The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-02-19
Denies All Her Husbands
Charges and Asks That
Decree Be Reopened.
DETERMINED TO FIGHT CASE
Tells Why She Was Not Rep
resented at Hearing and
Asks Alimony and Fees.

Naturally the thing most talked of in
certain social circles on the Hill on Sat
urday night was the exclusive story print
ed in 1.-The News" that Mrs. Ada Brown,
wife of Alfred H. Brown, well known
| member of the Jersey City Club, was
about to ask Chancellor McGill to reopen
the decree of pro confesso entered against
her in the divorce suit instituted by her
husband.
Mrs. Brown desires leave to file an an
swer to the bill and in the meantime re-
quests the Court of Chancery to direct
that her husband shall pay her coun-
sells fee and give her alinony for her
and her children's support. The answer
now prepared by Counsellor William NJ.
Klink denies the charges of misconduct
| made by her husband
That the Chancellor will permit the de-
cree of pro confesso to be opened is con-
sidered certainty, for the reason given
by lawyers that the Court does not en-
courage divorce and before final decree
is granted the Court examines mi
nutely into every aspect of the case lest
there should be collusion or conspiracy
on the part of the party moving the suit.
Mrs. Brown, who is a person of great
personal attraction says that she was
not aware that testimony was to be taken
and when she was informed that her hus-
band had begun the suit against her, she
consulted Counselor William H. Speer,
Jr, who promised to represent her. For
some reason Mr.. Speer withdrew from
the case and she went to Mr.. Klink, her
present counsel He was unable, by a
serious affection of the eyes, to take up
the matter until permitted by his physf-
clan to attend to legal duties. Having
now nearly recovered his sight, Mr.. Klink
promptly began the move to have the case
opened 1t will then be referred to a
special master. or a Vice Chancellor, so
that Mrs Brown may call witnesses and
permit her counsel to cross examine those
who gave ex-parte testimony before Spe-
cial Master William A. Lewis.
The testimony of Mr.. Brown was Of a
particularly spicy nature wherein certain
clubmen on the Hill were badly smirched.
Mr. Brown had employed a detective to
watch his wife and he was astonished to
discover the detective himself in fagrante
delicto. He at once added him to the de-
lectable bunch of correspondents. Mr.
Lewis report, although completed, will
not be made until after the disposition of
the present proceedings by Mrs Brown,
If the decree be reopened then the special
masters report will not be filed and the
case begun de novo. Mrs. Brown says
that she will fight her husbands charges
to the uttermost, and bring into court
those who have been accused with her of
improper conduct.
When these society gentlemen mixed up
in this case read in ''The News of Satur-
day Mrs. Browns determination to reopen
the case, there was much fear and trem-
bling at the prospective ordeal ahead
and two of them, certain Individual liy-
ing on Arlington avenue, and a society
butterfly. this morning raced downtown
to find their lawyers and if possible in
duce Mrs. Brown to withdraw her appl-
cation. They were willing, one of them
said, to endeavor to have Mr.. Brown
take care of the children and make some
temporary provision for her.
Mrs Brown says however, that she will
not abandon her present case She was
Beryl and the poor little thing shivered
with the cold She wore only a thin coat
and looked as if she hadn't had meal
for a week. Mrs. Brown hasn't penny
and only recently was turned out of a
room in New York for arrears in rent,
the landlord seizing the seanty furniture
she had. Having no means of her own
and no profession or occupation, she is in
desperate situation.
For these reasons and because she
wishes to clear her name of the charges
made against her, Mrs. Brown has in
structed her counsel, Mr.. Klink, to prose-
cute her case vigorously