The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-14

Cougressnaa wiibsr's wife Charges That
Ho Has Deserted Ser. which Hs Dsuiss.

ConEressnaa wiibsr's wife CharGes That
He Has Deserted asr. which hs Deuiss.
wAsHIsoToS. Jan. l3.-Congressman David
F. WILDER or the Twenty Airs New York
district was sued here to-day by his wife.
Myra c. WILDER. for alimony aud support
Of herself and their child, Edith NJ. VIII
Der. aged IA years. Mrs. WILDER also ask ed
the court to restrain and enjoin her husband
from In any wav interfering with or molesting
her possession Of and control over the child also
from in any way inter fering with Mrs. wilber's
control and disposition Of her property, and that
he may be required to deliver up to her said
property and Income now In his possession.
Mrs. WILDER states that her maiden name was
Crandsll. and that she was married to Mr.. Will
Der at Sloansville. N. ", Jan. 81. 1882. the child
In question being the only one born to them.
She says that she has in every respect been =
true and faithful wife. but charges that never
theless her husband wilfully deserted and
abandoned her on May 10, 1895. while they
were living together At Onsonta. N. Y. She
asserts that his alleged course was without
cause or Justification. and that since then he
has repeatedly announced his intention Of not
again returning or living with her. His action,
she declares, WAS taken after a prolonged period
Of intoxication on his part. and was. she
charges. Q repetition of . former similar act on
his part.
Mrs. WILDER declares that she 10 now destitute
Of means. Her only property. she says. consists
Of = half interest In the income derived from
$4,000 Of 4 per cent. West Shore Railroad
bonds. yielding her $1,000 n year. payable the
LIST OF January and July. The last payment.
she says, was made Jan. 1. 1897, TO her husband
and his brother. George WILDER. aud that It has
have demanded II from them, they receiving 10
as t~rustsvs for her benefit under the will q their
says, she owns a house and small stable In
OneontA. y y, but that she Is unable TO derive
ssnSsn,ng from the GTsP:,.y through her hu'-
Kepresentativo WILDER is represented by his
wife to be q man Of means, Irrespective OF his
block IN ohronta worth about S36. 600. besides
other p~Ioperty there and Ia. the vicinity sggre:
$4,000 Of railroad bonds. by the viii Of hor
husband's father, Mrs. WILDER claims that real
ss.ir oh TGT' shs sG 20 s.s ssUc'G ~. .as d Sh:s .s ss
arrives at the age Of " years. meanwhile tho
mother 70 receive one;third Of the income there
band owns other personal and real property,
Early last August, Mrs; WILDER charges. her
troll, aud for. a long period prevented any COM
municAtion between them. concsAling from her
MY kISW,sdgs Of the whe'ssSon,s q The child
Siddons. presented her petition to Judg. Cox.
who granted a temporary restraining order. re-
Mr.. WILDER furnishes a statement In answer
to the bill died to-day by Mrs. WILDER. II is In
This suit IS simply q duplicate OF the action
begun against me by ny wife In the supreme
Court In tho county OF Onohdaga. y. ", last
summer. The fact 10 that the allegations con-
tainod In the bill, 40 far AS they charge me with
ABANDONMENT. drunkenness and non.support,
are absolutely without foundation. We have
not lived together since June 10, ls9s. Two
to her absolutely u house and lot
worth 2 5000. As to the control Of our child,
Mrs. WILDER twice drove the little one from her
home, and n abort time ago tho Surrogate OF
Otsego, county, upon petition OF the child, APP
pointed mo her guardian. and | am under
OF the child. Yesterday my daughter was alb
Quoted from the school In which l had placed
her in this city. As To the charge that ! gave
orders or inlerfsred N any ,way, directly or
indirectly. with Mira. WILDER In denying her the
privilege OF seeing her AT any time, declare
absolutely false In every particular.
II think that whom the time comes can
fully substantiate the fact that Mrs. WILDER is
= woman of ungoyernAble temper: that she has
repeatedly done all ~ her power 70 humiliate
mo In the presence of others. and that she has
upon several occasions told mutual friends that
all the differences which have arisen between
US were due, not TO any cruel treatment on my
part. but u, her swn uncomfortable temper"