The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-19
RAY GAUL SUES FOR DIVORCE
NiHG> WIIIItM y. SNITR.
UtiO or or BOGOTA. \. y.
III AZ NJ Larka~ annA's E:n&ine~ring 4 erp>
us" >ur> the Ma,er for Anenai ton
al RI> wres Arr~tions she wxs
llIian Higgins OF Ridgeneii Par.

uf Rl> Wrrs Affections she " ~
f.,ltEsoN. \. j. Dec ~ William y
>rn.f' Masor of Bogota. Fergsn county.
'"N l"rsey. and director OF the American
rlt't company. - defendant in a suit
$4,000 started IN the Passaic county
u' court for the alienation OF tho
lions of Mrs T.illisn Higgins Gaui
81" = also mentioned a. correspondent in
80. ara's suit for div orc- papers OF which
t.'r been filed in III. Chancery Cour, at
l..utpn Raw Gaul, chief Of the engineer
.ng corp- of the Lack awanna Railroad. is
complainant in both actions Papers wer-
-"r, - upon Mayor Smith late Saturday
,rsrnoon 10y sheriff Brex ster OF Hack en-
.aoN .
VI smith IL married and is a pow ar n
E-rIhlcan councils in Bergen county
H' and his ~if" are interested in the ork
ne First Reformed church. Hack en-
.s.s better known as the Church on the
Cr~-n, and IN which. IL Is related. tieurSa
Washington worshipped II was through
'hs church work thar th~ Gaul. became
sr,uainled IN. Smiths had known Mrs
GaIl before her marriage. when she was
l!lilsn Higgins. a daughter of a wealthy
s'rred merchant Of Ridgefeld Park. just
.'"r me river from Rogota
Mrs Rsy Cant was ami still is
anger IN he church choir
Raw (;anl 10 ,fnw rasId,nr 40,
NJ Gsul left her husbands home last
.uuns and took up her residence with
her father in Ridseh~ld PARK Gaul came
here from Albany. y Y. several years
age His father ia a Government in.p-c-
'or here Gaul haa just been graduated
from college when he arrived at sidse-
fAd Park Miss Higgins was married
10 him IN the Church on tn. Green De-
csmber 20. 1915 Only the immediate
members NJ the families wer. present
orinE 20 the death Of Mrs Gauls brotha,
months before
The Gauls took up their re-Icicnc. IN
Hosora and were virtually next door
nalghhors TO the smiths The families /
'Tterchang-d visits and were leading
CURES in social functions 90 the town
In IN. papers IN the suits 1t - CHARGE.
hat Mrs Gaul and Mavor smith w.r, ,
vsrY much IN each Others company
t-~luen, automobile rides are mentioned
- nearby country inns and TO New York
these took place. II Is charged. during
n. absence OF Mr. Gaul. whose employ.
snt kept him away nights The all.ga-
IONS cover a period from January l. 1910
N december I. 1910
Ward 4 McGinnis. counsel for Mr. Gsul.
Omitted that papers in both suits had
teen flied and that personai service had
been made upon Mavor smith al his
POgota home Counsel I'D MOI care to
% into further discussion ~ the case ,
hey intimate that here has bean fss
and hard agreement that nothing ne made
public until the case comes TO trial
Mayor Smith ia married md is abou;
. Years OF age Mr Gaul 10 - an -
years his wifes senior
When seen az his home on Larcnmonr
street. Bogota. tonight Mayor Smith
sd that the papers had no, vet been
ed on MN
Our acts to the Gsus he sad as an
deduction. were those OF reghhor
9 NJ ghbor: they were acts 81 kindness
Mrs Smith, who came into ne rootn
ssi
have heard several Of these 7Imors
arG | 'hink they are outrageous Mr.
|aH Wa- a na'ghbor OF ours and she sang
no choir OF Tho First Reformed Church
= HarHensach. which We also attend
v. "rnl 10 and from church N our car
:" Va Mrs. GauI was neIghbor oT
'.r- "" did not want 10 see her so HON.
zone so We brought her HON. in our
lax" Things have com" TO pretty
go when YOU cannot take your own
'"Enbor- III your carriage without Their.
''7z gossip about u Wy husband was
~" er alon" | vas always with him {
he GEIl- visited oar house oftsa.
= 80 one time they stayed FOR dinner
49, -" knsw little 81 their domest e
.'..r- In r. = we did not know tina
'r"r rad parted until that bungalow
e.. .nG" NJ smith built a bungalow 6
re-" - BogotaI and Mr. and Mrs. Geri :
-" I'D hat they would lIk. In buy n
''" daF Mrs GaIl said TO my husband g
20 m" would be unable to take the I
'"ru" reCaIsc she had left Mr. GAIL 4
-" sd not tell Us The Cause 81 tho trouble o
\" n. &" continued TO be friends and Mrs q
% % ma. Visited US on different occasions
-" was her. only Last week when Mr.
>'~ b vas away in New York. My mother .
q d ! entertained her.
We did take Mrs Gaul OFT in our auto
'''l" afterwsrd in the fall hut ! WAS I
Always with Mr. Smith. and Miss Pulls r
w." e soprano solosf Of the First Re- e,
l'-'n~d church. generally accom- panied q
J. vas an act Of Christian charity a
- 'rng Mrs Gaul from church a. We
" ard these rIImors are outrageous .
WY Nr Smith has always been u
~ hefore the curfew rang Haven't b
r-.. NllsT she asked turning to her n