The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-19
Beat Husband Two Days In
: Filing Of Divorce Petition.
SHE ALLEGES HE WAS CRUEL
He Charges That Their Nslghh'rs at Man.
ust Seat Him q Petition Complaining
Of Her Conduct Fight Tor Child.

New York, Nov. lo.-Henri Frederic
Nououn. President OF the Mouquin Res
taurant and Wine Company has brought
suit I'm Rockland county against his wife,
Jeanne Louise Mouquin, for absolute di-
yorce.
Two days before he brought his suit
Mrs. Mouquin instituted suit in the
Supreme Court here for a separation on
the ground of cruelty and non-support
The motion in support OF Mrs. Mou-
auin's application is TO be heard tomor-
row. Both parties are engaged in bit
ter fight to retain custody OF the only
child OF the marriage. a boy, years old,
Henri l.. Mouquin.
incidentally Mrs. Mouquin caused her
husbands arrest a few days ago on "a
charge OF assault. In Rockland county,
last Thursday, he was bound over TO
keep the peace.
MRS. MoUoUIN's STORY.
Mrs. Mouauin In her affidavit says:
II was married TO Henri Frederic Mou-
quin in the city of New York on June q,
1888 Prior to my marriage i was in the
employ at Rideau Hall, OTTAWA, OF LORD
Stanley, the Governor-Genersl OF can
ada, as the directress OF the education
OF his daughter, the Lady Isabel stan
ley.
MY position was not only one of Pc
cuniary profit but one OF much import
ance and honor at the Vice-Regal Court,
and gave me the entree of the best soc.-
ETY. I'm Ottawa.
'In the month OF March. 1892, being on
a visit TO New York and having been
acquainted with Mr.. Mouquin, Sr.,I made
frfa nan a r..
Mouquin on Ann street.
THE defendant came In response TO
my call. lie invited me To dine with his
family at the restaurant on the follow
ing Monday, an invitation which l ac-
cepted.
II had been separated from my hus-
band Mons. Guillame Charles Amt, and
observing Henri's increasing attentions
toward mo i frankly informed him OF
the fact OF my marriage, and that had
-two- -childraH-who were residing with
their uncle I'm Canada.
Henri told me that this fact did not
make him love me any any the less, and
he suggested that i should obtain d.
vorce. At Henri's suggestion and ex-
pense I went TO Fargo. ~. OAK, where
/ obtained a decree
MARRIED AFTER DIVORCE.
81 returned to New York and was mar
ried TO Mr. Moudhin. We lived together
happily on Horton street and afterward
in West Hoboken. While there my hus-
band developed an extraordinary inter-
est in domestic in our employ named
Adele Crauvaz.
Mrs. Mouquln asserts that Adele sub
sequently made an admission to her
that caused her TO tax her husband with
inhdelity. but that she afterward for
gave him. Then they removed 10 Nan
net. and Mrs. Mouquin complains that
since that time her husband has treated
her with great cruelty.
She also recounts at great length In
her affidavit how her husband on Nov.
OF this year appeared with four men
and ransacked the place, drew a revol-
yer and "glared at me for a couple of
minutes" For this he and the men were
held I'm bonds TO keep the peace.
Henri Il. Mouquin said: 1T is a case
OF a frivolous woman getting into a good
family She was divorced woman when
/ married her. | would not believe there
was anything wrong with her until my
neighbors up I'm the country sent me a
petition telling of her actions.
II sent her 10 the Paris Exposition.
did everything for her. When was con-
WINGED that she was wrong / offered her
a large pension TO go out OF the coun-
try and remain my wife. She refused,
intimating that she might go on the
stage MY wife seems to want TO get all
the notoriety she can. as II will help her
when she enters the stage life