The evening world., 1911-08-16
DoNA ADELE WILLIAMS.
ATTORNEY SAYS SHE NEG
LEcTEp TO APPEAR.

Further than saying that TINS teie-
gram contained all the statement
cared to make public until she had
consulted with a new lawyer. Mrs.
Williams declined to discuss the mat
ter further to-day.
william Klein. who was her attorney
until to-day. Is general attorney for the
shubert theatrical interests. II wa said
or his behalf hat he had notified Mrs.
Williams to appear before the referee
and that she had not appeared. and
that therefore no defense could be made
for her. Her friends say that she was
III AZ the time and aid not know the
uature Of the proceedings.
.Irs. williams 10 . A~sterAn-law OF
Paul Armstrong. h playwright. and
she was Visiting her sister at the Arm.
strong estate near Annapolis when h
became engaged to marry Mr.. Williams.
TIL testimony taken before Referee
Roger Foster. which has been filed with
the County Clerk. with the report ia
vornG the granting OF the decree.
named DR.. william r. Young Of No. 20
West 6axty-nfth street a. co-respon-
dent, and told Of . raid mad there on
the night OF July 8. 1910. by William
Chilvsrs. oounse to Williams: Williams
himself. Joseph willlams. his brother;
William J. Delaney. = law clerk: Ed
ward J. 1schimbks. Edgar l. Flanders
~ Bennett G. Carter. a private detec-
tvA
nkotAREs HER HIS SANTA.
RUM PATIENT.
Or. Young sah to an Evening World
reporter to-day at his office:
u have known Mrs. Williams as a pa
tisnk my books show. since July. 1909.
I was called BY her first to tho St. Paul
Hotel Of which ! am house physician.
ana found hsr suffering kesnly from
nervousness. She had At that time
separated from her husband and was In
. condition bordering On nervous coll
lapse. she has been in my professional
charge at irregular intervals ever since.
It 10 true that she has. at times when
she felt she could not control her
nerves. had recourse to the reinsurance
whioh my presence as q physician gave
hsr. She was ~ my sanitarium when
her husband and confederates forced
entrance. Incidentally. they made hasty
exit while I Wa securing possession o:
a revolver. under the impression tina,
they were maraudsrs. Mrs. William
WIS In one of my rooms at the time
The allegations connecting my nam,
with hers in anything but a profes
sicnai capadtS are absurd"
'MoTscver. ! may say hat I wa
never served with any notice OF tn,
action. as I am told that a correspond
ent In the action should have been. an,
was never asked TO appear before tn
referee. ! did have q lawyer obtaii
from Mr.. Klein a copy of the summon
and complaint which had been serve
on Mrs. Williams"
one OF tho storming party. according I
the testimony before Referee Foster. ha
d key 10 the hall door OF the house. o
enecting an entrance he rang the doc
tors bell and got the physician to ope
-Ae door of his fiat.
John d. williams testified that h
sas thirty years old. and his VIII
tgenty-six. He said he married the d,
tendant on Jan. %. 1907. and that he ha
rot lived with his wife for about thrs
years.
william J. Delany. the law clerk. to-
the story OF the raid:
The gentlemen who were with II
ran into a bedroom. and we saw Mr.
Williams, h had apparently been
bed She had on a night robe. and ID
Young a niGhtgown. lie asked VIII
We wanted and Mr.. Chilvers asked
MrG. Williams was there. DR.. You
made some answer ana tried to clio
the door in our faces, but We forced u