The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-04
MRS. CHARTRES
GOT MONEY.
Threatened Samuel With Breach
Of Promise Suit.
BELIEVED her A DIVORCE.
Father Of The Ysusg Man Directed Settle
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New York Jan. 4-Peculiar revelations
OF the reiations which existed between
the late sydney Samuel and Mrs. Anita
Niyanu Chartres followed the puDiica Ton
OF "A cabled interview with the woman.
Mrs. Chartres was quoted as saying
Samuel had suppllcatea her to get di-
vOrce. Offering To bear all the expense.
but that she mad spurned him. She in
sisted that she had never sought d.
vorce.
She IL actually i'm Genoa, Italy. where
she was intervie wed by a correspondent.
Sne expressed regret that Samuels sui
eide should have brought her unpleasant
notoriety lie killed himself In a hotel in
Portland, Me-, on December 10. leaving
Will in which he spoke oi having lost all
desire TO live, through a woinans perfidy.
Members OF his family insisted that his
misery was caused Dy AIrs. ChSrtres, VINO
had followed him eyerS where. She Is
known az a novelist ana playwright.
Il am giad samuel as gone, anu sorry.
too, said Mrs. Charities To the CORES ,Son-
dent. CLAD because he pestered me TO
Death with his attentions, wished me TO
oisake my dear husband ana 10 go witn
Inn. | am sorry that ne has killed him
sell so foolishly; he haa mach TO live Tor
wealth, social position and all that-Dut
he Was morbid; his was morbid love.
The story that 4 bounded him TO the
grave Is untrue and preposterous. On the
contrary, IL was ne who bounded me from
PaasSse to place pursuing Mao me Il from p Ne%
4,ome. i have always loveu my hasOano
John Chartres: indeed, adore him. He
is now in Colorado looking after his
mines and other business interests. He
has sent word that he would reJoin me q s
soon as possible and bring our little
how false and absurd is the story that
was seeking divorce"
This interview resulted in a formal
declaration that Mrs Chsrtres had posed
in this city az a divorcee. and had gone
TO the extent of retaining lawyer TO sue
sydney Samuel for breach OF promise OF
marriage If there had been no divorce
she could have made no valid claim
against Samuel on that score.
Former Judge William M. X. Olcott
made a statement I'm behalf of Samuel.
II made no investigation TO discover
whether or not Mrs. Chartres had been
free 70 enter into a marriage contract"
bi. had come here from London to attend
70 the matter. and i cannot speak too
highly Of him His Instructions were TO
know whether she has any legal claim.
he remarked. I do not know whether
know is that she makes a claim. and I
lcity'
Some negotiations followed and an
amount was set. A check was drawn.
and she called at my office and received
VIII you give tnc amount
81 do not feel at liberty TO do that"
was the reply. but the check was for a
substantial sum. | should not have dis
cussed the incident al all had II not been
for her allegations. / do not now recall
whether n summons was actually served
or not She said she had obtained di-
vorce in North Dakota or in, South Dako-
ia. Old Mr.. Samuel told me not to inves-
tigate, and consequently / took no steps
TO find out whether she had obtained a
decree"
Oldrin J. Salter. who was Mrs. Chartres
attorney, denied that any suit had been
Drought involving an issue of his clients
divorce, admitting that there had been "A
claim which had been settled out of
court
Sydney Samuel was member OF the
commission firm OF Samuel Hermanos. In
his will he said:
longed for love companionship and
quiet home life. with books and music
10 carry out my ideals. / met this
woman, who promised all these and /
looked to the future with happiness.
But she has proved "a perfidious wo-
man, and this is ended.
Mrs. Cbartres Is described as a beauty
Her best known book is ''The Hunt for
Happiness" She has figured In several
litigations growing ont of her works. the
last one having been an application 10 en-
join Mrs A. M Palmer from producing a
play called THAT Man"