New-York tribune., 1911-12-03
MAY DROP LANCEV|N SUIT
Negotiations Under Way and
Parties Likely to Agree.
WIFE DEMANDS DIVORCE
Custody of Children Also Will Be
Insisted On-Report of Set
tlement Premature.

Paris. Dec. 2.-Investigation Of the re-
port published this morning by the In
transigeant" that the suit brought by
Nine. Langevin against her husband,
Professor Langevin, which involved the
name Of Nine. Curie, had been settled
out If court shows that while this is not
yet an accomplished fact, negotiations
are under way to that end, and 1t is
probable that the parties will reach an
agreement
Mime. Langevin's terms for consenting
to withdraw the criminal charge. which
involves the regulations of both Nine
Curie and Professor Langevin. included
not only the custody OF the children, but
specific understanding that a divorce
will be granted her by the civil court.
Nine. Langevin asserts that the first
step for a settlement was taken by the
representatives of the defendant.
If the case Is not settled before De-
cember S-the date set for trial-the
lawyers have decided to ask for post
ponement for two weeks, to give further
time for the negotiations.
The "Intransigeant" declared that the
suit brought by Nine. Langevin had been
settled out of court and that she would
not continue the prosecution because
Professor Langevln had agreed that n
divorce should he pronounced in her
favor and that their four children should
be given into her custody. The In
transieeant" says:
IF Nine Langevin was resolved TO go
to the extremity and summon her hus-
band to a common correctional court, IL
was because he was influenced by pas
sion for an outside householder and Lad
refused TO grant her the custody of their
children, and that she. therefore, saw
herself abandoned both by her husband
and her sons.
Reduced 10 the extremity NJ the prob
able loss Of her children, two of whom
had been taken to England, Nine. Lam
gevin concluded to use the arms in her
possession, otably letters which she had
recovered in an open drawer i'm her con-
jugal domicile. but as the magistracy,
the bar and the police were leagued
against her to hinder her in the employ
ment Of her means Of defence, she de-
cided to insert discriminating letters in
the complaint which she hid filed
against her husband, this being the only
way of proving that she herself had not
committed any wrong"
Continuing, the 'Tntransigeant" says
that the perseverance Of Nine. Langevin
TO defend herself and TO obtain posses
seandalous public trial had induced her
adversarles to recognize the wrongs
which they were perpetrating.
After declaring that It hopes TO print
nothing more concerning the Curie-Lan-
gevin affair, which henceforth will be
completely private. the "Intransigeant"
says in closing:
IAN irreproachable French mother.
who a band without courage had at
tempted 10 destroy. has triumphed,
thanks to the support of some inde-
pendent persons and because the truth
is on her side. Her adversaries cannot
say the same"
The charges which Nine. Langevin
brought against her husband, who IS a
professor OF general and experimental
physics at the College Of France. and
when involved the name Of Nine. Curie,
who greatly assisted her late husband
in the discovery of radium, and who was
co-worker with Professor Langevin in
scientific research, caused an immense
amount of comment and resulted in sew
eral duels being fought by the defenders
Of the principals.