The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-02
RICH MANS WOES
Millionaire Whitehead Declares
Wife Neglected Him.
Says John F. Thomas Won Her
Love.
SUES FOR A DIVORCE.
Alleges Mrs. Whitehead and
Thomas Acted Like Lovers.
Daughter Says She Saw Them
"Holding Hands,"
UES FOR A DIVORCE.

New York Feb. 2.-Lydel Whitehead,
millionaire president of Whitehead Bros
st. Co, manufacturers of sand mouids, q
member of many prominent clubs. moving
in the best circles of society and maintain
ing expensive establishments in this city
ana at Saratoga, together with string
of trotting horses, has brought suit
against his wife, Elizabeth S Whitehead,
for absolute divorce.
Mr. Whitehead. accuses his wife. whom
he married four years ago, with indiscre-
tons with John Frederick Thomas, jr-,
young man well known in this city
Mrs Whitehead appeared in the SUI
prerne court before Justice Truax and
made application for $500 counsel fees
and $50 a week pending the divorce trial.
Mr.. Whitehead is Intimately acquainted
with many leading politicians. and his
bosom friend, William A. Scott, also
wealthy man. is Familiarity known as
Farmer Scott and during the last cam
paign Travelled all over the country max
ing speeches for Bryan. The present Mrs
wife. He has two children by a former
wife, daughter FL. y ana and II5 son a.
Mr. Whitehead told of their becoming ac-
quainted while at Saratoga with Mr. and
lex Thomas jr, who Is Mrs. SCOTS bro
Their The families bees intimate. nd
insisted on Thomas being included as a
guest at every social function she at
Il did not, however, suppose says
Whitehead that there was anything
wrong. or that there was any likelihood
of there being anything wrong between
ever. that at the dinner table at the
theater and in the cars my wife and
Thomas would somehow manage to sit
together. 1t is also a fact that my wife
was very willing to visit the Scott fam
lily at Elmhurst, L. l., with whom Thomas
I'm April or May last my wife and
were visiting at Elmhurst when Thomas
was there We were being entertained in
wi hot
and my Wife were absent from the ROOM
The time was after IL o'clock at night
and went into another room and found
them sitting close together on n sofa
whispering to each other Both turned
Thomas then hurriedly asked my wife to
sing for him. and I remember she re-
SAYS WIFE Confessed.
with his wife that night but his words
We're unavailing- After going to Saratoga
regarding his wishes and meeting Thomas
secretly, and when he charged her with it
declares, that his wife and Thomas had
visited a New York hotel as Thomas A.
leave the he house Since mat time he er has g
been allowing her $25 a week for her sup
William A. Scott. Thomas brother-fn-
law. makes affidavit in behalf Of White
lSting between Mrs. Whitehead and
Thomas and adds that one evening last
spring ne, mis- wife, Mrs Whitehead and
THOMAS went to a theater and subse-
quently had supper at the Waldorf-As-
II suddenly missed Mrs. Whitehead and
Thomas. says Mr.. Scott. land found
them in the Turkish bath room sitting
alone close together. fOndhng one another
and I overheard Thomas use terms of
endearment-'
Louise Whitehead. Mr.. Whitehead's
daughter by his first wife testifying in
her fathers behalf, said: Il have noticed
on more than one occasion when Thomas
was visiting at our house in West Seven
tieth street that my fathers wife and
Thomas We're acting in a Iover-like way.
and that they were always sitting to-
gether. 1 noticed once that they took hold
Of each others hands under the table,
WIFE MAKES DENIAL.
Mrs Whitehead denies all the allega-
tions strenuously Her lawyer told the
head had lived in most luxurious apart