The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-10-21
D|NED HIS WIFE,
BUT DIDN'T SERVE
SLEUTH'S REPORT
Mrs. Burns's Lawyers Tell of
Yacht Club Meal With
One Odd Course.
SIGNED s5oo,ooo DEED.
Chicago Millionaire Charged
With Then Having Evidence
on Which He Sues.
SIGNED S5co,ooo DEED.

Owen Burns. President Of the W. r.
Burns Manufa curing Company. OF Chi
cago. with Offices at No. bz7 Fifth ave-
nue.. and Dorothy, the beautiful young
wife he is using for divorce met to-day
for the first time since a memorable
dinner at the Columbia Yacht Club
June g.
To-day's meeting was in the Supreme
Court. to which Burns had been sum
moned by May & Jacobson, counsel for
the wife. to be examined concerning
course. out OF the ordinary, served at
the dinner.
Recorded In the Registers once Is a
conveyance dated June %, Of the $780,
900 property known as Burns Terrace.
Inwood, from owen and Dorothy Burns.
his wife, and Ursula C. Burns, to one
Wilson. The wife's counsel charges
that owen Burns invited his wife to
dine with him and his brother. Walter
F. Burns, the latter's wife. Ursula. and
his sister and her husband, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilkins. Albert II. Gleason. at
torney for owen Burns. was also pres
snt.
The wife who was a cloak model In
Chicago establishment. when the
young millionaire met her. had been
separated from him two out of
the three years since their wedding In
1865. though, she aileges that her hus-
band sought q reconciliation. She was
escorted, however, by an attorney.
Signed Transfer During Dinner.
During the dinner Burns said he had
an offer for Burns Terrace which would
net $4,000 profit and asked his wife
10 sign deed with him and his sister,
in-law, adding that, otherwise. there
would be a loss of $500 Mrs. Burns
says she, still thinking Of reooncilia-
ton, signed the paper.
Mrs. Burns was served on July with
the summons and complaint in a suit
for divorce in which her husband
charged her with improper conduct with
Earl Carley, of the Chicago Calumet
Club, and president of the Clysmic
Spring Company, which has New York
offices at No, 251 Fifth avenue, and
with another young man.
The complaint says that Mrs. Burns
and Carley visited a house on Forty
seventh street on the night of July n.
Mr.. Jacobson charges that Burns had
the report OF q detective on July IS. and
asked his wife to dinner for the pur-
pose of securing her signature to the
conveyance of the only New York
property upon which a lien could be
made in the collection of alimony.
In behalf of Mrs. Burns an action has
Leen commenced t. set aside this dead.
To-Cl:'a Examination consisted mainly
ol .G SLyns ~ Mr. jacobson and re-
1usal- a.. rer by Mr.. Burns. Mr..
Barn. r. 9ed TO say whether he had
as.-ld vic to ign any other papers.
lie Gc,. ed to say if e had not. on
that dav n~ the daE before, received the
report Of his detective of his wifes
alleged Improperly.
Woman Invaded His Office.
In 1905, wen Burns was a bachelor,
woman Eu.nn a. Mrs. Julia CorneHa
Smith, 81 L. IChburE, Va, he!ress of
the Ger.unA Norris estate. created a
sensation by walking into the office of
owen bulns, and, laying revolver
on his desk, demanding that he pay
her 5000 which, she said, he borrowed
of her while in Paris few months be-
fore. A policeman was summoned and
Mrs. Smith was induced 10 put away
said Burns had borrowed the money on
a plea that he and his mother were
pressed for money TO promote the Co
lonial Trading Company. and OF which
few days She said he also borrowed
1850 for himself, but paid back the $3.50,
She showed a quit claim she had signed
on the payment Of $1,000 TO her also.