New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-26
E. H. C0E IS ARRESTED.
BROTHER-IN-LAW SUES
asks 100000 Damages for Aliena-
ton of W1e's affections.

E. Holloway Coe. OF No 6ss Fifth-ave was ar
rested by deputy sheriff yesterday on a court
order, In civil action brought by his brotber-f,
Jaw charles w. Bailey. member OF a PhiIadelphia
Jewery hrm Bailey has brought a suit for 800 coo
damages for alleged alienation Of his vyife's rfec
uohs' accusing Mr.. Coe of entering into a con-
splracy with other persons to make Mrs Bailey
beLeVe that her husband was unfaithfuI 10 her
Mr. Coe gave bail in $4,000 and was released. He
VIII ueIend the suit which is brought in the su-
preme Court in this city
suit rOr DAMAGES for the alienation Of
"Ies aHecuors and suit for slender were
Drought by Mr. Bailey against Mr.. Coe some time
ago out were withdrawn. In the new suit his
attorneys stern & RushmOre. yesterday submitted
long athdavit as the basis for the suit. Mrs
Bailey, before ehe was married 70 Bailey. was the
Widow OF DR.. Chauncey Kerr. She met Bailey
who was a widower, in the Adirondacks and as
they were seated together on n log day they
We're injured by bullet fred at a distance by a
hunte-. The bullet passed through the heshy
part Of Bailey's back and entered Mrs. Kerrs leg
causing so serious an injury that amputaticn Of
the leg was necessary. For some time Mrs Bailey
has been an invalid.
Hailey says he and his wife lived happily for a
time after their marriage although the injury left
her in nervous state and she spent most Of the
time at her mothers home. in Fifth-ave. while
business anairs kept him in Philadelphia a part
or every week. About year ago however he was
oohged 10 so to Europe 10 bring back the body OF
his mother. who had died abroad and on his return
ms wife refused 10 live with him. He was per-
mitted to have only ono interview with her he
says ard then she was in a nervous state. because
statement accusing him of inGdelity had been
shown her
The charge IS made that MI Coo p-oduced this
statement because of belief that his sister would
overt property from him If he could not succeed
III alternating her affections from her husband. II
is alleged that, In conspiracy with William Virtue
Harry Johnson and . woman of bad repute Mr.
Coe caused to be produced an affidavit Of the
woman that she had occupied rooms in houses in
FhIiadelphia with man whose photograph
annexed TO the affidavit. and a photograph OF
Railey ard his two children was attached to the
atdavit. This statement. Bailey says. was read to
him by his wife az their last interview in the
presence of her brother Bailey says that he tried
10 get Information from Mr.. Coe about the woman
was refused; He says he denounced the statement
tectives. he says. found the woman. Virtue and
Johnson. and asccrtained the facts of the con-
An affidavit OF the woman. known by two names.
she was induced by Virtue and Johnson, who were
employed by Mr. Coe TO make the alhdavit al
though at the Time she never had seen Bailey. she
say she first formed the acquaintance of Johnson.
mako the affidavit and took her TO Virtue who
said she need not be afraid as she could sign it
name nan 60, Of Maize Allen 70 the document. although
IIIsIaPn IP "hch was attached TO the affidavit was
SHOWN 70 =. II was a photograph OF a and
was Bailey
Afldavi,s by Virtue and Johnson and by notary
signed. are appended to the complaint. Virtue SAYS
ne was employed oy Mr. COe TO get affidavit
him.
Henry n Earle. counsel for Mr. Coe. said last
evening thar there was nothing to be said this
bine. and that tHe suit merely I'm a series
OF newspaper Eusatious which Mr. Bailey had seen
NJ 10 institute since Mrs. Bailey had been Obliged
10 separate from him. about a year ago. As US
uaL he added. the papers reached the news
papers about the time they did the defendant
About the thing has been done in three Yrevf-
Gus suits. which were withdrawn after considerable
notoriety had been given
Mr.. Coe would add nothing 10 the statement OF
ms counsel last evening. but intimate friend said
the charge that he had tried ALLEVIATE Ms Raj
leys affections from her husband account Of
property interests was absurd IT'S face Mrs.
Bailey has son by her FIRST husband who will in
herit all her property this friend said. and Mr.
Coe mas absolutely control over his sisters
money. He ia a man OF wealth. who wants to pro-
t"ct his sister when she is helpless invalid There
was no conspiracy with the Virtue who first
sold 10 Mr.. Coe some alleged information AID then
sod the information Of his raScality 80 the
other side. Virtue IS now in prison. convicted OF
hitamy and with an Indictment for forgery hang
Ing over him Mrs Bailey left her husband because
she felt she could rot live with him longer"