The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-13
Both Sides N'a':e Effort to Keep
Matter Secret Ivy Hear
ing Before Referee.
PARTED 3 WEEKS AGO.
Physician, 1t Is Said, Names
Young Member of Famous
Southern Family.

Although the suit OF Or. Reynold
Webb Wilcox, the noted physician
lainst his handsome, wealthy wife has
en- referred BY Justice Gerard TO Will
m NJ. Seabury as referee In an effort
insure secrecy, the exclusive social
rcle In which the Wilcoxes moved Is
scussing the affair with great free
ON. The name Of the correspondent
ppears TO be known, and lie is said
be young and impetuous and mem.
n Of well.known South Carolina
.mlly.
Dr.. Wilcox Is living alone in his
townstone mansion at No. s19 Madison
venue. The whereabouts OF his wife
Re unknown save TO her most intimate
ree weeks ago in a great hurry, tax.
& several trunks
About a week later moving vans bear
g the name of storage warehouse
acked up TO Or, Wilcoxs home, and
uantitles Of furniture and household
% pods. including a piano, were packed
~, and carted away. Observers noted
lat conspicuous In the furniture was
. lie suite OF a lady's boudoIr.
Va Trouble Came Suddenly.
The departure OF Mrs. Wilcox from
), lie home OF her husband followed an
.curence that caused some talk In the
neighborhood. Mrs. Wilcox, who was
known to be addicted to the taxicab
habit. rode up to he" home In one Of
these vehicles accompanied by gentle
man attired in frock coat silk hat and
white gloves.
In bidding farewell TO Mrs. Wilcox the
correctly attired stranger leaned ont OF
the taxicab so far and waved his white
gloved hand so energetiCally as to at
tract attention The separation OF Dr.
Wilcox and his wife presently came to
pass.
Up to that time, so far as the friends
OF the couple Knew. Or. Wilcox and Mrs.
Wilcox had / al no dissensions beyond
such as are usual to the general ran Of
married people, Mrs. Wilcox. a strikins
woman. about thl"ty-eIgh, years OF age,
Is an ardent hOrsewOman and figured
prominently at horse shows.
The papers in the case have been
served upon Mrs, Wilcox, but whether
she accepted service personally or
through counsel IL not known. 1t Is re-
ported that the occurrences named In
the summons and complaint In which
a correspondent Is named took place at
prominent Manhattan hotel not on
Broadway.
Referee Is Named
DR. Wilcox absolutely refuses to dis
cuss the case. lie refers inGuirers to
Mr.. Provost, his counsel, who will say
nothing beyond denying that Mrs. VII.
cox eloped and thus forced the action.
David Provost, Ms CUunst. for DR.
Wilcox, brought the suit to the atten-
tion OF Justice Seabury yesterday. 4
repre- sentative OF the law firm of Par
sons & Duvier was In court represent
ing Mrs. Wilcox Counsel told the
Court an agreement had been reached
20 submit tho case Ia a referee and
Justice Gerard appointed Mr.. Seabury
TO act IN lat capacity.
Or. Webb Is native of Madison.
Conn, and is ifty-two years old, He
was graduated from Yale In 1865 and
from Harvard Medical College In lSSl.
studying later in Vienna, Paris Heidel-
berg and Edinburgh lie married
Frances NJ. Weeks, who had a fortune
OF 10000 in her own right, twelve years
ago.
DR.. Wilcox is a member OF the Metro
politan and Calumet Clubs and Of all
the important medical societies. He Is
connected with several OF the large hos
pitfalls.