The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-11-15
PLATTS TO SEPARATI.
Differences Between New Yor
Senator and His Wife Lead
TO Estraneement.
NO QUESTION or IMFIDELITl

Never Raised Between Partieo cnI
There Is No Ground For Livorcs 40
tion, Says Deed Of Separation-Sen
satienai Raid and Bitter Quarrel Il
Ruaered.
New York, Nov. Ex-senator Thomas
G. Platt and his wife, formerly Mrs
Lillian I. Janewa2, have agreed tt
separate. The law arm Of Marsh, VIA
slow s. Weyer, acting Tor Mrs. PlGtt
made the announcement Toe desc
was signed by both. bat not In the
presence Of each other, and Is IS fol.
lows:
Owing to unhappy differences be-
tween them the undersigned have thi1
day executed deed of separation.
While making such announcement, we
wish to assert with al possible eInpha-
sis the falsity of tie scand slous arti-
cles which have lately appeared in the
public prints. While there have been q
series of differences and disputes which
seem to make separation advisable,
there has been no conduct u2en the
part OF either which could possibly be
the foundation of divorce action. Ne
question Of the infdekty of either to
the other has ever been raised. State
ments which ha 7e charged violent and
disgraceful scenes Between Us or other
irnproprieties upon the part Of atther of
us are Absolutely false"
Counsel WeHa Talk
The declaration that mo qcestfon c9
the infdelity of e4tLes to the esasr MS
ever been raised" is made with lESs
same specific pesttiysAaSs as tbs no.
nial on Oct. 2 that any differences exc
listed between Seoator Platt anG he
wife and that all statements to the
contrary we're "a tissue Of falsehnpqs
AS to the provisions Of tAs deed a as
aration, Dc Wolf WeYer, speaking eoH
his associates and his cheat s6sA AsA
lips were sealed The statemeu& iesae6
for publication was submitted foR ssh
nature to each of the parties to fha
compact
According to one story current hera.
a sensational raid led by Mrs. Psxtt In
a sumptuous house in West Thirty
eighth street. in the heart Of the Ten
derlc1n. resulted in surprising the sena-
tor and a handsome young woman.
3Eotcr Quarrel Rumored.
A litter quarrel between the Platts
and their separation followed, it is de-
clared.
That is said to have occurred six
weeks ago, and since that time Mrs.
Platt has been living at Tioga Ledse.
the Platts' country estate at Highland
Mills, n. Y, and tie senator has made
his abode ss the Hote4 Gotham, where
Re will continue to live until he de-
Ilrts for WashinS Ston to take up his
d~ties in tie senqSe.
Mrs. Plett confirmed the announce
ment of tie separation at her home at
Tioga Lo3Ee. si e said:
"As stated In fho article of separa-
ton, there has Neen no action for di-
vorce startc7 OF either side. As
matter of fact, ~ h actien was never
contemplated I 1now I never had it
in mind, and the sS2C1or never intimat-
ed such an fNten+ica On hi1 part.''
Senator Platt is 81 feeble that no one
is allowed to sec tam. Besides the
formal announcement OF the separa-
ton, made through Mrs. Pis4t's coun-
sol, no merlbcr of the Tl8sst family
would maso ear comment on ths
agreement.
Provioicn For Mr~. Flat.
What provision has been made by
the senator fer ki1 wtse'3 futsre sup
port could not be lAarNcd frNm any
member OF TIE family, but it Is thought
that Mrs. Plat viii have the use Of
the estate at Highland Mills ard that
she will receive an allowance from her
husband
The public knowledge Of the differ
ences existing bssreon Senator Platt
and his wife beaan mere thrQ tive
months ago, wbSn the statement was
made that Mrs. Platt lad sued for d.
vorce These stories were rereatedly
denied, but recurred 90 often as to
make certain the fact that grave diff
ferenees did exist.
Senator Platt's Hrst wife, who was
Miss Ellen Rarstow- died In February,
1901, and It was MT long after that
Mrs. Janeway, then employed In the
Congressional library, began TO be
known as the 6ancee Of the senator.
In spite Of much opposition they were
married about two 7ears ago, the mar.
riage taking plaee four days before
the day which had been set.