The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-26
UNHAPPY HONEYMOON

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ing the ocean-Fervent Love Of
Groom Suddenly Turns 70 Disgust
Bride Led Dual Life.
NEW YORK July 2s.-Emma L
wiS moved before Justice Bischon In
the supreme court yesterday for all
mony and counsel fee In an action for
a separation on the grounds of cruelty
ard abandonment against George B,
wix, q physician pracucing In this city,
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. She
was the widow OF John J. Moore. a
physician Of Syracuse. with two child
| rem, and some means when she married
wix, a widower. with one, son on April
% last. DR.. Wix also has an action
pending against her 10 snnul the mar
rage for alleged fraudulent represent
ations as to her prior conduct.
After their marriage In Syracuse they
went to The Waldorf Astoria In this
city, and on April Is they sailed on the
ST. Paul. She said:
THE very first day Of our outward
voyage 1 was astonlshed and surprised
to And that the Defendants conduct,
which had Heretofore been that of
gentleman and an ardent lover, had
completely changed toward me. and the
defendant suddenly evinced strange
reluctance to associate with me. al
though to please him. and out Of love
and election for him. had attired
myself, as thought, in the most be-
coming manner possible"
Refused to Talk to Her.
She AYERS further that the defendant
refused 10 talk to her. to promenade
the decks with her. or TO accompany
her to her meals, SO that II caused
gossip among the passengers. His In
difference kept increasing. and shs
says when she asked him what the
cause was be told her. on April q. that
he did not love her. She went TO her
cabin, and cried bitterly. but he took
no notice OF her, and did not try TO as
suage her grief When she asked him
that night how 1t was going to end.
he said that he was willing 10 do what
was right, and give her 4 divorce. She
returned that It was a cruel thing 10
speak OF divorce on their honeymoon.
The rest OF the voyage. she says, he
was complete stranger to her. He
accused her, after their arrival at
Southampton, OF flirting with two men
aboard. an accusation which she treat
ed with the contempt It deserved AT
London. Paris and elsewhere. she
AYERS, his conduct remained the same.
and they came back to this Country,
arriving on May . last. On the arri-
val OF the ST. Louis. on which they re-
turned. he asked her where.sh wanted
her baggage sent She said where his
was sent. He replied: ]:
81 Am Through With You"
You can't have it sent where mine
is sent. am through with you.
am going to get a divorce from you. I
never wish to see your face again.r
She declared that he then left ker ut
the American Liner pier. and that she
has not seen him since. Her counsel,
Nathaniel Cohen, Of Howe q Hummei.
asked that liberal allowance be made.
saying that DR.. Wix has an income Of
$4,000 a year.
DIR. W1x says that he met the Widow
Moore when he went on a professional
visit last January TO Syracuse 10 see
DR.. John Van Rensselaer,. a tenant OF
hers. He was at once Impressed with
her manner and appearance, and he
says. further:
she was the widow OF prominent
physician, and was living IN 4 style in
dicating aftluence. and was person.
OF dignity and responsibility. Within;
., l. has
urged an early marriage. and the date
Of the same was set for April 81
She Maintained Harry Ward.
About week before the marriage he
received an anonymous letter. which in
effec, said tina, since the death OF DR..
Moore in 1897 she had maintained in
Syracuse one Harry Ward. who was
considerably younger than she. and
that Il was generally known that she
was his mistress. and was supporting,
him. DR.. Wix says he sent the letter
10 Mrs. Moore from this city, with re-
quest for an explanation. and she sent
the letter back, saying the statements
were untrue. A half hour before their
marriage he received another letter u.
the same purport. but having implicit
faith in her he went on with the mar
rage. and said nothing about the sec.
ond letter. On the steamer ne spoks
OF the second letter. and she then ac-
knowledged that she had maintained
meretricious relations with Ward for
more than two years. She said that
what she had done in the past did not
concern him. as she would conduct
herself properly in the future.
DR.. Wix says the : confession caused
revuls!on Of feeling toward her. and
mad he not been on the ocean he would
have left her Immediately. He wanted
10 send her back ton her arrival in Lon
don. but she would not go. and he did
not want to leave her in a strange land.
On their arrival here, he AYERS. In pur-
suance OF his intention to disclaim :ler
as his wife. he refused to permit her
to accompany him in this country from
the steamer.