The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-11
WlFE'S ACCUSATION OF FoRNES
copy SERVED ON HIM LAST De-
GENDER, SAYS AFFIDAVIT.

Doubt whether She Has Acquired . Legal
residence in verm Ont-An Last Sum-
NOR She Had . Studio in Carnegie
Hsll-Said to he in This City stli'
RUTLAND, Vt; Aug. yl0.-The substances
of the libel for divorce Of Mrs. Eda onVe
Lyde Fornes against Charles v. Fornes
fled at the Office Of Rutland County Cierk
H. A. Harmon, is as follows: The libellant
represents that after their marriage. on
Nov. 10, 1898, they lived together as nus
band and wife In the State OF vermont
at Poultney, in the year 1901, and at short
intervals since. and the libellant has re-
sided at Poultney for more than one year
next preceding the filing Of the libel. Ihat
during said ooverture the said libellAnt
on her part has faithfully kept the mar
rage covenant and performed all the
duties appertaining thereto, but that tho
said Mbelee, on his part, has not kept the
marriage covenant, but has violated the
same. for that the said lbellee, since said
marriage, to wit, at said New York, In
the county Of New York and State Of New
York, at divers times. committed adultery
with different women to your llbellant
unknown, and particularly In March, 1904,
at Pleasure Bay, In New Jersey. with q
shopgirl; at divers times treated the libel
liant with intolerable severity, to wit.
at New York, and to the serious
and permanent injury Of your libellant;
= that the said libellee Ia pos
sessed Of stocks and bonds and stock In
trade as a wooden merchant aggregating
in value a million dollars. and your libel
liant believes and AYERS many millions.
That there have been born Of said mar
rage to the said parties no children
Mrs Fornes asks to be allowed to re-
sumo her maiden name and for suitable
alimony. The libel was fled with the
County Clerk Dec. 8. 1904. An affidavit on
file states that a copy Of the libel was de-
livered into the hands Of Mr. Fonee by
Edward Schett on Dec. 20, 1904. An effort
will undoubtedly be made to have the case
brought to trial at the September term Of
the Rutland County Court. but 1t Is under
stood that 10 may be difficult for Mrs. Fornes
to establish residence In the county. as
required by law. The attorneys for Mrs.
Fornes are James A. Merrill OF this city
attorneys for Mr.. Fornes have yet ap-
PouLrNEY, Vt. Aug. 1o.-Charles Gull
der, caretaker Of Mrs. Fornee's property
at Lake st. Catherine, which consists Of
four cottages and twenty acres Of land
says that she came to the lake at the death
OF her mother, but remained only a day.
Since then he has heard nothing Of her.
She told him she was coming to the lake
o. a visit this August.
Under her maiden name Of Lyde Mrs.
Fornes occupied studio on the ninth
floor Of the Carnegie Hall building from
April to September last year and she might
have remained there longer II her husband
had not objected Mr.. Fornes wrote to
| the superintendent Of the building saying
that his wife did not have to work for a
living and that he objected to her having
studio there Horace Barry, one OF the
lessees of the building, said Yesterday:
1T was in September that I received q note
from Mr.. Fornes asking me toj have his
wife leave the building. He stated in
| the letter that he was able to support his
| wife and did not want her working for q
| living. replied that / had no power
to ask his wife to leave, as she had not
| violated any of the rules OF the building.
Mrs. Fornes had made up her mind to
leave some time before, and when she
notified me Of the fact shortly after the
receipt Of her husbands letter I found
another tenant for the studio.
Mrs Fornes is sister OF Elsie Leslie
not of Eff1e Ellsler, as enormously reported.
After leaving the Carnegie Hall studio
Mrs. Fornes took rooms In the Hotel Cum
berland, at Broadway and Fifty-fourth
street. She resided there for while,
but according to the hotel clerk left there
returned. She is said now to be living With