The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-06-03

CASE GOES OVER.
New York Supreme Court
Grants Another Con-
tinuanCe For
One Week.

New York June 2.-Justice Beach, In
the Supreme Court to-day granted an
other adjournment of one week in the
habeas corpus proceedings brought by
James Boothby Burke-Roche against
his former wife. By the terms Of
the writ Mrs. Burke Roche is ordered to
produce her daughter, Cynthia. 10 years
old In court Mrs. Burke Roche could not
be found BY the process server, but 1t was
said In court that she had returned to
New York on last Thursday night.
Mrs. Roche complains that his wife who
secured decree Of divorce in Delaware,
illegally prevents him from seeing his
daughter Cynthia.
When the writ was issued Mrs. Burke
Roche left the city. Her friends say that
she knew nothing about the writ when
she started Anyhow, she was at Newport,
r. l., the next day, ard few days after
ward was, and is yet, 1t is believed, inWil-
mingtoo, Del. Now, the fact that she went
to Wilmington adds a double interest to
this case, while 1t Is just now setting So
ciety all ngog 1t was in Wilmington IN
1891 that Mrs Burke Roche secured d.
vorce from her husband under the laws OF
Delaware.
If the New York writ was served upon
her II is probable that no court In Della
ware has recognized 1t. II the writ has
may be tackled on to the door OF her New
York home Then If no return is made
to it she will 1t Is said by Roche's friends
be in contempt OF court and liable to Inn
prisonment. On the other hand her
friends contond that sho has no New York
hons, and that her fathers house, where
she lives when in New York city, cannot
legally be held as her home.
Behind all this legal fight which may
atnrtlinO fnntJraoU
there is great story Of many extraordi-
nary phases. Before her marriage Mrs.
Burke Roche known then In society as
Fannie Work. was considered without
question ono OF tho prettiest girls of the
very prettiesu In New York. And she is
still one Of the famous beauties of the
day. Wherever she gees. ut private or
public society events, she always ATTRACTS
attention by her beauty. The fact that
she ranks also rs one of the most fashion
ably dressed women In New York but
adds to her fame az leader in society.
What had caused the separation, So
ciety asked. Mrs. Burke-R Roche made
no concealment of the cause. She said
her husband had failed to support her.
Moro than that Frank Work made pub
lie the fact that after the marriage Of his
daughter heallowed her $1,000 year.
This amount he speedily, for her sake.
increased to SIC, 900 per year. But that did
not prevent said Frank Work, big bills
coming TO him from the Burk- Roche
family. Indeed. he asserted that things
had at one time come to such pass that
the furniture in his daughters home In
London was seized because certain bills
were not paid. The situation finally SO
enraged Frank Work at his daughters
husband that he cut off her allowance.
His aim was at the man who he alleged,
lived without working because OF that
allowance The result was The inevitable
-Mri. Burk- X, ch,'s return for shelter, as
it were, to her fathers home.
Two months after Mrs Burke-Koche,s
arrival in New York the husband arrived.
He brought with him his twin boys who
were born in 1884. Frank Work says that
the father, Burke-R Roche, actually placed
the two little tots in the vesGibnle OF his
frank Works house on East Twenty
sixth street, then rang the door bell. When
the door was opened, Frank Work adds,
Bnrke- Roche thrust the little fellows into
the hall and deliberately strobe of with
out saying q word.
Was there ever stranger society story
than this Burke Roche affair in novel
taking it from the marriage of the pretty
girl that was opposed by the father till
her return with her little girl and the
fathers strange return with the little |
boys?--And In court there may be another
chapter added.