The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-10
The Bringing Of a Second Suit For Divorce
in New York Is The Cause.
WILL FIGHT TO THE END, THEY SAY.
Nj. Seaman Says Rs is Not Afraid That Mrs.
Teal VIII Be Arrested Declares That
She Is MOI in Contempt.

New York, Jan. 10.-William r.
| Weeks, attorney for Oliver Sumner
Teall in the divorce proceedings insti-
tuted by Mrs. Teall, says that he pro-
poses to fight the case ta the end. and
that he is confident that Mr. Teall will
win 1T. He stated that he had sent to
j. a. Williams, who is Mr.. Tealrs at
torney in Providence, instructions 70
obtain an injunction restraining Mrs
Teall from prosecuting the suit which
she has just begun against her husband
i'm this state, and also an attachment
against her for contempt of court in
bringing the suit in this state while
the one in the Rhode Island courts was
pending.
While Charles Edgar Mills, who had
been appointed a commissioner TO take
testimony in this city i'm Mrs. Teall's
suit, was conducting hearing here last
Wednesday the papers in the second
suit were served on Mr.. Teall by AL
bert w Seaman, of No. 16 Exchange
place, who is Mrs. Teall's New York
attorney. The suit is for an absolute
divorce.
stood, Mr.. Weeks said TO me, that we
are not prosecuting Mrs. Teall in this
matter. We are after her lawyers.
They have placed her in a terrible and
most embarrassing position. They
should not have begun the suit in this
state while the one in Rhode Island vas
pending. AS a result of their action
Mrs. Teall is liable To be arrested the
moment she puts her foot in Rhode
Island. A di, orce suit cannot be
brought simultaneously in different
states. Mrs. Teall is not at all respon-
sble for bringing into the case Miss
Cayvan's name or those of the other
women that have been mentioned. That,
too. was purely the fault of her law
yers.
Mrs. Tealrs lawyers" Mr.. Weeks
added. have disseminated the idea that
we intended to abandon the case in
Rhode Island. This is not by any
means the case. We intend to fight il
to the end. and we shall most certainly
win il. We will not stop with the end
ing OF the suit. We shall go further,
and have the men who are at the bot
tom of the whole affair punished. The
bringing OF this second suit against
Mr. Teall proves that Mrs. Teall's law
yers knew they were beaten in the
Providence suit.
Mr.. Seaman is disposed to combat
Mr.. Weeks ideas.
II am not at all afraid he said, that
Mr.. Weeks will have Mrs. Teall arr
rested. but | do hope he will make the
attempt He will then have a salutary
lesson. Nor can | agree with his opin-
ion that Mrs. Teall should not have be-
gun the suit in this state while the
one i'm Rhode Island was pending, or
that her having done so had made her
liable To punishment for contempt or
court. We have the best of authorities
for our position. The suit was brought
here because Mr.. Teall had raised the
question as to the legality of Mrs.
Tealls residence i'm Rhode Island. We
were determined that if the Court ruled
favorably to Mr.. Teal on that point we
would have the case i'm this state far
enough advanced on the calendar for
an early trial. As for Jackson, the
valet, all can say is that he was mis-
taken"
James 4. Williams. one of the local
for Mr. Teall, said this after
noon To News reporter that he would
at once apply 10 the court for an i'm
junction i'm accordance with his in
as above stated. Local at
who have heard the above
look for some interesting
i'm the now famous case.