The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-15
Alleges That Defendant Induced Mrs.
Shepard 10 Sue For a Divorce.
MRS. SHepARDS STARTLING CHARGES
She Says She Watched an Apartment House and
Saw Miss Milne and Her Husband Leave II.
Mr., Boyer Makes Complete Denial.

New York, Dec. 1J.--In a suit for
of affections. which has been begun in
the Supreme Court against Frank w.
Boyer by George r.. Shepard who has
a printing establishment at 10 and l.
Chambers street, the latter declares
that his home has been wrecked by a
Innate friend.
Mr.. Boyer is "a member Of the firm
OF l.. Boyer's Sons, who do an extern
sive steam lighterage business. He lives
with his wife and child at 200 jefferson
avenue, Brooklyn. The suit against
him is the outcome of divorce proceed
ings that are pending between Mrs.
Shepard and her husband. Mr.. Shep-
ard charges that these proceedings
were instigated by Mr.. Boyer.
Mr. and Mrs Shepard were married
in 1886 at Lee, Mass. They have three
children, 3. Z and years old. respec-
lively. The children are now living
with their mother i'm a handsome house
at 1874 South Ninth street. Brooklyn,
which was given TO Mrs. Shepard by
her husband.
The couple lived happily together un-
I'll the summer of 1897. Mr. Boyer was
a friend of both. In August. 1897. Mrs.
Shepard brought suit for divorce in the
supreme court or Brooklyn, and
charged her husband with infidelity
Fannie Milne. who was associated in
business with Mr.. Shepard, was named
as correspondent.
In moving for alimony and counsel
fees Mrs. Shepard submitted letters
which she said she had found in her
husbands trunk. and which We're al
legged TO be in his handwriting and ad-
dressed To Fannie Milne. They con-
tanned terms of endearment. such as
MY dear sweetheart and baby and
MY foreign baby
Mrs. Shepard also told of having
watched an apartment at 466 Amster-
dam avenue. Manhattan, all night on
August IA, and OF having seen her nus
band and Miss Milne leave the apart
ment at o'clock the next morning.
Mr.. Shepard denied any improper
conduct with Miss Milne. but j ~ge
Dickey ordered him to pay $3.50 counsel
fees and SIS a month for his wife's sup
port Mr.. Shepard's lawyer appealed
to the appellate division OF the Supreme
Court and obtained a reduction TO Sl2o
counsel fees and s15 a month for his
wife's support
He did nQt pay these amounts, ana
on the application of the wife to have
her husband punished for contempt,
Judge Van Wyck ordered that his an
swer to her complaint be stricken out.
The next move was an application TO
Judge Gaynor for a decree of divorce
by Mrs Shepard, without, 1t is claimed
any notice having been given her nus
band or his attorneys.
The application was granted, but in
October last the decree was set aside
by Judge Gaynor on the ground of ir-
regularity i'm the proceeding. That
leaves the divorce case where it was in
the beginning, but William j. Walsh.
counsel for Mr.. Shepard, said yester-
day that Mr.. Shepard intends to inter-
pose counter claim against his wife
and name Mr. Boyer as correspondent,
alleging improper conduct in the house
1874 South Ninth street. Brooklyn, and
at other places i'm Brooklyn and Man
haitian boroughs, extending over
period Of two years
In the suit for damages against his
former friend Mr-Sifepard alleges that
Mr.. Boyer alienated his wife's affec-
tions and induced her to sue for di-
vorce. Through his lawyer. J. Stewart
Ross. Mr.. Boyer has filed an answer
denying all the allegations made i'm the
complaint and declaring that his rela-
tions with Mrs. Shepard were of pure
ly platOnic nature.