The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-16
ANNULLMENT
OF MARRIAGE.
Dr., Chacs viii Seek Release
From His Accused Bride.
She IS NOW UNDER ARREST.
Once Before Family Of Her Husband Settled
Case In Which Young Woman Was
Accused Of Forgery.
She IS NOW UNDER ARREST.

New York, Oct. l6-stll refusing to give
her welded name Beatrice Henderson
was yesterday held In $500 bail by Magis-
srate Hogan on charge OF systema tic
thefts from the department store where
she was employed.
Frustrated by the prospect of losing her
husband, Dr. William L. Chace, TO help
whom in establishing a practice the wo-
man says, she committed the crime. she
hsd -te-Ae-helped into court She has so
far kept her name out OF the court rec
ords, and given only her maiden name
Although DR. Chace has resolved 10
nave his marriage annuilsd after the pres
ent charges are disposed OF the woman
who IS NOT more than q years old viii
tell nothing about herself. and the fact
that she comes OF a good PHILADELPHIA
FAMILY had TO be obtained from other
sources.
Detectives OF the department store say
The young woman began stealing from IL
the second day OF her emploNment and
that I'm addition 10 sending out silks aud
ihen having them returned by which she
obtained credit checks for them. she
wrote letters 10 the firm signing the
names OF wealthy women.
ROMANCE QUICKLY BLlGHTED.
Her arrest Saturday night was a great
surprise TO DR.. Chase. who yesterday was
az his home, IN Fan River. consulting
with his family. lie was secretly married
10 Beatrice Henderson June ~ last. after
brief couriship while he was a stu
oent AT a Philadelphia medical college
Within few weeks. he said his bride
WAS taken into custody by the Philadel.
pha police on charges OF forgery. This
led him TO investigate her antecedents.
and he learned that she had been arrest
I'D I'm girlhood and committed 10 a reform
school
While in jail she wrote her husband the
most affectionate letters. and he hurried
back and forth between his home and
Nloyamensing prison seeking aid for her
80 earnestly did ne plead with his mother
and sister that they went to Phiiadelp lphia
aud finally furnished the money necessary
TO have the cases settled out OF court
STORY OF PREVIOUS MARRIAGE.
Mrs. Chacc the mother. asserts that
she found i'm no Philadelphia Rogues'
Gallery a picture of her daughter-in-law.
under the name of Mrs Eugene Calder
and discovered that she had a daughter.
Dr. chace remained after that At his
mothers home until three weeks ago.
when he received letters from his wife
She wrote that she was In New York eIn-
ployed as bookkeeper. Tho letters were
so tender and plesiing that the Young
man left home TO take up his residence
with her
lie saws that he did not know that she
was doing wrong again until tho night
ot her arrest. She had promised him that
she would never again bring disgrace
upon him, and declared her sins had all
been committed for the purpose OF assist
ing hig
pr Chace declares that he viii employ
an attorney and DO al that he can 10 OBJ
tain The young woman's release although
he rs satisfied that she rs not his LEGAL
wife Nhen she Is At liberty again he
purposes te take STEPS 20 nullify his
marriage. IN his determination 20 aid her
IN The present dinlculty' his mother and
sister VIII rot help him.
The chatc family Is well known ina Fail
River and II possessed Uf means.