The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-21
Rich East Orange Correspond
ent's Letter Falls Into
Hands of Husband.
DECREE RECOMMENDED
BY CHANCERY MASTER
Courting Wife, but Hubby
Thought Frequent Calls Were
Made on Sister-in.Iaw.

That Edward b. Gillbard, the wealthy
druggist of East Orange. has sworn
that he will marry Mrs. Mary Augusta
HaslSins as soon as she is divorced by
her husband. is only one of the start
ling features of the divorce action
brought py William B. Haskins, New
ark planning mill owner.
In q letter to Miss Harriet z. Witty,
a sister of Mrs. Hasl1ins, Gillbard, who
is named as correspondent in Hasllins' S
suit, writes:
"Your sister has consented to marry
me as soon as she is free to do so, and
have promised to wait until such time
as she is free to marry. The sooner
that time comes the better''
The testimony in the action has been
forwarded to Chancellor Pitney with u
recommendation for decree of divorce
by Master in Chapcery Oscar Keen, in
whose offices the final hearing was
held. Mrs. Haskins did not defend the
action.
In detailing his wife's alleged infideli-
ty, Mr.. Haskins told of valuable pres
ents which his wife had received from
time to time and which she first told
him were made by a Mrs. Burke, Of
New York.
81 spoke to Mr. Burke about the
matter" he testified, "and iauoh to my
surprise, learned that Mrs. Burke de-
MED having given my wife the jewelry
and other presents"
Laughs mt story.
81 first got absolute proof that she
was unfaithful to me the last day
that we were in a house where we
lived in South Seventh street." de-
clared the husband. 'She made no
bones about it when I confronted her
with things / knew and had been told"
He went on to tell that the planning
mill, in which he was part owner, kept
him away from home until Z o'clock
nights. He knew, he said, that Gill
bard visited the house in the evening
when he was home. but he did not
know that the druggist was coming
almost daily during his absence at
work. Generally, Haskins said, his
wife's sister was with her, and he
thought Gillbard was coming to see her
when l spoke to my wife about her
actions she said she had lied about
whom she had visited,
She told, he said, of registering with
Gillbard in the Union Square Hotel, in
New York, as "W. j. Porter and wife,
of Philadelphia"
Letter to Sister.
The lawyer also presented the follow
ing letter Gillbard had written TO Mrs.
IIaskins's sister, Miss Harriet E.
EAST Orange. Feb. 81 'O4.
"Miss Witty:
I'm reference to the enclosed letter
would say that l have explained the
true situation to the only woman in the
world who has q right to know the
truth. I have nothing to say, excepting
that the statement is false.
There is nothing concerning my past
life that your sister does not know, and
If she is willing to overlook certain
faults. / do not sec that it concerns
anybody but ourselves. As TO the rest
of it. have to inform you that your
sister has consented to marry me as
soon as she is free to do so, and have
promised to wait until such time as she
is free to marry. The sooner that time
comes the better
II trust that the time will come when
you will feel more kindly towards me
than you do at present, but that is
matter which rests entirely with your
self. e. B. GILLBARD."