Evening journal., 1904-11-17
The Doctor Husband
Brought Action a Week
Later-BiH of Separa-
ton Sets Forth That
SShe Was BIameIess
Her Late Hours, Dancing
and Hard Work Caused
a Breakdown and Re-
tirement From operate
Stage

The full details of the marital troubles
Of Mrs. Elizabeth SARGENT Chandler, the
well-lnown singer, and her husband, DR..
Swithin Chandler, of 40. 2OiO Chestnut
street, Philadelphia. witch were partially
aired here yesterday b,fore Chancellor
Nicholson, came to light today. Mrs.
Chandler who was q member of the
chorus and an understudy in the comic
opera Loves Lottery Of which Madame
schumann- -Heink is at the head, until
October "A last. denies that her entire
on the stage caused the separation. AL
legged inhdelity on the part Of her hus-
band. she says, was the reason why they
separated and she employed her abilities
as a singer as means of livelihood. She
studied vocal culture at Vienna and be-
sides being a noted soprano is a pro-
nounced beauty.
Both Want Divorce.
The fact became known today that on
October 81. last Mrs. Chandler applied for
a divorce before Judge Martin in Phila-
delpha on statutory grounds naming a
well-known society woman of Whining
ton as one of the correspondents. One
suit for divorce also in Philadelphia on
the ground of desertion. The cases will
come up next month in the Common
Pleas Court. Charles I. Smyth. of No.
Il South Broad street, Philadelphia, is
the attorney for Mrs. Chandler, while
John X. Kane, son of the late DR.. John
X. Kane of wilmington, a nephew OF
the late DR.. Elisha Kent Kane, the Arctic
explorer and also a maternal nephew OF
the late Ambassador Thomas f. Bayard
of this city, is the lawyer for DR.. Chand-
Ter. Mr.. Kane's Office is in the Real Estate
Trust building.
Mrs. Chandler Not to Blame.
The articles Of separation, which were
signed by both husband and wife il
Philadelphia, on March &c last, recite th'
differences that have arisen between
them for which the said Elizabeth sar
gent Chandler is in no way responsible oi
blameable' and it was agreed that they
should live apart 'as he realizes tina
under the circumstances that have arisel
it is the only proper course for a self
respecting woman to take" The agree
ment further provided that the doctor
should not claim or demand any prop
erty Of hers but that he should receiv'
the rent from the house No. 1000 jackson
street in this city, $40 a month, with tn
understanding that he should pay he
So a month for life for her support. 1
also stipulated that If the wife died be
fore the husband that she would Civ
him the house by will but If he shoul
die first the property should remain her
absolutely Another provision was tina
81 he failed to pay the S75 a month regu
larly she could act as she saw fit inde
pendent OF any agreement.
Inasmuch, however, as the doctor ha
failed to make the last two months pay
ments. the attorney for Mrs. Chandle
claims that the agreement has now bee
broken and is nullihed.
History Of Litigation.
The present litigation before Chan
cellor Nicholson was instituted on No
vember seventh, when Robert G. Har
man, the city solicitor of Wilmington
rs lawyer for DIR. Chandler, began a
action for the transfer of the dwellin
In question to him as he had paid OF
mortgage for $4,000 against it. H
claimed that as the separation paper
called for the rent to be paid to hiT
that he be given IL directly. Since tn
departure of DIR. and Mrs. Chandle
from this city to Europe in July, 100.
the doctor having, studied surgery /
Paris, Berlin and Vienna, the rent ha
been collected by Edmund c. Cause, {
Wilmington, who married a sister q
Mrs. Chandler, and paid over to tn
physician. The couple returned froI
abroad in July, 1902 and took up the
residence at 2O10 Chestnut stree
Philadelphia.
~ Mrs. Chandler Wants Property.
In her answer to the suit, Mr.
Chandler asks that the property
hers absolutely because of the breakin
Of the articles of agreement by II
husband in not paying her the stipula
ed amount each month. As the hul
bands lawyer was not ready to procee
yesterday the chancellor granted hi
until Saturday in which to file aff
davits from Norristown and els,
where" Attorney Charles NJ. Curti
Tor Mrs. Chandler. also has until ne,
Wednesday in which to file an add