Evening star., 1897-01-13
Representative Wilber's Wife Applies
to Court.
A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER
10 Prevent His Getting Their Child
Into His Possession.
MRS. WILBER'S ALLEGATIONS

representative baNlQ hilbpr OF New
York was sued here today by his wife,
Myra c. Wilber. for alimony and support
Of herself and their. child, Edith NJ. wflber.
aged fourteen years. Mrs. wilber also
asked the court to restrain and enjoin her
husband from in any way Interfering with
or molesting her possession of and contro,
over the child: also from in any way inter
fering with Mrs. Wilber's control and dis
position CT her property, and that he may
be required to deliver up to her said prop
erty and income now in his possession.
Mrs. Wilber's Allegations.
Mrs. Wilber states that her maiden name
was Crandall. and that she was married to
Mr.. WILDER at Sloansville, N Y, January
=, 1sS2, the child in question being the
only one born to them. She claims that she
has IN every respect been true and faith
ful wife, but charges that nevertheless her
husband willfully deserted and abandoned
her May IL. lss'5, while they were living to-
sether at Oneonta, n. Y. She asserts that
ms alleged course was without cause or
1ustlhcation, and that since then he has
repeatedly announced his intention of not
again returning 10 or living with her. His
action, she declares, was taken after a
prolonged period of intoxication on. his
part, and was. she charges. a repetition Of
a former similar act on his part.
Deprived of Means.
Mrs. WILDER declares that she is now
destitute of means. Her only property she
explains, consists Of a half interest in the
income derived from $4,000 of 4 per cent
West Shore Railroad Company bonds,
yielding her $1,000 year, payable the 1st
OF January and July. The last payment,
she charges, was made January l. lSg7 20
her husband and his brother, George VIII
ber snd that II has not been paid to her.
aithoug she claims to have demanded IL
from them, they receiving it as trustees
Tor her benefit under the will of their
father. David Wiiber. In addition, says
Mrs. Wilber, she owns a house and small
stable in Oneonta, NY. but claims that
she is unable to derive anything from the
property, through her husbands alleged
interference. And she asserts that she also
owns mortgage on property in a western
state amounting TO $500, but that she is
unable to avail herself of il because as she
charges. her husband refuses to deliver 20
her evidence of such mortgage. Although
subjected to charges on said property she
claims to be wholly destitute of money.
Man of Means.
Representative WILDER is represented by
his wife to be a man of means Irrespective
of salary of 5000. He owns. she says, a
business block in Oneonta worth about
$4,000. besides other property there and In
the vicinity aggregating S5S.U,B and hall
interest i'm the said $J0.ooo of railroad
bonds. By the will of her husbands father
Mrs. WILDER claims that real estate worth
about 100000 was devised to their said
child: she to receive the same when she
arrives at the age of twenty-five years.
neanwhile the mother to receive one-thrd
OF the profits therefrom. Mrs. Wilber also
charges that her husband owns other per-
sonal and real property.
Early last August Mrs. wilber charges.
her husband withdrew their child from
her control and for long period prevent
ed any communication between them, con-
.en1 linz fro, x-1zl..
whereabouts of the child. The 10th of last
November Mrs. WILDER claims to have
learned that the child was at school I'm
this vicinity, but was refused access to her
and did not see her Until last Saturday,
when the child expressed desire to
turn to her mother, and did so yesterday,
voluntarily and willingly. says the mother,
the child now being with her and under
her control. Mrs. WILDER says she is now
without proper means of supporting herself
and child in manner they have been ac-
customed and entitled TO. She explains that
she fears, by reason of her husbands
prior actions, as well as by reason OF
threats alleged to have been made by him.
that unless he shall by the court be re-
strained therefrom, he will attempt TO
take the child away from her. Therefore.
she asks for the relief above set forth.
A Restraining Order Granted.
Mrs. Wilber's attorneys, Messrs. Ralston
and Siddons. presented her petition 10
JuuSt Lux. WHO sTdnltu II It-
straining order. returnab.e Wednesday
next.
Young Member.
Mr.. Wilber is one of the younger men,
bers of the House, and is a man of popular
qualities. His father was in Congress
several terms, and prominent a
banker In New York. The son is celebrated
a farmer, and is president of the Hol-
stein Friesian Association of the United
States and the American Cheviot Sheep
Association. In 1894 he was a member of
the New York state tuberculosis commits
sion.