The Republican journal., 1901-11-21
THE CAKES DIVORCE CASE.
A Sensational Statement by the Husba

! A Sensational Statement by the Husband.
Another chapter has been added to
the sensational Cakes divorce case, now
going on in New York city, by state
ment made by the husband, Francis j.
Cakes, as to the cause which led to his
| signing certificate of character" as
to his wife'S honor. This case is inter-
esting to Knox county people as Mrs.
Cakes was born in the town of Apple
, ton. Before her marriage she was Ade-
! pleton farmer, and was a relative of
her husbands former wife.
Mr.. Oakes is president of the Cakes
Manufacturing Company. His first
! wife died in 1882, and later he married
Lucia G. Payne, a divOrcee. Mrs.
Cakes No. 2, was afterward confined in
an asylum, and, securing her release
after two years, she sued her husband
for divorce. He brought counter suit
and won, and few days later married
a cousin of his divorced wife. Wife No.
afterward sued Mr.. Cakes nd the
doctors who committed her to the asy-
lum for damages, and Mrs. Cakes No.
for alienation of affection. Then fol
lowed Mr.. Cakes suit against his third
wife.
In the suit for divorce the husband
named Del Sol, a Cuban singer as CO.
respondent and in the course of the
! trial Mrs. Cakes counsel presented a
paper signed by her husband in which
he acknowledged that his wife had been
true to her marriage VOWS. The paper
was acknowledged by the husband and
his statement of the circumstances
leading up to the signing of the paper
is the most dramatic feature yet intro
duced, and shows that the Appleton
born woman has considerable tragedy
in her make up.
Del Sol had been introduced to his home
as singer by his wife and that he was
paid for his services as an artist several
times. The visits of Del Sol became
so frequent that at last the husbands
suspicious were aroused and last April
he protested with Mrs. Cakes that Del
SOl'S visits should cease.
Mr. Cakes statement recOunting this
scene that followed is as follows:
''She became more and more angry
and excited and took another drink of
Whiskey 1t must have turned her
brain, for, turning around suddenly, |
found her standing with water bottle
raised as if to brain me-
''Don't do that!' [ cried, and caught
her wrists and forced her from the
room.
About half an hour later, just as l
was retiring, my wife knocked at the
door of my room. "Open the door,"
she cried, cor I'll break it in
Don't make noise,'' | begged, but
she only repeated the threat | opened
the door. She held a revolver in her
hand and pointed it at my head. With
her left hand she pointed TO a small
table on which were writing materials.
sit down." she commanded, 'and
write what dictate
| did not know whether or not the
revolver was loaded, OF what it was my
wife wanted me to write. l sat down
and she dictated.
Il hereby acknowledge that | believe
my wife is an honest woman and has
been true to her marriage VOWS"
| wrote it out.
Now sign it, she demanded
"Why, certainly, my DEAR" | said,
flat is your right. l have never had
any doubt of your honesty or fidelity,
but you must remember that Caesars
wife should be above suspicion"
The case is attracting great attention
in New York where the Cakes family
rank among the millionaire Glass;
Rockland Star