New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-18
TO APPLY FOR DIVORCE.
MRS. MOLLNEUX SEEKS FREE
DOM IN SOUTH DAKOTA.
grR HUSBAND SILENT-HIS FATHER
UNAWARE OF PLAN OR ANY
REASON FOR 1T.
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F8liS = H. NOV Aa-dAS LAoldllu d
,,o,ine1x. # New-York City. whose arrival here
bas created unusual interest. authorizes the
,,atement that she is in Sioux Falls and South
T,stota 70 get a divorce from her husband. who
rss last week acquitted Of the charge of muir
ssr after TWO sensational trials She has no
-ssson for wishing 10 keep the object # her
,ooinp secret she says In fact. she wishes
,ba world 70 know why she has taken up her
home in south Dakota. Thai she is in earnest
is shown by the fact that she this afternoon
snvseed the services Of the law firm OF Kit
,redge Winans Scott of this city. TO conduct
her divorce case for her.
The senior member of the firm is United States
senator A r Kittredge. while the Junior mem
her is the States attorney for Minnehaha
County Mrs. Molineux declines TO tell the
nature Of the grounds which the suit will
10 based This will probably be kept a secret,
and nothing definite will he known until after
the expiration Of the six months necessary to
establish a residence in the city and State.
when the papers in the suit will be fled in the
nA6ce Of the clerk Of the courts. and the contest
viii become public property.
Even a member of the law firm which will
conduct her case is in ignorance of the grounds
on which it will be begun.
Counsel for Roland B. MoIineux in the recent
trial that resulted in his acquittal. professed
Yesterday to be astonished by the information
that Mrs Molineux had gone to South Dakota
with the intention OF obtaining a divorce. Last
evening they said they had not had any COM
munication from MolineuX on the subject. and
he was said 10 be unapproachable. Two Of the
lawyers. ex-Judge W. NJ. K. Olcott and George
Gordon Battle had had brief talks over the
telephone with General Molineux, but had not
been enlightened as to the cause Of the young
woman's trip TO Sioux Falls
General MolineuX. when the first information
Of his daughter-in-law's presence in South Da-
kota had reached the city, declined 10 talk about
the case. telling the newspaper men to see the
lawyers At about o'clock last night General
Moineux consulted over the telephone with Mr..
Battle. and soon thereafter made the following
statement:
GENERAL MOLINEUXS STATEMENT.
Mrs Molineux. you all know. arrived at my
house the night of the acquittal. On Friday morn
ing she left the house. I had left early and did
not see her She left no word and that is the
last we have seen or heard of her. To-day was
called over the phone by one of the papers. which
had authority say that she had arrived in South
Dakota. and had there made statement that
she had gone for the purpose of obtaining
divorce I know that the idea of a divorce did
NOT come from any member of my family or
household I expect 20 obtain more particulars
sometime in the course OF tomorrow, and /
rney or may not give out further information
I obtain it,"
In reply 10 a question he said further:
This has come as a complete surprise TO me,
for. as I have stated. I have always had
excellent opinion Of Mrs. MoneuX, and have
never known or heard of any reason for her
taking such a step II as she is reported 10
have said. she has been maryland 1t is
very true that she has. in a way-the martyr
com has come entirely from the outside, for she
hes had nothing hut marked respect and kind
ness from all members Of my family. Has there
been any trouble in the family? Not the slight
est I am sure there is truth in the report
Of quarrel between her and my wife. And
know of not the least breach between my son
and his wife. Roland is remarkably placid and
good natured; ne never lifted a finger TO hurt
a woman in his life. and 1 sure that his
wife has had nothing but kindness from him"
When asked whether he had any idea to
what the grounds for a divorce We're he said:
Not the slightest, except that Mrs. Molineux
has always been greatly excited at the false
allegations that have been made in the news
papers. This is a case where one likes and re-
spects both parties. and can see no grounds for
the trouble which evidently exists. I and my
family are completely out of il: the question is
now between man and wife. and ] have no right
or desire 10 interfere. except that I wish the
happiness Of both
He was asked whether his son had any inten-
ton OF filing a counter suit, and replied:
Roland is away and have not spoken with
him on the subject. But my opinion would be.
most certainly not
Roland B. Molineux spent the greater part OF
the day in Manhattan on business, and only
returned to his home in Brooklyn ait a late hour
last night
GOT 5000 FROM MR.. oLCOTT.
Before his wife left this city last Friday
morning she paid a visit to the office of ex-Judge
Oicott. al No. 40 Broadway. She said nothing
Al the time 10 indicate that she was going
away. Mr.. Olcott was leaving his Office to go
70 court. and had only time for a hasty talk.
ne asked why she wished 20 him. and she
replied that she had come TO get some money.
supposing that General Molineux had sent a
message by telephone that she was coming.
Mr. Olcott had bern paying the bills Of Mrs.
Aolineux at the Murray Hill Hotel by direction
OF General Molineux. before the Molineux trial
ended. and he had received for that purpose
money which had not been expended when Mrs.
Molineux went 10 her fsther-in-law's home in
Brooklyn to meet her husband on the evening
o. the acquittaI. Her request did not surprise
NJ. Ocott but ne called General Molineux on
NE telephone and asked IL he should give up
NE rest Of the money in his keeping for the
young woman's expenses. General MolineuE
asked how much was left, and having received
reply told Mr.. OlcOtt 10 give Mrs. Molineux
s-eo Mr.. Olcott walked with Mrs MolineuE
% bank near by procured the money paid
10 her and took her receipt. Then he hast
ened 10 court He had impression that she
intended 10 do some shopping The last time
ne had seen her previously was at the home
o. the Molineuxs. when the family seemed 10