The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-03
QUEER REVELATION
Dr.. Whites Answer to His
Wife's Request for
Alimony.
SENSATIONAL RUTHERFORD CASE
The Husband Complains That His
Wife Deceived Him as to
Her Age.
ENSATlONAL RUTHERFORD CASE

SAAe@AisSiiOi 1ucSIlil tnlS llCrHlng, IN Cndn-
Gerry Chambers. heard motion for ,coun-
SCI zee IN sensational and extrepely pc
culiar divorce case which is now pending
In the Court The motion was made on
behalf of Mrs. Marguerite M. White Of
/ Rutherford this State. whose husband,
Dir. Henry D. White physician to the
Rutherford Board of Health. charges that
she has been criminally intimate with
George w. Lockwood. the owner of the
Alhambra apartment house. corner of
Nostrand avenue and Halsey street.
Brooklyn
Mrs. VIII lite. very charming and re-
flned woman. denies the charges, and
through her counsel, told the Chancellor
fnat her husband lived with her up to a
lew days ago when the petition for divorce
was illed, and that without any cause
deserted her and her child of twenty
months old
Counsellor Luce. for Mrs White. added
that Or. White had allowed her twelve
dollars and half alinony per week, but
no counsel fee. and he asked for an
amount from the Court.
counselor Addison Ely for the husband,
in opposition to the request, unfolded a
remarkable story. The bill said as fol-
lews:-
That your orator. DR.. White. was mar
ried by the Rector of St. James Chuch in
the city of Brooklyn on April 25 1892 and
with his wife moved to the apartment
house known as the Alhambra, on the
Rcorner OF Nostrand avenue and Halsey
street. They remained there until 1893.
1 when they removed to Rutherford. And
your orator further shows that it was
represented to him by his said wife at
the time of the said marriage that she was
seventeen years of age. and that she
was the adopted daughter of George W.
Lockwood. and for eleven years prior to
her said marriage she had resided in the
house of the said George w. Lockwood,
who was during all that time a widower
with several daughters who were about
or nearly of full age.
And your orator further shows that
shortly after his said marriage ne noticed
exhibitions of affection between his said
wife and the said George W. Lockwood
but as the said George w. Lockwood was
maintaining the house and as his said
wife had acknowledged him to be her
adopted father, and because she asserted
after his chiding her that there was moth
ing more than the ordinary affection exist
ssing between father and daughter. yeur
and the said Lockwood
Dr. Whites petition goes on to state
that on many occasions after the 3'chid-
ing referred to his wife, against his ex-
press commands went away day after
day with Mr.. Lockwood to places un-
known to him.
your orator met the said George W.
Lockwood as he came home at night
embracing the defendant"
A row ensued and the doctor left the
house ordering his wife to follow him
cpsed his wife in Lockwood7s presence
When Mr.. Ely finished reading these
facts he added that DR.. White believed
that when he married his wife, who was
then then Miss Mss Marguerite Hoyt, she was as
he doubts. that. and asserts that she has
deceived him. Her age, he declares is
nearer forty then twenty, statement IN
lawyer, who made sharp retort about
"ungallantry."
'sWell. how much do you ask?" in
end to what seemed to resolve itself
into debate between the lawyers as to
the fair defendants age.
Mrs. Whites counsel said that a few
days ago the doctor offered her twelve
dollars and half alimony but no counsel
fees. The doctor, he said had a large
practice, worth $500 year, and owned
real estate worth several thousands Of
That's not so" retorted Mr.. Ely The
fact is his practice has dwindled
down to SIS month, and all because this
: woman has spread falsehoods and malic-
ious stories about him throughout the
city, and told him when he offered to
give her rooms for herself and. child in
Peekskifl, N. N, that she meant to live
near him and vex the life out Of hin" !"
II think will give counsel $50 now,
and when refer the case for testimony
to a vice-chancellor. 1 will add additional
counsel fee,n replied the Chancellor.
That's not enough returned Mrs.
Whites counsel, I'VE have to bring a
lot of witnesses from the city of Brook
fend Mrs. White, and I would like the
fee increased
The Chancellor would allow no more,
and signed an order also of reference to
a vice-chancellor.