Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-25
FORMER IOWA MAN AND RAIL.
WAY HEAD DEFENDANT IN
100000 DAMAGE SUIT.
ACCUSED OF INTRIGUE
WITH ANoTHER's WIFE
shonts Declares That 1t is Case of
Mistaken Identity and That He Has
Double - Complainant Threatens
Criminal Action If He Wins Suit For
Damages.

New York, Sept 25.-Theodore P
Shonts, president of the $225,0OO,O00
Ryan Belmont marlborough Metropol-
isan Company, president of the Chicago
and Alton railroad, president of the
Toledo, st. Louis and Western rail-
road a director of many other import
ant companies, father of the Duchess
de Cleanliness, son-in-law Of the late
Governor Drake, of Iowa, trustee Drake
University, once connected with the
Iowa Central railway. and one of the
most potent figures in the financial and
business life of New York, has been
sued for 100000 damages by the hus-
band of woman whose affections he
is charged with having alienated.
Thru his lawyer De Lancey Nicoll,
Mr.. Shonts declares he is the victim
of one Of the strangest cases of mis-
taken identity on record.
Says Shonts Has Double.
1t would seem, according to Mr..
Nieoll, that the president Of the "Inter-
Met" has some evil double for whose
misdeeds Mr. Shonts is being held re-
sponsible. Concerning who this double
Is there is no hint.
The suit against Mr.. Shonts is
brought by Frederick Hipsh, New
York manager of the Kentucky distil-
lery, with offices in the Flatiron build
ing. He lives at the Hotel Langham,
One Hundred and Third street and
-
of large wealth, has a comfortable In
come. He is ranked as a successful
business man.
Extreme devotion to his business
caused the only disagreement he and
his wife had until he made a discov-
cry on Aug. last which led to a vio-
lent scene at AIlenhurst, N. J., and cul-
minated in a separation.
Mr. Hipsh has made it a practice to
work twelve or fourteen hours a day,
and this left him little or no time for
social diversions, of which his wife was
exceedingly fond There is quite
disparity in their ages. She is fourteen
years his junior. He is a Jew and she
is christian. She was in humble
circumstances when they were mar
ried five years ago. They have no chill
ell. She was employed as stem
ographer In Mr.. Hipsh's office when he
first met her.
After their marriage they lived in
apartments lin different hotels on the
upper West Side. Mr. Hipsh's income
was sufficient to supply his wife with
fashionable gowns and many iuxur-
les to which she was una accustomed
in earlier life It was her custom to
} spend every summer at some fashion.
able resort while he remained in town
Iattending to his business affairs and
joining his wife for the week end.
) Her Meeting With shonts.
The summer of 1907 Mrs Hipsh
spent at Narragansett Pier Her smar,
gowns, engaging manners, beauty and
cleverness made her acquainted with
many persons who moved in good So
ciety. Thru the Moore family she me,
Mr.. Shonts there that year Thereafte,
she met him in this city. but on behalf
a of Mr.. Shonts it is declared that he
2 has not seen her for at least sis
: months, and it is further asserted tha
his acquaintance with Mrs. Hipsh was
i most limited and confined to the mos
conventional courtesies which an,
{ knows only casually.
Il Mr.. Hipsh is most bitter against Mr.
Shonts. He charges him with conduc-
ing an intrigue with Mrs. Hipsh ov>
period of two years and not onl,
wrecking her life. but destroying nj!
Z happiness. Mr.. Hipsh loved his wifi,
: devotedly, he AYERS. He was proud o
her beauty, her smartness and of he
: social standing. and it was pleasur,
to give her every luxury within hi
means. Up TO the very moment of RI
discovery of what he regards as evi
e dence of her duplicity he addressed he
% with endearing terms
Explains Object Of Suit.
while I have sued him for $780,
damages to punish him for the injur
he has inflicted on me, l do not wan
" a dollar of his money" said Mr. Hipsr
"All l want is verdict of SO Or !
cents of even l cent. Then / will us
!! that verdict in way which will strik
g terror to the men of great wealth wn
come to New York to anuse them
= selves and play on the vanity an
d. weakness of other mems wives, stes
l. their affections, disgrace them an
l. wreck their homes.
a. II have faith in the laws of GU
l. state and the administration of justic
m by our courts. There is law on tn
statute books of New York whic
J. makes conduct Of this sort Grim
H. All want verdict for in my civil su
n against Mr.. Shonts is to use it agains
"a him Il. criminal proceedings which
CO will press to the end Of my resources
L CORN CONTEST; SHORT couRsI