The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-08
ASKS DIVORCE
FOR HIS SON.
Quaker City Faihar Says Boy
Welded In TendarIoIn.
YOUNG SHICIAL HAD MONEY.
Went 10 New York to Atisad a Good
School, but Mas Switched OF
Straight Path.

Philadelphia. Feb 8, Arthur Shicial.
the son OF Simon Sh.cial. wealthy Phil
adelphia diamond merchant. has enlisted
his fathers aid in an effort 10 rid him-
self OF what he considers very disagree
able souvenir OF his Tenderloln career.
This is a wife a former Ethel slower
whom shicial took unto himself in Phil
adelphia on January IL.
The father declares a divorce can
easily be procured because young Shicial
was not Is years old when he married.
Shicial. who. I'm addition TO a very COM
Portable nome allowance, possessed
legacy of $4,000. left by an aunt went
to New York early last fall to find some
school where he could prepare for coll
lcge career.
BY some means or other he wandered
into the Tenderloin, and soon after for
got his studious intentions. lie lived
at an expensive Broadway hotel. and IN
said 10 have spent his nights riotously.
As a precautiOn. he assumed the name
of Arthur sterne, for fear of parental
discovery.
HOW THE COUPLE NET.
When shicial met Ethel slower who.
he says. was introduced 10 him by Paul
inc Darro, OF % West SiXty-hfth street.
he says he fell in love with her at once.
and indicated his sentiments he confesses
now. by an effort 10 overweight the young
woman with Jewels.
The elder Shicial. who in the meantime
had been hearing vague rumors instead Of
receiving quarterly reports of his sons
educational advancement. at this time
went To New York and had very little
trouble in following his sons trail
He came upon him in Sixth avenue
dance hall. and the youth agreed 10 ac-
company the father as soon AZ he felt the
paternal hand on his ear.
lie came at once to Philadelphia, and
few DAYS later, according 10 him, the
Slower girl came over to Philadelphia,
and they were secretly married
lie still used the name OF Arthur Sterne
and the record OF the marriage license in
the Orphans court shows IL.
BACK TO THE GLITTER.
A week later shicial left his home again
and returned 10 the Tenderloin. He lived
at hotel. and his wife remained at the
Darro girls Nat. But this time he seemed
10 be disillusioned. and when his father
came after him again last week he told
everything.
The elder Shicial Immediately employed
private detectives. in addition 10 a lawyer
and declared today that he had ascer
tained that the new Mrs. Shicial was
not one he would care TO receive in his
family,
lie says she recently lived at the Park
er House. and some time ago passed un-
der the name OF Mrs. Forreser. She
SAYS she was on the stage but Shioial
says his detectives cannot find out In
what company or in what capacity she
appeared.
PAULINE DARRoS STORY.
when seen by, a reporter last night
Pauline Darro said:
"a do not believe that Arthur knew any
woman named Slower. lie used 10 go 20
theatres and other places wits Ethel
Clarke, who formerly lived with me. but
know that he Is not mar.<d to her.
81 had an engagement with him at the
Nendome Hotel last night. but on account
of the weather failed to keep Z"
Ethel Clarke. when seen al her address,
denied being married 10 Shicial.
The boy proposed to me a dozen
times" she said, but ! thought him too
Young 10 marry Once he told me that he
had been married and was living with his
wife at n broadway hotel
Later he said that the woman with
him was not his wife I know he pro-
poscd 10 several girls about the same
time no asked me to become his wife.
never heard OF Ethel Slower"