The evening world., 1905-07-20
suit AGAINST
COUNT RECCY'S
FORMER WIFE
Husband Of Victor New
combs Daughter Demands
$500 a Year from Her.
SHE CHARGES FRAUD.
Mrs. N. G. lngraham Ayers that
Ante NuptiaI Bond Was OBJ.
tanned by Dishonesty.
SHE CHARGES FRAUD.

The suit instituted in Edinburgh. soet-
land. by Nathaniel Gibbs Ingraham. for
merry OF Now York, against his wife,
who 10 the daughter Of the late II. vio-
cor Fewcomb, OF New York. adds to the
list OF social tragedies TINT has involved
the Newcomb family Cor moro than half
= century. Ingraham, who II . grand
son Of Justice Ingraham, OF tho Appel
late Division OF the Supreme Court, asks
the Court TO compel his wife to pay
him $500 a year. OF this income he
says 1880 u due him on an a~nte-nupttal
contract and $4,000 a yes no claims on
. bond Med by her in his favor.
IngThham makes the unusual charge
that his wife, who was divorced from
Reginald Henshaw Ward. known e.
Count Reggie" proposed marriage to
him. and he made her his wife to please
her. The papers in his suit form . re-
markable document.
In her answer Mrs. Ingraham declares
that 1ngraham got the ante-nuptial con-
tract and bond from her by fraud, and
that he separated her from her FIRST
husband by various insidious devices,
such as tortuns-tel!ns. She ayers that
he induced her to divorce Ward, and
slao induced Ward to permit himself to
Be sued.
Ante-Nuptisi Agreement.
she divorced Ward in May, 1903, and
IA September OF hat year she married
1ngTshem. her mother. Mrs. Victor New
comb, and her aunt. AIrs, Danforth. OF
Louisville, being present at the osre-
mony In Folkestone, England.
Mira. Ingraham declares that InKra-
ham made her sign the ante-nuptia
agreement just before the marriage.
Tho Newcomos lived in Louisville.
and were rated the w%eaI,h.est family
IN the South prior to the civil war.
victor Newcomb's mother became in
sane suddenly when he was n small
child She hurled all OF her children
out OF the window OF their home, To-
Gated in Broadway. between First
and Second streets, at that time the
hAndsomest residence south of the
Mason and Dixon line and every child
was killed. with the exception of Vic
tor.
Mira Nowcomb was sent to an asylum,
where che died some years later. Vic
"sA-st tSSdpllS uColLl,
did not escape the strange fate that
lowered ovar the Newcomb family.
Then came his daughter. and the
Newcomb family rouble have fallen
to her.
Count Had Understandings"
Tho day Ingraham married tho
former Mrs. Ward Il chanced that
Count Reggie" was at the Waldorf-As-
tor!a. on his way West, to inspect some
copper mines.
j knew two months ago she was 60
ing TO marry I~ngraham," he said to a
reporter Of The World. IT wish them
all the joy on earth. You know the
former Mrs. Ward and are on excel
lent terms. When l tell you tina l
dined with her aud the family w
months ago at AiX-les-Bains you will
understand what I mean. You see the
fact is not generally known that the
former Mrs. Ward and I are cousins,
80 l am one Of the family still. you
might say. The former Mrs. Wards
grounds for a divorce were statutory.
Was there collusion7 Oh. l don't want
to say that. but l will say there was
q perfect understanding between US and
that our relations now are Of the most
friendly character"
Ward a Papai Count.
When a youth, Count Ward sold iron
ing boards in the Boston streets. He
made a great fortune in copper here
M abroad and he has conquered lon
don society. His title is a Papal one.
Several sovereigns have decorated him
here, His marriake to Miss Edyth New
comb was a brilliant event OF the
season OF 1889. The Rev. DIR. John
Wesley Brown, rector of st. Thomas's.
performed the ceremony at Mr.. New
combs residence, No. Cs3 Fifth avenue
The brido was only eighteen. while
Ward was twenty-four.