Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-28
Laura Biggar Bennett Made
Defendant in Sensational
Damage Suit for S100,000by
Mrs. C. C. Hendrick.
ALLEGES HER HUSBAND
CRUELTY TAINTED HER
Would Not See Her When Child
Was Born and Died; Declares
Actress Kissed Hendrick in
Her Presence.

Laura Biggar Bennett, who
buquerque a year G as the proprie-
tress of the Albuquerque Daily Sun.
which subsidized suddenly after a some
what checkered career. and VINO was
in the limelight mora or less for some
time after the paper ceased %publica-
ton. because Of various damage and
libel suits, has again broken into the
glare. This time Mrs. Bennett is be-
ing sued for 500, 900 for alienation OF
affections, nv Mrs Arnes Mary Hen
drick. former wife of DR.. Charles C.
Hendrick, who will be remembered in
Albuquerque as the editor
of the Sun" the man who licked a
policeman n sued the district court
Mrs. Bennett. who was formerly an
actress. received 100000 from the
estate of II. NJ. Bennett, of New Jer-
sew. several wears ago and Mrs. Hen
drick asks $100,0 900 of this amount as
compensation for the alleged break
ing up of her home.
a New York paper says; The suit
will come up for trial in the supreme
court in BROOKLYN in a few DAYS, and
the story of Mrs. Bennett friendship
for Or. Charles c.. Hendrick, with
whom she is alleged TO be living n
from whom Mrs. Hendrick got a di-
vorce several years ago, will be told.
Tried Together for Conspiracy.
Mrs. Bennett and DR.. Hendrick
have figured jointly in the news on
several occasions. The actress alleged
she was the wife of III. M. Bennett, a
wealthy New Jersey man. and made a
fight that ended in n settlement of the
case, by which the actress got a share
of the estate. Meantime. DR.. Hem
drlck and she were tried for conspir-
acy. She was acquitted, and DR.. Hen
drick, with another man. was found
guilty. A higher court, however, re-
versed the Judgment.
Mrs. Hendrick, in her complaint,
says DIR. Hendrick deserted her in 1902
and went to live with the actress. She
was married to DIR. Hendrick in No
vember, 1894, and they had four chill
dren.
Wouldn't Go TO See His Child.
Before the birth of my last child.
I'm 1902 she says, che told me he
was in love with another woman /
entreated him to pay no further atten-
ton to the woman, but he refused, and
he told me the womdn was Laura Big
gar.
When my child was born [ sent
him word, but he never came to see
me. When my child died | sent him
a telegram, but he never paid any at
tention to it. When the Grape was on
the door l saw him 90 past the house
In company with Laura Biggar."
Speaking of seeing her huband in
Jail, she says: He took me to a room
and introduced me to Laura Biggar. l
merely stood and looked at her. | was
unable to say a word" On another
occasion while I a talking to him, -
she said, Laura Biggar entered with
a bunch of roses. She pinned one on
my husbands coat, kissed him. put
her rms aroun his neck and then
took his face between her hands and
caressed him. l stood there and
cried"
The Actress Wouldn't Leave Him.
She said after DR.. Hendrick was
freed she begged Laura Biggar to send
him away, but the actress said:
He loves me, and he does not care
ahon' as What are you going to do
about it?"
Mrs. Bennett Is in California. A
commission has been appointed to taxi
her testimony. She will not be present
at the trial