The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-19
BROWN SUING
FOR A DIVORCE.
Accuses Actress wife Marie
George Of Gross InfideIity.
MUSICIAN THE Correspondent.
He Bscams AngJ When the Woman
Transferred Her Affections.
WROTE LETTER TO ACTRESS HUSBAND
Ia II He Told Of His Past Relations With
The Woman and Of Her Iniatuailon for
a Boston Society Mau.
WROTE LETTER TO ACTRESS HUSBAND

New York, July 19.-W. Lester Brown.
who was formerly broker at Wall
street, has instructed his counsel to In
stitute an action against has wife, Marie
George, the actress, for an absolute d.
vorce.
lhe correspondent mentioned by Brown
is a we known orchestra leader, but he
has decided not to make his name known
for the present in view of the fact IL Is
he who Is furnishing the evidence on
which Brown will proceed
Accor..ng TO letters which the young
man has received from the co-respon-
dent, the musician and Browns wife
were on friendly terms long time.
She finally notified him she no longer
cared for his affections, and In his anger
he wrote TO the broker, telling him of his
past relations with Mrs. Brown, and add
ing that she had become acquainted with
a young Boston society man who had
been "lavishing roses and vioiets' on
her.
SAW HER ON THE STAGE.
Brown and the actress were married at
ST. Luke Lutheran church, In West
Forty-second street, by Rev. @. II. Will
helm Busse. on July 3. 1893. At that time
MISS OcOIKc was IL NTIVtu Str
isle OF Champagne" company, then play
ing at the Fifth Avenue Theatre.
Brown saw her from the audience one
night and beSUfiiing infatuated, sent her
a note on the stage she responded. and
they met the following evening by APP
pointment at the Forty-second street
station OF the Sixth avenue IL" railway.
They dined together that night. and the
young broker offered Miss George one of
xxrlf fab he nt hat
time possessed.
She replied that she did not care for
horses, so instead he bought her a $3.50
diamond ring. Four days later he pro-
posed marriage. and the ceremony was
performed at once.
THEN CAME A CHANGE.
A short time later. Brown AYERS, he
found his wife was not what he supposed
she was. but he condoned certain oil her
offences and continued to live with her.
Later. he says. he learned she met the
musician. and that she was guilty of
conduct unbecoming a lady at the VIII
lard Hotel, I'm Louisville, Ky.
Afterward he was told of other indis-
cretions she is said TO have committed.
and in February last. when she was play
ing in Syracuse with THE Rounders."
he saw her for the last time.
since tnen. Brown OcclareS, Il
learned that she gave this musician n
trunk which ] had bought for her. $50
worth OF my neckties which his wife
agreed to return to me- and, Vim fact,
most of my wardrobe.
81 also saw letters which she wrote to
this man, OF a nature not fit 10 print"
LOST A BIG FORTUNE.
Brown, in addition to being broker.
-.
trio Disinfectant company when he mar
ried Miss George. lie says he took her
from the chorus and, after the expendi-
ture of several thousands of dollars, sue
ceeded in making an actress of her.
lie was Independently wealthy at the
time and lavished money on ner but when
Roswell l.. Flower died and he lost the
remains of his fortune, she did not care
for him any more.
Brown says he agreed to get divorce
quietly II his wife would write, denying
reports she had circulated TO the effect
he had whipped her.
When she declined to do this he decided
to give the matter the publicity IT de-
served.
The plaintiff is about 30 years old. His
brother is James A. B-own, a well known
Republican politician and his father Is
still prominent in Wall street
His parents never countenanced his
marriage. and when he persisted that he
would wed Miss George. they disowned
him. He declares he lost a fortune of
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