Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-06
MRS, SCOTT TALKS
On DIVORCE CASE
Replies to Her Husbands Sen
sationaI Charges.
HAS ENTERED A Cross SUIT
Accuses Winfield Scott of Infdelity
and Desertion.
rs LIVING NOW WITH HER SON
Declares That Attempts Have Been
Made Heretofore to Injure Her
by Legal Trickery.
HAS ENTERED A CR0SS SUIT
IS LIVING NOW WITH HER SON

LAllSNC Has DNNli iliei'iN
F. Nj. Scott. wife OF Winfield Scott,
to the sensational charges brought
against her in the suit for divorce
instituted by her husband. She
saws that all sorts of legal trickery
have been resorted to in order to
discredit her. but that she has filed
a cross suit for divorce from her
husband In this she charges him
with infdelity and desertion, and
names as a correspondent we'll
known resident of ashington.
Mrs. Scott is now living here with
her son, who is telegraph opera
tor out of work on account OF the
strike.
With her eyes flashing and her voice
shaken with suppressed emotion, Mrs. e
NJ Scott. wife of Winfield Scott of the De-
partment of Commerce and Labor who
Gently filed n suit for divorce n Chicago,
told a reporter for The Star last night her
side of the story. Mrs. Scott is a woman of
prepossessing appearance, and as she de-
nounced i1er husband in unmea sured terms
IL was plainly evident that she was exert
ing TO the utmost n wonderful self-eontrol.
Seated near her as she accused Scott of
treachery, slander and unfaithfulness were
her two children. one a young man of nine--
teen. the other a i-.rl two years younger.
The hoy is a telegraph operator VIII, IS
without work on account OF the strike; the
girl. according to her mother. Is deprived
of the opportunity Of continuing her stud
les at the school where she was making
gratifying progress ty the failure OF her
father to provide the means for her educa-
ton.
Many of the sensational charges made in
his suit against his wife have been given
in The Star All of them are denied by
Mrs Scott. who declares her husband is
responsible for their publicity. The Incl
dents at the Toadhouse and at the apart
ment house are ch 4racteriZed by her "a
pack of lies. purposely invented to dam
age her in the estimation of her friends.
Mrs. Scott says she has fled cross bill
in Chicago, and that the charges made
therein should have been given out at the
same time as those made by her husband
II this bill she says, she accuses SCOTT of
nonsupport, desertion and inidelity in GER
tain specific cases. \ correspondent resi-
dent in Washington is named Mrs. Scott
declares that, although she and her hus-
band both live here. and have lived here
for long time. he went secretly to Chi
cago. his voting residence. and filed the suit
against her.
Case Is Involved
Il only heard of it by accident" said
she. Notices were sent to me addressed
to vacant house. and | received one of
them by the merest accident Then filed
a cross-Aill. and not only named a core
spondont. but specific instances of inidel-
ity.
Since then Mr.. Scott wrote to me and
suggested that have my cross-hin with
drawn, and saying that he had had his suit
dismissed. ! declined to DO this and have
SeasOn to believe that IL was his purpose
to gain point over me by trckery. as |
could never find that he had taken steps
toward taking the matter out of the hands
Of the court Since the filing of the cross
bill the Chicago court has ordered him to
pay me $40 a week while the case is pend
ing He formerly gave me SO a month
for our daughter. but since the court al
lowed me allmony he has discontinued her
allowance This has made it necessary for
her 10 give up her studies at the Holy Cross
Academy. where she was at one time a
student. My son is telegraph ope rator
but. like many others. Is out of work on
account of the strike l am making my
home with him. | have been here continu-
ally for several years. claim this as nv
home. and II is remarkable that MIR. Scott
should have brought suit against me in
Chicago.
-Four years ago I filed here in Wash
ington suit against Mr.. Scott for divorce
and then, as now named a correspondent,
naming specific instances of iniidelity He
hled "A crOsS-biil. and the matter was sifted
out before Judge Stafford. He refused to
grant Mr.. Scotts petition. and the whole
ease became so involved that il was thrown
out of court.