The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-09-13
'CARNES VS..
CARhES
Sensational Divorce Suit in
the Well Known Glen
wood Avenue
Family.
PARTNER HANSEN'S PART
Damages Vainly Sought in
New York-Confession
Under Coercion
Naughty Irene
Accused.

William FL. Speer, the lawyer, has filed
for Frank NJ. Carnes, of No. 93 Glen
wood avenue, nephew of the late
Finance Commissioner John M. Carnes,
a bill for divorce from his wife Nellie
r. Mrs. Carnes was Miss Nellie Kane,
of Newark, and was married March "A,
1894 Carnes charges that she deserted
him March 21, 1902, and that she has
been guilty of impropriety with his bust
ness partner, Arthur w. Hansen, whom
he sued for alternating his wife's affec-
tions, in the New York Supreme Court,
for 5000 damages. He lost his suit.
Carnes is thirty-one years old and his
wife is thirty.
Clarence w. Kelsey, counsel for Mrs.
/ Carnes, has filed an answer for her. She
accuses her husband of conspiring with
his lawyer, I. G. Campbell, of New
York, to extort a confession from her.
She also alleges that her husband threw
her into the company of Hensen for the
purpose of making the infdelity charges
against her. Her answer is in the nature
of cross bill, in which she prays for
divorce, and names as correspondent
| woman known in the Tenderloin district
as Irene She also allges that if she is
guilty of any impropriety with Hansen
her husband has condoned the offense.
but she denies all her husbands allega-
tions.
MRS. CARNES. BILL.
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Hansen came from California in 1901,
and her. husband formed a partnership
with him November 1, of that year, for
the transaction of the beef extract busi-
ness at No 46 Hudson street, New York.
She says she is an artist and expert
china decorator, and that her husband
had an Office fitted up for her over the
firms office, which is the reason she was
| at his place of business so much. Her
husband she charges, frequently took
her to restaurants and places of amuse-
ments with Hansen, and encouraged her
in going out alone with Hansen. Soon
after their marriage her husband fell in
to the habit of drinking and gambling,
and remained out late at night.
oa one oeeasion ~ A1A'
ny i'u' o'iia a.
.neaie' o1' s.ns 80 80 80
go to the theatre with Hensen and meet
her husband after the performance at
| the corner over their home, so that his
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,oes, ? -s
l9oz, she was taken py her husoand 10
his lawyers office in New York and
| charged with the offense with Hansen.
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Aithousn sue pio'es,ei hei niiioceiiee sue
charges stenographer was prought H.
times and places of the alleged offences
were nut down and she was asked to
s4.s4 cl,o nae,,aaa ,,a
sign the statement ohe reIuseu anu
was threatened with arrest. The office
door was locked and Campbell declared
~, o,,a no+ lava +ha room untl she
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nia 'snea
Al tut 'iiie NJ ooinos 'iesen S'ie
was just recovering from severe illness
and was under such a great mental and
h,s;a,1 s+ro;r +hat sba did NOT know
pns $50 ~ s,tota-
Wii'it sue was uoins a.'' % - ~
ment. After she had signed the state
ment her husband took her to the home
of he roro,ts at Whitestone 4. l..
- 80 pe'- 4l, l,,,,,ond
where lhey liVeu lose'nei a. nus Da',o
and wife. he maze her many presents
and frequently kissed and embraced her
4, tho presence of members of his family.