The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-23
SUES TWICE
IN II MONTHS.
Mrs. StendsI Once Obtained a
Decree Of Divorce.
RECONClLED TO HUSBAND.
Nov She Is Suing Again, Claiming She Has
Besn Deserted Made Confession Of
Earlier ENLARGEMENT
REcoNcIltD TO HUSBAND.

New York, Sept 2s.-In trife more
tnan twelve months OF married life Mrs
ANNA Stende handsome young woman,
now'living at No. s4 South Elliot place.
Brooklyn. believes she has crowded more
legal experience than falls to the lot OF
The average bride.
She says she has been twice deserted
by her husband. has sued him In the su-
preme court for limited divorce, has
won her case, and then became recon
SlIed 10 her husband before the Justice
nag llme 70 sign the decree.
ecton Of nsa the 'ee eeTf Effect Of RHllisfyns The
again among the missing The police
nave been asked 10 look FOR him, and
House, Grossman a. Vorha,is has FOR
tne second time Within a year been re-
divorce.
HUSBAND AN ARTIST.
Edward stendel though only twenty
Iour Is a well known artist and draughts-
man, with an income OF $4,000 year Hc
owns much valuable real estate in Ar
hngton. n. j.. where his mother resides.
Mrs Stendel had known her husbands
q. guest az their residence. She and young
AIR. Stendel became engaged on Easter
sunday OF last year with the ,approyal Of
Ar. Stendels sister Mrs McCiay. OF
summit n. J. Mrs. Stendel raised some
objection. but the Young people went
quietly TO Long Branch on Aug. Z 1900.
Young Mrs. stendei says tha, prior 10
the ceremony she made a confession TO
her husband that she had previously met
Mr.. Freedman. whom she believed TO
be unmarried.
AN EARLY ENHANCEMENT.
In September 1900 she saws In an afh-
davit, Il reedman urged me 20 live quiet
fy with him as his wife. telling me that
while We could not have religions cere-
mony performed. as I wished. we would
in fact and IN law be man and Wife
Freedman prevailed upon me 10 accept
his proposition. and we lived together as
man man and wife at No. 2Ss State street,
After living with Freedman six
months ! discovered Ia his effects a let
purporting to be from ROM his s'Sie' wife The The
same day ] found a letter from another
woman. dated San Francisco, also pur-
porting 10 be written by his wife. I then
charged him with being married man,
and he admitted Il. and we separate ted
Stendel according 20 his wife's story,
Insisted that the incident did not change
his affection for her and they We're ac-
cordingly married Immediately after
the ceremony they came 10 this city TO
first street
They had been there only short time,
she saws. when her husband took dis
IKE 10 her and went around telling her
neghbors that his wife was a woman
with past Then they removed 10 No.
10lT Eighth avenue. Brooklyn, where she
says. he abandoned her.
THE FIRST SUIT
II was then that Mr.. Russell was first
'etatned 10 bring divorce proceedings. The
court directed stendel 10 nay his wife ali.
mony. lie declined. He was arrested
and thrown into Ludlow street jail, but
put up $500 cash bail.
The case was tried before Justice Will
mot NJ. smith OF the supreme court. and
q decree granted In favor OF Mrs. Stepdel.
Stendel wrote 10 Justice Smith asking
him not to sign the decree "as we are
living happily together again ana | do
penses." The justice paid no attention 10
the missive and signed the decree.
Stendel refused 20 pay the costs OF the
action Mr.. Russell secured from Justice
For a long time stendel eluded the OFF,
Gers. but was finally captured and placed
in Raymond street jail There he re:
mained for several DAYS, Mrs. Stendel
finally pawning her Jewels In order 10
obtain her husbands release.
Everything went along smoothly,
said Mrs Stendel 10 a reporter yesterday,
until July a last. when my husband
ken 10 sign a legal document I'm order TO
raise some money. We went before JUS
tice Seymour and then discovered that
the document he wanted me 20 sign was
a release OF my dover right IN all his real
estate. / protested. but he finally In
duced me 10 sign on-the promise that he
would give me substantial sum OF
money He never gave me q cent
Two days afterward on July %. our
babv hoy was born He coolly inquired
what were the chances Of my living or
dying on sunday Aug. II, he said he
was going out for a walk He went and
never came back He failed 10 leave me
any money or to pay the doctor, the
nurse or the household bills"