New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-08
LOVES DIVORCED WIFE.
Mrs. j. q. UndsrhM Produces HIS
bands Letters IN DiyOrce Suit.

Supreme Court Justice Amend has signed
order appointing Richard VI Martin referee to
near the testimony and report TO the court IN
suit for absolute divorce Brought BY Yrs Grace X
Cnderhin against her husband. Jchn @ U,rdsrhnI
a real estate broker OF No t25 Fisth-av~ Jususo.
DuEro has issued a commission IN the same suit
to Henry Clay Evans Consul General az the United
states at london, to take the deposition OF Mrs.
Underhiii. who IL at present in london. be used
at the hearing before the referee. The orders
were issued on the application q wentworth
Lowenstein & Stern. counsel for Mrs. Cndsrh,u.
This is the second suit for divorce that Mr.. IN
derhh has rad TO defend within a short time III
first wife procured a divorce from him about two
years ago. and he married the wife who f. now
suing him on June :. 1902 The second Hrs Under
hill was Miss Grace Knight. daughter o. the geu-
eral manager OF the Bell Telephone system 81
Texas.
At the time tire present suit orou-0t. sev-
eral months ago. a number OF letters passed. be-
tween Mr. and Mrs. TnderhilL and one lettcr pgr-
porting TO have been written By Mr. Uuderhir rsad
in part follows:
have known in nv heart that nv love vas for
Esther MIR UnderhilTs first wifsI aud the h~ys
70 hear Of 1t ar time when { was nervous sui
SICK want q be honest with you. there -
not bit OF hate in me: there IS lots OF the Old
affection with me yet. and while YOU bear nv
am alone there will never BE- anv o. the old roue
house days or association with former friends 7
have read an your leJters and know your sur
fering is terrible; please do think am suffering
Tor you.
After their separation. Mrs CuderhiU asserts
that her husband wrote the following statement:
On Thursday June o. 1892 at Jersey CITY y =
l. John @. Underhill. declare that I married Miss
Grace D knight. after processing for her my deep
est and most lasting affection and after most
earnest solicitation on my part I lived with Der
Until September g. 1892. when. for reasons known
only to MYSELF (which I refused to give either
to my wife or her father 7 deliberately and al
soIutsly abandoned her. 7 wish ir This statement
20 say my word Of honor gentleman that
NY wife. Grace X. CnderhU. hv her actions has
given no cause for such DISCRETION. that she hns
borne my name and borne herself as nv wife with
the utmost honor. dignity and discretion and thar
she has been 70 me true. loyal AMI tOvt1c WIFE
In the step Z am taking no reflection wcRteve~
rest on her character. her good name. or hsr
position my wife. either now or at any futfrs
time.
The papers did not disclose TIE name % the CO.
respondent. and as the case has been sent %
referee efforts Will be made to keep the testimony
secret. Mrs. Underh3u sets corth that her husband
is in receipt OF large income from his business.
alleging that IN the previous year his income
over S115OO0. AS evidence OF his wealth she
declares that ne pays 70 his former wife $50
month alnOny. besides having provided a trust
fund Of $4,000 for the two sons Of his first mar
rage. She says that he Is member o. the most
fashona bic clubs in the city. and lives a the
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel The hearing before tns
referee will probably begin the last Of the week