Evening journal., 1900-12-28
BRIDE SUES
FOR SUPPORT
Trouble Between PaymaSter
and Mrs. Rodney
WIFE BLlMES SISTER.IH.LAW
While Mr.. Rodney Insists That Ills
Wiie'S Companion Is Responsible
for the Misunderstanding

for the Misunderstanding
Washington, Dec. 2S.-Paymas,erl |
Robert b. Rodney retired tried yes
terday to reach an amicable under |
standing with his handsome young
wife, who on Wednesday filed petit |
tiun praying the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia TO compel him tol
support her.
His advances were repulssd, |
however. and all, apparently, be-
cause of the inability of the
couple to agree as TO which of two wo-
men is responsible for the misunder
standing between them. Paymaster
= Rodney insists that Miss Isabel NJ
Cole. who accompanied his wife from
Toronto 20 Washington as companion,
Is the cause of all the trouble. Mrs.
! Rodney insists that IL is Miss Layinia
Rodney the sister OF the paymaster.
incidentally Mr. Rodney yesterday
gave out this statement of his side of
the case:
This case instances the evil power Of
mesmerism or hypnotism. My bride
my collateral cousin, stipulated for
/ separate bedroom and sitting
room. She kept her object ss
. crot. and ! unsuspectingly agreed
Then the self-styled companion forced
herself along in the train 20 ply her
art. and since the wedding day at To-
ronto, November last, beginning with
the drawing room car. the two young
women have lived together, and in
trenChed themselves in my bedroom
every night together to my exclusion.
|. Even In daytime / never can catch
my wife a minute alone from her hyp-
notizer. who is so insulting to me am
D compelled TO stay away from their
h presence.
e Our relations in Canada had long
n tried 20 separate them, but gave it up
and palmed of the hopeless Job On me
10 Hence my anger is qualified with laugh
lf ter.
e love my wife alone and wish nc
g other She is young pretty, talented
le prospectively rich, and also high bora
n being daughter of the late George Rod
ney owen. younger son Of the tenth
baronet Of Orielton, half brother of the
present baronet and great grandson OF
" Admiral First Lord Rodney. See
Burke's Peorage and Baronetage.
=, To separate these infatuated young
- women. so that ! can live with my wife
will be a miracle worthy of our Sa
IN yiOur himself IT may seem sportive
" but the prayers Of everybody are re-
r. quested
W ROBERT BURTON RODNEY.
Of Paymaster u. S. N.
III Mrs. Rodney is proud of being tn
Id daughter OF the late George RobCr
Owen and a great-granddaughter O.
n Admiral (FirsD Lord Rodney. wh'
H. made The proud declaration at the cr'
OF his campaign against the French
within two little years I have takel
two Spanish. one French aud ON
Dutcn admiral
mt Paymaster Rodney claims descen
0l- from a collateral branch Of the sam
M family through Caesar Rodney, of Del
er aware. ore of the signers of the peclar
A. ation OF independence.
"; Mrs. Rodney. wfO is only 2i ycar
ar cid. while her husband is &c. is an at
)re traciiye looking young woman, wat
ID. lark hair Ird eyes, who seems to haN
sX- a mind of her own, notwithstaadin
her husbai rs declarations that she
completely under the control Of he
companion, Miss Cole
H., When she was seen yesterday aftcI
'ol- neon she defended Miss Cole loy3lr
~ and declared that Il was untrue th-
pS her companion had exercised any IL
~ fluence over her or interfered In th
90 relations botween herself and her bus
d" land She said there was no tr1ub
between them until he came under Mi.
ROdney's influence. Miss Rodney, sf
declared. does not want the paymast'
his to spend any Of his money on her
ME Replying to a question as to whetl
I'D er the filing of her suit yesterday hs
Of resulted in any advances being ma,
800. by her husband. she said 1t had, as
c, had become frightened. She declare
that she would not make any cOmpr
mise with him nor discontinue q
suit
Il have too much OF the blood of q
lch Rodneys in me for that" she exclaiI
lia' ed with a defiant ring ia her voice
lhs' Miss Cole. who was with Mrs. Ro
lass ney, is her first cousin and is also
ar handsome young woman Of the bl
nette type She would not discuss h
relations with the couple in any wa
10 saying that her lawyer, J. B. Arch
,oan Jr.. would answer all questions.
80 did however, emphatically deny
~, 80 statement in a Washington paper,
'roJ I which she held Paymaster Rodney
spCnsible that she was 2S years old
81 am barely 23,' said she ind
nantly
She ridiculed the assertion OF J
aced Rodney. She has filed suit befi
HOl- Justice of the Peace Callan for wal
steel which she says are due to her for S
vices as companion TO Mrs ROdn
This case is set for hearing at O'clg
this afternoon. when both sides of
~ family trouble will probably be mi
rs,,Nt known.