Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-03-07
MRS. VANDERBILT DIVORCED
Successful in the Suit Against
William X.
GIVEN CHARGE Of THE CHILDREN
And Awarded a Yearly ALI
nony of $25O,OOO.
Also the Privilege of Marrying Again IL
She SO Desires--The Decree of the Court
Announced by Referee Edward Kelly
Causes of the Disagreement.

NEW YoKK, March 5.--Alrs. Alva +. VAN
derbilt was to-day granted a decree of alb
solnte divorce from her husband, William
X. Vanderbilt, the well-known millionaire.
The husband makes liberal allowance
for Mrs. Vanderbilt, but the sum is not
stated. The mother is given the custody Of
the three children.
The decree is granted upon the report of
Edmond Kelly, who was appointed to bear
and determine all the issues involved. In
the action the complaint in the suit was
served on Mr.. Vanderbilt on January Sd
last, and within short time the answer Of
Mr.. Vanderbilt was served by his counsel
Anderson, Rowland II Murray. The case
Was sent to the referee on January 18th.
Mrs. Vanderbilt was represented by
Joseph II. Choate. Colonel William Jay
and William A. Duer, and Henry II.
Anderson represented Mr.. Vanderbilt.
The referee made his report ON February
9TH, in which he found all the allegations
in the complaint to be true; that Mrs.
Vanderbilt was entitled to her decree OF
divorce, and that she should also nave the
custody of the three children. ConsuelO,
William X, Jr., and Harold Vanderbilt.
Mr.. Vanderbilt raised the issue Us to the
allegations of the divorce III 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 Vanderbilt are
true, and that Mr.. Vanderbilt has been
guilty of the acts charged against him.
None of the lawyers interested in the
case would discuss any of the details re-.
garding the allowance for Mrs Vanderbilt
which was arranged by her and her nus.
bands lawyers. A man who is ia post
ton to know. however, stated to-day that
by the terms Of the agreement Mr.. Van
derbilt WINS bound to nay his wife $3.50 200
year until her death. Mrs. Vanderbilt
| owns the Newport house, and she has re-
Gently purchased a house at the southwes
corner of Seyenty.second street aud Madi-
son avenue, New York City.
PROVISIONS OF THE DECREE.
The decree also contains the following
1t is also adjudged that the plaintiff be
| permitted to marry again during the life
| Of William X. Vanderbilt, as il the mar.
| riage to him had never taken place.
IL is decreed, however, that William X.
Vanderbilt is not permitted to marry
during to the life Of the said Alva Van
| derbilt.
| Vanderbilt be permitted to visit the said
children at all proper times.
| 1t is also ordered that the children re-
ceive their education in the United States
upon consent of both parties through
their lawyers in court.
The three children of the marriage
are Consuelo, born on March ID, 1877; vii
liam X, Jr, born on October 9th, 1873
and Harold s., born on July 9th, 1884.
| THE TROUBLES IN THE FAMILY.
The story Of the trouble in the Wander
bilt family first came to the knowledge oil
the public last August when cable dis
patch from Paris stated that formal nego.
tiations were then in progress for judicial
separation between William X. Wander.
bilt and his wife.
The name of Nellie Neustretter. very
well.known woman living in Paris, was
mentioned in connection with these pro
Ceedlngs. Sne had recently established
herself in expensive apartments in Pari;
and at Deauville, with an elaborate en-
tourage of servants.
The domestic difficulties between Mr.
and Mrs. Vanderbilt reached almost 4
climax last spring, when the party OH tn,
splendid yacht Valiant broke up in tn,
Mediterranean under circumstances which
at once widely separated all its members.
Mrs. Vanderbilt went to England, WHERE
Scott Murray's beautiful estate, Danestield
near Henley, on the Thames, had beer
rented for her.
In June last Cornelius Vanderbilt wen
to London TO interpose his strenuous office,
to stop further, and especially public, pro
ceeding, but was unsuccessful in restoring
peace and returned home,