The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-13
ASKED WIFE
TO SELL HIM
Price Named Was Too High,
SO He Left.
DAMAGE SUIT FOLLOWS
Miss Bradley Defendant to One Asking
Fifty Thousand Dollars for Aliena-
ton Of MANS Afections-A
Strange Story oflnfatuation

Especial to Tho Times Dispatch.)
SOUND BEACH. CONN, February p
Tho remarkable story OF how man pro-
posed to his wife to sell him to ans
other. but rebelled at the price she named
and left her. was told to-day to a re-
porter by Mrs. Anna Dodge. She is
sister Of Mrs, Charles G. Quntard. who
is suing Miss Alice Bradley. dashing
young hciress of this place and STAN
ford. for $4,000 for alleged alienation OF
her husbands affections.
After Quintard left her. Mrs. Quln-
tard being obliged to sell her furniture
to pay debts, gave up her home and
lived with her sister. Mrs. Dodge has
since seen Quintard several times and
has talked with him about the case She
said to-day:
''The first intimatlon my sister had
that another, woman had won Charley's
affection was one day last summer.
Charley walked into the house and CALI
ing her by her pet name said:
''3'Mattie, suppose some rich glrl would
come along and want to marry me. what
would sou take for me? Would you
take $4,000 II she offered it?'
.''No; wouldn't take sQ.ooO.' my els
ter answered piayfully.
t.'She thought no was Joking. but Char
ley was really In earnest. He exclaimed:
'''My God. that's moro than half her
fortune. and five times what she told
mo to Offer
DESERTED Ills WIFE.
"Then no left the room, Soon after
that my sister became aware OF his at
tentions to Miss Bradley. He met her
through his livery business as he sent
men over to attend to her horses.
'.Attor their meeting, he went often to
the homo she occupied with her cousin.
Miss Dolly Talcott. telling his wife he he
was looking after her horses MY SIS
ter went to Miss Bradley and asked her
to stop receiving Charley. She said sne
would. as she could have plenty OF SIN Sill :,
gle visitors but she never did. 4.
soon after that Charley walked INTO
tho house ono day. and said to his wife
In the most matter Of fact way
swell I've sold my business for A.>
900 and I'm going away.
= Where are you going his wife asks
cd him, q
5.,Are you going to take me with YOU! =
",No, lin going to have g good time.
.r'How much money are you going to
leave meS
''Charley turned and swore at his wffe,
After he left he sent her an order on
tho man to whom no had sold Ms livery
stable tor $50, but the man refused to
- Is RaPnNrANr,
~ was very FOND OF Charley and help
ed him out on several occasions when he
needed nancy In his business, have
seen him since hts retnNn, and ne told
mo that II he had It all to so over again
hc would not leave his wife,
M'dy money is all gomez nobody wants
anything to DO with me, and 1 can't get
any work to do, he said, II it could
be done again ! would never leave my
Wife ,3a
nCharley IL gaaa-hearted but wild and
recklass He simply became Fascinated
with Alice BRADLEY, and dropped every
thing foF her,
The woman friend az Mrs, Qu!ntara,
who acted as detective. following Quin-
tard and Miss Bradley to- Syracuse, Nj
agara Falls Lewiston Toronto and Of
Atawa, Canada. taking snap shots Of then,