The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-07-06
WIFE SUES ARCHIBALD WATT.
Sti> ~ sLf>GS r0 IRENE RICE
% fSPirE MS tRRftGE.
,rrhibaid T. the ~s.rsnd-.a sf ,rvt,ibaia
whs O~nrd q isrkr slire ~ uarirn
MAJ, sf H,s Wifs's Ir,rf. tre.- on
,tts sato .asso steam ' arl,i I'm r,ean.

uauN ~ WV WV taFNefs NI0ae on
ITS saeo. asso steam ' a~ti Amrrtean.
Archih1ld Watt. oVnsr ~ DO steam
Yacht American and a mrnl-r II various
city cIul~. VA -'r,,i ou trt4N With the
notice 10 motion Tor ahmoyy and counsel
fess In a -lIt FOR absolute divorce 90 l'
brought against hin ~ M" ~upr.m, court
by Adele forCv MAJ Howe q iluumrl,
VIII arr acting ~ attorney. 'or Mr. Watt.
will ask for s,So q wr-r I.mony and O. .ooc
crun-rl a." VI War i~ = memly.r of the
Manhattan. Harlem. American Yacht. priv
ING. Lird" X am n other Ciut~
Mr Val rcvitc- IN h. nrtdaVit that she
was married ola Jun" Is. l>pi. At the rrctury
of y, Andrews Church 10 Arch had Watt
by the Rev Dr Wand, water Nh. had
known Mr. Watt. she saN-. for ten years
l-for, that time She had l.en divorced
,ha, same year from her frs, husband,
Charles Mclaughlin. n whcn she obtained
the decree II divorces from him she got
with II the right To- a.imony from her flint
husband But >hc declined To- scC,.p, any
thing tut $3.50 a wear for her daughter
Edith
Mn Watt went 10 lIv. with her new
huSand IN what l. known a. the old Watt
mansion tlat couples the block from
Lcnox To seventh av"nu. from las; to
it?d street This property had useen gwen
Ia her husband Uy nu- aunt VI ~ P.ncLneY
who d, noN over ~ NJ Watt ~ Ia sol 81
Thomas What who owned a large amount
Of real estate n Harlem His grandfather
was Archibald Watt. Whose real estate IN
Harlem wa a ldrgc 'ract The prop ~
went to his step laughter. Mic Pinckn"y
VIII ,hr>- years ago t"gln 10 distribute"
II among her h"Ir Archibald Watt ~
CsIVed for h- shar, the block on which tn"
mansion stands Mn Watt -av- hat her
husband owns IN addition tu tins property
yaluahlr real estate ia the ratnc cgi"n
She says that her husband hegan to be
indifferent to her -pun after then wedding
while he wa- living IN the old family house.
Al tina tim. he Wa building his yacht
and spent much time IN Ia" machine shops
lie went TO h- aunIs huu-' Tor dinner, ~
that ui- wife saw MIN for only a few minutes
A. IN, retired IA every higni, THIS gave
her very little ui hls ru,irty every uay
Mr- Natt says tina she was very unhappy
al that time. nut did not complain.
soon after he had got ia" Wait mansion
from Miss PinCkucy, b" NOR gag.-i part
81 II To the tquIraute Insurance company
for SlOU.UvU When the yacht American
VII tNtIlIit'itfl A. n thrl bl llfI' AlHtli
SjDlUU Mr. Matt told his wife that they
would live ON the yacht Ia the future and
their h tuS. wIS closed The American
waS usually auCuor-i when here on Clare
mont - the recreation Pier at l.sth street
aud North River The couple vent to
live on the Yacht IN lsss
II wa at tins tan" that Mrs. Natt says
she found a letter addressed To her nus-
band aud sigu,-i 'lrrn" II Wa anec-
tIuuats ia y4aI aCtsr and when she re-
preached him a.put n, hc denied mat n"
lad ever received any others nh" n and
admitted that he hai formerly SHOWN ia"
woman who had written II. Mrs VAT
say, that she subsequently, found "A bundle
If -uDn letters ami that TIA" dcl"nuaat
Thea admitted that h" hhd known the
writer. Wuu Wa "a certain Irene hlce OF
Boston. but sdIi that ne would never rt''
her lu the f4i.r. lie then wrote a letter
Ia Irene saying that II would b" mpuS-ibir
for them To -er on. another any NOR" a.
h. was married tie dICtatvd this letter
20 III wife. she mal,ed the copy and now
ha- the original
Mir, Watt -ays ,ha, her husbands con-
duct continued to grow more more
aiu.ly" 'rwird her and that he took TO
drrkIug To .N,--- he brought dls-ipsted
men and women fu the yacht, she saI~,
and on one O~CCHriun a party Of ,hrae men
and Two women GfaiiN M one evening slX-
teen bottles IT ,hiuJagn" a. well a. various
nIAHtN NAf'IlFNf NN' Y 'TAhfA'H 49,
Wal saws, her husband on her return
aCrtIsod her - having leen TO improper
pla,o~ and ~, wa frequently Inundated
hcfur" her Hrryau'- In JUNE she i"i' 49,"
Yacht and la~ not lived win her husband
sirc. ~" has learned that he has ne
uuertly sen Irene Rec II Boyl-ton street
Boston. and her -uit " brought on ~"
ground that IA" two spent Tour DAYS To-
ga.h.r al Thanksgiving last year IN th"
Manhattan Hotel she says hat -" has
l.'t";s from the Rly' woman acknowledging
the r.,.itt 81 money that Wat sent =" her
g. Mr. Matt ~iy- hat her husband a'i"N'd
her unlv So a month and hat OUT y ms
.Le was c~1mrrI'ul 'p olu'he herself when
she wanted ~ 49, tins increased 10 slub,
sha " 'lhrll h.r Signature to CERTAIN pdi "fs
unit %" PROMISED in glv" her that amount
Bu' ~" never CO. u after ~" had S'sh'Ni
The paper- unit. ~" again refused u" sign d
s.-ond mor' gage that ~" Desired To- MAKE.
ArI,ucl fl.r, wore forty persons on
m. yacb, including 'ha crew and tho ser
wants. Mr. Watt save IA" wrs not allowed
"a have l"r breakfast Ia her room. a. ih'
seryan,s had orders not 10 -rrNr her unless
she came to ~. dining room MIR watt
avs tha, sl,h,H m her husband promised
"a, h,, daurli.r should come 80 live with
har y, would NOT allow her =" take tho child
Ia her home and d" threatened 10 refu-"
to allou her friends 20 call on her anu IN ,l"
prr-snca - ~" servant called ih"ln us
roru,nlI. M Wat -1V- nat her nus
land ON January last told her that he was
-, :, 81, "A tim 'p EUROPE with his
,i.,., C-sc. Nlf'. and hat 20 her question
a. IA what wa- 80 hDcrm" ~ her during his
abs.pc. nor husband Answered 'ha, II was
her own aN1ir and hat she would have 20
o., along A. vol ~ she could. as he would
l~aVe her ne money.
Tho motion will come mp Tor argument on
Monday