The evening world., 1911-04-03
CHARLIE GATES
SUED BY WIFE
FOR A DIVORCE
Exploits of Son of "Bet-fOu-a-
Million Too Spectac-
ular for Her.
MARRIED. i5 YEARS AGO.
He Has Long Been in Spotlight
as Plunger, Joker AMI
Speeder.
MARRIED. i5 YEARS AGO.

In the unlucky thirteenth year o. mar
ried LIE Mrs. Mary W. Gates has
brought suit for absolute divorce
against Charles Gilbert Gates. son o,
MISREPRESENTATION John Gates, and
one o. the most spectacular young men
OF the past decade. 1t was the ten
dency OF the young man to gravltato
toward the centre OF the spot light. It
Is said. that caused the wife 10 seek I
final breaking OF a knot that was tied
In 81. Louis.
The law OF the attra ction OF positive
and negative natures ruled supreme In
the Gates match. The wife was re-
firing. modest and shy Of public gossip
and clamor. The last thing she ever
wanted in her home a a spot light,
and her daring young husband brought
II to the family TO the accompaniment
o; a brass band.
30 two weeks ago. a short time after
he had come racing to New York on q
special train hat made no stops other
than service halts from Yuma. Ariz, 10
the Grand Central Station. negotiating
the 5000 miles in seventy-four hours
and nineteen minutes. the wife Informed
Mr.. Gates that the time had come when
their relationship must end and that
she had prepared papers for service.
Arson M. Beard represented her as at
torney.
He Went West After Service.
The papers were served. Gates went
West and Mrs. Gates last week wen;
to Atlanta, from which point she starts
home to-day.
Melville D.. Martin, brother OF Ms
Gates. said to-day when asked about
the divorce:
1T is true that Mrs. Gates has brough,
suit for absolute divorce. Her attorney
is Arson NJ. Beard. Mr.. Gates has been
served with the papers In the action'
Twill you name the correspondence
he was asked.
I Il Am not at liberty to do that"
Us she q New York woman"
II cannot answer that question"
Young Gates came to New York as an
! active factor In business in 1901. when
q he bought a seat on the Stock Ex-
: change for $1,000. then the high mark
i His father had already done many
> things to the financial set. and when hC
was Initiated upon the floor the brokers
hazed him in fine style, TO the merry
: slogan OF XIII him for his fathers
AXE"
= but n. took his hazinr like A sport
: n started the firm OF Charles @
Gates & CO., with branches In Chicag,
: and Ph,isaelphla. The Arm becam,
known a. the HOUSE OF the lively,
d Anos,Ie." an ,rreyerent method of re
,e-rinp IA ths twelve partners IL IN
c,,,ded
u Eorcsd Ont In 1oO7.
y .s NJ. AZ, s,oor ,,.,,,,,
,,,s p.,dw,r curnev a. 20 IN CHI
oa.o and hs was no novice. Tn,
an.r.,,or. =, tho Arm wers large. Nor,
. ,hor Zoo accounts were on the book.
WIZ, ,ha Arm was forced out in 100,
ava val .,ree, heard that the Gate,
,.mn, noa reached its white chips.
T,Is r.nor, u.s sneealv discounted
,..a".o ,ha .remhers had a wav q
n,.v,nc 10Th ends against the mlddl
a and quickly reversing its position In tn
e. marka, that made the Wall street infor
lie 80, ,r,eo .rogyv concerning IN
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N s~...,u, ,o,d , nine n, weoIth
u ~ 60, morov carc primarily fror
1000 u,,r. ava many suhseonent trad
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us an a.. ,",oo,,n
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