. Vanderbilt was served by his coun-
sell Anderson, Howland g. Murray. The
case was sent to the referee on Jan. 1S
Mrs. Vanderbilt was represented by Jo-
seph II. Choate, Col. William Jay and
William A. Duer, and Henry H. Anderson
represented Mr. Vanderbilt
The referee made his report on Feb s.
IN which he found all the allegations in
the complaint TO be true, that Mrs Van
derbilt was entitled to her decree of al
vorce. and that she should also have the
custody Of the three children. Consuelo
William X, Jr., and Harold Vanderbilt
AIr. Vanderbilt raised the issue as to the
allegations of the divorce in his answer
BY denying the charges made in the COM
plant, and upon the issue the case was
sent to Mr.. Kelly as referee His report
finds that the allegations of Mrs Wander
bilt are true, and that Mr.. Vanderbilt
has been guilty Of the acts charged against
him. The parties were married on April
20, 1875
Neither the complaint nor the answer
nor the report of the referee nor the
testimony is open for inspection. The
only paper that can be seen is the decree
of the court
In this it is set forth that the referee
finds and decides, among other things,
that the material allegations of the com
quaint HI AlilN dGllOn are true.
Ihat the defendant had been guilty of
the acts Of adultery charged in the com
plant as in the said report found and
specified .
That the defendant is a man of con.
siderable means and able to provide for
ms Wle and family. and that the com
Ildlht is entitled to suitable provision for
the support of herself and for the edu-
eaton and maintenance OF her children.
Ihe referee having directed that iudg-
ment be entered in this action in favor
OF the plaintiff and dissolved the marriage
hetween the parties hereto, and the
acton having duly come on to be heard
on Feb s. 1895, and the referee having
Gully made his report TO this court. the
parties were directed to attend a special
term of this court on Feb q. 1895 to
present evidence on both sides. Said
hearing having been adjourned until this
ody' the plaintin presented an agreement
making due provision for the education
and maintenance of the children and sup
port of the plaintiff. dated Jan. l. 1895,
The plaintiff duly waived and relinquished
an her rights and claim to have any such
provision required to be made by this
court herein. And after hearing Joseph
Il. Choate, William Jay and William II.
buer of counsel on behalf of the plaintiff
and Henry H. Andersen, for the defend
ant and on motion of Messrs. Dayo Duer
ana Baurdon, attorneys for the plaintiff
80 40 1lAtltus judged ana QeCIeeQ Ilat the
SAD report of the referee be in all re-
spects ratified, approved and confirmed,
ana it is further adjudged and decreed
mat the plaintiff, Alva A. Vanderbilt. and
Inc defendant. William X. Vanderbilt, the
parties to this action. be and they hereby
are divorced and that the marriage be-
tween them is dissolved accordingly
1t is also adjudged that the plaintiff be
permltted to marry again during the life of
William X. Vanderbilt, as if the mar
rlase TO him had never taken place.
>, IL Is decreed, however, that William
" vanderbilt is not permitted to marry
. bilt
:. 1t is ordered that the said William X
E Vanderbilt be permitted to visit the said
cnllaren at all proper times.
III Is also ordered that the children re-
Eve Ihelr education in the United States
.pCn consent of both parties through
'Isf lawyers in court
Inc three children of the marriage are
Io"suelo, born on March q 1877 William
g Jr' born on Oct. 1878, and Harold
. Dorm on July 6, 1884
Justlce Barrett said that he had had
vi uie report of the referee and transcript
ary. ''''0o e"'iy III eoru-
was sick' he said, "or would ha ye
ssne1 the decree long ago. To-day is the
s 49, nave spent in court since my Illness !
g, ~ ms divorce was one of the first
aiN5s that l attended to in the course of
AR Vanderbilt has made ample pro-
I'm Tor his wife. He has formally
s ss'ged to pay her a lump sum- am not
- Hoerty to mention the amount, Of
sa-'se' but it was considered entirely suf-
.ent by Mrs. Vanderbilt and her attor-
- The testimony and the report of
~ referee are sealed, under a provision
~ U.s. said that Mrs. Vanderbilt has ar
11sed to sail for Europe tomorrow for
oHs visit. She viii be accompanied by
NgI three children.
I'M. ."e story of the trouble in the Wander
NJ lalnlly first came to the knowledge
cie Nle public last August, when a cable
ra-.ch from Paris stated that formal
ir5,.l ions were then in progress for a
i--ai separation between William x.
~, ,1efbllt and his wife.
-e name of Nellie Neustretter, a very
Anow7 woman living in Paris, was
Zone s5,-ohed IN connection with these. pro-
-1ss. She had recently established
nj '-i IN expensive apartments in Paris !
aI Deuville, with an elaborate en-
hjo1ss OF servants. The domestic rela- |