The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-18
HEDGES WAS
VERY TICKLE.
That Is the Claim Now Made
by His Elderly Spouse.
SHE BRINGS a DIVORCE SUIT.
Husband is Accused Of Too Great
Fondnsss for Female Society.
SENSATION IN THE QUAKER CITY.
New York Peroxide Blondes Arc Said 10
Have Been tho Rock On Which tho
Hedges Bark Was Wrecked.
SENSATION IN THE QUAKER CITY.

New York. July 1s-when youthful
husband shows an inclinat ton to dodge his
matrimonial vows and seek the company
OF young and vivacious women to the
total or even partial exclusion OF his ell
derly wife. then is the time to look out
for squalls. This is fully exemplifed In
the case OF Randolph Parker Hedges. a
youno Syracuse architect, who. although
now only "A years OF age. and unable to
raise even a downy resemblance to
mustache. is being sued for absolute d.
vorce by his 57-year-old wife.
The latter is Mrs. Luella Chase Hedges.
and when she married Hedges two years
ago she was the widow of the late Morti-
mer Chase, of Rochester, q wealthy con-
tractor from the Flour City who was In
volved in the canal scandals which Gov.
Tilden unearthed during his term In 1878.
Mr.. Chase CONSIDERABLY died In 1855 and
left his wealth to his widow. who graft
fed her fancy and married . man young
enough 10 be her son.
But the elderly spouse deemed that
when she engaged youngfui mate ard
kept him pentifuIly supplied with money
she was at least entitled to all OF his
time and TO such attentions as he could
be induced to give. Hedges. who was
poor, struggling young professional when
his face caught the attention OF Mrs.
Chase, was very glad TO secure the pc
cuniary aid that his marriage brought to
y,tx h,,t NJ fHA ftVxao a hfS
wife was possessed of plentiful supply
OF money, he was willing 70 act In the
capacity of an incendiary on all possible
occasions when away from her living
and unparental gaze.
1t was this failing that caused all the
trouble and has resulted in papers In d.
vorce proceedings being filed in this city
yesterday.
For Mrs. Hedges contends that on fire.
quent occasions during the last year
Hedges left their home In CaEenovia and
came to this city where he spent his
time and her money freely in the enter
tainment Of peroxide-blondes.
BLISS WAS BRIEF.
The Hedges were welded in 1895 and
fheir bliss lasted less than eighteen
months before the wife noticed the habit
OF the husband Of getting out OF SYRIA
cuse, where his ONCE was located. and
out of Cazenovia, where Mrs. Hedges had
a handsome summer home.
On such absences Hedges came TO New
York and Philadelphia. and induiged In
his skylarking. while declaring that he
was solely on business bent.
One OF the young women to whom Mrs.
Hedges says her husband was quite at
tentive was Edna Wallace Hopper.
Mrs. Hedges says while Miss Hopper
was playing in "Chris and the Wonderful
n ,rf In Qf wi ho ma NJ har
good dollars were spent by her husband
in furnishing dinners and flowers to the
prima donna.
Edna May. also a syracusan Hike He'd
ges is also said TO have been frequent
object OF his favor and the recipient of
many gifts that were pui chascd with the
money sraciously supplied by Hedges
elderly wife.
But the occasion at which the divorce
papers are aimed occurred last February
at the Waldorf-Astoria, whittier Hedges
had come. and where. II Is asserted, he
remained for over o week with Syra-
cuse GIRL Slizabeth Taber by name, who
Is made correspondent In the suit
1t In alleged in the papers that Hedges
and the Taber girl. Joined by three male
and three female friends, simply made
that ancient municipality OF Rome go into
Mysteries through excessive howling
while the time they had would have been
III IL did not accomplish the later. II
certainly did cremate many a good dollar
that was included In Hedges marriage
allowance. M
EXPLOSION IN QUAKER CITY.
From New York the party in February
went over TO Philadelphia and remained
few days at the Walton. II was there,
say the papers. Mrs Hedges learning of
ba aif prix,.
travelled in quest, OF her youthful and
erring husband, and incidentally trouble
The denouement came when the 57-year-
old wife walked into the Walton and
found her 24-year-old husband and the
Taber woman not yet up for the day.
Rumor hath II that the latter woman
was turned out Into the hall. shivering in
the cold air, while her clothing went out
the widow.
Then there was n general understanding
between the Hedges. and the young man
was no longer to be seen I'm the vicinity
OF Cazenovia or Syracuse.
Since that time Hedges has been In New
York most OF the time. doing nothing in
an architectural way, but combining his ef-
forts to spending the allowance his wife
still made him.
But now that has been altered and Mrs.
Hedges has filed her papers for an alb
solute divorce. citing the instance at the
Walton as proof OF her right to such a
decree.
Mrs. Hedges In now at her Cazenovia
home, while Hedges. who has been living
at the Pierrepont In Thirty-second street.
Is Row az Atlantic City
The papers In the case were served In
this city yesterday, whittier Hedges came
for ,aat purpose. as he has consented
90 the action and will make no fight
against the decree being granted. II is
said that his wealthy wife has agreed to
settle consldersbIe sum Of money on
him annually I'm this event.
Maybe the Boers r. givin' Ouid Eng
land a dale o trouble. said Cassidy. but