The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-09
CALDWELL.
YER AND
ESSEX FELLS
NAMES CHORUS GIRL
vANDERBILT'S WHIP SUED
BY HIS WIFE.
Mrs. Charles H. Wilson, Living with
orange Friends, Wants Divorce,
Naming Miss schenck.

Mrs. Elizabeth Wilson, VINO mas peeh
,,,,,nc with friends in Park avenue, Or
anre has brought a suit for divorce
against Charles II. Wilson, OF New YORK;
Win for Alfred G. Vanderbilt, naming
Miss Florence r. Schenck, a show girl
of &c West Tooth street, New York, VINO
went abroad last year with the Wander
bilt establishment that won honors at the
Iondon horse show. Mrs. Wilson has
made her home in East Thirty-drst street,
New York, so as to establish a residence
in that State in order TO bring her suit.
But she has lived most of the time with
her Orange friends. Wilson was formerly
employed by the Riding n Driving CLUB
of Orange. Dinners and entertainments
given by Wilson and Miss Schenck in
London at which Mr.. Vanderbilt was a
guest are described in the complaint.
II am rot worried about the suit" VIII
son is quoted as saying today. but II a
sensation is caused by bringing IN the
affairs of anyone else l have been warned
that l shall lose my position. L ave
never made any secret of my mode of life.
Upon my last return from Europe. where
| had looked after MI. Vanderbilt's horses
at the. International show, Miss Schepck
created q scene on the pier, Wnlcn l al
nit gave my wife, grounds Tor susplcloh.
II told my wife | recognized that lacl,
but l did not know just what sne Woulo
do. / learned during the New York Horse
Snow. Then / was served with a SUM
mons and complaint. A letter was also
given TO me, telling me to call at the ofice
of my wife's lawyers, Townsend & Cult
terman, of New York.
THE complaint was a severe arraign-
ment of myself, Miss Schenck and, I
think, another woman, although l was too
excited to pay close attention to its de-
vanderbilt's name was dragged into the
complaint, although it simply stated that
he had been in my company at times.
went at once to Mr.. Vanderbilt and told
him about the matter. He said he was not
at all concerned, and did not care how 1
settled my affairs, so long as he was not
bothered. He said il he was to be an
noyed in any way. he would have to ask
for my resignation.
~ then went to my wife's lawyers, and
saw Mr.. Guitterman. He told me l must
agree to give my wife $3.50 a month ALI
mony. I told hin ] could not possibly
raise the money, as / had always spent
all | made.
1T was finally arranged that 1 should
raise a small amount of cash to pay the
two lawyers and agree to pay $500 a month
alimony.
II said that everything must be kept
secret and no other persons affairs in
volved, or | would go into court and fight.
l was told that a referee would be APP
pointed and everything settled in short
order. I do not know just what testimony
my wife will present or whether he wit
neses might involve anyone else. / do
not see why they should. In fact, I think
] shall write to the lawyers today and see
IL the typewriter paper they showed me
cannot be changed so as to leave out all
reference to any one else in the case. I
had hard work raising the money. I passed
all day Thanksgiving raising the FIRST $500.
If the suit of my wife is conducted so as
to annoy any one besides myself, l. shall
even know If Miss Schenck is to be }anaA
as a witness. although l was ta1kfnE8o her
last evening over the telephone. % was
not allowed to keep the typewriter haper
which was served upon me. I showed 1t to
Miss Schenck, and then my lawyer insisted
ON keeping the paper
Miss Schenck occupies apartments with
Mrs. Dos Skinner, the Kentucky beauty,
who parted from her husband in London n
week after their wedding.
This whole affair is very dreadful she
SAID. During the horse show Mr.. Wilson
came to see me. He was in great tribula-
ton. He showed me the papers In a di-
vorce suit brought by Mrs. Wilson. The
complaint said shocking things about me,
and gratuftously mentioned Alfred Gwynne
vanderbilt as having been at dinners I
attended. The complaint especially mem
the steamer with Mr.. Wilson. / have been.
weak and foolish. I did not know Mr..
wilson was a married man.. l WAS de-
my father and can never go home agrin.
Il am through with Mr.. Wilson. We are
now only friends. do not desire to in
!uic hAih. 4 uOi I DidIue hhTs. WlisoH. OHS.
is q good woman. No one can find any
fault with her, provided she is not allow
ing someone to use her case for his own
purpose"
The suit is the outcome Of a series OF
Incidents which began In Virginia a couple
of years ago, when Wilson was down
there with the Vanderbilt establishment.
There he met Miss Schenck, who is the
daughter of a wealthy Norfolk family. She
was a clever whip, and when the Van.
derbilt party went abroad for the London
! horse show Miss SQlpnck urpnp1nanien
them. 1t was said that Wilson gave din
ners for her in Norfolk and first intro
duced her to Mr.. Vanderbilt at one of
these dinners.
Miss Schenck and Mr.. Wilson returned
to New York last July ON the same steam
er. and at the wharf Mr.. Wilson cast Miss
Schenck off. There was a dramatic scene,
in which the young woman publicly de-.
nounced the whip. During her fearful
protest to him. he reminded her. in the
presence Of several persons, that Mr.. Van
Schenck retorted that she had been legally
married to MIR. Wilson before going abroad
with him, and that she proposed to assert
her right to his protection. They were
never reconciled, however. Wilson went
back to Newport to his duties, and Miss
Schenck went on the stage.
Just after the quarrel on the wharf,
Mrs. Wilson, who was then living with
her Orange friends. declared that her hus-
band could not legally have married Miss
Schenck, because he had welded her four
had the papers to prove it, She imme-
dlately made preparations TO bring the
suit for divorce.