The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-10-12
Now Mr.. McEnTos Is Suing His
wife for Absolute Divorce.
NAMES THREE CORRESPONDENTS
Men File DenlaIs Of Charges Made and One
Of Them Threatens 10 Sus McenToe for
100000 Damages.

New York, Oct l2-If certain letters al
legged TO have passed between Mrs. Mae
Z. McEnroe and three men named as CO.
respondents. are any indication of the
testimony TO be given in the suit for alb
solute divorce brought by her husband,
Eugene X McEnroe, the trial OF the case
cannot fail TO be peculiarly piquanI
These letters, which Mr.. McEnroe says
he found I'm his wife's trunk. brought
matters TO a crisis.
Mr. McEnroe is private secretary 90
County Clerk william Sohmer. and the
three correspondents named are oliver III.
Keep, Jr., treasurer of the II. V. Keep
Shirt Manufacturing Co.; John Wall.
builder OF Harlem. and Charles Hatha-
way, Jr., OF Syracuse. Mrs. McEnroe Is
pretty. of the brunette type, and Is TWEEN
ty-four year old.
ASKS COUNSEL FEES.
Mrs McEnroe, through her attorneys.
made a motion yesterday before Judge
Lawrence in Special Term, Part ], OF
the Supreme Court for $3.50 counsel fees
10 defend the suit and for $25 a week ALI
mony.
Judge Lawrence directed both sides 10
submit briefs, and reserved decision. The
men named as correspondents have filed
denias and Mr.. Hathaway has threaten
ed TO bring suit for slO0,W0 damages
against Mr.. McEnroe-
The suit was kept secret until yester-
day. when Mr. McEnroe declared that his
wife had made IL public TO jeopardize his
position in the county clerks office.
Mrs. McEnroe had IL reported. he said,
that he was a nephew OF Richard Croker.
He denied that he was related TO Richard
Croker. but said he was a nephew by
marriage OF George Croker, brother of
the Tammany chief.
McEnroe asserts that he was under the
influence of liquor when he married Mae
Schwartz, on November Is, 1897 Miss
Schwartz having proposed marriage. Nc
Enroe left her on February p OF this
year after discovering the letters which
confirmed his suspicious.
He was later arrested three time on the
charge of failing to contribute 10 the
support of his wife. although, he asserts
he gave her an allowance.
OLLIE THE SIGNATURE.
collie" is the signature TO several OF the
letters. pocketbook, with the mono-
gram -. IA. X" on It's face and contain
tng a slip of paper with the words. ITO
my own sweet baby" have also been
exhibited. A letter dated September Z.
1889. and addressed to Mrs Il. X. McEn-
roe, No 2l3 West 133d street. reads:
Dear sweethesrt:-The pleasure OF see
Ing you yesterday is more than l can ex-
press. / was indeed surprised 10 get your
note yesterday after receiving your letter
In the morning. j have Leen looking up
your telegram, but can find no one here
that can give me any information as TO
the recovery of it,
However, / saw my sweetheart. and
that is all want long for Friday. and
please don't disappoint me. dear, and
hns inn xxylll
coming down to see me on that day. Fri
day Is my payroll day. but l am going to
arrange II that you must be there, dear
est, rain or shine.
With all my love- honey. till Friday,
am your OLLIE.
Same place Friday; one o'clock sharp
CThirty-third I'd.
Wednesday. No. 131 West Thirty-nrst
street
Another letter. addressed Dear Mai"
and signed "Olle" asks:
What would happen If any one of my
letters should not reach you? II seems
like a week, dear sweetheart, since | saw
you last. VIII Tuesday never come?
would have written 10 you Saturday. but
] was just little afraid TO have my let
ter reach you when IL might be discoy-
cred.
JEALOUSY MENTIONED.
Dear Mail have just received your
lstter, and / am surprised To think that
j should convey the idea that / doubted
.pu. Not bit OF IL. sweetheart and |
don't want you to think so. i assure you
that have indeed enough confidence in
you TO believe what you tell me is true,
hut, sweetheart. you do not understand.
II is not lack OF confidence, but-tmay /
say itO--just a little jealousy on my
part.
can tell you how many kisses I have
not had and how many you will give me
tomorrow. With all have had | could
just hold you, dear. and give you one
thousand more. Try me. I long for them.
SO good night, dear. With hug and a
kiss. your OLLIE.
Tomorrow at one
Mrs McEnroe denies all the allegations
In the complaint. She charges her hus-
band with cruelty and with having aban-
doued her in EehrtIarv