New-York tribune., 1903-04-21
W. K, VANDERBILT TO WE'D
COURT GIVES PERMIT.
Expected to Marry hrs. Lezcis
IL Rutherfurd IN London.

Having received permission to renlarry by a
special order Of the Supreme Court yesterday
William Kissam Vanderbilt will wed a week
from tomorrow. in London, "a young American
widow TO whom he has been paying much at
tentfon; and this young widow in the opinion
OF those who are in position to follow closely
Mr.. Vanderbiit's affairs. is Mrs. Lewis NJ Ruth
erfurd. daughter of Oliver Hartman Mrs Ruth
erfurd is at present in Paris and Mr Wander
bilt has been much in her company there This
would be her third marriage and his second
Immediately following the report yesterday
that William k Vanderbilt would remarry
came its confirmation in the application pre-
sented TO Justice GiegeriCh in the Supreme
Court yesterday, asking him to annul that part
OF the divorce decree forbiddng MI Vanderbilt
TO remarry. The petition. presented by Henry
b. Anderson, Mr.. Vanderbilts lawyer said that
Mr.. Vanderbilt ''desirous of forthwith
tracing another marriage Ever since the
cree was granted, the petition continued. Mr..
Vanderbilt has conducted himself in a proper
and moral manner; five years and more had
elapsed since the granting Of the decree. and
there proper why such modifca-
tion should not be granted.
Supporting this affidavits from Senator
Depew and E V W. Rossiter of the New-York
Central Railroad, who said that they had known
William X Vanderbilt for more than twenty
five years, and that since his wife obtained the
divorce he had conducted himself in manner
such to entitIe him to a modification of the
decree.
Justice Giegerich took the petition and soon
afterward signed order granting the modif-
cation of that portion of the decree forbidding
Mr. Vanderbilt to marry, but altering in no
other way the decree as originally granted.
The utmost secrecy preserved about the
approaching marriage yesterday. Of Mr.. Van
derbilt's relatives, H. NICK. Twomby said he
knew nothing about it, and Frederick w
Vanderbilt declined to say anything. Senator
Depew. when seen at his home. said: II can
not tell you anything. have been counsel for
Nir Vanderbilt for twenty-five years, and my
lips are sealed to anything of that charac-
ter
Henry B. Anderson took the same tone. "A
lawyer who talks about his clients business"
he said isn't fit TO handle that business"
When did Mr. Vanderbilt ask you to obtain
this order?'
That's no ones affair but his and mine." was
the answer.
Mrs. Lewis NJ. Rutherfurd is sister of Oliver
Hartman. jr., and Of Mrs Stephen Henry Ol1n,
formerly Mrs William Earle Dodge. At Mr. Har-
riman's home at White Plains last night it was
said that he had retired Mrs Olin's home. at
No IOI East Thirty -1fth-st.. was closed. AL
though no confirmation could be obtained from
the supposed bride to bes family, the marriage
is regarded as most probable. 1t is known that
Mr. Vanderbilt has been very attentive to Mrs
Rutherford recently.
In March, 1895, Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt
who was Miss Alva Z. Smith, Of Mobile, Ala.
obtained a diverse from her husband, forbid
ding him to marry again during her lifetime
She. however. had permission to remarry, and
on January II, 1885, became the wife Of Oliver
H P Belmont. The ceremony was performed
by Mayor Strong. The papers in the divorce
case were sealed
William kissam Vanderbilt, the present head
of the family, is fifty-four years old. He was
| born on Staten Island December u, 1S49, and
after studying in this country and Switzerland
entered the office of the Hudson River Railroad
He filled many clerical places, learning in that
way the railroad business. qualifying him TO
handle the vast interests he inherited from his
father William H. Vanderbilt.
He is an enthusiastic horse owner and yachts
man. taking annually cruise in his own yacht.
He has three children-Consuelo, Duchess OF
Marlborough who recently has been in Vienna;
William K, jr now at Monte Carlo. and Harold.
Mrs Lewis NJ. Rutherfurd, who has been
abroad this spring has a country home. Tran
Guillity Farm" at AIlamuchy, n. ]. She was
formerly Mrs Sands