The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-19
JEALOUS or
DOG, She SAYS
Former Mrs. Bradley Tells Why
She Secured a Divorce.
THEIR MARRIED LIFE SHORT.
Found He Let Out Upper Rsums--Had
Never Lived In Such SquaIld
Style, She Declares
THEIR MARRIED LIFE SHORT.

New York. March la.--"My absence
from the deathbed of my former husband
is not mystery. as so many of his
friends have intlmated" said Mrs. Fam
ME Surdan Stelle last evening to re-
porter at the Hotel BartholdL II had
my marriage to DIR. Edward Bradley an
nullcd ON Feb 5 last and have resumed
my former name"
DR. Bradley died at his home. No. 10
West Thirtieth street, last Friday. He
was supposed TO be wealthy. and had
large circle OF friends. who wondered at
his wifes absence.
The former Mrs. Bradley is an unusual
ly handsome woman, vivacious and OF a
literary tendency. She is apparently not
more than sJ years old. Her costumes
have been much admired in the social
worlds OF New York and Chicago. DIR.
Bradley was e5 years old.
"rhe annulment OF my marriage was
granted after private hearing i'm Janu-
AIRY in the Supreme court at Saratoga"
Mrs. Stelle resumed. "Dr Bradley was
present, but did not contest the suit. /
the six months tried TO live with him.
HE WAS JEALOUS OF CHICO.
"He used cocaine and morphine and
was besides suffering from softening of
the brain. His jealousy was ridiculous.
And what was he jealous OF? Why, OF
my little Japanese dog Chico Was there
ever anything more absurd I'm the world?
/ liked Chico because the spaniel did not
take 10 any one but me.
"Of course. / never gave the doctor any
cause for jealousy. DR. Bradley told me.
when urging 40 marry him. that he
was wealthy and owned valuable proper
ty IN New York. lie said he had beau
tiful home here. l Vas living I'm a hand
some suite Of apartments at the Audi
torum Hotel, Chicago, at the time, and
did not want 20 give them up. l finally
yielded to his persussions and we were
married on April 3 last in the Auditorium
Hotel by Bishop Cheney. of the Chicago
diocese Of the Episcopal church.
eve came to New York. TO my hus-
bands house. at No. 10 West Thirtieth
street. There I found he let out the up
per floors of the house. I never had lived
in such saualId style as that and objected
vigorously but my husband insisted thnt
IL was necessary for him to let part OF
the house. After our arrival here my
tertainments In my honor at the Waldorf
Astoria and the Holland House Since
then the bills for these entertainments
have come 10 me and l have paid them.
SAYS SHE HAS s2.0oo,oo0
My father was s. ]. Surdan Of Chi
cago. who left me over million dollars
when he died. My first husband was
Alexander J. Stelle of Chicago. who also
left me about a million dollars. SO YOU
see ] was not dependent. by any means,
when DIR. Bradley came a-wooing.
II gave DR. Bradley much money.
Some time before ! decided TO obtain an
annulment of my marriage j lived apart
from him with my dog Later | moved
To the Holland House, then 10 the Gilsey
and 10 Atlantic City. Ny former hrs-
band traced me and moved 10 the Fifth
Avenue Hotel and then here 10 the Bar
tholdl. lie constantly urged me to re-
turn to him.
IL wish YOU would please state that ]
have resumed my former name, Mrs
Fannie Surdan Stelle."