The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-06
GEO. BONIFACES DIVORCE SUIT.
His Wife Names Miss bertha Waltsin.
ger as the Co-Rcxpondent.
New York Sun.

New YORK Sun.
Mrs. Ernestine A. Boniface has begun
suit for absolute divorce from George q.
Sonsface. jr.. an actor. who now plays the
leading part in What Happened To
Jones" Her lawyers. Howe 4 Hummei.
Saturday obtained an order directing her
husband 10 show cause In the supreme
court Tuesday why he should not pay $50
week aiimony and $50 counsel fees.
Mrs, Roniface is the daughter OF W.T.
liam r. Floyd. for many years stage man
aser at Wallack's theater. Her mothers
husband was the late Thomas pa;ten
who owned a tine of steamers running
from this city TO Pleasure Bay, and who
left her large fortune. Mr. and Mrs.
Boniface were married in Trinity church
in this city. by the Rev. DIR. Hill, on De-
eember 4. iSse. They have one child Mar
suerite IL years old. who lives with her
mother.
In her complaint Mrs. Boniface alleges
that her husband has misconducfed him
self with divers women whose names are
unknown 10 her. The only correspondent
mentioned is Bertha waltziuger. n singer
now with Ell Captain" She charges her
husband with improprieiies with Miss
Waiizinger In Chicago last June: In the
Planters hotel. st. Louis. last January.
and in Philadelphia on Apri. T. In an
affidavit prepared by Mr.. Hummel Mrs,
Boniface says she lived happily with her
husband until about four years ago when
she discovered that he had been carrying
on an intrigue with Cora Macy. When
she spoke to him on the subject he would
neither affirm nor deny the alteration.
She saws:
subsequently, We lived together until
about the month OF June, 1897, when my
suspicious We're again aroused In conse.
auenee OF the fact that sse. while Ia 4
parity in,oxicated condition., addressed
me as Bertha" name by which ne had
never heretofore called me. Previous to
this occasion he was n member OF an or
ganization which performed DE Koven q
Smiths opera, The Mandarin and of,e of
the others In the company was Bertha
Waltzinger."
Mr.. Boniface and Miss waitxinger havc
been in different companies this season.
but Mr.. Hummel expects to show that
they frequently met while ION the road"
Mr. Boniface has been at the Hotel I'M
neriai In this city. during the last week.
and II is alleged that he was seen enter
ing with Miss waitzinger.
ION the evening Of April II saw the
defendant" Mrs. Boniface continues II,
her affidavit II accused him Of intimacy
with Bertha Waltxinger. at which he re-
torted that IL I made any accusation
against Miss Waltxinger he would XIII
me, but added that II wished divorce
proper he would furnish me with evi-
dence against him IL / would leave out
all ailusion to Miss Waltzinger. as he did
not wish her name used In connection
with any action I might bring against
him."
Mrs. Boniface says her husband gets a
salary OF $40 week. For some time
after their separation, she alleges. he did
not support her. but after she had In
sisted that he must do something. he paid
her SO week She accepted this sum
to avoid litigation. but she says 1t Is In
adequate. and she has frequently to ap-
ply to her mother for assistance Tho
application for alimony was made return
able on Tuesday. as Mr.. Humn1ei had
learned that the actor was to sail for
England with his company on the I'd
Inst.
Miss Waltzinger's friends last night ir-
dignantly denied that Nsere had been any
reason to connect her name with the
case and insisted that there was no fo,a.-
dalton for the charges.