The Cairo bulletin., 1906-10-15
PREACHER MIXED
UP IN DIVORCE
SUIT
REV l.. LAWRENCE HUNT NAMED
AS CORRESPONDENT IN SEN.
SATiONAL CASE.
TWO PETITIONS FILED
Relations with the Pastor
Family Skeletons of Prom.
nent Folks Rattle.

Omaha, Ncb. Oct Official am
social Washington play part off N
small dimentions in the Basseit Ill
yorce suit which has already beer
fought through the preliminary stage,
here, and lis scheduled for hcarint
on the main issues Of the care al the
present term Of court The suit il
Omaha is brought by Mrs. Fam,
Rice Pae ct daughter Of former Sen
ator Basset, now dead. for divorcc
from Charles c. Bassett, a topograph
er in the United States Geological
Survey al Washington
Besides these two chief actors are
two others, whose part in the sui i.
scarcely lc prominent or less envia
bic. They are on the one hani the
Reverend r. Lawrence Hunt. former
~ pastor Of the Washington Heights
Preshyt rian church. Of Washington,
row pastor of the Noble street Pies
hyterian church, Brooklyn who Ii
openly accused by Mr Basset with
having broken mp the latter's home.
BENJAMIN l.. Fairchild. Of New York.
VINO is accused by Mrs Bassett with
haven taken the burden of her hus
bands fight and offered his entire for
tune to the latter 70 carry it through.
Family Skeletons.
The case will be submitted to
Judge Kennedy of the District Court
largely on depositions Most Of these
have already been taken in New York.
Waahington and Atlaniic Gay, anat
have been received and opened
Family skeletons are dragged from
their closets for pnbrc in poction.
a scandal Of three cities IS elaborated
in minute detail, and a piccturc given
OF social Washington behind the
Genes.
Mrs. Eassott anne TO Omaha short /
~ after a scene between herself and I
her husband, when the lat cr discov- |
cred her hiding place in Atlantic CITY. /
n. j., in July, 1905 She took a little
cottage on the outskirts of the city.
and after acqurin the necessary
six months residence filed her suit
Tor divorce, proceeding that filcd hy
3aesctt in Wa hington by but a ftw
lays. That was February g. Form
n United States District Attorney
Baxter is handling her case FROM this
md, while Hilary A. Herbert. former
secretary Of tne Navy, represents her
II Washington
She generalizes her grounds for di
orcc as OK RENE cruelty. which sh,
vers, was practicol al intervals from ,
1913, two years after they wewre mar
led, until their cplration She nc.
uses him of having been blaspham.
MS and profanc, and says that he
tten prevented her from giving thor .
hildreu proper attention Once. in
lorava, n y, she asserts he pushed y,
er against q door knob aud injured !,
or side. in keeping her from "A cry. y
IL chil1
Principal stress Is laid upon his nc
usa ions to her hat she was receiv
lg improper attentions from a "geu. i,
oman friend of the family" After =
eing required to make her petition =
lore specific. she names the gentle
ian f. end as the Reverend Z. Law
nee Hunt She say. he made these
'cusa ions both in public and IN
rivat": that he questioned the ser =
ants with regard TO the minister's
sit-. and once he shook her severly :"
tier repfimand.
Attempted Suicide.
So vicious were his accusations. o..
,e says aud so badly did he worry ol
'r that she attempted to commit sui
&c February rs. 1891, by taking an q,
'erdose of medicine which she had ~
,ugh for heart trouble. This was n,
heir home in the Alhemarle, and nj
as known only 10y members of the q,
'usehold. by tae physician and bv
e Hunt family with whom the doc -
r was on intimate terms. .
She says that Bsssett left Washing
b 20 take up field work ON Nav .tt,
~. since which time they have .b
yer lived together Bccau-c he 4.
lde no provision for he. she say ,.
o was forced TO give up her apart 81,
lnts al the Albemarlc. and iu Octo-I
icf Wasdingfuu. going fret 10
Tic Rock the former home Of Scua
+ Rice. . her documents filed in
p case indicate that she was later ,.,
Baltimore. Atlantic City and in ~
W York City. -
i was in Baltimore that the young
child. Lawrence. was born. ten
lnihs after her separation from her
sband IN his answer Basseit dis ~
inns knowledge Of the existence Of ~ ~
fcoprl,,5a5 ,n thtta p.rat -,