The sun., 1901-12-20
BECAUSE She MET CORBETT.
INNES TOLD HIS WIFE THAT
WAS THE LAST STRAW.
Wcil-Known PuEiiist a Prominent Figure
I'm the Papers OF Dandmnster Innes's
suit for Divorce-Nlrs. Innes Wants
More AIimony and Big Counsel Fee.

The evidence which Bandmaster Fred
erick Neil Innes has stored up for the trial
of his suit for an absolute divorce from
George +. Innes was largely anticipated
in afiidavits presented by him before jus
tice Scott yesterday in the Supreme Court
| to defeat his wife's motion for increased
alimony and counsel fee. Since Innes
parted from his wife after an alleged con-
| fesson she made To him last April he has
sent her SIS week and paid her counsel
$500 to defend the charges against her as
a voluntary counsel fee. She now asks
500 week alimony and further counsel
! fee of 81 500
Innes gives the impression IN the present
motion papers that he was disposed to pro-
tect his wife from the publicity of suit,
although he had heard of her adultery
with other men, until he learned last August
that she had been with James j. Corbett,
the pugiist, at Jacquin's Hotel, at an un-
stated date in June. Mrs. Innes has con-
sistently denied any intimacy with Corbet.
When Corbett met her she was living alone
at the Hotel Navarro, at which hotel Cor
bett and his wife were then residing. Mrs.
lnnes was under promise TO lead proper
life. while Innes had pledged TO protect
her name and give her food and shelter.
On April 2S last Innes informed his wife
Of his suspicious regarding her conduct
with Ernest II. Crowhurst of Philadelphia,
who was formerly employed as press agent
/ by Innes On that occasion she called
at the office of her husband, l35s Broad
way. lines told his wife that she had
left the Hotel Navarro at oI5 o'clock on
Fax n,,r and
the party went TO a livery stable nearby
where the books confirmed the assertion.
| Then the confession is alleged to have
| been made. lazarus f. Fink, law clerk.
SAYS he heard the confession through a
partition in the adjoining Office Innes
/ and Fink aver that Mrs. Innes said
Tel i5 Is tru. have Ne, been R.! intimate 61s ss
who was With me in my room at the Hotel
| Navarro on the night OF Dec; ~ ,pro6abiy
meaning Dec l5l Ihat was the man told
| Phillips II IL had not been for that incl
/ dent. which is ruinous TO my further relations
| with Crowhurst, to whom | shall have TO look
to In the future to save myself from gong
| on the street ! would not have made trs
| confession TO, you, but II was made IN , me
| my meeting another man there should be
! kept from the knowledge OF Crowhurst As
! far as Howard Flanagan Is concerned !
was at the Maxwell House in Nashville. Tenn.
\ on July II.
Suit for divorce was begun on Aug. 10,
| and on Aug 25 lnnes says Jim Corbett
/ called at his office. Here's what lnnes
/ AYERS followed
Corbett begged me to eliminate his name
| as correspondent from the com plulht ne
PLEADED thIt hi5 WI wie d "Ifd 'cSS %Ss soTry % 10
| cause any trouble between his wife ana him-
| self but that | was convinced ne hhd com
! mitted adultery with my VIE. ana thdt was
the reason his name was mentioned as CO.
Win s. Albert business manager for
Innes, AYERS that while he was at lnnes s
| office late last June Mrs Innes called
While both were looking out the window
| Mrs Innes pointed out Corbett, who was
passing. In reply 20 question she denied
| that she knew Corbett. but when Albert
! told her he had been Informed by friend
| that she and Corbett were seen coming
! out of Jacuuins Hotel, she told Albert, so
! he SAYS, that if he would promise not 10
| tell Innes she would explain the Corbett
/ incident He AYERS she said:
passed Got6es GHGs 6 ot bss SSsi9s', me ,s2ne
| 10 do He stopped me on the street and talked
with me | told Corbett i cannot very
| well afford % stand on the street and talk
| 20 YOU because everybody knows you and
! a great many people know mo Corhett
said 10 me. ! hay. some very importah,
| to YOU He suggested thatS take a Sixth
| avenue car. get on the front Platform and he
| would board the same car on the rear plat
| form and get OF where he suggested Cor
! hott and | went up 10 the restaurant IN Jac-
gums Hotel ana "" fgmalnrd IN theLe g sh'I !,
| rr. what Lc lad 20 LAY drank on. gas
| ,f the wine and the remainder Wa- left. aud
Trdor date Of midnight Sept ~ last
after lnnes had told III wife what he knew
! Of her meeting with Corbett, she wrote IA
her husband "A letter, in part reading uhe