New-York tribune., 1896-01-08

THE NEPHEW OF MRS w H. VANDERBILT
SIZES FOR SEPARATION.

HIS WIFE DENIES THE CHARGE or ABANpoN-
Mr,r ANp ALLEGES THAT HER HUSBAND
is CRUEL AND \ pHrNKAHD.
De witt c. Brown applied yesterday TO Justice
Gavnor. Of the supreme Court. in the suit Ior
separation brought by William ". kisS"n'
Against Elizabeth W Kissam for counsel fees
and alimoay frr the defendant. who * HIS
daughter Mr. Kissam j. nephew Of Mrs. VIII
lam H. Vanderbilt.
w. J. Hardy. who appeared for Mr.. Kissam
asked leave To serve n reply to The defendant
answer. in which charges of abandonment are
o. MED and "A counter-charge of cruelty is naoe
The wife alleges that her husband is an hao'-
ual drunfa'd.
NJ RrcNn IN his statement. eaid that MI
and Mrs Kissam were married three years
ago For three months they had lived happh'
together. tut thrv then took apartments III
Nes-Norl hotel. ami. he declared. the husband
heca me "a confirmed diunka~d. Mr.. Brown hah
Icis5nal.y endeavorci II influence ms Soh-'"-
ian tu refo,ra his habits, but had faiieu To uo
So Mr Kissjm had visiied gold-cuTe ihsu-
tute From there he had written - his "h''
sa.ing thai he owed 500 for initiation fee' anu
asking her to pay il. Mr.. Brown PAID the
money himself and Mrs. Kissam went To Nis''
her husband al the institution.
After returning to New YORK. MfS Hl~S@'"
ioined her husband. MIR kissam so'n fell IN
with his former companions. however, MT.
Brown wen; on with the inevitable result. lie
left his wife a the hotel and thai constituteh
III, abandonment of which complaint Is maue
in his suit After he had gone his wife fouhd
mat be Owned Sll0 and Nj. Brown had I" pay
this in order q get MS daughters oaggasr. -,
According to the counsel. nothing was neaid o!
the husband fo. me time. and Mrs. kissam went
/, live VITA friends. KisEam. II was SAID again
applied for admission 10 the G'ld-cllre lnsti'u'e
nui it WIS refused to him lie secured admission
however to the lncbriates' Home al fort ltanlI-
ton. only u l." discharged, II was said. after re-
peatcd misconduct. Finally. on september g. 1873
it was agreed hat If ne would keep SOBER tor one
month and divide his income with his Whe' she
would arain live with MN. but he hai iai"u -
keep his part II the grHement A'coiuins =" ~ ~
Brown hiseam has yearly Income of 81 500 the
interest 0f a sum of mOney in the hands "i lne
trustees nf the estate OF William ii. Nandcrolit
He has this income for life. hut it lies with tne
trustees decide To his fitness 10 receiNr '"e
pfircipal Ne also owns a house In FIRST place.
from which he receives 81 GeD year FOR rent.
Mr. Hardy in pleading Kissams case sdid ina |
his client was Of a kind disposition. ana wouli
have alwaNs lived happily with ms VIE Il nri
ia ther had not meddl"d In their an airH. MI
Hardy read letter in which Il mad pcci pro-
posed that Kissam snould hire house and pro-
vide amply for his wifcs support. pui she hau r.
fused t. i've there unless her father lived WIN
them. Nissan had tried. he said. 10 make AZ
rang.menis whereby ne could liv" with MS Wl''
but without success. Kissam finally wrote de
handing his Wif"'s r"tarp. ana asking Tor the
crstady of h chid This was refused.
Justice (iaynor said AZ the clos" ~ IN" nearing.
II is the policy IF tne courts {" max" marie l
people put up with each others pad manners anu
temper hut not with drunkenness
Tn. Justice too the papers. and viii give his
decision later.