The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-23
WE'LL, WE'LL, AND ANOTHER.
Wells WERE MARRIED TWICE AND
Parted T4RIOUSLT.

Another Had Mrs. WciIs Heart and Now
ms She Writes lie Refuses to Release
Her." Though She Has been Tied Twice
to Her Husband-wants n Separation.
May L. We'll obtained an order yesterday
from Justice Beach of the supreme Court for
alimony OF 5000 month and counsel fee OF
$500 in an action she has brought for sepa-
ration from Henry q. We'll. member OF the
New York Stock Exchange. They were mar
risd in January. 1898. and there was another
marriage on May 10 last before Catholic
priest at her request, as she is u Catholic and
We'll IL a Hebrew.
Their marriage was kept secret for several
months for fear OF offending Wells brother,
A. j. We'll We'll kept up the appearanceot
bacheorhood in an apartment on Fifth ave-
nue. while he lived with the plaintiff at lob
West Forty sixth street She says he aban-
doned her on May 30 and has notified trades
men not to give her credit
We'll says that his trouble with his wife
arises through her infntuation for Frank II.
DOane. We'll sent for Doane early last May
and he says that alta trpartite interview his
wife told OF her love for Doano and Doane told
Of his affection for her We'll says further in
his affidavit that his wife said she was going to
leave him. We'll saws he demonstrated with
her to prevent scaalaI and induced her to re-
main with him. When lie was ut Wallack's
Theatre with his wife on May -, he AYERS. he
saw that Doane was sitting near Mrs. We'll
became excited when she saw Doane and went
into the foyer 10 have conversation with
him. We'll and his wife had supper after the
performance. and returning home about mid
night. found Doane in front Of their house.
We'll says his wife again declared her love for
Doane and said she was going with him TO his
APARTMENTS at 1915 Broad way. She went
into the house, says We'll. changed her clothes
aud drove Off with Doane We'll followed them
in another cab down to restaurant in Broad;
says he then followed them to the st. Cloud
Hotel; He remained in front oil the motel
went home. We'll AYERS that thereafter Mrs.
We'll went TO live at the Empire Hotel. where
Doans called on ner' rspresrHns 70 ,EG no!%i
Well says he got the following letter from his
Ny DEAR Hrxnr. After much thought am com.
PEELED to say cannot return to yOu Mr u refuses
to release me and as l cannot give You any ado,
your FORGETTING your family god grarcs. rrieve
again, 'Tnderstand, / still hold to my de.laraton Of
your brother has decided me. make him present
or you. Nay he use you vol
We'll says that everything that m9ney c9qld
meeting her every wish. he allowed her 500
week lust for the table;
husband and that her husband com pc led her
to accept Doanes society when she protested.
Her religious belief and Wells. she SAYS.
caused a barrier hetwcen them. which WAS
augmented by Wells statement that his bust
ness was largely controlled by his brother and
other relatives. 1t was at his wish and be-
cause OF his relatives that she Kept the mar
riage secret. When she made the declarations
of love for DuaDe she was Frustrated by the
death OF her mother and by tho treatment she
had received at tho hands of We'll. She was
also In a nervous, condition when sho wrote
the letter to VOL. She did not make these
sta .emeats Of love, she said. because they we're
true. but as the result OF being III and piuusd:
At the theatre her husband had quarrelled
with hsr and had kept 1t up all the way home,
She denies that she said she would go to
Doape's apartment The. next day. she says,
she refused to do so until she had had time to
consider the proposition. She declares that
she did return 10 Well on May % and that
they lived together until decoration Day,
when. after another quarrel about his family,
he left her.
We'll AYERS that. although his second mar
rage to her occurred TWO days after her decla-
ration OF love for Doane. he went through the
ceremony to he!p her forget Doane and to help
her conscience" He says'that Doane has been
known as her sweetheart aver since Donne
met her.