New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-14


OF THE DISTRICT or coLrMBIA-ALL HER
ALLEGATIONS pEVIED HY HER HUSBAND
fpY TELEGRAPH 10 THE TRrBrNEl
Washington Ian. 1a-Many Of the friends of
Representative WILDER of New York experienced
"A disagreed bic surprise to-day when they '"rheu
that he had been made the defendant In SUIT
brought by his wife in The Supreme Court OF me
District of Columbia on the ground OF d'Sef''on'
Although "A new member Of the House OF Repre-
scntativos In which ne IS serving his first term
Mr. WILDER has gained the friendship and esteem
of many Of his fcllow-membors and ~ generally
popular He has been active in his efforts ana hu-
vocacy of measure for the benefit OF the Hs'i-
cultural interests Vt the last session he was egg
pecially active. and became widely ana 'aVo'"p':
known among the people engaged in the dairy IN
dustries on account Of his Jealous and earhcS' 81
forts in behalf of The Filled Cheese Dill.
MRS WILBERs CHARGES.
/, tho suit bogun to-day Mrs. WILDER asks for
decree TO compel her husband TO provide the means
of suitable support for herself and thelr cniio'
daughter fourteen years old. ana also 'oI an -
der TO enjoin and restrain him from ih''ii''' "H ~
any way or molestng her in the possession an"
control OF the child or interfering with ner "i""
aeement and disposition Other own properly anu
recurring him to deliver the property ana 'he az
crued income thereof now In his possesSio" W ~
Mrs Wilbers petition and complaint SET io'"
that her maiden name was Crandaii ana INA, 1n'
was married TO Mr.. WILDER at Sloanesville ~ l.
on January - ISL the child In question Delhg inc
only one born them. She asserts that sie mas
IN overv respect been true and faithful wile ou'
charges that nevertheless. her husband "''i"i,'
deserted and abandoned her on May u" lo'''' "iIie
they were living together at Oneonta. y: l. ""e
asserts that his alleged course was withou' '""1'
or Justification and that since then ne ha' ic-
peatedly announced his intention OF not again re-
,urning TO or living with her. His action she ue'
cIares was taken after prolonged PERIOD Oh III.
toxcation and was. she charges 'ePo"'0 -
a former similar act on his part.
Mrs Wiber declares that she Is now ueS'i'"o' vi
means Her property. she explains cohSiS'S III f
of = half interest H. the income derived iIo'"
en- o.o or ner cent West Shore bonds. yielding
&, no a wear payable January and july l. one
charges that the last payment was mao' 'dl,""'S
,sa7 70 her husband and his brother. George
Wilber ard that has not been pHid 10 h'' '"''"o"
she SAYS she has demanded 1t from them ties 'v
ceivng II as trustees for her benefit under the WI"
-, ,beir father David Wber. In addition Mrs.
Nillor GAYS that she owns house and small s'a-
ne in Oneonta ~ Y. but she is unable TO derive
anything from the property, through h'r huSoa"n
alleged interference. She asserts th't she an"
owns a mortgage on property in western STATE
amounting to $50 but that she is unable TO avail
herself Of IT because her husband refuses 10 denver
10 her evidence of such mortgage.
Representative Wilber Is said BY his vile
IN he 4 man of means irrespective OF his salary OF
5000 4 He owns. she says. "A business DOCK IN
OneonYa worth about $500 besides other property
there and in the neighborhood. aggregating Ss"".
and half interest in the said $4,000 OF raiiroad
bonds b. the will of her husbands father. Mrs.
WILDER says that real estate worth about 100000
was devised TO their child. she to receive the same
when she arrives AT the age of twenty-five years.
the mother meanwhile to receive one-thKd Of the
profits thcrefrom. Mrs Wisber also changes that
her husband other personal and real property.
Early last August. Mrs WILDER charges. her hus-
band withdrew their child from her control and for
a long period prevented any communication between
them. concoans from her any knowledge OF where
the child was She says that oil November 10 she
learned that the child at school In the neigh
borhood OF Washington, but access to her was
refused and she did not soc her until last Satur-
day when the child expressed a desire to return
70 her mother and did so yesterday. Mrs WILDER
exnlains that she fears by reason OF her husband
prior actions well as OF threats aiegeG 10 nav
been made by him that unless ne SH ~ Ie the
child away from her. Therefore she asks loi ''e
Wrs Wber's petition was presented by her at
,ornevs 10 Associate Justice cox to-day. ana ne
ryanted a temporary restraining order, returhaD'e
| on January 90
THE CONGRESSMANS ANSWER
,.u..-,,,an v,uber furnishes the following state
ment in answer the bill for divorce hied ouaH pS
Mrs Wllber: This suit is simply duplicate OF me
action begun against by my wife IN the supreme
Court in the County OF Onondasa " - last sur"
mcr A. soon that suit was filed petitioned the
court for A change OF venue in order that the ria
mich, come off in the ncghbornood where we Were
| hos, known The petition was granted and the case
mos removed 10 the County of Otscgo. which is tn
county in which Oneonta home) IL situated. The
| original bill; filed in the County OF Onondaga con
tanned allegations which have been left out OF tn
| hill filed to-day ! answered the allegations OF th
first bill -cratim and in full My answer was date'
! Noyember TO- the day which Mrs WILDER swear
.ho took TN her residence in this city. As
! nv answer was submitted to tho court Mrs. VII
Der abandoned her case 1t would seem to one VIII
| would care think over the matter that If tn
p.ainin believed she had a good case against me sh
would have continued TO prosecute he- action in tn
place whore We are both best known and where wi,
nessos TO substantiate her charges. t. there
such Witnesses could best be secured instead Of dis
! continuing and then coming To Washington 10 star
another action
1.-THE fact is that the allegations contained in tn
bill so far they charge me with abandonment
drunkenness and non-support. absolutely with
out foundation. We have not lived together sine
June Il. 1897. Two months before that date ! mad
ever 10 her absolutely house and lot worth so
house. she did not want anything more to d
rented furnished fiat in syracuse Last summe
she returned to onH , and lived IN her Gw
mated between Syracuse Washington and Oneonta
In Syracuse. last fall. her first suit was filed
"As TO the charge that have refused 10 pay he
the portion of interest on bonds which is due
her l have only to say. a. am one Of the thrc
trustees that demand has been made upon M
and that money is due and payable In the WILDE
National Bank in Oneonta. and by the terms Q
the will. construed by the other trustees II can
not bc paid anywhere else.
''As to the control Of our child. Mrs. WILDER twc
drove tho little from her home. and shor
time ago the Surrogate OF Otsego County, upon pc
,ition OF the child appointed me "a her guardian
AMI ! am under 5000 bond 20 protect the perso
and property OF the child Yesterday my daughte
was abducted from the school IN which / ha
placed her in this city
Il think that when the time comes full
substAntat@ the fact that Mrs. WILDER Is a woma
Of uneOyernable temper, that she has repeated
done all in her power to humiliate me In the pre-.
of others. aud that she has upon several oC
casions told mutual friends that ali the difference
which have arisen between us were due not 10 an
| cruel treatment my part but 10 her own uncon