The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-03
MRS.TEWKSBURYAS PLAINTIFF
IT'S THE EN-BROkER SUIF'E WHO
IS SUING AMI l.. BARBER.

Unless There Are Two Violet Aubrey Hut
lcrs or London Who Visit New YORK
Asphalt Man Denies Receiving
Any Consideration for the Drafts.
The woman who is suing President AMI
l.. Barber of tho Barber Asphalt Company
under the name Of Violet Aubrey Butler
10 recover tho amount n two drafts on
London, one for 1000 and the other for
1000, alleged 10 have been given 10 her
here by Mr.. Barber. upon which payment
was refused in London. i, apparently the
wife OF Lewis c. Tewksburv. whose rise
and fall as a broker down in Wall Street
created a sensation back in 1899 Tewks-
bury disappeared. leaving debts amount
ing to somewhere between 100000 and
100000. He turned up in london after
having recouped some Of his losses in Mex
leo, and at last accounts was still living with
his wife in apartments in Pail Mall. London.
II was last spring while he was living IN
London, that accounts came over here OF
his marriage TO Violet Aubrey Butler One
of the lawyers in the case said yesterday
that there was little doubt that she was
the same woman who * now suing MIR.
Barber
Tewkshury marie d Mrs Butler May
Is last in London. In an interview cabled
over hero concerning the marriage, Mr.
Tewksbury was reported as saying that
their marriage was really reunion. as
they had been married nine years ago and
subsequently had parted Mrs. Tewks-
bury who was Western actress going
under the name Of Violet Aubrey, married
Guy T. Butler in January. 1895. in this city.
Mr. Butler wa. an Indian fighter and after
ward became newspaper winter here.
Mr.. and Mrs Phil DAILY, Jr., were witnesses
at his wedding
The Buffers soon separated Mrs. Butler
going back to San Francisco her old home.
She tried 10 get n divorce from Butler out
there. but the courts denied il Butler IN
the meantime had gone 10 Mexico. and
there is said TO have fallen in with Tewks-
bury, who was making money again under
the name of Louis Thorne. He and Iewks-
bury got into n lawsuit over a quicksilver
mine
Mrs Butler went from San Francisco
to London and there met Tewksbury. She
asked the New York courts 10 give her a
divorce from her husband soon after meet
ing Tewksbury and finally got a decree
here.
Her marriage, or reunion, with Tewksbury
having been divorced 10y his wife, Mrs Mary
Mills Greenhut
One Of tho witnesses at the wedding of
Tewksbury ( o Mrs. Greenhut which occurred
in 1890. lust before Tewksb ury's creditors
came down upon him. was Henry b johnson
of the lav firm OF Niles & johnson OF Wall
street which firm was then lewksblry =
counsel. Lawyer William " Niles of this
same firm is now counsel for Mi Barber
in the suit brought against him by Mrs
Butler or TewksbuTY.
Mr. Niles said yesterday that this was
mere coincidence,
AS to the suit itself" he said, we 10
not care TO make our defence public until
it comes TO trial Mr. Barber admits that
he gave the drafts. but he denies that he
received any consideration for them. That
Is all | care to say at this time
Benoni Lockw God, who brought the sun
here for Mrs Butler. was asked yesterday
If she was Mrs. Tewksbury.
Il don't know whether she is or ism {,
he said Il know nothing about Mr., Tewks
LIry In fact. | know nothing about the
case IL simply came TO me from aLondor
law firm. II Mrs. Butler is Mrs. Iewks'
bury undoubtedly the suit was brought
before her marriage. ] do not know that
the consideration was for which she re-
ceived the drafts
Tewksbury's lawyers. at last accounts
we're Steele Defrie=e rockingham
whose Offices in Old Bond street London
Tewksbury was sharing at the time Of his
marriage Mr.. Lockwood was asked yester
dav il il was this firm which had sent tbs
pa pers over to him in the suit against Mr.
Barber.
Il don't care to talk about that sale
Mr. Lockwood There is no reason why
| should disclose who the lawyers are