The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-07
mrs. WOLCOT'T TO SUE
THE SENATOR WILL NOT RES.Sr
HER PETITION FOR
DIVORCE
SEPARATION is A SURPRISE
the Residents of WashingtOn-
lncompatability Is the Altered
Estrangement-H Was General
relieved That They Were Very
HAPPY Together--She Was n
Buffalo Widow.

WASHINGTON. March 6.-The an
nolncement that a separation had oc-
Cured between Senator Wolcott and
his wife has caused a sensation In
washington. The separation took plaza
only a few days ago. and since thar
time Mr.. Wolcott has made his home
dt the Arlington hotel, while his wife
continues to occupy their handsome
nome on Connecticut avenue.
1T has been rumored for some time
that their domestic relations were moi
as pleasant as they should be, but they
were seen together In society early last
week Mrs. Wolcott occupied seat I'm
IN the reserved gallery of the senate Feb.
u, and was an earnest and an atten-
tive listener while her husband read
george Washington's farewell address
TO the American people. Senator VOL
colt admits the separation. and says it
is due to 1ncompatibility Of temper.
SENATOR WILL NOT RESIST.
The understanding is that Mrs. VOL
colt will go to Denver soon and quit
ly secure a divorce. Her husband will
not resist the decree, and there will
be no sensational developments at the
trial
When Mr.. Wolcott entered the serate
ten years ago he was comparatively n
poor man. He had been successful as a
lawyer and enjoyed a lucrative prac-
tice, but he had the reputation Of
spending money faster that he made it,
He used to be something of a plunger,
and on one occasion it is said he won
$4,000 at faro in a slng,e sitting. The
next day. according to the story he
dropped the entire amount and about
$4,000 more trying to beat the book
-nly Quo,
had sown his wild oats and had set
tied down to a commonplace existence
when he came to the senate. He had
nothing except his salary and re-
tainer of $4,000 year from a We tern
railroad corporation, of which he was
the chief attorney.
WIFE IS FROM BUFFALO.
In 1891 he married Mrs. Bass. a
wealthy widow of Buffalo, and brought
her to Washington. During the time
the Wolcotts have resided here they
have lived at the rate of $4,000 per
year. Recently. it is stated, Senator
Wolcott realized handsomely on some
mining investments, and he is now
classed as a millionaire. He was for
a long time quite devoted to his wife,
and their friends are much distressed
by the news of their separation.
Such a thing would not have sur
prised their intimate friends for
months. or years, for that matter said
one well acquainted with both of them.
1T is a case of incompatibility-two
spoiled children fifty years old, two
high tempers, two dictatorial disposi-
tons, two wilful people who like to
have their own way, one reckless,
devil-may care man with the. best OF
hn nf II or,1anfS
and a woman whose jealousy amounts
TO disordered imagination.
This isn't the first time Ed VOL
colt has found his house too hot for
him. He has got mad and run away
from home several times before, but
has always given some other reason
than the real one, and Mrs. Wolcott
has succeeded in coaxing him back.
But never before has he made the
separation public, and she mas never
gone to a lawyer with her troubles I'M
til now. That, of course makes the
situation serious"
HER MOTHER MADE THE MATCH.
BUFFALO, N. Y. March 6.-Mrs.
Metcalfe. mother of the wife of Sem
ator Wolcott. is a white haired old
lady who rules a certain section of the
ultra-f fashionable society of Buffalo
She is credited with making the match
between her daughter and the senator,
but declined tonight to discuss the
causes of the divorce proceedings.
When Mrs. Wolcott met the senator
she was Mrs. Lyman K. Bass, widow
of one of President Cleveland's former
law partners. Since her marriage Mrs.
Wolcott has visited in Buffalo about
once a year. On only two occasions
since 1890 has the senator accompanied
her on these visits. Very little is known
here about their domestic life.
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