The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-18
LEAVES WIFE FOR YOUNG GIRL.
JAMES STREET SAYS HE'LL MARRY
HIS STENOGR4PHER, AGED II.
Mrs. Street Says She'll Prevent 1t and
Make Him support Her and Their Six
Children-.Girl Says Their Friendship
Has been PlatonIc-He's In . Hospital.

Wake Hill SuppOTt ItVT auu luci SIN
Children-.Giri Says Their Friendship
Has Been PlatonIc-He's In a Hospital.
James Street, lately president Of the
Street Steamship Company, recently Or
ganized, is now in the private ward Of the
Polytechnic Hospital in East Thirty-fourth
street recovering from an operation made
necessary by an attack Of appendicitis. His
present illness is only an incident in the train
OF events which include his desertion OF
bis wife and six children and his taking up
With seventeen year-old girl whom he
installed in his office not many months
ago as private secretary. Her name is
Edna Miller and she is possessed Of more
than the ordinary share of good looks.
At the hospital yesterday Street said
that he was in love with the girl and that
be intended to marry her as soon as he
was divorced from his wife. Just how he
intended to secure the decree he did not
make plain. His wife, VIII, Is niece OF
Henry G. Davis, late candidate for Vice.
President on the Democratic ticket, ia
woman OF irreproachable character She
is now living with relatives at Englewood.
y. j., having been obliged to give up her
home because Street failed to turn in any
money for the support Of the family. In
the meantime Miss Miller and her mother
have been living in good style at the
Gresham Court, an apartment house at
l4oth street and Lenox avenue, where Street
was a frequent caller. Said Street yester-
day from his bed in the hospital:
Yes, l love Miss Miller, and she loves
me. We intend to get married as soon as
! get divorce from my wife or she gets
divorce from me. Miss Miller is pure,
coed girl. We are only friends now, but
she knows my love for her and will become
my wife as soon as am free to marry her,
1t is also true that have teen away from
my people for some time and that / was
with Miss Miller and her mother while she
Miss Miller was i'll in the Catskills. but
emphatically deny that there was anything
improper in our relations. l have known
her since she was years old The state
ment that am paying the rent OF the apart
ment in the Gresham Court is false. am
not contributing in any way to the support
Of Miss Miller or her mother.
AS far as know have never resigned
as president of the Street Steamship Com
pany. nor do intend to give up that place.
! intend to fight any effort to Dust me. AS
soon as am able will consult my lawyer
about the matter
Miss Miller and her mother held levee
for newspaper men in their fat yesterday.
The girl has blue eyes and real golden hair.
She is handsome beyond question and her
manner is attractive. Her mother is OF
generous build and has a square jaw. The
girl did most Of the talking, but the older
woman managed to get In remark now
and then. Both were we'll dressed and the
apartment presented the appearance OF
4 admit that Mr.. Street is in love with
me-" said Miss Miller. Il also admit that
! am in love with him and we are going to
be married as soon as he is free; But
myself improperly with him., Thus far
our friendship has been merely platonc;
He has been a very dear friend to me and
II was through his kindness that l was
taken TO the Catskills during my recent
illness. 1t is untrue that D.! ever passed
Mrs. Street. | was down to the hospital
Yesterday to see Mr.. Street after learned
that everything about rs was likely 70 be
made public. He advised me to tell all
without any reservation.
Mrs Miller, between times, corroborated
her daughters story. She said that every
word of it was true.
There is no ground for the statement
that my daughter posed as Mrs Street.
she said. Il am paving the rent for tins
apartment and Edna is living here under
nv care. Mr. Street has known her for
a long time and he told me he intended to
marry her as soon as he was in position
to do So"
Miss Miller is the daughter Of the late
William Turnbull Miller, a dentist of Pali-
SADIE Park. y. j., and she was graduated
from the high school there two years ago:
Afterward she studied stenography and
her first lob was in the Office of the Marine
Engineering Magazine, She used to come
to the city every business morning on the
same train with Street and II was IN TINS
way it is said. contrary to his own state
ment that he has known her since child
hood. that he first became acquainted with
her. He was then one of the managers of
the Barber Steamship Company. whose
offices are in the Produce Exchange build
ing. and he made place for her there.
When he was made president of the Street
Steamship Company he took her along
with him as private secretary.
Shortly after that Street, it is said, began
10 neglect his business. and he was rarely
seen at his home, although. he continued
TO contribute literally to the support of
his family. When Miss Miller went to the
Catskills he followed her there, and he was
absent from the Office for five weeks c.
7 Gregory, the manager OF the International
Harvester Company, which is credited
with organizing une otTeeU oCedInSHlp
Company, found out where Street was and
followed him to the Catskills.
They had long talk, and when Gregory
left he was said to have carried with him
the written resignation Of Street. Gregory
was afterward elected president Of the
Street Steamship Company to fill the va
cancy. He declines to discuss the matter
further than to say that Street Is no longer
connected with the corporation. Streets
salary was 1000 year, but it Is said that
his income from commissions and other
sources increased this amount to $4,000
The operation on Street was performed
by DIR. David Tovey of the Polytechnic Hos
pital staff, who had been Miss Miller's
physician. He was first called to attend
Street, it is said, when the latter took an
overdose Of choral. Then appendicitis
developed. He is on the road to recovery
now, although at one time his life was
despaired Of. Street was greatly affected
by the illness of Miss Miller, but he denied
yesterday a story to the effect that he had
attempted to commit suicide by knocking
his head ngainst the mantel.
AT the home of her sister in knglewood
yesterday Mrs. Street said:
My lawyer, Louis Hicks, of 25 Pine
street, New York, and / have not deter
mined exactly what it will be, but we in
tend TO take such action az will prevent
nm from marrying that woman; l suppose
II will be separation with alimony. At any
rate, | am going to take some action 1t is
not because ! am jealous of the girl; far
from If blt | must haya Soma rnaana IF