Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-27
NAMED AS CORRESPONDENT
Harry r. Bradstreet Begins Sensational
Divorce Proceedings.
Ex-Congressman Archie Bliss Gave
Away a Bride and Gave Her q
House on Capitol It'll.

Harry r. Bradstreet has commenced d.
New Jersey against his wife, Mrs May
Bradstreet. He charges infidelity and
names ex-Congressman Archibald ". Bliss
of BrooklSS and this city as one of the
respondents Mrs. Bradstreet declares the
suit is an attempt 20 blackmail MIR. Bliss
and has employed City solicitor Allen b.
Eliicott Of Atlantic City, where she is now
residing, as her counsel. She intends, she
says, to file counter suit.
Mrs. Bradstreet is southern girl, the
daughter of Capt. Murphy. who was
officer in the confederate army. Her father
died when she was child, and her mother
became the wife Of DR.. H. s. Cunningham
OF indianapolis, now president OF the in
sane asylum board of that city. When
quite young Mrs. Bradstreet married Ma
gruder Hough, from whom she was d.
vorced five years ago, and a year later
married Mr.. Bradstreet. In the absence of
her parents at the ceremony Mr.. Bliss at
tended and gave her away, at the same
time presenting her with handsome, fully
furnished brown-stone house on Capitol
Hill, which is now her residence Brad
street was then the Washington represent
tative of a Philadelphia business house.
he afterward went into business for HIM
self as merchant tailor. but gave it up
last June. According to Mrs Bradstreet,
Bliss has known her and her family since
her childhood-when they lived in Syracuse,
a
10 her. Besides Mr.. Bliss Bradstreet names
w X. Fullerton, a Philadelphia merchant,
and George Meyers as correspondents.
IN an interview in the New York Herald
Mrs. Bradstreet says:
L can see no other motive in nv hus-
bands conduct hut blackmafl The man
meyers L never even heard Of Fullerton
I have met several times usually in my
husbands company, and they seemed 10 he
fast friends. He is a very popular business
man, and has always demeaaed himself in
a very eentlemanly manner. Mr. Bliss
has been dear friend, and has on more
than one occasion assisted my husband
financially. 1t seems to me that he is the
main object of my husbands quest as The
latter knows him to be a wealthy man.
After our marriage Mr. Bliss was a
frequent caller at my house and often took
my husband and myself out driving and
often entertained us at his magnificent
nome, overlook Inn. When my hus5and
met with adversities he frequently applied
TO Mr.. Bliss for assistance and he vas
never refused. / have done more than
that, having sacrificed all my jewels and
everything else to help him along Early
In July my husband came here ahead OF
me and secured cottage on Rhode Island
avenue, to which We moved to srend The
summer. ! last saw M. Bliss at that COT
tage. He has been very i'll for some time
and while We were living in the cottage
MI. Bliss came here with Theodore Have
meyer OF New York and stopped 1T the
Windsor for a couple of DAYS One ,na-n-
ing he drove up to the cottage while we
were eating breakfast and took me GU,
driving. 1 leaving him at his hotel,
whence he returned TO New York With
Mr.. Havemeyer. That is the last | have
seen of him.
My husband went away about two
weeks ago and 1 have not seen him since.
Shortly after his departure he wrote me a
letter, which contained no intimation of
the present proceedings. He is located
somewhere in Jersey. He began suit
claiming 20 be a resident of Camden which
is not true, and my lawyer informs me
that he has no case, as he lacks legal resi-
dence.
LAS soon as received the papers mott
fled Mr. Bliss and received telegram from
him in reply, stating that he expected TO
go TO New York, but was too ILL., SO / shall
leave for Washington The first thing in The
morning and see him. Mr.. Bliss is not a
man 10 be coerce4 by any such ac.i DIS,
and my husband has made a mistake If
he thinks he can work money out of him."