The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-10-26
HIGH LIFE SCANDAL
A Writ Issued for the Arrest Of Mil
lionaire Van Allen.
SENSATION IN SOCIETY
New York's 400 Shocked-Mrs.
Colt Received Letters From the
Would-Be italian Consul
"Dearle" and "Sweetle."

Providence, r. l., Dot. 25.-A social
sensation has been made public here.
winidl VIII cause even more discussion
than dh the famous Vanderbilt divorce
case. Two petitions for divorce have
been prepared and have been presented
ITO the supreme court. The petitions are
such as will shok the society OF New
York and Newport from center 10 cir
cumference.
Listen. the parties to these suits are
Cod. and Mrs. Samuel p. Colt of Bristol,
who have also a town residence here.
Colonel Colt Is OF rhc celebrated Colt
revolver family Of Connecticut, He Is
one of the mos; respected business men
Of the siulte and ut present Is the pres-
ldent Of the Industrial Trust company
ami president AMI treasurer OF The Na-
ttonal India Rubber company Ot Bris-
tol. which concern he saved from being
total wreck a few years ago. when
FORMER officers had run II inio a most
serious series Of financial entangle-
mcnts. and thereby he saved Brldrol's
nIainstay.
BY profession he l. an attorney at
law. and as A scalwari republican was
chosen as uhe assistant OF Attorney
General Willard saylss. Colonel CoE
succeeded Colonel Saylos. AMI for sew
eral terms conducted the office of at
torney-genral with signal success. Re-
tirlng from that office he was Chosen to
shape thc Affairs Of She Industrial
Trust company, wh.Nh has Juat erected
the larg al business block In Rhode Isi-
and. lie s a bro1aer OF Unyts1 states
Clrcu.t Judge LeIlaron II. Colt. and ar
nt.mNre frienl of the Vanlerb.&s.
Mrs. Colt IL ihc thlugh1r OF Judge
Bullock Of Bristol. she does not come
from wealDhy family. bp; II q o; ex-
collant repute. The marriage came of
a romantic attachment growing out OF
. runaway ascidenJ In whloa the young
people had narrow escape from Sc
rlclrs injury. Colonel ana Mrs. Colt
reside in the grand old colonial home
stold at BRISTOL. and two Children have
been born ro them. Mrs. Colt IS of fine
physique. vlvacIous. m excellent con
versatlonallst, ard. Ike her husband.
Of commanding presence.
A cloud black unl fcrbldilng appear
| ed on the domestic horizon quite
| while ago. and 1t was known that trout
| BILE was coming. Three weeks ago the
| cuJmlna ton was believed to be at hand.
| Colonel Coli had a demand made upon
| him by Mrs. Colt for a large settle
ment. the sum named being fortune
| in gtserf-ehe absolute control. owner
ship and occupancy of the Cok home
stead, and a separation. Colonel Colt
I was given two weeks In which TO decide
what he would do. but he gave hts de-
| clsion In Jus, 10 seconds, and II was an
wyter refusal 90 do e5.her one Of the
Things demanded OF him. even when a
thrsa. was made 10 lay bare the family
skeleton.
Mrs. Colt consulted counsel and
Messrs. James NJ. Ripley, Rathbone
I Gardner and Richard b. Comstock were
her legal representatives IN an applica-
tlon for divorce which was 20 be hled
at once unless private financial ar
rangement could be effected. which
meant that Colonel Colt would be asked
to consent TO an uncontested petition
and large allmony. and the penalty for
n refusal was to be the charge that
there tad been improper relations with
q young lady relative OF the colonel.
In the meantime. Colonel Colt was
preparing for something which ne had
decided TO resort to. but which was not
now essential. He caused his counsel,
Francis Colwell, to draw up a petition
for divorce, In which James J. Van
Allen, the Newport millionaire. the New
York and Newport club man. and one
OF the members OF the inner circles OF
New York's 400" was named as the
correspondent. Mr.. Van Allen was the
gentleman who was 20 have been given
the Italian mission by President Cleve-
land. but whose appointment was 80
vigorously protested against that It
was recalled.
The evidence which Colonel Colt Is
said to have Is OF the most sensational
character. including as II does a bun
die OF letters from Van Allen 10 Mrs.
Colt. One OF these was found in Mrs.
Colts apartments at New York hotel.
In Il she is referred to as "dearie' and
"sweetle." and on the hack OF IL is
pencilled the draft OF either a telegram
or a brief note TO Van Allen telling him
not TO come 20 the hotel. as Colonel
Col. was 10 be there.
The matter came 20 a focus this aft
ernoon in a most startling manner.
when Colonel Colt Instituted proceed
ings against Van Allen for alternating
his wife's affections, and a writ was
Issued for Van Aliens arrest. The
would-be Italian consul has not yet
been placed under bonds. Colonel Colt
places his damages at s2OO.0Oo. and ehe
t-.tI ...ffl 49, .. -. L.