The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-27
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The New York World says.
| Through the influence OF the Duchess
OF Marlborough exercised upon her aunt
! Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt. il IS prob40 OLD
I tfat t-ie divorce SUR brought against
/ yC ing Elicit +. Shepard - ms vie wal
1 ae abandoned Ar. Shepard 5 = grandson
/ OF the late William r. Vanderbilt. and
/ therefore = first cousin Of the American
/ Duchess The wife who sues him was
esther Virgins. wife Of country store
I Keeper. OF Greenport. L l.
I IL is further probable that within forty
! eighJ hours there VII be . family gather
/ ing IL Paris. ~ which Mrs. Elliott r
! Shepard Sr--herself Vanderbilt and a
daughter of The late william t. Wander
bilt-wiu meet her only son and daughter
.r-law. y reconciliation. IL is expected.
VIII thereUpon take place between the
young man and his wife. and the parental
blessing VIII then b bestowed upon the
) urg people By Mrs. shepard. s..
Ia pursuance OF this plan OF recOnctl-
iation the younger Mrs. Shepard viii
! after fight OF several years dura tion.
be- received on friendly footing By Mrs
/ Cornelius Vanderbilt and the youns man s
allowance VIII be materially increased by
MS mother.
Unknown TO any save a few close
friends young Elliott F. Shepard. who
through all the gossip occasl0ned by the
ms at the Hotel Netherland. sailed on
the Teutonic last Wednesday. although
ms name was not on the passenger list
The Duchess Of Marlborough sailed on the
Sc me steamer.
Mrs. Shepard followed her husband 10
Europe on a steamer Of the North Ger
man Lloyd line. the Grosser Kurfust
just twenty-four hours later Mrs. Shso-
ards name did not appear on the ships
list.
That Mrs. Shepard has suddenly gone
10 Europe. and that her suit for divorce
Il very much up in the air. since neither
complainant nor accused can appear al
the hearing set for next week by the REF
eIee. is not denied by the Wigginses. her
relatives in Greenport. on the contrary.
they say they are delighted that, through
the championship Of the Duchess Of MARI
borough and Senator Depew, little Elsie
Virgins. as every one calls Mrs. Elliott
F. Shepard, Jr-. IN Greeuport is at last
u be recognized by the heads Of the Van
Gerbilt family.
The story Of the efforts OF the Duchess
o. darieorOugh 10 secure the assent and
cooperation Of her aunt Mrs Cornelius
Vanderbilt, and the assistance Of her old
friends and advisers. Senator Depew and
T. Y w Rossiter. in plan u avoid
scandal and bring about a reconciliation
10 World reporter in Greenport last
nlght by person well acquainted with
both Mr. and Airs. Shepard.
II was on August H. abour the time
that the Duchess OF Marlborough was 70
sail from England 10 this country. that
announcement was mace that Justice Al
fred Steckler of the supreme court. had
appointed Colonel Franklin Bartlett ref
cree 10 take testimony in a suit for di-
yorce hroueht by Mrs. Shepard against
her husband.
All proceedings in the case were kept
from the public. James G. De Ia Mare
the young mans attorney. who has an
Office at No. ~ Broadway. refused alb
10 talk about the matter. and A.
H. Hummel, who had been retained hy
Mrs Shepard. was equally reticent.
From that time 20 this the greatest
secrecy has been maintained by both
sides as 10 the actual cause Of the disa-
sreement between MT. and Mrs. Shepard
But one hearing Of the case was had be-
fore Col Bartlett as referee and al that
It is understood both young Shepard and /
ms wife were present and many things |
tiyuiSed that We're not altogether pleas |
ing 10 the Nanderbilts