Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-08
FIELDING RESIGNS.
Commander of the Northwest D.Vi-
sion Goes Over to the
Volunteers.

Chicago, ILL.,, April 4.-[SpeciaLl- THE
funeral services for Selim Grant Rosen-
krans, the big board of trade operator
and ex-Miwaukee jeweler, who dropped
dead at Orlando, Fla, on Tuesday, were
held at the palatial residence On Ellis
avenue at noon today.
Precisely at the same hour the noted
law firms of Capt. w. c. Black and
Case and Hogan filed in the circuit court
a sensational bill attacking the validity
of his marriage to his present wife and
asking that it be declared null and void.
The complainant in the case is signed
by Elizabeth r. Rosenkrans. his first
wife, and in the bill she recites a clair,
explicit and yet remarkable story.
Stripped of legal verbiage it is that she
married ,Rosenkrans at Pembroke, Ont,
June Is, 1872, and lived happily with
him until 1883. In 1882 she was resi-
dent of Milwaukee. where her husband
was in business. She was taken i'll in
the fall and her husband brought her to
Chicago to be treated. She remained
here until June, 1883. Her husband
VISITED her every week and manifested
the most loving tendencies toward her.
On returning to Milwaukee in June.
having broken up housekeeping in the
meantime. they took board with Mrs,
Amanda Wlttig. then residing at 1O1G
Mill street About ten days after their
return her husband persuaded her to GO
to pembroke for visit to her parents
and she gladly acquiesced.
Her husband accompanied her with a
number of friends to the Grand Haven
boat, and in the presence of them alb
Dade her most affectiOnate farewell.
A month later news reached her at Penn
broke that during her residence in Chi
cago her husband had caused to be insti-
tuted IN some court in Milwaukee pro-
limo fnr. RI l.
ton, and having secured decree, had
entered into a purported marriage with
Margaret Victoria Wright, a younger
sister.
The bill goes on to allege that Rosen-
krans caused some fraudulent service Of
paper to be returned in the divorce case
purporting to show that she had received
proper notice. When she received the
news she was overwhelmed with her
husbands perfdy, but being sick and
having no property. did not know what
to do. When confronted with the situa-
ton, her husband represented that he
was poor, but promised to contribute to
her support providing that she would not
make any disturbance, in which event
he threatened to have her sent TO a
lunatic asylum. Owing to her health
and poverty, and to save infinite scandal
and shame for her sister, she was un-
able to undertake a contest until now.
AS to his wealth the bill sets forth
that SO far as she can trace her husband
died worth $530.O00 Of this $3.50, 600
is in a box in the chamber of commerce
safety vaults rented in her sisters name,
100000 in the hands of Brosseau &
Co., a commission firm, an interest of
$4,000 in the MeirOse flats and a
large amount in the hands of c. J.
Wightman & Co. The court is asked to
enjoin the second wife and all others
mentioned from disposing of any Of the
property pending trial.
The bill asks this court to decree thai
the court granting the divorce had nc
jurisdiction, that it was obtained by
fraudulent means and that the second
marriage is null and void It is also
asked to be decreed that the first wife is
entitled to all the personal property and
one-half of all the real estate left by the
deceased