The evening world., 1909-03-04
}. Edward Young Jr. Replies
by Saying He Forgave
Her Indiscretions.
SHE Ma MES AFFINITY.
Luxuries for Minnie K. Lee and
$500 for Her, She
Charges,


J. Edward Young IT,, OF the wealthy
Grm of Thurston & BraIdich, druggists
supplies, of No. l2S William street, and
his wife, Florence Ward Young. daugh-
tc. OF Newark's aristocratic Ward fam
lily, indulge in startling charges against
each other. including an alleged CON
fession" In the handwriting of Mrs,
Young OF nine years ago, in her suit
against him for an absolute divorce,
Mrs. Young charges that her husband
has been leading a double life for the
PAST several years, negecting her and
their seventeen year Oh! daughter Miss
Marjorie Young, who is at Bryn Mawr.
Under the guidance of a firm OF Newark
lawyers ana through the expenditure OF
more than 1000 on detectives, she says
she secured the legal evidence upon
which she could base theis suit
luxuries fer Affinity.
Mrs. Young charges that her hus-
band, with an income from his business
Of more than $4,000 a year, besides pay
ing as allowance OF 800 q month to
her and s?0O a year for the education
and maintenance Of MajorIe at school,
Is maintaining his affinity, Minnie X.
Lee. IN far greater style and luxury
in apartments at the Beaconsiield
Riverside. Drive and One Hundred and
Thirtu-aiyfh OF ba
monthly rent and keeps a man and n
maid servant for her. at the same time
eXpendng 500 a year for the educa-
ton and maintenance OF Minnie h
Lees son at Nazareth Hall. Nazareth
Penn.
Note to Dear Elie,"
In his answer Mr.. Young contents
himself with single paragraph Of
about thirty words, in which he makes
denial of each an devery one of the
scharses enumerated in his wife's com
Nplaiift' HI sets up no counter claim
but when she appealed to Justice 4,
rard In tie Supreme Court for alimony
AND counsel fee, his lawyer handed up
all affidavit signed by Young. in which
he tells story of how he forgaye his
wife in 1900 for many indiscretions
with young man named Ellie l.. Pom
bert, whom she met In the summer OF
ses at Lake MahOpac. While she had
Pombert to dinner in November. Young
charges, he heard his wife say TO Pom
bert after dinner, Il have something
Tor YOU, and later while she was dis
a robing, he saw an envelope drop from
the bosom of her dress and when he
asked what ii was she said 1t was a
new fashioned way of carving per
tune and put 1t In her bureau drawer.
lie found II next day and 1t proved TO
be note to Dear Ellie" and incloslnv
the following:
FOR Ellie.
twas not. for the mirth ! fingered,
but the hour
When mirth was done, and when
The faint farewells behind US, you
Should have our talk again.
Twas for the pausing In the pathway
here
Amid the boughs' lone moan,
The wind upon our foreheads, you
and l.
In Gods great night. ALONE"
Mr.. Young tossed his WfoS charges
Must Pay Aimony
MY wifes charges are largely mag
mary and fictitious. The afilddvits "
Arthur and Clara Williams are no,
worthy of belief They are, respective
ly, the colored man and maid servan II
OF the alleged correspondent. \ stranger
came to me twice 10 say that the ser.
wants were about to make affidavit
against me and in behalf Of my wife,
but were not satisfied with the compen
SatiOn they We're to receive for making
the afiidavts, and If ! would make i,
an object To them they would refrain
declined the proposition. NV wife :
affidavit is based on hearsay, rumors
suspicion and inuendo.'
.Whereupon Justice Gerard today
signed an order to Young to pay So
monthly alimony TO his wife pending
the trial Of the case. and $3.50 counse
Zee to her lawyer, William F. Wilder
besides reimburslng her the $1,000 spen
by her for detective service, The orde,
was dated back 10 Jan. ] and YOunl
must pay back alImony from that dat,
also.