The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-01
FROM FRANCE TOSUE HUSBAND
TROUBLES or THE WHEELOCkS
AIRED IN COURT.
They Parted by Agreement Two Years
Ago and She Went AbrOad-His Letters
- Grew CODi and She Returned, She
SAYS, to Find Hin Living With Another

Says, to Find HIN LiVlng WIN Ahother
The dissensions Of much separated
family are now occupying the attention
Of the Supreme Court. Augustus ID.
Wheelook, one of the agents OF the New
York Life Insurance Company, with an
office at 50 William street, Is the head OF
the family. He is living at the Hunting
don apartment, 2is West 18th street, and,
according to his wife. he and Mrs Bald
win are known there as Mr. and Mrs
Whaalock.
Mrs. Wheelock herself Is at hotel, hav-
Ing Just returned from Paris Her two
daughters, with one Of whom, 1t appears, she
in not on the best Of terms are in France.
Mrs. Wheelock is here to prosecute her suit
for q separation on the ground of cruelty and
desertion. Yesterday Justice Greenbaum
made an order allowing her $40 a week
temporary alimony and $500 counsel fee.
The Wheelooks we're married on Jan
20. 1884, at Kenosha, Wis, and have two
children, Eva, aged II, and Lila, aged l5
They lived at Rutherford, n. j., till April,
1908, since when they have not been together
According to Wheelock, his wife, who was
born in England, entertains strong aver
sion to America and Americans. At any
rate, whether, as he says, because she
refused to live here, or as she says, because
she was i'll and needed change OF scene
and air, it was mutually agreed in April.
1908, that she should go to France and take
the children with her. She went to Rouen;
and Wheelook sent her regularly 500
month or more.
Mrs. Wheelock, in her affidavit, says that
for a while her husbands letters were
affectionate In July, however, she got a
letter asking her to stay in France for at
least two years. She replied with requests
for more money, and he kept putting her
OF.
In December, 1903, Mrs. Wheelock says.
she received a letter couched in 'cruel
and unkind" language, telling her that
he did not wish to see her again. In subse-
ouent letters she learned that he had sold
the furniture and was living in bachelor
apartments.
Mrs. Wheeloclt returned to this country
ON April 20. She called at Wheelock's
Office and was told, she says. that he had
no accommodation for her and that she
had better return to France. She refused
and traced him to the Huntingdon, where
she found, as she says, that one OF the
apartments was occupied by MIR. and Mrs.
A. ID. Wheelock. w
Accompanied by her lawyer, Mrs. Wheel
ock invaded the apartment and found
Wheelock and Miss Baldwin dining to-
gether.
In her application for alim,ony Mrs.
Wheelock estimates her husbands income
at from $4,000 to $l2, 900 year, and says
that their household expenses always ran
up TO six or seven thousand. She asked.
therefore, for at least $63 week alimony.
submitted number of the letters sent to
her by her husband while she was in France:
One Of them, dated July O. 1903, is addressed
to my dear little wife, and winds up with
love to the children, and with lots of love
and kisses, from your ever loving husband.
In a letter of Dec 3, 1903, he wrote that
he would allow her $3.50 month IN the
future. He added: -,
This amount or more l will always
send, SO long. as you properly conduct
wise / will stop it at once. II
the terms am making with you are not |
in every way satisfactory. you must take
the matter up legally, as they are the best
i can afford to make. II at any time you
opposition on my part, provided it involves
no expense to me; at present l am IN
different TO the matter, as l have no de-
sire to marry. ! have had all l want In
that line.
Il prefer to keep this matter entirely |
between ourselves, at least for the present, |
and it will never be mentioned by me. My |
oh;act in This ia that IT miuht d rect too |
,,,,cb attention To Ms and Eya's trouble !
,ight hecome known sci shall provide |
fnr Won and lila in nv will, and for Eva IL |
and will try to keep up INV insurance for |
your benetit
NV fee,inos toward Won are kind. very
L,na hut fenr The love has all gone. never |
70 re,nrn We must not Judge one another |
too harshlv but we each have the privilege |
81 asking ourselves as many Questions
as we wish. and try to discover where the |
fau,t is Had I NV life over again, or even |
the na.t few YEAR, I would have done very |
dSep rentIv h,t il il too late now, and I |
y IN gro,ying old. Your husband"
fortn;gbt LATER Mrs Wheelock received !
orn,her lstter addressed TO .My dear
I.vdd;e F." iher name is Ivdia) and reading |
a. uart
The The sooner we understand one another
the better If YOU ATTEMPT to crowd me,
Vol, viii cain nothing bv it, If YOU borrow
;!,,nne,, re come over here II viii never be
raid bv me I nav have been too
pa,a oy IN M Ero am bannv to learn that
,h;nas are az Won sav regardinp her and
tnEe Hack ali that I Fave said about
he ,eAe an on, deenaraie for money don't
,nont 70 saa vol, ard won't see Won oven
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