The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-11
Publisher Whose wife Wants
Divorce, Names Variety Actor
MRS. CARY MAKES DENIAL
SAl Wants $50 Z Week or Final Settle
msnt efsl5,000 for Aer Part Ia
Addition 10 Decree.

Nsw York. Sept. 1.-THE statement OF
Arthur j. Cary. In his defense to the suit
Of his wife for a divorce. that when he
married her she was the wife OF one W.T.
Nam A. Duncan, caused Justice Clark TO
postpone the hearing OF the case for Ave
days. so that Mrs. Cary might meet the
allegation.
while the grounds for the action have
been printed Mr.. Cary has refused 10 talk
for publication and has referred TO his
attorney j. Brace Chittenden, OF No. IS
Nassau street. A reporter who inspected
The defendants affidavits. from a friend
of Mr.. Cary obtained this story:
Arthur J. Cary, married In Texas Miss
Dunor Arsdale: she died six months
after. Cary came to New York and when
be met the present Mrs. Cary he was
earning go a week.
His affidavit says that he met her in
April or May, 1894. in a boarding house.
where she was known az Minnie Dorm.
Prom the first day OF their meeting they
lived together. She told him that she
had taken a small part In a play at the
Star theatre, and had done a song and
dance at Huber's museum with a man
named Duncan.
AGREED TO A DIVORCE.
-Four years later, Mr. Cary says he
married her and from that time their
NE was q succession OF brawis Both
were anxious to bc free and Mrs. Cary
asked her husband 10 give her grounds
for \ divorce. He consented upon the
0ttpulation that she would not exceed
certain allowance, and that she would
obtain her divorce in manner that
would not involve his name and credit.
He furnished his wife with five AMI
davfts but the Ave deponents now state
The circumstances under which Mr.. Cary
obtained them and exonorate him from
the n,hin charge.
Mr.. Cary went away on a vacation and
upon his return he was arrested for non
support. He had been making his re
nfttances under the agreement regularly.
but the last one, on account OF his ab-
sence. was about three days overdue
The sffidsvtt says that Investigation
Ing within her allowance had run w
large accounts at Tifany's. Altman's and
other stores and wss living at rate
a short time The defence. TO keep the
story out OF court. offered Mrs Cary $50
a month as a fnal settlement, but she In.
SAYS SHE IS SONS WIFE.
The defence to prove the marriage with
William A. Duncan has the affidavit OF
I'm 1892 my son. william A. Duncan.
brought to my house a woman he intro
duced TO me as his wife. being Minnie A.
Donohue. who ] recognize now by the
photograph shown TO me being that OF
the plaintiff and who resided with me at
my home for some little time thereafter"
Duncan says the couple appeared in a
Theatrical sketch under the name Of Dun
can and Doran. They lived together as
man and wife and the woman wore a
wedding ring.
The elder Duncan also swears that the
woman once beat his son with water
pitcher. knocking him down. and infiict-
Ing Injuries causing scars which he now
bears.
Mrs. Cary. who is at the Martha Wash
ington hotel, has said 10 a reporter:
IT never married William A. Duncan.
never had any relations with him and
do not know II he is now alive MY mar
r1age to Mr.. Cary In the only one I ever
contracted. There must be some means
by which can make him suffer for his
attack upon my character"
Arthur j. Cary is now a prominent pub
Usher His offices are at e5 Fifth ave-
hue and he IL said to be making $40 OoC
year. Mrs. Cary was allowed 80, 80 a
week by Magistrate Mayo. but she is ask
ng Justice Clark 10 increase that amount
10 $50