Evening journal., 1899-02-06
REY. WILLIAM IU HAHlL SUED

FORMER DELAWARE PREACHER
SUED BY HIS WIFE FOR AN ABB
sOLUIE DIVORCE.
The New York Herald Of yesterday
consalned the following about a we'll
known preacher, who was formerly Of
Dover:
Rev. Dr. william Du Hamel who
for five years was rector of the Church
CT ST. Augustine. Of Trinity parish. at
| No. i07 East Houston street, but whose
services were dispensed with there in
July last, when his domestic troubles
were made public, is now being sued
by his wife, Mrs. Florence Du Hamel
for an absolute divorce. Judge Book
staver Saturday granted an order for
the service Of the summons in the ac-
tion by publication on the clergyman
He is said to be living at RehobOih
De-, where he has been since last Au-
] gust. During the Summer he lived
/ there in a tent.
Dr. Du HamePs father 10 also cler-
gyman, having a charge in Maryland
! Dr. Du Hamel was married in Phila-
delEhia on October 9, 1889. While in
this city he ami his wife resided at No.
Barrow street DR.. Du Hlmel, in adj
dition to his ministerial duties edited a
religious paper known as Church
Bells. His wife says she was compelled
to leave him on April 81 last because
Of his cruelty.
She charged. in suf fer separation
that she then brought. that he had
beaten her. and had threatened her life
with a revolver and also a large knife.
In that action. although he denied
her accusations, Judge Pryor allowed
her allmOny of Sl5 weekly Failing to
collect her alimony proceedings TO Sc
quoatrate his properly were brought in
the name of his wife, but without re-
alizing sufficient to meet her claim.
Mrs. Du Hamel now charges that since
her former action was brought she has
discovered evidence of her husbands
misconduct during last Summer with
two women, and she asks the court for
an absolute divorce.
Leonard II. Baldwin, who represents
the wife, presented the following letter
to the court, written by the minister
last month. in reply to an inquiry as
to his troubles with his wife, showing
that while he resides in Delaware he
has made arrangement TO have his
mail sent % Jersey CITY.
Jersey City, Jan. 10
Dear Sir; Your favor reached me at
length in a roundabout course. had
Planned for all sucn communications.
I do not see any need for any such in
teryiew as you suggest. Anything you
have to propose can be made through
my attorney. There was a time when
/ / beHevod in settling matters AMIGA
by, bue you saw fit to take another
course which ruined me financially
and cler.cally, but it was q no advan-
tage to you or your Client.
l could have pressed the advantage.
and was Sd advised, but / have no de-
sire for a divorce. Il means nothing
to me but legal protection, and l do
nc. desire 70 bring the woman / truly
and faithfully loved into any more
disrepute than her reckless and way
ward course c0mpels Now she wants
a divorce so that she may marry the
man who came into my home when
he was down and who repaid my kind
ness with the gratitude of a viper. If
this is not true let her so and live
with her relatives and give up all as
ISOLATION with this fellow. If she does
so / Will provide for her when get on
my feet.
If she wants to marry him, let her
. plead for a divorce on the ground OF
desertiOn and non-support, and l will
not defend 1t. ! know what you want
90 communicate and the proof you
think you have and ! know it won't
: stand, because ii is untrue, and the
party has SLATED What Is true to others
and his purposes in barterlngwith you.
Finally, let me tell You that | am not
an enemy Of Mrs. Du Hamel that I
have no desire fer vengeance, nor do I
repay hate with hate.
know I'm what general disrepute
she Is held and / am so1y Tor It. and
would shield her in any way I could.
Ii she has anything to propose let her
write II to me frankly If it is to be
legal with her then do you communi-
cate with Mr.. Ware. / have no favors
to ask and nothing to lose now. am
NOT depending on the ministry, but am
working humbly and honestly at the
printers trade, which fortunately I
had learned. l have no grudge against
You, but am sorry you did not take
up w-th my original Offer II would
have simplifed everything.
Yours, c-c., WILLIAM DU HANIEI..
Dr. Du Hamels reference to the
wiper" IN his letter is concernina one
Thomas X. Dukehar, a salesman, who
was a boarder in his house. When
the clergyman was sued for separation
he made a counter charge for a di-
v9rce. bringing in this mans name in
his charges. Mrs. Du Hamel declared
T that his charge was false and un-
founded