The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-07
NO HUSHENG or WATT DIVORCE.
Denial ON All Hands That Case 10 to NE
Taken Out OF the state.

The story that the suit of Adele F.Watt for
a separation and the suit of Archibald Watt,
her husband, for an absolute divorce would
be abandoned in this State and resumed in
some other State in which divorce may
be granted for causes other than adultery
was denied yesterday by counsel for both
sides, by Mrs Watt and by counsel
for the Rev DIR. George R. Van De Water,
who has been named correspondent in the
husbands suit.
The yarn as originally published on
Saturday said that the motive for aban-
doning the suit in this State was to save DR..
Van De Water and st. Andrews Church,
of which he is the rector, from the scandal
Of trial. Justice Bischoff. who 10 a vestry-
man Of the church. was credited with bring
ing about the compromise. He published
yesterday the following letter:
MARBLEHEAp, Mass July 5.
am honored to be named as DR. Van De
Waters friend but the report that / made
endeavor to effect IL compromise OF the Watt
litigation Is unqualiledly false. am con-
yinced that the ACCUSE lion against the Doctor
was meanly conceived and ia without sup
port. Those only who wish to be are mis-
the vestry, because Of want OF power to
cause attendance OF witnesses and because
of Il possible claim that e1onerati0n pro-
S SefSGa tnG pT u d sn Be-
integrity Is entirely out OF the question. ana
shall urge and insist upon judicial trial
because his traducers will be given the best
and the Doctors exoneration will thereby
be made complete. Peace at any price has
no place in my creed, but rather fight to the
finish. HENRY BIsCHoFF. Jr.
William H. Sage, one Of the wardens Of
St Andrews and counsel for DR.. Van De
Water said
II have received no notice that the suit
has been abandoned or that it Is going to
be. There can be no such action without
my consent for under the new provisions
Of the law relating to correspondents DR..
Van De Water is party to the action.
We will not consent to any abandonment,
for compromise is the last thing we want.
We have filed our answer and will insist
on an open trial in this State. That trial
will come next fall. according to the original
plans. That is the wish OF DR., Van De
Water and of every member Of the vestry
OF st. Andrews. In the church we are
unanimous in our belief OF the rector's
innocence and in our desire to fight the
thing to a finish Any story that there is
a split in the church over the case Is false"
Mrs. Watt said: "The story is not so.
on my suit for separation and fight the
divorce proceedings in New York without
any compromise
At the office Of Howe q Hummell, counsel
for Mrs. Watt. it was said that nothing
was known there about abandoning the
suit and bringing substitute action in
some other State. Benjamin Steinhardt, a
lawyer Of that firm, said, however. in the
course Of conversation in police court
yesterday morning that the Watt case
was to be taken outside the State.
John c. Shaw. counsel for Archibald
Watt. said:
"Mr Watt has certainly not abandoned
his suit for absolute divorce and doesn't
intend to. 1t will be tried In the fall and
in this State. We have not been approached
with any offer Of compromise.