The times., 1898-09-10
SISTER DEFENDS SISTER.
Another Chapter I'm the FieIds-vOl
Olsen Cr~..

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Another chapter of the history of the
Fields-Von Olsen case was written yes
terday and filed in the Equity Court of
the District of Columbia.
Some time ago Thomas NJ. Fields,a we'll
known attorney in this city, instituted
proceedings in the District court to have
a marriage certificate, held by "Wilhel-
nina A. e. Olsen, alias Minnie Roberts" !"
purporting TO be record of the marriage
of the complainant, Fields. and the de-
fendant, Won Olsen, alias Roberts. de-
clared void, on the ground that il was a
forgery. After waiting the length of
time required by law, and the defendant,
Won Olsen, not appearing 10 defend her
self against the charge Justice Cox, on
Thursday, on motion of complainant S
counsel granted a decree pro confesso." /"
the usual method of procedure under
similar circumstances.
In the original proceedings in his affl-
davit Fields alleged that "Wilhelmina A.
E. Won Olsen, alias Mime Roberts,, had
been representing herself in different
cities throughout America as his wife
and as an evidence thereof exhibited
what she claimed to be certificate of
their marriage. Fields denies the truth
of her statements. alleging that he has
never been married To her, and on ac-
count of the damage her publications
were causing him he appealed to the
courts to have the certificate annulled
This action of the court 1t appears
from what developed yesterday, does not
by any means terminate the matter. Miss
Lula Roberts, a sister of Wilhelmina A
E. Won Olsen, alias Minnie Roberts, yes
terday, through her attorneys, II. b.
Moulton and William l.. Elterich, filed an
affidavit in the Court of Equity for the
District of Columbia In support of mo-
ton to set aside the decree pro con-
fesso" entered against her sister.
In her affidavit the young lady states
that she is the sister of Mrs. Wilhelmina
A. Z. Fields, defendant in the suit
brought by Thomas Nj. Fields against his
wife in the Supreme Court of this Dis
| trict that the defendant therein, Mrs.
| Wilhelmina A. +. Fields, sued as Won
| Olsen, was not in the District of Colum-
! bfa and has not been since the filing of
| the suit on the 18th day of August 1895;
| that she was then and has been for some
| time heretofore and has been ever since
! that date in the city of New York De-
! ponent knows of her own personal knowl-
| edge that process has not been had
| upon the defendant, and that the only
! attempt that has been made was to leave
! 4 copy of the writ at the residence of the
| defendants father. No 1925 Ninth Street
| northwest, at which place defendant does
| not live, and was not and has not been
| since the leaving of the paper at the
| house. The affidavit alleges that the de-
| fendant has not seen the writ, nor has
| she any knowledge of its existence; that
| the fact that the absence from the city
| of the defendant was well known to the
| complainant Thomas NJ. Fields, and this
! transaction of the complainant, who APP
| peared in open court with his counsel
when the decree by default was taken, is
! but another step in his fraudulent scheme
/ in the opinion of the deponent to get rid
| of his wife, illegally and fraudulentiy.
Argument on the motion TO set aside
the decree pro confesso' will be heard
on Monday before Justice Cox, in Equity
| Court No. /.