The evening world., 1904-04-15
Called for Trial at Last IN Judge
McCaIPs Branch of the Su-
preme Court After Extraor-
binary Delays.
CORRESPONDENTS IRIS
ARE DEAD NOW.
wife Who Brought Suit Has
Enjoyed AIimorW Except at
Intervals in Which Jail
Threatened Husband.

While the LAWS Detay~ COMMITTEES
struggles with the problem OF how 10
relieve the Supreme Court Of the con-
gestion which keeps cases for triad
two or three wears in arrears the suit
and oounter~suit for absolute divorce
between Henry 3. Shepard n Flor
sncA his wife. In being rushed 20 trial
bsfore Justice Mccall to-day. after sew
entssn years on the calendar.
II has been no fault of the courts.
however. but the delays which began
because of hsEtancy on tho part of the
husband. on account Of his three young
daughters, and acquiescenoe on the part
Of the wife In q situation which left
her In tho enjoyment OF 800 monthly
alimony, have been brought to an end
By . decision OF this tame Justice Mo-
Gail. sitt1ng In the motion art of the
court
Daughters Now Women
The little daughters are now in the
full bloom Of womanhood. They 1--we
with their fnthsr. Henry B. Shepard.
who II . read estate dealer, at Holland
Court, Park avenue and Ntnety-sSoond
street.
Mr.. Shepard brought suit for absolute
divorce In 1sG. naming three or four CO.
respondents. Mrs. Shepard answered
with counter charges. and. not to bs
oubdons, named an equal number OF 90
respondents.
h got an award for herss1f and
children OF 800 monthly aiimony. On
March IA. 1900. Mr.. Shepard was nned
LOO for failure to keep up with the
alimony, but ON Its being shown thai
tho children had gone TO their father
the alimony was reduced 20 s3b a
month.
These suits were dropped and new
ones begun IN 1894. adding one or two
hf Mr.. GsihTs Shepard paid on on sS his f flHs' at the
rate OF 500 n month, In addition to the
SIS. down to May "a, 1908, whom he re-
belled. Last October shepard was or
dered to pay s6SG.5S arrears OF alimony
and fine or go to Ludlow street jail.
This was p1ct with an offer to pay
s507. sS. the accrued alimony UP to Feb.
0. 1901. Mrs, S~heEard's attorney refused
who had been drawn into the case as
counsel by Mr.. Shepard. last In "A series
of six attorneys. pressed the case for
trial.
Case Set for Trial.
Justice Mccall directed Mrs. Shepard
to accept the motion. and put he case
on the calendar for trial, saying:
"Comment on the long life of this
litigation can best be summed up in
the statement that 1t is a bitter re-
Election upon the procedure OF practice
prevailed herein. The lnducement Of
fercd that by granting this nation,
which will give Mrs. Shepard all the
lights vouchsafed her and at the same
time will give to the Court control OF
-. tl,Nwo NAps, In M far "a q m dIrNnt an
Immediate trial OF III issues n the
anal disposition Of Il case that has been
on our calendar for over seventeen
years. warrant that this motion be
Nearly everybody connected with the
original case In dead-co-respondents.
| witnesses and lawyers.
First Action Dismissed.
When Action No. l" was called to-
day by Justice Mccall. Henry r.
and ii. G S. Simpson, attorney for
MIR. shepard. stated that the cn-re,-
s%pondent, charged with flirting WITH
f Mr.; sAeP %fFias IN ' y q Hn! fhs F sSetatg'
Metz. ieft FOR California ten Years age
and never returned. while all the other
respondents, Mrs. Hendricks" ant
Mrs. Sprowells, named by Mrs. Shep
ard. lie. moved that Action No. l. b,
dismissed.
Mr.. Shepard, crowding three score
would say nothing for publication. HI!
three daughters, Myra b.. Edith. NJ
and Florence, are now thirty-four
twenty-cight and twenty-three year!
old. respectively. They were not il
court.
The lawyer told the Court that Mr.
Shepard had paid more than 500. 10
alimony to his wife. and he insisted
that the Carc he either tried or Tn,
complaint and countcr-complaint b,
Mr.. Saylcs objected. but Justice Nc
Call dismissed the cast and suspended
the alimonv order,
soon.