The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-03
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
The Wife of Richard C. sibIev Seeks
a Divorce.
A VISIT FROM A PRINCESS.
A Fortune Found in a Book-aIr. Van
dcrbiit's Frcuch auto-Croker
Will Sail on the
4th.

NEW YORK. June 2-special.-hrs.
sibley is asking for a divorce from her
husband, Richard Clay Sibley, and all
mony of $50 a week. Mr.. Sfbley was
one Of the organizers OF the United
States Rubber Company and other large
corporations. His wife says that he has
an income of $4,000 a year from one
source and is interested in very many
other enterprises, from which he receives
considerable money. Ut is a. strange
casa.
Mr.. Sfbley declares that he has spent
from $50. coo to $4,000 a year in the en-
deavor> to make his wife happy; that ne
has been devoted husband TO her ana
has remained at his desk III the city
while she made trips to Europe, the Der
mudas. Florida and other summer resorts.
He saws he has povided her with car
riages and servants, and every luxury
that money could buy He can offer no
exclamation of the charges his wife now
makes against him
Mrs. Sibley is thirty-one years ald and
her husband is fifty-siX. They Were
married fourteen years ago, and nave
been estranged since 1898. Even since
their separation they have continued TO
correspond Mr.. Sibley has kept her let
tiers. and as they were written at times
when she alleges acts of cruelty We're Oh
common occurrence, he has made theiu
a part of his answer
She always addressed him by the Ia
miliar name of Duke and he always
addressed her by her pet name OF
All these letters are of most tenoer
and affectionate nature.
PRINCESS TRAVELLING INCOGNl1o-
New Workers are interested to kno"
that the Princess Aribert, eldest daughter
Of her Royal Hishness. the - ff o,,ess
Christian, and granddaughter OF queen
Victoria. is visiting here attended only
nv her lady in waiting. She Is travel
hing incognito, and is registered at the
Waldorf-Astoria. She will visit Wash
ington during the week, returning 10
New, York after a few days, and VIII
then go to Canada. 1t is the first visit
of the Princess to America, and her COM
ing was known to only few personal
friends.
It turns out that Miss Edna Benn, who
cowhided August C. Myers in his Dache-
lor apartments. has figured once before
in the courts. she is named to her as
credit in the sensational divorce sull
brought by Mrs. Mary e. We'll against
her husband. Henry G. We'll, a millionaire
broker. Miss Benn is still at this writing
in prison in default of s1,ooo bail.
Mr.. Richard Croker will not be here
IN time to attend the Democratic State
Convention next week, as he does not
leave England until June 14th. he Will
be here In fuli time, however 10 eltSLiu
the National Convention at Kansas CITY
HIDDEN MONEY.
Since the trial Of the contest of Robert
Bonner's will was begun on Monday,
David Mcclure. lawyer for the contest
ants, had been trying to learn where
$4,000 OF gold bonds belonging to Mr.
Bonner were found after his death.
Mr. Bonner's son, Robert Edwin, SAID
to-day the bonds were found between
Of o1H magazine.
THE magazine" the son testified,
was lying in a compartment of book
case among a lot of miscellaneous things
of my fathers. My father had told
me I would find the bonds there. 1
looked through the book twice before l
found them. There were seven OF them,
$4,000 each
A FRENCH AUTOMOBILE.
Mr.. William <. Vanderbilt, Jr.. has
made a sensation at Newport with his
new French automobile. 1t is a very
large affair and Mr. Vanderbilt states
that it makes fifty-five miles an hour
with ease and can be pushed to sixty
miles. It has three seats and can be
arranged for from two to six persons.
The body Of the machine is painted
white with red gear, making a very
snowy appearance.
It has not yet been determined what
will be done with the F'ifth-Avenue Hotel
nropertv. There has been some talk OF
building more pretentious hotel on the
site. but no definite conclusion has been