The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-31
She WAS BORN
TO MILLIONS.
Mrs, OspIsITIs Now Says She
Is Psnnl|sss, However.
BRINGS SUIT AGAINST HUSBAND
Hsk pfsspsrsss but His Hams Is Not Open
10 His Fcrssksn Child and
Her Mother.

New York. Oct si.-At the instance OF
Thomas F. Rush. attorney for Eva SlaN-
en- Deplerrls. a summons was issued
against her husband Victor h. Depierris,
formerly manager ot the Hotel Bayard.
broadway and Fifty sixth street anu q
son or the present owner Of that prop
erty. Mrs. Mary X. Depierl1s.
Mr.. Rush PROPOSES bringing SUIT agalnsl
Victor Depierris for separation on the
ground OF abandonment and non-suppoft;
The summons has been in the hands of
an assistant marshal since oct. y but mas
not been served. because hr Depierfis
has left the hotel. aud MS motnef pro-
fesses Ignorance OF his whereabouts
Young Mrs. Deplerris. her attorney
AYERS. has been left destitute By her hus-
band. and, with her daughtcr, Elise slN
years old has been evicted from her FOR
mer home I'm West tiftN-fourth street and
is now living with friends.
Eva SiaVen Depierris Is the only Child
Of the late Moses A. Slaven. who died IN
1856 Moses A. and Henry n. Slayen. his
brother. had accumulated large fortune
sn the American Contracting and Dteos-
ing company, 2 concern whicn qio eIosn ,1asn.
Slavens first wife died when their dsugh-
ter Eva was only TWO years old. MT.
Slaven married again and ON his death,
fifteen years ago. left a fortune estimated
at about S7,cO00. Under his Will the
entire estate was left TO his wife. who
was named az sole executrix OF the es-
tate.
UNCLE BECAME HER STEPFATfER
Henry y. slaven became the guardian
OF his dead brothers daughter There
was talk OF contesting the Will IN the
interest of Miss Eva, but. Mr.. Rush says,
her uncle and guardian advised against
this course, and assured her that her ln-
rerests would not suffer Henry u.
Slaven subsequently paid court 10 has
brothers widow and married her. Ihey
established their residence In West Sew
enty-second street. Henry B. Slaven was
nf hn mel STEM
father OF Eva Slaver, who then lived with
him and her stepmother.
In 1893 the girl became enamoured or
Victor T.. Depierris but her guardian aud
her stepmother opposed her wish TO be
married 10 him and sought 10 influence
her To give him up. Despite all opposl-
Depierris on April 5 OF that year. and the
pair made their home with Nictor's father
and mother in the Hotel Bayard. Ihere
they lived until two years ago. when they
decided to make a home Of their own,
-t.as-n,i their little daughter Elise went
10 live in West Fifty-fourth street Miss
Slaven's marriage against their wishes
had estranged her from her stepmotnef
and stepfather
Bertrand Depierris. father OF Victor
pnd owner OF the Hotel Bayard, died ON
April l6 last. but Victor continued TO aot
aS steward and general manager OF the
hotel i'm which capacity he had been as
sociated with his father for years. The
elder MIR Depierris left will singularly
alike that left by Moses Slaven
SEPARATED FROM HER HUSBAND
when II was fled for probate on April
20 last Il VAS found that the entire estate,
varioilsly estimsted At from SluOVoO 10
Sf'0opOo0 IA real and personal property.
was left 10 flfe widow. hittflt-hltta -De-
1ifrris. There were one daughter. Adele
snd three sons. Victor. Bertrand snd
Wesley. left unprovided for. An resided
On the Hotel BsNard except wesley,
whose residence is in Red Bluus. Cal.
Victor and Wesley filed objections - the
probate OF their fathers will. alleging
mental Incompetence and undue influence.
and a bitter contest was expected. Mean
time uRpleasantness had arisen between
alleged that parental Influence had allen
sted him from her. They signed az
agreement 10 live apart and Victor, Mr.
Rush. SAYS. signed a contract pledslnl
himself to pay Ills wife SIS month foi
the support OF herself and their child
1siise
The threatened will contest. Mr. Rusl
saws that the elder Mrs Depieris. wh'
was sole eyecutrix, agreed TO settle upoi
her children such shares of the estate a.
would have been lawfully theirs II thei
father had died, interstate Bullows 4
Rullowa. attorneys for Mrs Deplerris
SIR and for the estate, said yeSterda!
that, so Tar AZ they are informed. M
such settlement was made.
LEFT HER PENNILEss.
However tnis may be. oDlethOn 10 IN
VIII was withdrawn and it was adrnitte'
10 probate last month. only few day
later MIR Rush says. Nictors mother dis
missed him from his post "a steward AN
manager Of the hotel and he disappeared
H'ntil Seutember Nictu had paid promptly
the SIS a month due his wife and chill
qlnder their voluntary agreement but las
nsnnth Mir Rush SAYS. he dcisulted In 'hi
payment. Three weeks ago summon
was issued from the Jefferson Market 10
lice court for Victor \ court officer ~
ThF NOunv nan's fnOTEeT AT TNt TTOTt
Rayard hut she said She had no know
edge of her sons present Mhe1eabout.
Nir. Rush Is making further efforts 20 10
cate him.
Acting under her counsel's advice. Mrs
Victor Depierris then wrote 10 her moth
er-in-iaw. asking the elder Mrs. Dspierrl
to give food and shelter Ia the itot'
Bayard 10 her sons wife and child an
the latter's nurse.
She said tu tht letter that her husbs nt
Victor had told her he owned the furn
1ure. valued at S2o0t0. in the Hotel BAY
erd his mother having executed a bl
of sale for Ii TO him
Airs DeDierTis Sr.. replied. denying tf
Etsteinents made in her dsughter-in law
letter and declining 10 entertain her {
her child at the hotel.