The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-06-06
DESERTED wife
and CHILDREN.
Mr., TayIoI's Charge In Divorce
Suit Against Husband. -
HE LIVES AT WALDORF ASTORIA
Pays $4,000 for His Apartments While She
Is Compelled 10 Do Saving and Other
Work 10 Support Herself
HE LIVES AT WALDORF ASTORIA

New York, June 6.--Mrs. Annie Eu-
genie Taylor. winsome and of pleasant
features, wearing a light silk waist a
cloth skirt Of tailor make and a hat OF
the latest fashion, related 10 Judge
Clarke OF the supreme court yesterday
the story OF her domestic unhappiness in
the trial OF the suit she has brought for
a separation from her husband, Alex
ander Kirkland Taylor, who is invest
ment-elesl- for -ralbort J. Taylor x Coz
| stock brokers' who are the representa-
| tives OF James n. keene i'm many of his
transactions.
He is a brother OF the senior member
of the firm. Talbot j. Taylor, who is a
son-in-law Of Mr., Keene, "A member of
the Union, Democratic and other clubs,
and lives most OF the time at the Wal
dorf-Astorias
Mrs. Taylor Is a granddaughter OF John
Miller Anderson. who more than a half
century ago was one of the wealthy resi-
| dents OF this city. Her father. John a.
Miller was brought mp I'm France, and
was attached TO the court OF Napoleon
| Ill, She was married prior TO her mar
| riage 70 Mr.. Taylor. and while I'm her
teens, at Denver, on Nov. % 1888, her
| first husband being Charles Burne.
She separated from Mr. Taylor on April
| IL. 1889. when. she says, he told her he
| would not live with her or pay her bills.
| Their two children, Gladys ana Con-
| stance eight and ten years OF age, are
! In her care.
HUSBAND MAKES ASSIGNMENT.
Mr.. Taylor made an assignment In 1898.
| This was done. his wife asserts to debar
| her from receiving any alimony. She de-
| clares that his business rs now so pros
porous that ne can wall afford To pay
| FOR the support OF herself and two chill
| dren $4,000 year. as his apartments at
| the. Waldorf cost $1,000 q year.
They were living i'm Philadelphia when
| they separated, and she was compelled
| TO apply 10 the charity department OF
that city 10 force him To contribute 10
nsT SbnppoF bag e was then Then oraer9d to
were made at times until she came 60
| this city, but after bringing her suit,
she was allowed 800 monthly alimony
Notwithstanding -lhe- strenuous position
on the part OF her husband. who assert
ed that he was financially unable 70 pay
such an amount, and that II was only
through the generosity OF his brothers
that he was living at the Waldorf-As-
toria.
Mrs Taylor says her husbands family
Is largely responsible for the trouble she
has had with him. as she has refused 10
part with the two children.
orlsns Am6assador J9segh = chSa'f s vor Tas
who IS now represented by Meier q Nc
Kennel, while former Assistant District
Attorney Barlow 3. Weeks appears for
Mr.. Taylor
Since her separation Mrs. Taylor says
she has worked ON children,s clothing,
and has also attended TO social matters
for friends I'm Philadelphia and Washing
ton I'm order to earn sufficient money Tor
the support of herself and her children
At one time she was compelled to resort
to cutting up several OF her worth gowns
in order to make handbags and work
MoTHER-IN-LAW GIVES EVIDENCE.
The deposition ~ her mother, Mrs. Eliz-
sbeth Canda; which was read, set i9i..l i9r,n
she paid "a visit TO her and her husband In
a wild and almost uninhabitable mining
camp in Colorado. Her daughters health
was run down for want OF proper food
and care She also visited them In Phil
adelpha, where her daughter was IN con-
slant fear OF what her husband migh,
do as he had come home so intoxicated
that he could hardly speak, and had or
dered his mother-in-law from the house:
She said he used 10. swear at his VIE
and said he would take away the furni-
ture and also the children and put his
wife out on the street and make her scrub
for a living. Once In April. 1885,
she said. he knocked his wire down.
During the examination OF Mrs Taylor
che was asked II she lived with her hus-
band until April Z. 1893 Her reply was
Well we lived n the same house. ,Su Gon NJ
i'm iss2 my husband told me he was going
10 leave me. He said he would not pay
any more bills. lie called me pauper'
He said he was going TO have trades
people 10 whom he owed bills place at
tachments on the furniture. one attach
ment was served
NO MONEY FOR MEDICINE.
After their separe ton. she said, he de-
clned TO give her money 10 pay for medi-
cines for the children when they were III.
and when asked II she had told him OF
her circumstances them she said: Il
told him | was selling some of my things
my silver and ieweiry. ! also told him
/ was sewing az night TO earn money Tor
the children. / even had TO sell thelr
christening robes .
@. Did he give you money? A. No.
He refused.
Mrs Taylor said her husband had told
her after their separation that he was
making $4,000 a year.
While she was In washington her nus
band paid a visit TO her and was laVish
in his expenditures on her. She admitted
having told her eldest daughter that her
father was dead