The Washington herald., 1907-09-06
MRS. EARLE is RICH
Artist Gives Discarded Wife
100000 Estate.
SON IS HEIR TO A MILLION
Monroe Man Who Sent spouse to
France 10 Get Divorce Provides
Handsomely TO Repay for Sacrifice.
"Amnity'' Lives In Luxury on
Upper West side in New York City.

New York. Sept. 5.-An estate OF more
than 100000 was to-day formally settled
upon his discarded wife by Ferdinand p.
Earle. the Monroe artist. who yesterday
sent Mrs. Earle TO France to divorce him
that he may marry Julia Kuttner. his
affinity" in accordance with the fore
ordination that he recently discovered.
Besides this. Mr Earle legally safe
guarded the legal rights Of his little son
as heir to his mIllion-dollar estate.
Tho papers making these provisions
were signed by Mr.. Earle at the Office OF
Henry Wellington Wack. 42 Broadway.
Mr.. Wack owns the estate adjoining
that OF the Earles IN Monroe, and has
known the family for years. Mr.. Wack
stated that It was arranged that Mrs.
Earle should have for life the income of
a portion of her husbands estate worth
more than 100000.
Earle Generous, Says Wnck.
so far as Mrs. Earle's divorce plans
in France are concerned I have no knowl-
edge Of them, nor Of the grounds upon
which a divorce is to be sought" said
Mr.. Wack.
Il have known the Earles for years.
and my connection with them is that
Of a neighbor who has been sought by
both parties as their attorney in the mat
ter of certain financial and property set
Elements between them. Ny family
knew the Earles and liked them for many
fine qualities besides their exceptional
talents.
Both are persons Of much force OF
character, and each desires to 1--we a life
unextinguished by the other. Their
separation is matter Of mutual desire
and was settled upon long before Mr
Earle met the woman who has been ox-
plotted as his next wife.
While my province In this affair has
been limited TO that of arranging finan-
cal affairs between Earle and his wife.
have observed nothing but generosity on
Mr.. Earle's part and satisfaction on that
Of Mrs. Earle. "
Miss KuttnOr Lives in Luxury,
Julia Kuttner IS the name Of Mr.. Earie's
affinity, notwithstanding HIS statement
that the name was an assumed one given
TO hide her identity
Miss Kuttner lives with her widowed
mother, Mrs. Anna Kuttner, in a fine
house at 217 West Seventy eighth
street, on the upper West Side.
Their home is now boarded up for
the summer. and she had not been
there since June I.
The tradespeople in the neighbor-
hood say that Miss Kuttner Is a quiet.
demure little woman. pleasant and re-
fined. and that the family. Judging
from their household expenditures and
prompt payments, have plenty OF
money.
Mrs Ferdinand p. Earle. mother OF the
artist. who lives in an apartment at 1Osth
street and Broadway. talked a little to
day about the doings OF her son.
THE accounts are all wrong-that is,
they give the wrong idea. I should think
there had been enough lies printed about
my boy" she said. The trouble is that
he talked too much. He was a fool 10 tell
his affairs. Indeed. what with his fool
ishness there has been too much told
already.
1T is time there should be a stop NY
son is not at all the low man that these
stories say he is. They have made him
out wretch. a terrible person. Its out
rageous. The whole thing Is our affair.
and does not concern the public at all:
so you must really excuse me from say
ing anything about IT,"