New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-28
West Twenty-third Street
COMPELLED TO LIVE IN 4 TENT.
STRANGE ADMISSION OF THE REV. DIR
WILLIAM DU HAMEL IN THE
SUPREME COURT

The Rev. Or. William Du Hamel who was. until
the end OF July last. the assistant pastor OF the
Church az ST. Augustine OF Trinity Parish. at No.
l07 East Hous,on-st.. AYERS that he is now COM
PEELED 10 dwell In a tent which he has erected on
the seashore AT Rehobeth City Del for economical
reasons This admission made in the Supreme
Court TO Justice Cohen on the hearing OF an appn-
cation Of the minister's Wife Mrs Florence p. Du
Hamel. for the ssquestration OF her husbands per-
sonal property and effects in this city because OF
his failure pay her 500 counsel fee and s5 week
ain.ony. which she awarded by Justice Pryor.
pending the trial OF action for separation which
she has begun against him.
Mrs Du Hame who is well connected. and who
has a small income from her fathers estate. says
that she compelled leave her husbands
house April q last on account % his continued
ill-treatment. They married October ..
1850 and she charges him with cruelty and neglect
since 1891 His cruelty consisted she OF beat.
ing her the head with his fists. cutting cash
in her forehead and threatening TO take her he
with knife and shoot her with a revolver. She
also claims that he compelled her TO take In board.
and refused 10 keep servant 10 assist her.
Du Hamel. whose father Is also f. clergyman,
charges his wife with nfdeity with one OF these
boarders named Thomas K Dukehart. but his vito
absolutely denies this charge. Mrs. Du Hamel. in
her application for the sequestration OF her hus-
bands property. says that besides tne counsel fee
OF 500 there Is 800 arrears OF anony due her She
says that he has large quantity OF furniture a.
the house No Barrow-st. where they lived and
that he owns the printing machinery and other
plant which hs used In printing religious paper
called Church Bells" Of which he was editor. Sho
charges him with having left the State 70 avoid
ooeying the order OF the and says that Bal
tlmore newspaper on July q announced his arrival
al Rehobeth He has. she alleges stated that ne
would never pay her cent alimony. The print
ing machinery Is covered by a chattel mortgage In
favor OF the defendants father but she states that
his was Hamel
and without any consideration in order 10 avoid
payment OF his creditors She says that unless his
property is sequestered he will dispose OF It.
Tobias A. Keppler the attorneys clerk who made
the demand on Du Hamel for alimony. averred In
affidavit that the defendant said he would never
give his wife cent. and that he intended TO Leave
the Jurisdiction OF the supreme Court evade do
Ing so The defendant submitted AFFIDAVIT.
through ris counsel denying tina, he Is possessed OF
any personal property. and says that when his wfe
left him June she took away nearly all his
saws. not his but was purcnased by certain char
tably inclined persons 20 Wit Samuel Houston, OF
city. and john P Du Hamel. OF Dover. Del tho
latter Of whom acts as trustee and holds chattei
ne has been greatly weakened physically by tho
beth for hts health whore ne IS now residing in a
tent erected by him so AS 70 I've "a economically
ever. He denies that he ever threatened TO leave
the jurisdiction or the court 70 evade obeying It's
pastor OF s. Augustne's church ceased on July 81.
when his services were dispensed with. and now.
her F@y5 on a% the 81 her
him h. has no prospect OF being able TO obtain en-
ploymeni in MS profession until the suit has been
decided Mrs Du Hamei In ! supplementary am
not got a cent rom his father since he was atteen
years old. and never owed him anything She adds
dence the attempt collect their debts that she
should say that i was she who owned TIE fur
Mrs Du Hamel.